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VSL Unit 1 WS15

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françaisanglais
le temps weather
surprendre (surpris past participle) to surprise
un examen blanc a trial exam
vers towards, around, about
tout le monde everybody
distribuer to hand something out, to give something out, to distribute
tout à coup suddenly
s'éteindre to go out, to extinguish
lever to raise
le ciel sky
souffler to blow
se cacher to hide
s'envoler (here) to be blown away, to fly out, to fly away, to fly, to take fly
partout everywhere
le verre glass
pousser un cri to let out a cry, to shout, to cry out
en tout in all
un dégât damage, harm
prévu predicted, expected
un événement an event
par contre however, on the other hand
des plats allégés (m) low-fat/ diet dishes
faire du bien to feel good, to do something good
les résultats scolaires (m) school results
ainsi que just as, as well as, along with, together with, plus
curieux, curieuse curious
découvrir to discover
une culture culture
autre other
j'aimerais I would like
travailler to work
avoir envie de to want
l'indépendance (f) independence
prendre to take
la vie active active life
entrer dans to enter something
la motivation motivation
ensuite then, after, afterwards
choisir to choose
un cours a course
le travail work
personnel(le) personal
mesurer to measure
le système system
la manière manner, way
académique academic
théorique theoric
anglo-saxon(ne) anglo-saxon
l'accent (m) accent
mettre l'accent sur to put the emphasis on, to stress, to emphasise
permettre de + infinitif to allow + infinitif
concret, concrète concrete
prendre confiance en soi to take confidence in oneself
profiter de to make the most of something, to take advantage of, to enjoy
également = aussi also, too, as well
la différence difference
entre between
le séjour stay
être rassuré(e) to be reassured
un candidat a candidate
vivre (vécu past participle) to live
à l'étranger abroad
être réputé(e) to be renowned
être ravi(e) to be delighted
conseiller to advise
refaire to redo
empoisonner to poison
l'organisme (here) body, organism
encourager + à + infinitif to encourage + infinitive
arrêter + de + infinitif to stop, to quit + infinitive
une gomme nicotinique a nicotine gum
réduire to reduce
jusqu'au jour où ... until the day ...
une émission préférée a favourite program
demander de + infinitif to ask + infinitive
essayer de + infinitif to try + infinitive
commencer à + infinitif to start + infinitive
aboyer to bark
les épinards (m) spinach
a trou a gap, a hole
avoir mal aux oreilles to have a earache
le médecin doctor, GP
boire un coup to have a drink
tout de suite immediately, straightaway
un cambrioleur, cambrioleuse burglar
se disputer to argue
il ya deux semaines two weeks ago
la patinoire skating ring
végétarien(ne) vegetarian
l'EPS l'éducation physique et sportive PE
interdire to ban, to forbid
un lieu public public place
fermer to close, to shut
écrire to write
une dictée dictation
ouvert(e) open
ouvrir to open
une fenêtre window
apercevoir to glimpse, to catch size of
un requin a shark
tousser to cough
glisser to slip, to slide
un carreau tile, pane
se casser le bras to break one's arm
la comédie comedy
le nom name
exposer to expose
une faiblesse weakness
humain(e) human
se moquer de to laugh at, to make fun of, to tease, to taunt
un vice vice
l'avarie (f) damage,
avare mean, miserly, stingy, cheap, penny-pinching
un avare miser, tightwad
l'hypocrisie (f) hypocrisy
la vanité vanity
la jalousie jalousy
acteur, une actrice actor
de son époque (f) of his era, time
une époque time, age, era, epoch
mourir to die
en scène on stage
un spectacle a show
créér to create
le rideau curtain
tomber to fall
applaudir to applaud
rentrer à pied to go back on foot
proposer de + infinitif to suggest, to offer, to propose doing shg
discuter to discuss
la mise en scène staging
les décors (m) setting, scenery, decor
un costume costume
le jeu des acteurs acting
passer to spend
se passer to happen, to take place
se planter to settle oneself, to install oneself, to plant oneself
un écran screen
un joueur, une joueuse player
la pratique practice
un avantage advantage
un mot d'exemption (f) an exemption note
se mettre à + infinitif = commencer à + infinitif to begin to, to set to
continuer à + infinitif to carry on doing shg, to keep doing shg
critiquer to critisise
fréquenter to frequent, to visit, to visit often, to to be a frequent visitor to, to spend time with, to go out with
une boîte (de nuit) a nightclub
à l'intérieur indoor, inside
au grand air in the open air, in the fresh air
courir to run
faire du bien to feel good, to do shg good
merveilleux, merveilleuse marvellous
faire du jogging to go jogging
accepter to accept
un tour (here) a round, a visit, turn, go, journey, a quick stroll, a quick walk
au bout de at the end of
avoir l'habitude de to have the habit of
être épuisé(e) to be exhausted
Il n'en pouvait plus He couldn't do anymore
je n'en peux plus I can't do anymore, I have had it
un attentat attack, bombing, assassination attempt
un tremblement de terre earthquake
le terminus last stop, the end of the line, terminus
arracher to tear off, to pull off, to remove
un toit a roof
briser to break
hurler to scream, to shout, to wail, to howl,
obligatoire compulsory
Created by: CathyLebrun
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