Vocabulaire Week 41 Flashcards

1
Q

bien traduire “ a quel point “

personne n’avait compris à quel point la situation était dangereuse

A

” how “

no-one had understood how dangerous the situation was

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2
Q

se rendre compte

A

to realize something

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3
Q

surprenant

A

surprising

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4
Q

licencier

A

to lay off ( pas de tiret )

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5
Q

un gendre

A

a son-in-law

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6
Q

recrutement

A

recruitment

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7
Q

les trois-quarts

A

the three-quarters

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8
Q

discret

A

discreet

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9
Q

laisser quelqu’un faire quelque chose

nous laissons partir les témoins

A

to let someone do something

we let the witnesses go

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10
Q

une croyance

des croyances

A

a belief

some beliefs

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11
Q

orientale

A

oriental

eastern

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12
Q

contestable

A

questionable

debatable

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13
Q

L’Occident

A

the West

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14
Q

ces quarantes dernières années

A

over the last forty years

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15
Q

quarante

A

forty

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16
Q

assez ( au sens du degré )

je suis assez contrarié par ton attitude

A

rather

I am rather annoyed by your attitude.

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17
Q

son dernier film

A

his latest movie

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18
Q

La Corée

A

Korea

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19
Q

la guerre de Corée

A

the Korean War

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20
Q

encore mieux
encore meilleur

son dernier film est encore meilleur que tout ce qu’il a fait jusqu’ici

A

even better

His latest movie is even better than everything he has done so far

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21
Q

créatif

A

creative

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22
Q

productif

A

productive

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23
Q

naïf

naïve

A

naive
credulous
gullible

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24
Q

les patins à roulette

A

the roller skates

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25
Q

laisser entendre

A

to suggest

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26
Q

s’approcher

A

To come closer

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27
Q

malheureux

A

unhappy

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28
Q

saigner

A

to bleed
bled
bled

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29
Q

saigner du nez

A

have a nosebleed

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30
Q

abondamment

A

heavily

profusely

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31
Q

le plus proche

l’hôpital le plus proche

A

the nearest
the closest

the nearest hospital

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32
Q

trois semaines

A

three-weeks

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33
Q

plusieurs centaines d’étudiants

A

several hundred students.

34
Q

s’inscrire

A

to sign up for

35
Q

un cours accéléré

un cours intensif

A

a crash course

36
Q

des victimes par milliers

A

many thousands of victims

37
Q

le moins

A

the least

38
Q

consister à faire quelque chose

A

to consist in doing something

39
Q

amender ( réformer )

A

to amend

40
Q

amender un projet de loi

A

to amend the bill

41
Q

cela serait beaucoup plus facile

A

that would be much easier

42
Q

le résultat
l’issue
l’aboutissement
la conséquence

A

the outcome

43
Q

incertain

incertaine

A

uncertain

44
Q

d’autant plus ( au sens encore plus )

A

all the more

45
Q

les circonstances

A

the circumstances

46
Q

dans le monde entier

A

all over the world

47
Q

avaler

A

to swallow

48
Q

une hirondelle
ou
une gorgée

A

a swallow

49
Q
un chagrin 
une peine  ( autre que grief )
A

a heartache ( prononciation herDake )

50
Q

désemparé
boulversé
fou d’inquiétude

A

distraught ( distroTe )

51
Q

à tout moment

n’importe quand

A

whenever

at any moment

52
Q

de moins en moins

A

fewer and fewer ( fiiiveeer )

53
Q

faire confiance à quelqu’un

A

to trust someone

54
Q

la société actuelle

A

the today’s society

55
Q

les conditions de travail

A

the working-conditions

56
Q

les conditions de vie

A

the living-conditions

57
Q

le pire

A

the worst

58
Q

le meilleur

le mieux

A

the best

59
Q

le plus loin

le plus éloigné

A

the farthest

60
Q

les conditions de logement

A

the housing-conditions

61
Q

de la circulation

A

traffic ( indénombrable )

62
Q

croire en dieu

A

trust in God

63
Q

se fier à la chance

A

trust to luck

64
Q

c’est presque la même chose qu’il y a un siècle

A

it is almost the same as a century ago

65
Q

au contraire

A

on the contrary

66
Q

qu’on pourrait le penser

A

as one might think

67
Q

beaucoup moins

A

much less

68
Q

désinteressé

A

disinterested

69
Q

une médaille

A

a medal

70
Q

generallement

A

in general
generally
usually

71
Q

d’autant moins ( encore moins )

A

all the less

72
Q

surprenante

A

surprising

73
Q

irritant

A

irritating

74
Q

ennuyant

agaçant

A

annoying

75
Q

ils se sont décidés à

A

they made up their minds to

76
Q

une réaction

A

a reaction

77
Q

negative

A

negative

78
Q

positive

A

positive

79
Q

sans jamais

A

without ever …

80
Q

passer du temps a faire quelque chose

A

to spend time doing something

81
Q

rancune

A

grudge