Thème Flashcards

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droit social

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social laws

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la résidence londonienne de la Reine

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the Queen’s London residence

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n’avoir rien à envier

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to be as good as (sens positif)

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En cause,

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At issue,

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5
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travailleurs saisonniers

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seasonal workers

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une spécificité britannique

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Typically British

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être sur de

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to warrant

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McDonald’s, par exemple, y a recours depuis son arrivée sur le sol britannique en 1974.

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McDonalds, for instance, has been using them ever since it first arrived in Britain in 1974.

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restauration

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restaurant industries

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10
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en principe

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in theory

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11
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une formule

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a formula

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arrondir ses fins de mois

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to supplement one’s income

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Si la formule peut parfois convenir à certains étudiants, retraités ou femmes au foyer qui souhaitent arrondir leurs fins de mois, elle toucherait désormais plus d’un million de Britanniques

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Although the formula may sometimes suit certain categories of students, pensioners and housewives seeking to supplement their income, it is now thought to apply to over one million Britons

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14
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une foyer

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a household

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15
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deux fois plus

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twice as many as!

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40% des foyers dont le chef de famille est âgé de moins de 35 ans – un record- est débiteur.

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A record high of 40% of households whose head is under 35 is indebted.

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17
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au-dessus

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overhead

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18
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frais généraux

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overhead costs

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19
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dépenses

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expenditure

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Depuis 2007, la part de la dette augmente dans les dépenses de tous les foyers, quelle que soit la composition sociale, par l’effet combiné d’une charge plus lourde et de revenus en baisse.

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Since 2007, because of the combined effect of rising overheads and falling incomes, all households, regardless of their social composition, have seen the share of debt increase as part of their expenditure.

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21
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Globalement la dette étudiante

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overall student debt

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atteindre la barre des

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to reach the … -mark

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23
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Le sujet s’est immiscé

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the issue cropped up

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avoir décroché des diplômes

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to have graduated

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rembourser
to pay off
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se révéler payant
it paid off
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durer des heures
to last FOR hours
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L’après-midi était largement entamé.
It was well into the afternoon.
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le rez-de-chaussée
the ground-floor
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donner sur
to look out onto
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drôlement
funny way
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qui donc?
who do you mean?
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emprunter une voie de bus
to drive along a bus lanes
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pourquoi, ici, en Inde?
why out here in India?
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Surprendre qqn en pleine conversation
To overhead sbdy in deep conversation with
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Il y a longtemps?
Was it long ago?
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Grand amour
The loves of your life
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Se diriger vers, s'approcher de
To walk over
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Ranger qlq affaires
To put things away
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Un seducteur
A wominazer
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Un beau parleur
A smooth talker
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Rien d'un gentleman
He was certainly no gentleman
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Rien à voir avec ton officier
Nothing TO BE compared with
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Laissé tomber qqn
To dump sbdy down
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Du jour au lendemain
Overnight
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Combien de temps cela prend ... ?
How long does it takes ...
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Descendre l'escalier
To get downstairs
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Aller au bout du couloir
To get over to the other end of the corridor
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Donc c'était difficile pour eux de se dépêcher
So they found it hard to walk fast
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Mon grand-père est allé remplir son devoir de citoyen
My grand-father had come to fulfil his civic duty
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Réquisitionné par (pour un homme)
To summoned
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Julien à mes cotés
With Julien beside me
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Plongé dans la nuit
Steep in the darkness
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je me retrouvais ace à | une faille immense
I found myself in front of a gigantic fault
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d'une verticalité absolu
of utmost steepness
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une paroi
a side
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un plan confus
a somewhat flat level
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légèrement, quelque peu
slightly
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l'air limpide
the Crystal clear air
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le moindre détail
the smallest detail
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une dizaine de kilomètres
a score of
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une idée précise
a clear idea
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le sud de l'Espagne
the Southern part of Spain
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marécageux
marshy
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qui avait été la Méditerranée
that once had been the Mediterranean Sea
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laisser passer une chance
to pass up a chance to
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une déviation
a diversion
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faire mieux, plus
to go the extra distance/mile
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découragé, abattu
despondent
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se lever sur (soleil)
to be rising OVER
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un sommet
a summit
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l'appartenance à l'UE
UE membership
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refaire surface
to resurface
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Grande-Bretagne
Britain
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raviver
to rekindle
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un débat déjà ancien
an already long-running debate
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europhile, eurosceptique
majuscule
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une loi proposant
a bill calling for
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l'opposition travailliste
Labour Opposition (majuscule)
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alliés dans une coalition
coalition partners
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A la chambre
In the Commons
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marché unique
single market
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théorique
theoretical
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répétition générale
a dress rehearsal
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pas un mot, motus et bouche cousue
Mum's the word!
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embarrassé, timide
bashful
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il finit par
he eventually ...
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demander qch
to ask for
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le jour de
ON the day...
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le hall
the LOBBY!
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bégayer
to stammer
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auriez-vous l'amabilité de
would you be good enough to
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lâcher (un mot, une phrase)
to blurt out
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deux mois
a couple of months > two months
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je pars pour toujours
I'm leaving for good
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tout à l'heure
just now, a short while ago
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Il m'a complimenté pour ta bonne mine
He congratulated me on how well you looked
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Les temps sont dures
These are hard times
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le second tour
the second round
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Son père sait depuis toujours comment elle est cachottière, il ne s'en émeut plus
Her father had always been aware of how secretive she was, so he no longer paid much attention to it