UNIT 2 Flashcards

1
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coûter

A

cost/cost/cost

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2
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répandre

A

spread/spread/spread

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3
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jeter

A

cast/cast/cast

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4
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réduire

A

shrink/shrank/shrunk

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5
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différences

A

discrepancies

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6
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être allongé

A

lie/lay/lain

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7
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fuir

A

flee/fled/fled

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8
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voler

A

fly/flew/flown

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9
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pendre

A

hang/hung/hung

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10
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cacher

A

hide/hid/hidden

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11
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poser

A

lay/laid/laid

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12
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augmenter

A

rise/rose/risen

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13
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montrer

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show/showed/shown

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14
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profiter aux riches

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benefit the rich

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15
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s’attendre à une récession (ralentissement de l’activité économique)

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to expect a slump

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16
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s’opposer à une mesure

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to oppose a measure

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17
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Cette mesure a permis de réduire le nombre d’accidents

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This measure has made it possible to reduce the number of accidents

18
Q

Elle ne peut pas se permettre d’aller en vacances tous les ans

A

She can’t afford to go on holiday every year

19
Q

certitude

20
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Elle était allongée sur son lit, immobile

A

She lay motionless on her bed

21
Q

Le problème est réside dans la société elle-même

A

The problem lies with society itself

22
Q

un climatologue

A

a climatologist

23
Q

le réchauffement climatique

A

global warming

24
Q

prévoir

A

to forecast

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surveiller l'évolution des températures
to monitor temperatures
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l'effet de serre
the greenhouse effect
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la surconsommation
overconsumption
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un glacier
a glacier
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le dégel (et aussi fondre)
thaw
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l'eau douce
freshwater
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instaurer une taxe carbone
to introduce a carbon tax
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une ampoule basse consommation
a low-energy lightbulb
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l'isolation
insulation
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Je ne peux pas me permettre de désobéir aux ordres de mon père
I can't afford to disobey my father's orders
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C'est un homme très intéressant, qui a mené une vie passionnante
He's a very interesting man, who HAS led a passionating life
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Émilie a d'abord résisté à la pression, mais elle a fini par perdre le match
Emilie first resisted the pressure, but ended up losing the match
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Ce qui m'a ensuite frappé, c'est la cruauté de ce dictateur
What struck me then, was the cruelty of the dictator
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Cette mesure leur permettrait de survivre à la tragédie
This measure would enable/allow them to survive the tragedy
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Tourner autour du pot
To beat around the bush
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Avoir le chic pour
To have the knack of + being
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une prise de conscience
a realization
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à l'échelle mondiale
on a global scale