Chapter N - Computer science Flashcards

1
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Arriver / être au pouvoir

A

Come to power / be in power

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2
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Puissant

A

Powerful

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3
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Impuissant

A

Powerless

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4
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Superpuissance

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Superpower

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5
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Main d’œuvre

A

Manpower

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6
Q

Équilibre des forces

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Balance of power

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7
Q

Éminence grise

A

Power broker

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8
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Centrale électrique

A

Power station, power plant

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9
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Énergie solaire

A

Solar power

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10
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Énergie nucléaire

A

Nuclear power

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11
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Coupure de courant, panne de courant

A

Power cut, power failure

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12
Q

Scientifique

A

Scientific

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13
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Physique

A

Physical

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14
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Technique

A

Technical

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15
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Théorique

A

Theoretical

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16
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Toxique

A

Toxic

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17
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Pharmaceutique

A

Pharmaceutical

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18
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Mécanique

A

Mechanical

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19
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Reprise, redressement (de l’économie)

A

Recovery

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20
Q

Monopole

A

Monopoly

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21
Q

Corruption

A

Bribery

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22
Q

Rivalité

A

Rivalry

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23
Q

Armes, matériel de guerre

A

Weaponry

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24
Q

Fanatisme, sectarisme

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Bigotry

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25
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Monarchie

A

Monarchy

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26
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Détériorer, se détériorer

A

To deteriorate

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27
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Dévaster

A

To devastate

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28
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Anéantir, annihiler

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To annihilate

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29
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Éliminer

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To eliminate

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30
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Éradiquer

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To eradicate

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31
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Contaminer, polluer

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To contaminate

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32
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Évacuer

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To evacuate

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33
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Évaluer

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To evaluate

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34
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Innover

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To innovate

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35
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Réglementer

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To regulate

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36
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Manipuler

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To manipulate

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37
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Intimider

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To intimidate

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38
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Négocier

A

To negotiate

39
Q

Faciliter

A

To facilitate

40
Q

Spéculer

A

To speculate

41
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Violer (une loi)

A

To violate (a law)

42
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Promulguer

A

To promulgate

43
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Endoctriner

A

To indoctrinate

44
Q

Pays d’acceuil

A

Host country

45
Q

Conseiller en communication

A

Spin doctor

46
Q

Contrôle d’identité

A

Identity check

47
Q

Crise du crédit

A

Credit crunch

48
Q

Plan de relance

A

Stimulus plan

49
Q

Permis de séjour

A

Residence permit

50
Q

Moteur de recherche

A

Search engine

51
Q

Identifiant

A

User name, login name

52
Q

Travail des enfants

A

Child labour

53
Q

Allocation familiale

A

Child benefit

54
Q

Taux de participation électorale

A

Voter turnout

55
Q

Groupe de réflexion

A

Think tank

56
Q

( reunion au) sommet

A

Summit (meeting)

57
Q

Jeune ayant terminé ses études

A

School-leaver

58
Q

Voiture energievore

A

Gas-guzzler

59
Q

Fabricant d’armes

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Gun maker, gun manufacturer

60
Q

L’informatique

A

Computer science, computing

61
Q

Un informaticien

A

A computer scientist

62
Q

Un programmeur

A

A programmer

63
Q

Informatiser

A

To computerize

64
Q

L’informatisation

A

Computerization

65
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Un mordu d’informatique

A

A computer nerd, a computer geek

66
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Un octet

A

A byte

67
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Un méga-octet/giga-octet

A

A megabyte/gigabyte

68
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Une puce

A

A chip

69
Q

Un microprocesseur

A

A microprocessor

70
Q

Numérique

A

Digital

71
Q

Numériser, digitaliser

A

To digitize

72
Q

Numérisation

A

Digitization

73
Q

Un ordinateur de bureau

A

A desktop computer

74
Q

Un ordinateur portable

A

A laptop computer

75
Q

Une tablette (numérique)

A

A tablet computer

76
Q

Une unité centrale

A

A mainframe

77
Q

Un écran

A

A screen

78
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Une imprimante

A

A printer

79
Q

Sans fil

A

Wireless

80
Q

Des logiciels

A

Software

81
Q

Un logiciel

A

A software programme, an application

82
Q

Un traitement de texte

A

A word processor

83
Q

Un tableur

A

A spreadsheet

84
Q

Une touche

A

A key

85
Q

Un clavier

A

A keyboard

86
Q

Un tapis de souris

A

A mousepad

87
Q

Cliquer

A

To click

88
Q

Une copie de sauvegarde

A

A backup copy

89
Q

Taper (sur un clavier)

A

To type

90
Q

Trier

A

To sort

91
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Effacer

A

To delete

92
Q

Une bogue

A

A bug

93
Q

Un jeu vidéo

A

A video game