4.2 Environmental, cultural & social issues - Higher Flashcards

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to damage

to spoil

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abîmer

faire des dégâts

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match, matchstick

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une allumette

une boîte d’allumettes

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fine

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une amende

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to arrest

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arrêter

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to burgle

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cambrioler

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nightmare

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un cauchemar

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to hunt

to chase away, to chase out

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chasser

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to commit

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commettre

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to condemn

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condamner

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to devote

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consacrer

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bottle bank

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un conteneur de bouteilles

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contract

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un contrat

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to fear

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craindre

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timid

fearful

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craintif

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failing

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défaut

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damage

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des dégâts (m.)

Il y a eu beaucoup de dégâts.

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17
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addiction

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la dépendance

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to disturb

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déranger

excusez-moi de vous déranger [I’m sorry to bother you]

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disadvantage

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désavantage

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to destroy

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détruire

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to disappear

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disparaître

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to suspect

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se douter de
soupçonner de
Je ne me doutais de rien. [I didn’t suspect a thing.]
Je m’en doutais. [I suspected as much., I thought as much]

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to suspect that

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se douter que

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failure

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un échec

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to fail
échouer
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to crush | to run over
écraser
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greenhouse effect
l'effet de serre (m.)
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to frighten | to scare
effrayer
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to get lost | to lose one's way
s'égarer | Ils se sont égarés dans la forêt.
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to poison
empoisonner
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pregnant
enceinte
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to irritate | to get on sb's nerves
énerver | Ce bruit m'énerve.
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to close in | to lock in, lock up
enfermer
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to enlist
s'engager
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riddle
une énigme
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to escape
s'évader | s'évader de prison
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to avoid
éviter
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wheelchair
un fauteuil roulant
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to flee
fuir | fuir devant un danger [to flee from danger]
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flight | = fleeing
une fuite être en fuite [to be on the run] prendre la fuite [to take flight]
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leak, leakage
une fuite | Il y a une fuite de gaz.
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rifle, gun
un fusil
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to shoot
fusiller
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strike
une grève en grève [on strike] se mettre en grève [to go on strike] faire grève [to be on strike]
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striker
un gréviste
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war
une guerre
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peak hours
des heures de pointe
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to hit | to collide with
heurter
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``` council house (government housing) flat ```
HLM (habitation à loyer modérée)
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fire
un incendie
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disabled
infirme
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to flood
inonder
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worry, anxiety
l'inquiétude (f.) donner de l'inquiétude (des inquiétudes) à [to worry] avoir de l'inquiétude (des inquiétudes) au sujet de [to feel worried about]
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to forbid
interdire
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drunk
ivre
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to swear
jurer | jurer que [to swear that, to vow that]
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to drop
laisser tomber
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tear | crying
une larme
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to be in tears
être en larmes
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to burst into tears
fondre en larmes
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to cry one's eyes out
pleurer à chaudes larmes
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to fight | to struggle
lutter
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difficulty | trouble
le mal | avoir du mal à faire qch
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homesickness
le mal du pays
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to be homesick
avoir le mal du pays
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misunderstanding
un malentendu
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to threaten
menacer
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lie
un mensonge
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to lie
mentir
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mass | church
la messe | aller à la messe [to go to mass]
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murder
un meurtre
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customs, ways | lifestyle
des mœurs (f.) | l'évolution des mœurs [changing attitudes]
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to become the custom
passer dans les mœurs
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to bite
mordre
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to drown
noyer
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viewpoint, point of view
un point de vue
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from the point of view of
du point de vue de
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to pollute
polluer
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proof
une preuve | Vous n'avez aucune preuve.
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until proven otherwise
jusqu'à preuve du contraire
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to inform | to warn
prévenir prévenir qn de [to warn sb about, to tell/inform sb about] Je te préviens, il est de mauvaise humeur.
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to foresee
prévoir | J'avais prévu qu'il serait en retard.
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to ask, request | to pray
prier
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to protect
protéger
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reward
une récompense recevoir qch en récompense [to get sth as a reward, to be rewarded with sth] Une récompense de 100 000 dollars est offerte pour sa capture.
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rule
un règlement
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queen
une reine
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to hand (in)
remettre | remettre qch à qn
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to postpone | to put off
remettre | remettre qch à [to postpone sth until, to put sth off until]
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to give up
renoncer renoncer à qch [to give sth up] renoncer à faire quelque chose [to give up the idea of doing something]
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I give up!
j'y renonce!
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to run over
renverser
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to send back | to dismiss, to sack
renvoyer | On a renvoyé deux employés.
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king
un roi
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AIDS
le sida | syndrome immuno-déficitaire acquis
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deaf
sourd
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to support
soutenir
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support
le soutien
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to bear | to put up with
supporter
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trade union
un syndicat
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witness
un témoin (m.)
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to shoot
tirer
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drug addict
un toxicomane
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to cheat
tricher
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yob, hooligan
un voyou