Sport (liste 7) Flashcards

(54 cards)

1
Q

accueillir

organiser les JO

A

to host

to stage the Games

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2
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la cérémonie d’ouverture/ de cloture

A

the opening / closing ceremony

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3
Q

participer à

A

to take part in / to participate in

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4
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un camp

être du côté de …

A

a side

to side with

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5
Q

une épreuve

A

a contest / an event

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6
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un concurrent / adversaire

A

a competitor / contestant / opponent / contender

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7
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les médailles d’or / d’argent / de bronze

A

gold / silver / bronze medals

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8
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l’issue, le dénouement

A

the outcome

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9
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avoir le dessus / avantage

A

have the edge on / the advantage / upper hand

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10
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égaliser

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to even up / equalize

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11
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réduire l’écart

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to narrow a lead

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12
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battre / vaincre

A

to defeat / beat

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13
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écraser

distancer

A

crush / overwhelm

outrun

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14
Q

déclarer forfait

A

withdraw

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15
Q

rapporter des millions de …

A

to generate millions of €/£/$

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16
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jouer de l’argent

corrompre

A

to gamble

to bribe

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17
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le filet

A

the net (tennis)

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18
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l’arbitre

un tournoi

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the umpire

a tournament

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19
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une course

la piste

A

athletics : a race

the track

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20
Q

l’arbitre

marquer un but

A
the referee (football)
to score a goal
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21
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un match nul

une faute

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a draw

a foul [au]

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22
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être expulsé

A

to be sent off

23
Q

faire le concours des pronostics

A

to do the pools

24
Q
le hooligan(isme)
un fauteur de troubles
A

hooligan(ism)

a trouble maker

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être une honte
to be a disgrace
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réprimer la violence
to crack down on violence
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le goût de l'aventure
extreme sports : a taste for adventure
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risquer sa vie
to risk one's life
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se donner des sensations fortes
get a thrill / a kick out of ...
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braver le danger
to court danger
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le saut à l'élastique
bungee jumping
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l'escalade | la plongée
rock climbing [klaimin] | diving
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la spéléologie
caving / potholing
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dépendre de la technologie
technology : to be reliant on tech.
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dernier cri, ce qui se fait de mieux
state-of-the-art
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le montant d'un transfert
transfer fees
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un produit dopant
a performance-enhancing drug
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accroître l'endurance
to increase stamina
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un complément alimentaire
a dietary supplement
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être contrôlé positif
to test positive
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être suspendu à vie | des accusations de dopage
to be banned for life | doping charges
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des piqûres | un echantillon
injections | a sample
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un contrôle infaillible | un contrôle inopiné
a foolproof test | a random check/test
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se faire prendre (la main dans le sac)
to be nailed / caught out (red handed)
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être blanchi
to have one's name cleared
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la masse musculaire
muscle bulk
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priver / confisquer (une médaille)
to strip ( a medal )
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sévère
harsh
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(im)mérité
(un)deserved
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un(e) sportif/ve
a sports (wo)man
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l'effort
exertion (==> to exert on s.)
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un effort, tentative | tenter de faire son mieux
an endeavour | to endeavour
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résistant / qui récupère bien
resilient
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audacieux | téméraire
daring | bold