Future of Science Flashcards

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expliquer, représenter un %

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account for

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arriver à, obtenir

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achieve

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progrès

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advance

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évolué (> civilisations évoluées)

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advanced (> advanced civilisations)

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être d’accord

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agree (on sth/whit sb)

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viser qqch

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aim (be aimed at sth)

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apparaître

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arise = appear

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flèche

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arrow

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à la vitesse de la lumière

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at the speed of light

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à peine

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barely = hardly

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être = créature (>être humain)

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being = creature (human being)

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au-delà de, plus loin que

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beyond

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bénir (>bénédiction)

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bless (>blessing)

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corps

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body

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limite

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boundary

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cerveau

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brain

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frein

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brake

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progrès, avancée

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breakthrough

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caverne (> les habitants des cavernes)

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cave (> cave dwellers)

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cellule

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cell

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siècle (au 21e siècle)

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century (> in the 21st century)

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changement

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change

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chimique

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chemical

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chimie

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chemistry

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indice (> ne pas avoir la moindre idée de qqch)
clue (> to be clueless about sth)
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couche (> recouvert de)
coat (> coated with)
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effondrement
collapse
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faire (une expérience)
conduct = carry out (an experiment)
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machin
contraption
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inversément
conversly
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transformer
convert (sth into sth)
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cours (> le cours des événements)
course (> the course of events)
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malédiction
curse
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dégâts, dommages
damage (> to cause damage)
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déduire, conclure (>< déduire = soustraire)
deduce = infer (>< deduct = subtract)
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concevoir
design
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appareil
device
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écran
display
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ADN
DNA
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moteur
engine
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entraîner
entail
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évoluer
evolve
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expérience (de vie)
experience (> to learn by experience)
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expérience scientifique
experiment (> to do / conduct / carry out an experiment)
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prolonger
extend
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préféré
favourite
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arriver à comprendre
figure out
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couler, s'écouler (>< voler)
flow (>< fly, flew, flown)
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heureusement (>< malheureusement)
fortunately (>< unfortunately)
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carburant, combustible
fuel
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avenir
future
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verre
glass
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colle
glue
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se passer, avoir lieu
happen = occur
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nuisible, nocif
harmful
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chaleur
heat
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frapper, toucher
hit, hit, hit
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amélioration
improvement
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lancer
launch
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loi (> les lois de la physique)
law (> the laws of physics)
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couche (> la couche d'ozone)
layer (> the ozone layer)
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niveau
level
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probable (>< improbable)
likely (>< unlikely)
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humanité
mankind = humankind
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matériau, matériel
material
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fondre (> en fusion)
melt (> molten)
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miroir
mirror
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mouvement
motion
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modeler, façonner
mould
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se passer, avoir lieu, arriver
occur
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les chances, la probabilité (de faire qqch)
the odds of (doing sth)
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fonctionner
operate
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particule
particle
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transmettre
pass on = transmit (e.g. disease)
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physique
physics
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emp^cher qn / qch de faire
prevent sb / sth from doing sth
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progrès (> faire des progrès)
progress (> to make progress)
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soulever (une question)
raise (a question)
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atteindre
reach
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réfléchir (une image)
reflect (an image)
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peu disposé, peu enthousiaste
reluctant = unwilling
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remplacer
replace
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nécessiter
require
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recherche(s) (> faire des recherches)
researcher
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résisterà
resist = withstand (withstood, withstood) st
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ressource
resource
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core (> une corde)
rope (> a length of rope)
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rare
scarce
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éparpillé
scattered
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scientifique, chercheur
scientist
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crâne
skull
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intelligent, élégant
smart
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espèce
species
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vitesse (à la vitesse de la lumière)
speed (at the speed of light)
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propagation
spread = propagation
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se propager
spread
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coller
stick (stuck, stuck)
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droit
straight
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substance
substance
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arriver, avoir lieu
take place, occur, happen
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technique
technique
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mince (>< épais)
thin (>< thick)
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menacer
threaten
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outil
tool
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déclencher
trigger, set off
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démêler, résoudre (un mystère)
unravel (a mystery)
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faible
weak
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roue
wheel
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être témoin de, assister à
witness