LFBP October 2015 I Flashcards

(32 cards)

1
Q

whooping cough

A

la coqueluche (koch-luche–silent e in middle)

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inappropriate

the antibiotics are prescribed in an inappropriate manner

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inadapté

les antibiotiques sont prescrits de manière inadaptée

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3
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stem cells

A

les cellules souches (nf)

une cellule embryonnaire

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4
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to appear

no new meds appear on the horizon

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poindre (apparaître)

aucune nouveaux médicaments ne point à l’horizon

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5
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gonorrhea

chlamydia

A

la blennorragie

la chlamydiose

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6
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affirmative action

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la discrimination positive

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7
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to seek/aspire (also means crave)
he craves favors of management
he doesn’t intend to seek a third term

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briguer
Il brigue les faveurs de la direction.
il ne comptait pas briguer un troisième mandat.

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8
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rally

their call to arms

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ralliement (rally-ment)

leur cri de ralliement

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9
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blending/interbreeding

the great cities present an important cultural mixing

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le métissage

Les grandes métropoles présentent un métissage culturel important.

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to embark/start
(not commencer/se mettre à/entamer)
to start a new life……

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amorcer
pour amorcer une nouvelle vie….
se mettre à means to TAKE UP SOMETHING (not just start)

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11
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useless/vain

a useless quest for eternal youth

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vain/vaine

une vaine quête de l’éternelle jeunesse

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12
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to not give a damn about

he doesn’t give a damn about it (age)

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s’en contreficher

il s’en contrefiche

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13
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double park

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se garer en double file

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14
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relentlessness, (stubborn connotation)

his uncle is the victim of a relentless treatment

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l’acharnement (nm)

son oncle est victime d’un acharnement thérapeutique

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15
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to strive (almost desperately) 
they tried (desperately) to plug the leak
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s’acharner à

Ils s’acharnèrent à colmater cette fuite.

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16
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walk on part
to just play a minor role
(also means to just go through the motions)

A

la figuration

faire de la figuration

17
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i don’t know why she came she’s just going through the motions

A

Je ne sais pourquoi elle est venue, elle ne fait que le figuration

18
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these new seniors won’t play a secondary role

A

ces nouveaux seniors ne joueront pas à faire de la figuration

19
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to remarry

A

convoler

se remarier

20
Q

the joy

the joy of self sacrifice

A

la jouissance

la jouissance à l’abnégation

21
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message publicitaire
un bulletin (bull-tin) d'info
A

ad

a little information tidbit

22
Q

it’s not his first time doing this (aint his first rodeo)

A

il n’en est pas à son coup d’essai

23
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on the edge
on the edge of madness
on the brink of ruin/the abyss

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au bord de
au bord de la folle
au bord du gouffre

24
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the release (prison)
the egyptian justice orders the release of the moubarak sons
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la remise en liberté

La justice égyptienne ordonne la remise en liberté des fils Moubarak

25
to create havoc/upset his breakup messed him up the eruption of this volcano has create havoc (for) all the air trafffic
chambouler Sa rupture l'a chamboulé. L'éruption de ce volcan a chamboulé tout le trafic aérien
26
jaundice (yellow complexion)
le teint jaune
27
have you noticed blood in your stool? are they black
avez-vous remarqué du sang sans vos selles? sont-elles noires?
28
while mettre means turn on/wear se mettre has at least 2 meanings: to become (weather) and to start it's going to get cold tomorrow he finally started working i'm going to take up dancing
1) to start 2) to become Il va se mettre au froid demain. Il s'est enfin mis au travail Je vais me mettre à la danse
29
what do they expect?
Qu'est-ce qu'ils attendent ?
30
short term
à court terme
31
out of reach | there's no problem out of reach
hors de portée | il n'y a pas de problème hors de portée
32
pedestrian walkway | there exists a link between these two pathways
une passerelle | Il existe une passerelle entre ces deux filières