Xpress 2 Unit 3

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XPress 2's voc list EN vs FR. Taken from @ISJBonance on Quizlet

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domestic chores

les tâches/corvées ménagères

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breadwinner

le soutien de famille, celui qui gagne la croûte (qui fait vivre le ménage)

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to do the housekeeping

faire le ménage

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neither

aucun

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unfulfilled

insatisfait

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a widow

une veuve

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a divorcee

un(e) divorcé(e)

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stay-at-home mother

une mère au foyer

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electrical appliance/device

appareil électrique

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to handle

manipuler

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to struggle with

se battre avec

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an oven

un four

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to turn on

allumer (un appareil électrique)

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to commission a study

commander une enquête

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a manufacturer

un fabricant

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mundane

banal, terre-à-terre

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worth keeping in mind

dont il est utile de se souvenir

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to get to grips with

maîtriser, bien comprendre

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a range of products

une gamme de produits

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the hob

plaque de cuisson

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a tumble dryer

un sèche-linge

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an iron

un fer à repasser

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to scratch your head

se gratter la tête

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satnav (satellite navigation system)

GPS

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to calculate the best way to your destination

calculer le meilleur trajet vers votre destination

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a vacuum cleaner

un aspirateur

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to suck up

aspirer

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too proud to ask for help

trop fier pour demander de l'aide

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for fear of losing face

par peur de perdre la face

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to turn to someone

se tourner vers quelqu'un

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to plough on

persévérer

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career choice

choix de carrière

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set your heart on

tenir absolument à qqch

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peer

un pair

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to rival

rivaliser avec

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firefighter

pompier

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it is not all plain sailing

ce n'est pas sans peine, ça ne marche pas comme sur des roulettes

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talk someone out of (doing) sth

dissuader qqn de (faire) qqch

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to be highly underrepresented

être largement sous-représenté

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the highest ranking woman

la femme la plus haut gradée

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to be sensitive to

être sensible à

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leisure

loisir

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men have it easy

les hommes ont la vie facile

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mates

copains

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to juggle

jongler

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elderly people

les personnes âgées

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gross underestimation

sous-estimation flagrante

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released for

publié à l'occasion de

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to do one's hair

se coiffer

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to be backed by

être soutenu par, être confirmé par

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child-free

sans enfant

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to sip

siroter

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to have a manicure

se faire faire une manucure

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to take over

prendre le contrôle, prendre le dessus

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is twice as likely (to be interrupted)

a deux fois plus de chances/risques (d'être interrompu)

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silly

stupide

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a host of

un tas de

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reasoning

le raisonnement

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compassionate

compatissant

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awareness

la conscience

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sense of direction

le sens de l'orientation

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to wonder whether

se demander si

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upbringing

l'éducation (à la maison)

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Key differences

des différences essentielles, majeures

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conversely

inversement

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to make sense of

donner un sens à, comprendre

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road map

une carte routière

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to be involved in

être impliqué dans

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thought

la pensée

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prone to

enclin à, sujet à

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to owe sth to sb

devoir qqch à qqn

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the commonest excuse

l'excuse la plus répandue

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to burst into tears

fondre en larmes

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to take out the bins

sortir les poubelles

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half of the respondents

la moitié des personnes interrogées

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with regard to

en ce qui concerne

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a case

un procès

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to swerve

faire une embardée, faire un écart

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slightly fewer

un peu moins

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a fair number

un nombre considérable

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to take at face value

prendre pour argent comptant

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to bear in mind

garder à l'esprit

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in a jokey manner

pour rire

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to throw away

jeter

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to empty

vider

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DIY (= Do It Yourself)

le bricolage

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