The Human Being - Family Life Flashcards by David S

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l’éducation des enfants

A

parenting

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l’amour maternel

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motherly love

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aimant / dévoué

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caring / loving

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un modèle à imiter

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a role model

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consacrer son temps à

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to devote one’s time to

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patient
patience
avec patience

A

patient
patience
patiently

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bon / doux

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gentle

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la douceur

avec douceur

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gently

gentleness

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faire plaisir à qqn

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to indulge sby

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indulgent
l’indulgence
avec indulgence

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indulgent / lenient
indulgence / leniency
indulgently

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gâter / chouchouter

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to spoil / to pet

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passer tous les caprices de qqn

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to overindulge sby

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trop gentil

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overindulgent

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fixer des limites

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to set limits

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gronder qqn

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to scold sby / to tell sby off

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montrer de l’intérêt

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to show interest

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répondre

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to answer back

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bien élevé

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well-bred / well-behaved

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mal élevé

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ill-bred / ill behaved

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obéissant

désobéissant

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obedient

disobedient

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vivant

vif

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lively

quick

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sans entrain

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dull

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calme ≠ agité

A

calm ≠ restless

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vilain

A

naughty

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bouder | boudeur

to sulk | sulky

faire des siennes

to play up

s'émanciper

to break free

l'effronterie | effronté

cheek | cheeky

difficile

wayward

entêté | l'entêtement

stubborn | stubbornness

obstiné | l'obstination

wilful | wilfulness

un hochet

a rattle

un jouet en peluche

a soft toy

une console vidéo

a video console

gribouiller

to scrawl

barbouiller

to daub

faire semblant

to make believe / to pretend

imaginer

to imagine / to fancy

s'avouer vaincu / donner sa langue au chat

to give in

déguisé

in fancy dress

se balancer | une balançoire

to swing | a swing

jouer au cerf-volant

to fly a kite

faire de la corde à sauter

to skip

la marelle

hopscotch

une fête foraine

a funfair

téméraire

reckless / fearless

craintif

fearful

l'autorité parentale

parental authority

un petit garçon à sa maman

a mother's boy

un chouchou / une chouchoute

a blue-eyed boy / girl

la bonne éducation

good breeding

une éducation conventionelle

a conventional upbringing

une bonne éducation

a proper upbringing

une éducation protégée

a sheltered upbringing

un enfant à problèmes

a problem child

un enfant turbulent

an unruly child

les souvenirs d'enfance

childhood memories

poser une devinette

to ask a riddle

faire du toboggan

to go on the slide

se déguiser

to go in fancy dress

un déguisement

a fancy dress costume

jouer aux soldats

to play at soldiers

un parc d'attractions

a theme / amusement park

le sort en est jeté

the die is cast

sage comme une image

as good as gold

qui aime bien châtie bien

spare the rod, spoil the child