Social Issues Flashcards

(128 cards)

1
Q

énerver

A

to irritate

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2
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s’engager

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to enlist

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3
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s’évader

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to escape

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4
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éviter

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to avoid

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5
Q

fauteuil roulant

A

wheelchair

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6
Q

fuir

A

to flee

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7
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fuite

A

flight/leak

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8
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prendre la fuite

A

to take flight

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9
Q

fusil

A

gun

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10
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fusiller

A

to shoot

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11
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grève

A

strike

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12
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gréviste

A

striker

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13
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guerre

A

war

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14
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heures de pointe

A

rush-hour

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15
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heurter

A

to strike/bump into

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16
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HLM (Habitation à Loyer Modérée)

A

council house/council flat

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17
Q

incendie

A

fire

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18
Q

infirme

A

disabled

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19
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inonder

A

to flood

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20
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inquietude

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worry

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21
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interdire

A

to forbid

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22
Q

ivre

A

drunk

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23
Q

jurer

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to swear

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24
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laisser tomber

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to drop

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larme
a tear (eg in the eyes)
26
lutter
to fight/struggle
27
mal du pays
homesickness
28
malentendu
misunderstanding
29
menacer
to threaten
30
mensonge
a lie
31
mentir
to lie
32
messe
mass
33
meurtre
murder
34
moeurs
customs
35
mordre
to bite
36
noyer
to drown
37
point de vue
point of view
38
polluer
to pollute
39
preuves
proof
40
prévenir
to inform/to warn
41
prévoir
to foresee
42
prier
to pray
43
protéger
to protect
44
récompense
reward
45
règlement
rule
46
la reine
queen
47
remettre
to hand in (e.g. an essay)
48
renoncer
to give up
49
renverser
to run over
50
renvoyer
to sack
51
le roi
king
52
sida
AIDS
53
soupçonner
to suspect
54
sourd
deaf
55
soutenir
to support
56
le soutien
support
57
supporter
to bear/to put up with
58
un syndicat
a trade union
59
témoin
witness
60
tirer
to shoot
61
toxicomane
drug addict
62
tricher
to cheat
63
voyou
yob
64
Humphrey est un voyou
Humphrey is a yob
65
to irritate
énerver
66
to enlist
s'engager
67
to escape
s'évader
68
to avoid
éviter
69
wheelchair
fauteuil roulant
70
to flee
fuir
71
flight/leak
fuite
72
to take flight
prendre la fuite
73
gun
fusil
74
to shoot
fusiller
75
strike
grève
76
striker
gréviste
77
war
guerre
78
rush-hour
heures de pointe
79
to strike/bump into
heurter
80
council house/council flat
HLM (Habitation à Loyer Modérée)
81
fire
incendie
82
disabled
infirme
83
to flood
inonder
84
worry
inquietude
85
to forbid
interdire
86
drunk
ivre
87
to swear
jurer
88
to drop
laisser tomber
89
a tear (eg in the eyes)
larme
90
to fight/struggle
lutter
91
homesickness
mal du pays
92
misunderstanding
malentendu
93
to threaten
menacer
94
a lie
mensonge
95
to lie
mentir
96
mass
messe
97
murder
meurtre
98
customs
moeurs
99
to bite
mordre
100
to drown
noyer
101
point of view
point de vue
102
to pollute
polluer
103
proof
preuves
104
to inform/to warn
prévenir
105
to foresee
prévoir
106
to pray
prier
107
to protect
protéger
108
reward
récompense
109
rule
règlement
110
queen
la reine
111
to hand in (e.g. an essay)
remettre
112
to give up
renoncer
113
to run over
renverser
114
to sack
renvoyer
115
king
le roi
116
AIDS
sida
117
to suspect
soupçonner
118
deaf
sourd
119
to support
soutenir
120
support
le soutien
121
to bear/to put up with
supporter
122
a trade union
un syndicat
123
witness
témoin
124
to shoot
tirer
125
drug addict
toxicomane
126
to cheat
tricher
127
yob
voyou
128
Humphrey is a yob
Humphrey est un voyou