vocabulary 2 Flashcards

1
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hélas

A

unfortunately

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ben, ouais

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well yes

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bref, euh

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basically

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bof

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so, so, dont know, ok

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5
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vous savez

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you know

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c’est clair que

A

its obvious that

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vous avez raison quand vous dites que

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you are right when you say that

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8
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il en va de soi

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granted, obviously

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sans aucun doute

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without a doubt

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certes

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certainly

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il s’agit dans cet article/ cette publicité de

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this… is about

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12
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on constate, on affirme que

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you notice, they state that

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13
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je regrette que

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i’m sorry that

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14
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fatalement

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enviteably

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15
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il faut bien renconnaitre que

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you have to admit that

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16
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je remets en cause

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i call in to question

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17
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ce que compte pardessus tout c’est

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what matters the most is

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18
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autrement dit,

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in other words

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19
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néanmois, pourtant, cependant, toutefois

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however

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20
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et pour terminer

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and to conclude

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21
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en somme, pour résumer

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to sum up

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22
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vu que,

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thanks to

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23
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les chiffres attestent que

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the figures show that

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24
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les avis sont partagés

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opinion is divided

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25
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de nombreux dissent que

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many say that

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certains disent que

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some say that

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27
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le quasi-totalité

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the vast majority

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28
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il n’en est pas question

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no way

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29
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je prends le contre-pied

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i take the opposite view

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30
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je ne peux pas soutenir cet avis

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i cant accept this view

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31
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au contraire

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on the contrary

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32
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à droite

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on the right

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33
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à gauche

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on the left

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34
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à l’arrière plan

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at the background

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au premier plan

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the foreground

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36
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on remarque

A

it notes/comments

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37
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on distingue

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it distinguishes

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38
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le stimulus visuel nous fait penser à

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the visual stimulates makes us think

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39
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il nous invite à réfléchir

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it invites us to reflect

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40
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il s’agit d’une question d’actualité

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it is a topical issue

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41
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une scène se passe

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a scene takes place

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42
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une scène se déroule

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a scene unfolds

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43
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la scène a lieu

A

the scene takes place

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44
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un événement sportif

A

sporting event

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45
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un départ en vacances

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a holiday departure

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46
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un moment privilégié dans la vie d’une famille

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a special moment in the life of a family

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47
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une plage bondée

A

a crowded beach

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48
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une salle de classe

A

classroom

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49
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aux bienfaits de

A

the benefits of

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50
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aux méfaits de

A

the wrongdoings of

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51
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une forêt tropicale

A

tropical forest

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52
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un port de pêche animé

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a lively fishing port

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53
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de l’immigration clandestine

A

illegal immigration

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54
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des droits des animaux

A

animal rights

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55
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ils ont l’air

A

they have the air

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56
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les gens apprennent à

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the people learn to

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57
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ils sont sur le point de

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they are about to

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58
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ils viennent de

A

they come from

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59
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des citadins

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of city dwellers

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60
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des tourists

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of tourists

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61
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des voyageurs

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of travellers

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des employés

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of employees

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des sportifs

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sports

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64
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des asolescents

A

teenagers

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65
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des passants

A

bystanders

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66
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inquiets

A

worried / concerned

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67
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détendus

A

relaxed

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68
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frustrés

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frustrated

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préoccupés

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preoccupied

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il paraît que

A

it appears that

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les sondages montrent que

A

polls show that

72
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on dirait que

A

you could say

73
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me dérange

A

it disturbs me

74
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me laisse indifférent

A

leaves me indifferent

75
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banale

A

commonplace/trivial

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émouvant

A

moving

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me choque

A

shocks me

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pareil

A

same

79
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on ne pourrait jamais observer une telle scéne dans mon pays

A

one could never observe such a scene in my country

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en ce qui me concerne

A

that which concerns me

81
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quant à moi

A

as for me

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semblable

A

similar to

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ceci me fait penser à

A

this makes me think of

84
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il est primoridal de

A

it is imperative that

85
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ce qu’on souvent ignore c’est que

A

what people often ignore is that

86
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ce qu’il faut garder à l’espirit c’est

A

what you have ot bear in mind is

87
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avant toute autre chose

A

above everything elese

88
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cela pourrait etre le cas

A

that could be the case

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il y a très peu d’attention accorddée a

A

little attention is given to

90
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en ce qui concerne

A

as for

91
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la loi insiste sur

A

the law empohasises

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la loi vise a

A

the law aims to

93
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ajoutons que

A

we should add

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le défi consiste à

A

the challenge is

95
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a l’époque de

A

at the time of

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désormais

A

from this point onwards

97
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vers la fin de

A

towards the end of

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suite a

A

following

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a peine

A

barely

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hors de question

A

out of the question

101
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les chiffres parlent d’eux memes

A

the stats speak for themseves

102
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moins qu’on ne le pense

A

less than you think

103
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soi disant

A

so claled

104
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a l’échelon local

A

on a local level

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le hic c’est que

A

the problem is that

106
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chute de naissances

A

drop in birth rates

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démographie

A

demography

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responsable

A

responsible

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effrayant

A

awful

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frappant

A

striking

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face à

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oppsite

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diviser

A

to divide

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provoquer

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to provoke

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dépasser

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to exceed/surpass

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s’aggraver

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to make worse

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infuser

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to permeate

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agir

A

to act

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stailiser

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to stabilise

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s’épuiser

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to exhaust/run out

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permettre de

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to allow/permit

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par conviction de

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with conviction to

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la chute

A

drop

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la hausse

A

increase

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chuter

A

fall/plummet

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échelle

A

ladder/scale

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mondiale

A

global

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les habitudes

A

habits/ways

128
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emballer

A

to package

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l’emballage

A

packaging

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autant

A

so much

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fabriquer

A

to make/produce

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raffiné

A

refined

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traitements

A

treatments

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générant

A

generating

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suffisant

A

sufficent

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usines

A

factories/plants

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rouvert

A

reopen

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raréfaction

A

depletion

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volonté

A

will/willingness

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balbutient

A

stammer

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se dégrader

A

to degrade

142
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la domaine commercial

A

commerical sector

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le phenomené

A

phenomenon

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nécéssister

A

to be necessary

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jeter

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to throw out

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polluer

A

to pollute

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partout

A

everywhere

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compter sur

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to rely on

149
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le gaz de schiste

A

fracking

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le tissu

A

material

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en vrac

A

in bulk

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raffiner

A

to refine

153
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tisser

A

to weave

154
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by 2040, the french gov want to eradicate or ban

A

plastic

155
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by 2025, the french gov want to reduce

A

plastic by 20%

156
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polluant

A

polluting

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le bois

A

cardboard

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le verre

A

glass

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le plastique

A

plastic

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le métal

A

metal

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jetable disposable

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throw away able

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le vermeil

A

ruddy

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la soie

A

silk

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le coton

A

cotton

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empreinte

A

fingerprint

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gaspillage

A

waste (figurative)

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déchets

A

rubbish

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écoblanchiment

A

ecowashing