Science Flashcards

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La recherche et la technologie

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Research and technology

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La science

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Science

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Les sciences

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The sciences

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Les sciences exactes

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Exact sciences

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Les sciences sociales

Les sciences humaines

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Social sciences

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Les sciences dures (sciences naturelles / formelles)

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Hard sciences

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Sciences molles (= sciences sociales / humaines)

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Soft sciences

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Les progrès scientifiques

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Scientific progress

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Les progrès médicaux

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Medical advances

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Les progrès technologiques

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Technological advances

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Un scientifique

Un savant

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A scientist

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La communauté scientifique

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The scientific community

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Avoir une formation scientifique

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To be scientifically trained

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Le scientisme

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Scientism

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Prouvé scientifiquement

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Scientifically proven

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Société savante

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Learned society

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Devise

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Motto

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La physique

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Physics

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Un physicien

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A physicist

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La chimie

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Chemistry

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Un chimiste

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A chemist

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Un astronome

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An astronomer

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L’informatique

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Computer science

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Un informaticien

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A computer scientist
A computer engineer
An IT specialist

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Références
Credentials
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La connaissance Les connaissances Le savoir
Knowledge
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Une théorie
A theory
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Théorique
Theoretical
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Une hypothèse
A hypothesis
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Des données
Data
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Des preuves
Evidence
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Avoir la preuve de quelque chose
To have proof of something
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Mettre une théorie à l'épreuve
To test a theory
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Remettre en cause une croyance
To call a belief into question
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Contester une idée
To challenge an idea To question an idea To dispute an idea
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Contestable
Questionable | Disputable
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Incontestable
Unquestionable | Indisputable
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Exposer
To expound
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Précurseur
Forerunner
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Who is considered as the forerunner of the scientific method?
Francis Bacon (1561-1626) because of the scientific method he expounded in his book "Novum Organum"
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La recherche | Des recherches
Research
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Faire de la recherche
To do research
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Faire des recherches sur un sujet
To carry out research into a subject | To carry out research on a subject
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La recherche de pointe
Cutting-edge research
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Des recherches révolutionnaires
Groundbreaking research
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Un laboratoire de recherches
A research laboratory
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Un chercheur
A researcher | A research worker
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Un chercheur attaché à une université
A research fellow
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Un étudiant de doctorat | Un doctorant
A research student
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Comité directeur
Director and board
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What is the National Science Foundation (NSF)?
A US government agency that funds fundamental research
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La recherche fondamentale
Basic research | Fundamental research
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La recherche appliquée
Applied research
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Des conclusions | Des résultats
Findings
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Une découverte
A discovery
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Une percée
A breakthrough
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Une étude
A study
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Mener une étude | Réaliser une étude
To conduct a study
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Un article
A paper
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Une revue scientifique
A journal
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Un érudit
A scholar
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Un universitaire
An academic
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Le grand public
The general public
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Une expérience
An experiment
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Un phénomène
A phenomenon
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Des phénomènes
Phenomena
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Faire une expérience
To carry out an experiment To conduct an experiment To make an experiment
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Faire des expériences sur des souris
To experiment in mice
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Expérimenter un nouveau vaccin
To experiment with a new vaccine
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Un laboratoire
A laboratory | A lab
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Un cobaye
A guinea pig
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What expresses the phrase "publish or perish"?
The pressure on academics to publish the results of their research in order to pursue their career
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Se faire titulariser
To obtain a tenured position
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Recherche et développement
Research and development
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Mettre au point | Élaborer
To develop
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Essayer une technique | Faire l'essai d'une technique
To try out a technique
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Concevoir
To devise
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Un appareil Un dispositif Un mécanisme
A device
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Concevoir | Élaborer
To design
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Un prototype
A prototype
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Un modèle | Une maquette
A model
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Un plan | Un projet
A blueprint
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Changements de paradigme
Paradigm shifts
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Questionnement
Inquiry
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Accumulation
Heaping up
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Technique
Technique | Technical
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Technologie
Technology
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Un technicien
A technician
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Un détail technique Une difficulté Un ennui technique
A technicality
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Une technopole
A science park A science and technology park A research park A technology park
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Les gens qui ont une compétence technique
The technorati
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Un technophobe
A technophobe
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Technophobe
Technophobic
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La technophobie
Technophobia | Technofear
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La technocratie
Technocracy
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Filatures
Mills
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Tisserand
A weaver
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Machines à tricoter
Knitting machines
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What were luddites?
Workers who destroyed machinery, especially in cotton mills, because they consider it threatened their jobs
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When was the Luddism movement?
1811-1816
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Where does the name "Luddism" come from?
Ned Ludd who broke knitting machines in a fit of rage
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Améliorer
To improve
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Mettre à jour
To upgrade
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Révolutionner
To revolutionize
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Une technique révolutionnaire
A revolutionary technique
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Un brevet
A patent
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Innover
To innovate
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Une innovation
An innovation
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Un inventeur
An inventor
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Inventif | Créatif
Inventive | Creative
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Inventivité | Créativité
Inventiveness | Creativity
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Un pionnier
A pioneer
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Faire œuvre de pionnier
To act as a pioneer
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Un travail pionnier | Un travail novateur
Pioneer work
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Etre l'un des premier à étudier quelque chose
To pioneer the study of something
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Un moteur
An engine
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Un ingénieur
An engineer
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Le génie | L'ingénierie
Engineering
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Le génie civil
Civil engineering
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La robotique
Robotics
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L'électronique
Electronics
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La mécanique
Mechanics
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Mécanique
Mechanical
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Un mécanisme
A mechanism
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Les machines | La machinerie
Machinery
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Faire fonctionner un système
To operate a system
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Le matériel
Equipment
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Un gadget
A gadget
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Des gadgets
Gadgetry
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Un machin | Un truc
A gizmo
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Hi-tech
Hi-tech
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Dernier cri
State-of-the-art
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Etre calé en matière de technologies
To be tech-savvy
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Un téléphone portable
A mobile phone | A cell phone
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Un appareil sans fil
A wireless device
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Un téléphone intelligent
A smartphone
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Un écran tactile
A touch-screen
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Un lecteur MP3
A MP3 player
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Un capteur
A sensor
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Feuille de vigne
A figleaf
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Difficile à accepter
Unpalatable