News Flashcards

(49 cards)

1
Q

to spread (virus)

A

prendre l’ampleur

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2
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a spike (in cases)

A

un pique

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3
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curve (on a graph)

A

une courbure

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4
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to put up with sth

A

se contenter de qch

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5
Q

since then

A

depuis lors

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6
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nursery, garden centre

A

une pépinière

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7
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as and when, as you go along

e.g.:
as and when they need it
as and when people arrived

A

au fur et à mesure

e.g.:
au fur et à mesure de leurs besoins
au fur et à mesure que les gens arrivaient

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8
Q

quite a lot of people

A

pas mal de monde

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9
Q

to get fresh supplies

A

se ravitailler

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10
Q

re-supplying, refuelling

A

le ravitaillement

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11
Q

a sneeze

A

un éternuement

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12
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to sneeze

A

éternuer

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13
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relaxing (holiday…) / relaxing (bath, massage…)

A

reposant / relaxant

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14
Q

bladder

A

la vessie

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15
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to feel dizzy / to feel faint

A

avoir un étourdissement

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16
Q

thickness

A

l’épaisseur (f)

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17
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lenient (towards)

A

clément (envers)

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18
Q

whooping cough

A

la coqueluche

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19
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prisoner, detained person

A

un détenu

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20
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to display / show / exercise

to show courage
to exercise restraint

A

faire preuve de

faire preuve de courage
faire preuve de modération

21
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naturally, of course

22
Q

curfew

A

un couvre-feu

23
Q

to erase, rub out (from text)

24
Q

lack of privacy

A

la promiscuité

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evil, harmful
malfaisant
26
... would only make ... more complicated
... ne ferait que rendre plus compliqué ...
27
more than ever
plus que jamais
28
long consigned to oblivion
longtemps relégué aux oubliettes
29
the practical details, terms (of an agreement)
les modalités
30
to grant sb sth
octroyer qch à qn
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by far
de loin
32
gust of wind
une rafale de vent
33
downpour
une averse
34
rain shower
une ondée
35
pleasant (personality)
avenant
36
considerate (towards)
prévenant (envers)
37
asphalt
le bitume
38
He’s taking a first step in the right direction
il pose un premier pas dans la bonne direction
39
to remove a statue
déboulonner une statue
40
to take stock of the situation / to give an update
faire le point sur la situation
41
in the middle of nowhere
en pleine brousse
42
lax
laxiste
43
retaking a year of school
le redoublement
44
outbreak (of a virus)
la recrudescence
45
to condone
cautionner
46
according to (numbers, time etc.)
en fonction de
47
to get back to normal life
rattraper la vie normale
48
strain (of virus)
une souche
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to encroach on
mordre sur