additional phrases / words Flashcards

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La Toile

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The internet/ Web

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Inquiétante

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Worrying

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Plus étonnantes

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More surprising

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Talonner

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To follow on someone’s heels/ catch up with

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Juger

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To judge

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Une bonne chose

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A good thing

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Indispensable

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Essential

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Poin

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Pawn

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Au dela

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Beyond that/ From there onwards

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L’hyperconsommation

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Rampant consumerism

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Surtout

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Especially

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Nul ne doute que

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No-one doubts that

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Nous sommes devenus accros

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We have become hooked

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Une mutation de notre façon de penser

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A change in our way of thing

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Nous sommes prêts à tout

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We are prepared to do anything

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à portée de nos mains

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Within our grasp

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Quoi qu’il en soit

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In any event

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Tourner au vinagre

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to turn sour

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Croissance

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Growth

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Le cerveau

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Brain

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Un entourage

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(Wider) family

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Se faire prendre

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To get caught

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à savoir

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Namely

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Le lien

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Link

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Un outil
A tool
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Malintentionnés
ill/ bad intentions
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Se faire passer pour
To pretend to be
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Un escroc
Catfish
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Escroquer quelqu’un
To catfish someone
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Règle d’or
Golden rule
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Se méfier
To mistrust/ be wary of
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Trop beaux pour être vrais
Too good to be true
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support workshops
les ateliers de soutien
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life jacket
la boulée de sauvetage
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from the beach
de la plage
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a boat
un bateau
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far off
loin au large
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uniform/ outfit
une tenue
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I heard that
il parait que
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a long time ago
il y a longtemps
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the survey reveals that
l'enquête révèle que
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indeed
effectivement
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they can't do without
ils ne peuvent s'en passer
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i don't this it's a good idea | using the subjunctive
je ne pense pas que ce soit une bonne idée
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Such a
Une telle
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someone ends up..
quelqu'un finit
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to tip over
basculer
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to press charges
porter plainte
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to move (to another area)
déménager
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to start afresh/ new
recommencer à zero
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to surrender
se rendre
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to leave (an object e.g. someone)
quitter
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about/ around a hundred
une centaine
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it never happened to me
ca ne m'est jamais arrivé
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it worries me
ca m'inquiète
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a sharp rise
motrer en flèche
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abroad
à l'étranger
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time management
la gestion du temps
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i learned so many things
j'ai appris tant de choses
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to stay on the right track
rester dans le droit chemin
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to make life better
rendre la vie meilleure
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how does that work
comment ca marche?
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to have trouble/ found it difficult to
avoir du mal à faire quelque chose
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in terms of
au niveau de
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a good citizen
un bon citoyen
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there's no doubt that
il n'y a aucun doute que
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successful moments
moments de réussite
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which will be timeless
qui tiendront dans le temps
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something unparalleled
quelque chose de sans pareil
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a track/ bit of music
un morceau
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to save; keep alive
sauver; mantenir en vie
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trendy/ trending (used more like this)
la mode
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it lends itself to
ça se prète à
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in fact
d'ailleurs
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elsewhere
ailleurs
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milk teeth/ baby teeth
dent de lait
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flee
la fluite
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uplifting
en joué
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until you drop
jusqu'à plus soif
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chicken pox
la varicelle
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marbles
les billes
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to arrive at the perfect/ best time
tomber à pc
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to be on your best behaviour
se tenir à carreau
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to come from the heart
venir du cœur
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to be very shocked/ worried
avoir une peur blace
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inside out
à l'envers
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to get lost
se perdre
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throughout
partout/ à travers
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following
à la suite
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one scratches
on gratte
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aiming to
visant
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pulse
pouls
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skin
peau
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supported
étayé(e)
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conducted
menées
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open-mindness
ouverture d'ésprit
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heavy
lourdes
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whilst
tandis (que)
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researchers
chercheurs
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whilst giving
tout en donnant
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made to feel awkward
mis mal à l'aise
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are you fond of...?
affectionez-vous...?
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such a link
tel lien
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sorrow
chargrin
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low self-esteem
faible estime de soi
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soft, kind
doux
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ready to party
prêt à faire la fête
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(rubbish) bins
les poubelles
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a stepping stone/ a good start
un bon début
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to hear about
entendre parler
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unpopular
peu populaire
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a show
un spectacle
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peu
hardly
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to solve; resolve
résoudre
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to take exams
passer ses examens
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to pass an exam
réussir ses examens
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then finally
puis enfin
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not in a rush/ hurry to confront life
ne pas etre pressé d'affronter la vie
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Near them
près d'eux
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next to them
à côté d'eux
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to be willing
vouloir
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in the past
avant
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then
ensuite
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in so much as
dans la mesure où
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in the hills
sur les collines