86. The Olympic Games Flashcards

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Les Jeux d’hiver / d’été

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The Winter / Summer Games

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Les Jeux olympiques

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The Olympics / the Games

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Le plus grand spectacle au monde

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The greatest show on earth

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Accueillir les jeux

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To host the Games

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La ville organisatrice

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The host city

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Organiser les jeux

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To stage the Games

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Le Comité international olympique

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The International Olympic Committee

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Un membre du CIO

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An IOC member

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Corrompre qqun

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To bribe sbd

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La cérémonie d’ouverture

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The opening ceremony

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La flamme olympique

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The Olympic torch

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Le stade olympique

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The Olympic stadium

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Les anneaux olympiques

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The Olympic rings

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La cérémonie de clôture

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The closing ceremony

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Participer à

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To participate in / to take part in

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Concourir

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To compete

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A vos marques, prêts, partez

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On yours marks, get set, go

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Une compétition

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Un athlète

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L’athlétisme

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Track and field events

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Les sports individuels

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Individual sports

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Les sports collectifs

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La ruée vers l’or olympique

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The Olympic gold rush

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Un sérieux prétendant à une médaille

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A strong contender for a medal

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Être l'homme / la femme à battre
To be the one to beat
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Une médaille d'or / d'argent / de bronze
A gold / silver / bronze medal
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Un médaillé d'or
A gold medallist
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Le podium olympique
The Olympic podium
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Jouer l'hymne nationale
To play the national anthem
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L'esprit olympiade
The Olympic spirit
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Produire des héros
To produce heroes
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Rapporter des millions de dollars
To generate millions of dollars
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Devenir trop commercial
To get too commercial
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Les droits de télévision
TV rights
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Être couvert par les médias
To be covered by the media
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De nouvelles installations
New facilities
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Une manne financière incroyable
An amazing cash bonanza
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Une catastrophe financière
A financial disaster
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Les Jeux ont une couverture médiatique énorme dans le monde entier
The Games receive widespread media coverage all over the world
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L'essentiel n'est pas de gagner, mais de participer
The important thing is not winning but taking part
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Personne n'est assez naïf pour croire que le commerce ne tient aucune place dans les Jeux
No one is naive enough to believe commerce has nothing to do with the Games
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Le boom touristique tant espéré ne se matérialise pas toujours
The hoped-for tourism boom does not always materialise
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Un prestige et une prospérité incalculable
An untold prestige and prosperity
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Les recettes issues des Jeux ont explosé. Mais le coût des infrastructures aussi
Revenues from the Games have soared. But so have infrastructure costs