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67 Cards in this Set
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l'éclairage (m)
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lighting
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le chauffage
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heating
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appareil (m) (électrique)
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appliance (electrical)
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le geste
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gesture, act
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la mise en veille
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standby
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la pièce
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piece, also room (of a house)
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éteindre
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to extinguish, to put out, turn off
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isoler
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insulate
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trier
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to sort
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favoriser
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to favour
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affligeant
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distressing
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la colonne
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column
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la balade
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a walk
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la chaîne
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chain
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faire partie
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to be a member/part of
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l'adhérent
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member
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le Grenelle
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'round table' - to bring organisations together
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répandu
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spread
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répartir (not repartir - to set off again, to 're' leave)
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to distribute, spread
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répartis dans
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spread across
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la lutte
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struggle
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viser à
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to aim at
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citoyen
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citizen
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filets dérivants
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drift nets
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lié à
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linked to
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nommer
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to call (name), appoint
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autour
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around
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forger
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to forge, contrive
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faire l'object de
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to be the object of something
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prendre conscience de...
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to take notice of...
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sensible à
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aware of
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se pencher sur
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to address
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penser à
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to think about
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attiré par
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attracted to
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estimer que
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to think that
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réticent
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reluctant
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distraire
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to distract
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détourner l'attention de
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to distract from
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alertir
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to alert, warn
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fermer le robinet
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turn off the tap
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adapter (à) ou (pour)
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to adapt (to) (for)
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une étiquette
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label (emballages, etc)
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par rapport à
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in relation to
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persuader de...
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to persuade (someone to...)
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se persuader
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to be persuaded, convinced
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penser à
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to think about
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préoccuper
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to worry, bother about...
'ce qui me préoccupe, c'est...) |
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se préoccuper (de)
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to concern oneself (with)
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être conscient(e) de
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to be aware of
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privilégier
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to favour
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se pencher sur...
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to look at (illustrative)
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considérer (comme)
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to consider (as)
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la consommation
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consuming, usage (l'usage)
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il vaudrait mieux
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it would be better
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protéger (de)
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to protect (from)
orthographically changing, from accute to grave in 1st, 2nd, 3rd sing. and 3rd plural. |
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sauvegarder
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to safeguard
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sain (e)
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healthy
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préserver
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to preserve
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une urgence
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an urgency
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gaspiller
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to waste
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le défi
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challenge
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une amélioration (de)
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an improvement (of, in)
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désastreux
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disastrous
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subir
future stem subir-ai, as, ai etc. |
to suffer, be subjected to, undergo
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souffrir (de)
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to suffer (from)
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l'organisme (m)
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organism/living thing, political body, organisation
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individu
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individual
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