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News Flashcards

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
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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
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quite a lot of people

A

pas mal de monde

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9
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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
Q

lenient (towards)

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clément (envers)

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18
Q

whooping cough

A

la coqueluche

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19
Q

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
Q

naturally, of course

A

bien entendu

22
Q

curfew

A

un couvre-feu

23
Q

to erase, rub out (from text)

A

gommer

24
Q

lack of privacy

A

la promiscuité

25
Q

evil, harmful

A

malfaisant

26
Q

… would only make … more complicated

A

… ne ferait que rendre plus compliqué …

27
Q

more than ever

A

plus que jamais

28
Q

long consigned to oblivion

A

longtemps relégué aux oubliettes

29
Q

the practical details, terms (of an agreement)

A

les modalités

30
Q

to grant sb sth

A

octroyer qch à qn

31
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by far

A

de loin

32
Q

gust of wind

A

une rafale de vent

33
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downpour

A

une averse

34
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rain shower

A

une ondée

35
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pleasant (personality)

A

avenant

36
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considerate (towards)

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prévenant (envers)

37
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asphalt

A

le bitume

38
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He’s taking a first step in the right direction

A

il pose un premier pas dans la bonne direction

39
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to remove a statue

A

déboulonner une statue

40
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to take stock of the situation / to give an update

A

faire le point sur la situation

41
Q

in the middle of nowhere

A

en pleine brousse

42
Q

lax

A

laxiste

43
Q

retaking a year of school

A

le redoublement

44
Q

outbreak (of a virus)

A

la recrudescence

45
Q

to condone

A

cautionner

46
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according to (numbers, time etc.)

A

en fonction de

47
Q

to get back to normal life

A

rattraper la vie normale

48
Q

strain (of virus)

A

une souche

49
Q

to encroach on

A

mordre sur

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