Higher Reading Vocabulary 2013 Flashcards

(80 cards)

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un emploi

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a job

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au chomage

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unemployed

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3
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aider les autres

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helping others

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les salaires bas

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low salaries

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les inconvenients

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disadvanages

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une carriere

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a career

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7
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un stage

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work experience / training

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la publicite (la pub)

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adverts

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9
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ca ne me dit rien

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don’t really like it

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autre chose

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other things

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11
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assez de temps libre pour

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enough free time for

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12
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apres le bac

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after A levels

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13
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Travailler a l’etranger

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working abroad

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14
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la frontier belge

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the Belgian border

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15
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enfant unique

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only child

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16
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la meme rue que moi

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the same road as me

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je m’entends tres bien avec eux

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I get on very well with them

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18
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avec l’aide de

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with the help of

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19
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me mere suit des cours d’aerobic

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my mum does aerobic classes

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20
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mon reve c’est de…

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my dream is to…

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21
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un sac a main

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a handbag

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22
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a l’avance

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in advance

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23
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souhaiter

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to wish/desire

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le lendemain

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the next day

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se retrouver
to meet
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un peu en avance
a little bit in advance
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je lui ai montre
I showed him
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par terre
on the ground
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je me suis rendu compte que
I became aware that
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j'avais oublie
I had forgotten
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il y avait tout dedans
there was everything inside
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mon portefeuille
a purse
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mes clefs
my keys
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mon maquillage
my make up
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chercher
to search for
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nombreux
many / numerous
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ouvert
open
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gratuit
free (of charge)
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les portes restent ouvertes
the doors stay open
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coince
crammed in
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charge
busy
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un stage avec les pompiers
work experience with firefighters
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un enregistrement d'une chanson
a recording of a song
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une journee dans un parc de loisirs
a day in a theme park
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avant la rentree
before going back to school
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les regles
the rules
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se remettre a niveau en cours
throwing yourself into lessons
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des endroits inconnus
less well known places
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rigoler
to laugh/joke
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au lieu de
instead of
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la meteo
the weather
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la niege
snow
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assez tard
quite late
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toute une gamme de
a whole range of
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les accessories de marque
branded items
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le leche-vitrine
window shopping
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sana rien depenser
without spending anything
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ou
where
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la patinoire
ice skating rink
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les provisions
provisions
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un jeu
a game
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je n'ai rien trouve a ma taille
I found nothing in my size
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a la fin de la journee
at the end of the day
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nous avons retrouve
we met
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content
happy
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la gare la plus proche
the nearest train station
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il n'y a que deux bus par jour
there are only two buses a day
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plus vite que
faster than
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je ne prends jamais
I never take
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j'essaie de faire mes devoirs pendant le trajet
I try to do my homework during the trip/journey
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on graspille de l'argent
we waste money
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sauf quand
except when
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mon jumeau
my twin brother
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ma jumelle
my twin sister
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les controles
tests/exams
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on ne supportait plus
we can no longer stand
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reussir
to succeed
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des activites extrascolaires
extra curricular activities
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propre
clean
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je me suis fait couper les cheveux
I cut my hair