Vocabulary week 16 Flashcards

1
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cela se pourrait

A

it could be true

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2
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selon moi

A

as I see it

in my view

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3
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il faut garder à l’esprit

il ne faut pas perdre de vue que

A

we must bear in mind that

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4
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la gloire / la renommé

A

the fame

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5
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la joie

Il n’a pas pu cacher sa joie en apprenant que son ennemi avait été licencié.

A

joy

He couldn’t hide his joy when he heard that his enemy had been fired.

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6
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un seuil

C’est beau, on se croirait au seuil du paradis.

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a threshold

It’s so beautiful, you’d think we were on the threshold of paradise.

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7
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la sécheresse

A

the drought

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8
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une grotte

Le Kentucky dispose d’un vaste réseau de grottes que les touristes peuvent explorer.

A

a cave

Kentucky has a large network of caves for tourists to explore.
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9
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un uniforme

A

a uniform

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10
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un tremblement de terre

A

an earthquake

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11
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un champ

A

a field

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12
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une colline

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a hill

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13
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un ouragan

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a hurricane

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14
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la boue

Après la pluie, il y a de la boue dans le chemin de terre.

A

the mud

After the rain there is mud on the dirt road.

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15
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un étang

Il y a beaucoup de poissons dans l’étang.

A

a pond

There are lots of fish in the pond.

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16
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que signifie overflowing ?

A

qui déborde

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17
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une inondation

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a flood

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18
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un marais

A
a swamp 
to swamp ( submerger )
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19
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une falaise

A

a cliff

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20
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la sève

De la sève coulait le long du tronc d’arbre.

A

the sap

Sap ran down the trunk of the tree.

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21
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la savane

A

the Savannah

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22
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un cadre

J’ai placé mon tableau dans un joli cadre.

A

a frame

I put my picture in a pretty frame.

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23
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une branche

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a branch

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24
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un labyrinthe

A

a labyrinth

a maze

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25
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que signifie column ?

A

une colonne
une ligne éditorial
une rubrique

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26
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ébahissement

étonnement

A

amazement

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27
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étoilé

A

starry

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28
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une dizaine
une dizaine de

Il y avait une dizaine d’étudiants dans la cour.

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around ten
tens of

There were around ten students in the yard.

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29
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habillé

A

dressed

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30
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dans la foulé

Elle a relu puis corrigé dans la foulée.

A

immediately afterwards

She proofread and then corrected immediately afterwards.

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31
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interprète

A

interpreter

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32
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contempler

Du haut de la falaise, l'homme contemplait le magnifique paysage.
A

gaze AT …

From the clifftop, the young man gazed at the magnificent landscape.

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33
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fabuleux / magnifique / grandiose

A

magnificent

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34
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l’exactitude

A

the accuracy

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35
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dans le but de

Elle s’est habillée comme cela dans le but d’attirer son attention.

A

in order to do …

She has dressed like that in order to get his attention.

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36
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une fiche ( formulaire )

A

a form

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37
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un prisonnier

A

a prisoner

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38
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préalablement

A

previously

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39
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étaler

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to spread

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40
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des tartines

A

toast

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41
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anarchiste

A

a anarchist

42
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un entretient

Elle demande un entretien à son supérieur.

A

an interview

She is asking for an interview with her manager.

43
Q

tamponner

A

to stamp ( regulier )

44
Q

émigrant

A

emigrant

45
Q

immigrant

A

immigrant

46
Q
le bourdonnement ( bruit insecte ) 
le bourdonnement ( bruit de fond ) 

Quel est ce bourdonnement qui vient du sous-sol ?

A

the buzz
the buzzing

What’s that buzzing coming from the basement?

47
Q

le sous-sol

A

the basement

48
Q

que signifie somehow ?

A

d’une manière ou d’une autre / curieusement

49
Q

se précipiter

A

to rush

50
Q

soupirer

A

to sigh

51
Q

continuer

A

to carry on

52
Q

laisser sortir

Le gouvernement a fini par relâcher les prisonniers politiques.

A

to let out

The government finally let out the political prisoners.

53
Q

un classeur / un dossier / une chemise

Jane conservait un dossier plein de CV reçus, simplement en cas de création d’un nouveau poste.

A

a folder

Jane kept a folder full of resumes that people had sent in, just in case a job opened up.

54
Q

une machine à écrire

A

a typewriter

55
Q

que signifie sense ?

A

une bonne idée
raisonné
un sentiment

56
Q

que signifie to stack ?

A

mettre en rayon

empiler

57
Q

soigneux / range / ordonné

A

neat

tidy

58
Q

un tas de

A

a pile

a stack of

59
Q

dame de chambre / une bonne

Erin a travaillé comme femme de ménage pour une riche famille riche lorsqu’elle était à l’université.

A

a maid

Erin worked as a maid for a rich family while she was in college.

60
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un sapin

A

a fir tree

61
Q

un buisson

A

a brush

62
Q

un budget

A

a budget

63
Q

la terre ( la matière )

A

the dirt

64
Q

une racine

A

a root

65
Q

un flocon de neige

A

a snowflake

66
Q

doré

A

golden

67
Q

une flèche

une fléchette

A

an arrow

a dart

68
Q

un cercle

La maîtresse entoure les fautes d’un cercle.

A

a circle

The teacher circles the mistakes.

69
Q

croissant de lune

A

a crescent

70
Q

un corbeau

Les corbeaux chassent souvent les pies.

A

a crow

Crows often chase magpies.

71
Q

le coucou ( oiseau )

A

a cuckoo

72
Q

une oie + donner le pluriel qui change

A

a goose + some geese

73
Q

une mouette

A

a seagull

74
Q

un perroquet

A

a parrot

75
Q

flamand rose

A

a pink flamingo

76
Q

un pingouin

A

a penguin

77
Q

un rouge-gorge

Parfois, les rouges-gorges chantent même les matins froids d’hiver.

A

a robin

Sometimes the robins sing even on cold winter mornings.

78
Q

dinde

A

a turkey

79
Q

découragé

A

discouraged

80
Q

que signifie sorrow

A

la tristesse
la peine
le chagrin

81
Q

un homme

une femme

A

a man

a woman

82
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monsieur

A

gentleman

83
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madame

A

lady

84
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un acteur

A

an actor

85
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une actrice

A

an actress

86
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un oncle

A

an uncle

87
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une tante

A

a aunt

88
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père

A

father

89
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mère

A

mother

90
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un cerf

A

a buck

91
Q

une biche

A

a deer

a doe

92
Q

une brebis

Le fromage au lait de brebis est excellent.

A

a ewe

This sheep’s milk cheese is excellent.

93
Q

un taureau

A

a bull

94
Q

une vache

A

a cow

95
Q

un renard

A

a fox

96
Q

une girafe

A

a giraffe

97
Q

comment dit on un docteur mais au féminin ?

A

a female doctor

98
Q

comment dit on une chatte ?

A

a female cat

99
Q

un bouc émissaire

A

a scapegoat

100
Q

du chantage

faire du chantage

A

blackmail

to blackmail

101
Q

un pilote d’avion de chasse

A

an aircraftman

102
Q
un pilote ( avion ) 
un pilote ( voiture )
A

a pilot

a driver