29. The Pursuit Of Happiness Flashcards

(40 cards)

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Chercher, rechercher le bonheur

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To be looking for happiness / to seek happiness

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La recherche du bonheur

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The pursuit of happiness

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La quête du bonheur

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The quest for happiness

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Être heureux, se sentir heureux

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To be happy, to feel happy

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Être heureux dans la vie / au travail

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To be happy in your life / in your job

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Être satisfait de sa vie

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To be happy / satisfied with your life

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Rendre heureux qqun

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To make sbd happy

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Le bonheur parfait

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Bliss

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La joie, le bonheur

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Joy

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Le bonheur de vivre

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The joy of living

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La joie de vivre, la gaieté

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Joie de vivre

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La gaieté, la bonne humeur

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Cheerfulness

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Être gai, joyeux

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To be cheerful

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Nager dans le bonheur

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To be blissfully happy

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Être fou de joie

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To be overjoyed / to be thrilled

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Être plein de vie

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To be full of life

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Éprouver un sentiment de bien-être

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To have a sense of well-being

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Être optimiste / pessimiste de nature

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To be optimistic / pessimistic by nature

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Un optimiste / un pessimiste

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An optimist / a pessimist

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L’optimisme / le pessimisme

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Optimism / pessimism

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Positiver

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To think positive

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Avoir une approche positive de la vie

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To have a positive attitude to life

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Voir le bon côté des choses

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To look on the bright side

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Prendre les choses comme elles viennent

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To take everything in your stride

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Faire contre mauvaise fortune bon coeur
To make the best of it
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Le prendre sur soi
To grin and bear it
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Relativiser les choses
To keep things in perspective
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Voir la vie en rose
To view life through rose-coloured-glasses
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Avoir le mal à zéro, broyer du noir
To be down in the dumps
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Ne pas avoir le moral
To be feeling down
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Garder le moral
To keep your spirits up
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Remonter le moral à qqun
To cheer sbd up / to lift sbd's spirit
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C'est bon pour le moral
It's good for morale
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Croquer la vie à belles dents
To make the most of life
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Profiter de la vie au maximum
To enjoy every minute of life
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Liens (avec la famille)
Ties
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Les psys
Shrinks
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Une force de caractère
Fortitude
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Malgré des revenus plus élevés et une meilleure santé, les britanniques sont aujourd'hui plus malheureux que leur parents ou leurs grands-parents
Despite higher incomes and better health, Britons today are more unhappy than their parents and grandparents
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Les générations passées avaient des problèmes autrement plus compliqués que les nôtres à résoudre, mais ils faisaient preuve de stoïcisme et de force de caractère
Past generation had much worse to deal with, but showed stoicism and fortitude