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Deck 1 Flashcards

1
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rivières en crue

A

swollen rivers

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l’espace aérien

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air space

Note: l’espace (m)

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dit pacifique (accord avec nom)

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apparently peaceful

so-called peaceful

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à coeur

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at heart

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5
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et dès lors

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and therefore

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6
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prendre en compte

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to take into account

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7
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à savoir

A

namely

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8
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conduire à

A

to lead to

mener à

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9
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la conjoncture

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situation

entire context

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10
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sans commune mesure

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disproportionate

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11
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caduque (adj)

A

obsolete

obsolète

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complexé (adj)

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feeling of inferiority

being self-conscious

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13
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ambiguë (adj) also ambigu, ambigüe

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ambiguous

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14
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privilégier

A

to favour

give priority to

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15
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tenir tête à

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to stand up to

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16
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méridional (adj)

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southern

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17
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plafonner

A

to cap

put a ceiling on

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18
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un cottage

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cottage

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19
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La couleur m’est indifférente

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I don’t care what colour

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20
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Pourvu qu’il puisse venir!

A

I hope he can come!

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21
Q

Sans blague!

A

No kidding!

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22
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j’ai hâte de

A

I look forward to

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23
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Je suis rassasié.

A

I’m full.

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24
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rassasier

A

to satisfy (appetite, desire)

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25
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les articulations

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joints

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26
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heureusement que …

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good thing that …

fortunately…

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27
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faire des films

A

get worked up

imagine things

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28
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sous-jacent à

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underlying

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29
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Stp, fais attention!

A

Please, be careful!

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30
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Le test s’est avéré négatif.

A

The test came back negative.

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31
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répugnant

A

repugnant

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32
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un brancard

A

stretcher

civière à bras

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33
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un remonte-pente

A

chair lift

ski lift

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34
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un tire-fesses

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ski tow

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35
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en altitude

A

at higher elevations

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36
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la moisissure

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mold

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37
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le chiffrement

A

encoding

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38
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un monopole

A

monopoly

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39
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recherché (adj)

A

rare
exotic
sought after

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40
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le bras droit de qn

A

main advisor

assistant

41
Q

l’excédent (m)

A

surplus

42
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un lobby

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lobby (to promote products)

43
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émailler

A

to enamel
coat
punctuate (sprinkle with diversions), eg speech

44
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le démiurge

A

creator (of the universe)

45
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à en juger par…

A

judging by….

46
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un récif corallien

A

coral reef

47
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minutieusement

A

carefully

48
Q

une parution

A

publication

appearance (article, book…)

49
Q

parlé: exceptionnellement…

écrit: ?

A

à titre exceptionnel …

= in this special case…

50
Q

parlé: par exemple

écrit: ?

A

notamment

51
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parlé: beaucoup

écrit: ?

A

considérablement

52
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parlé: pas mal de… (beaucoup de…)

écrit: ?

A

de nombreux

de nombreuses

53
Q

parlé: jamais

écrit: ?

A

à aucun moment

54
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à l’heure qu’il est

A

now

55
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considerer comme acquis

A

to take for granted

56
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d’arrache-pied

A

around the clock

57
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sous l’égide de (f)

A

under the aegis of

under the protection of

58
Q

un exutoire

A

outlet

59
Q

une donne

A

deal (cards)

order (political, social)

60
Q

débouter

A

to reject a suit (law)

61
Q

résigner

se résigner à qc/faire

A

to relinquish

to resign oneself to st/do

62
Q

une bure

porter la bure

A

homemade dress

to be a monk

63
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pouvoir d’achat

A

buying power

64
Q

Une fois toutes les lunes

A

Once in a blue moon

65
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déplorer

A

to deplore

66
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fermer face

A

to close ranks

67
Q

offenser

être offensant

A

to offend

to be offensive

68
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en partenariat avec

A

in partnership with

69
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odieux

A

odious

70
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à hauteur de

A

up to

to the level of

71
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une mécène

A

sponor

patron

72
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une subvention

A

government handout

73
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sponsoriser

A

to sponsor

74
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être à la galère

A

to be at a disadvantage

la galère = galley (naval), hell (fig)

75
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mensualiser

A

to pay monthly

76
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moyennant (préposition)

A

for a fee

through

77
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force est d’avouer

A

we must admit

force est de… = we must…, one has to…

78
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l’ingérence (f)

A

interference

79
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influer sur

A

to have influence on

80
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techniquement

A

technically

81
Q

abuser de qc

A

to abuse st

82
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porter atteinte

A

violate

jeopardise

83
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un hors-la-loi

A

outlaw

lawbreaker

84
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être à même de faire

A

to be able to do

85
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sanctionner

A

to sanction
reprimand
punish

86
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défendre

A

to defend

to prohibit

87
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décréter

A

to decree

88
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une atteinte

A

attack

89
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la diffamation

A

slander

diffamer = to defame, libel

90
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tout et n’importe quoi

A

everything and anything

91
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interdit d’antenne

A

banned from the air

silenced

92
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s’arroger

A

to take over

93
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empièter

A

to infringe

encroach

94
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être au taquet

A

to feel super energetic

95
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le dépistage

A

screening (eg. for covid)

96
Q

Quel usage?

entretenir
maintenir

A

to maintain st (car, building)

to maintain a situation (ie support)

97
Q

chambrer (vt)

A

to tease
bring to room temperature

taquiner

98
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apporter
emporter
emmener
amener

A

to bring st
to take st (away)
to take and accompany sb
to bring or take sb somewhere

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