Chapter 17- Action (part 1)

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necessity (for/ of sth/ for doing sth)

la nécessité (de qqch/ de faire qqch)

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requirements

les besoins, les exigeances

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to need to do sth

avoir besoin de faire qqch

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to need sth/sb

avoir besoin de qqch/ de qqn

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to be needless (to do sth)

ĂȘtre superflu/ dĂ©placĂ© (de faire qqch)

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to be necessary for sth/ for sb/ to sth/ to sb/ to do sth/ for sb to do sth/ that

ĂȘtre nĂ©cessaire pour, Ă  qqch, qqn/ de faire qqch/ pour qqn de faire qqch/ que

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to require sth (of sb)/ that

demander, exiger qqch (de qqn)/ que

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to call for sth

(situation) exiger qqch

(personne) réclamer (une action)

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unnecessary

non nécessaire, inutile

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needless to say

cela va sans dire

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it is needless to do sth

il est superflu de faire qqch

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it necessitates (doing) sth

cela nécessite (de faire) qqch

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there is no need to do sth

ce n’est pas la peine de faire qqch

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I needn’t tell you that

il n’est pas nĂ©cessaire que je vous dise

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a motive (for sth/ for doing sth)

un motif/ mobile (pour qqch/ pour faire qqch)

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a target

un objectif, une cible

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to drive sb (to do sth)

(situation) pousser qqn (Ă  faire qqch)

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to motivate sb (to do sth)

motiver qqn (Ă  faire qqch)

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to pick sth/ sb out

sélectionner/ choisir de faire qqch

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to make a choice

faire un choix

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to set oneself an aim

se fixer un objectif

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to achieve an aim

atteindre un but

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to aim to do sth, to be aimed at doing sth

avoir pour but de faire qqch

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to aim at sth

aspirer Ă  qqch

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to pick and choose, to be choos(e)y/ picky

faire le difficile

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aimless

(personne) sans but

(violence) sans objet

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intentional/ unintentional

voulu, fait Ă  dessein/ involontaire

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fussy

(personne) difficile

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it is aimless to do sth

il est vain de faire qqch

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to be ready (for sth/ to do sth)

ĂȘtre prĂȘt (Ă  qqch /Ă  faire qqch)

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to get ready (for sth/ to do sth)

se préparer (à qqch/ à faire qqch)

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to prepare sth/ for sth; sb for sth/ sb sth; to do sth

préparer qqch/ se préparer qqch à/ préparer qqn à qqch/ qqch à qqn; se préparer à faire qqch

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to be prepared to do sth

ĂȘtre prĂȘt/ disposĂ© Ă  faire qqch

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to make preparations for (doing) sth

faire des préparatifs pour (faire) qqch

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to arrange (for) sth

organiser qqch (vacances, fĂȘtes)

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to arrange to do sth

prévoir de faire qqch

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to arrange for sth to be done

faire en sorte que qqch soit fait

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to arrange for sb to do sth

prendre des dispositions pour que qqn fasse qqch

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to make arrangements

prendre des mesures, des dispositions

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to get sth ready (for sb)

préparer qqch (pour qqn)

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to organize sth

organiser qqch

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to go about (doing) sth

se mettre Ă  (faire) qqch

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readily

immédiatement/volontiers

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he doesn’t know how to go about it

il ne sait pas comment s’y prendre

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a way (of doing sth/ to do sth)

une façon, un moyen (de faire qqch)

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a means (of sth/ of doing sth)

un moyen (de qqch/ de faire qqch)

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to see/think fit (to do sth)

juger convenablement, trouver bon (de faire qqch)

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to have a way with sth/ sb

savoir s’y prendre avec qqch/ qqn

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the way you/ he etc.

la façon dont vous/il etc.

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in the way of

en termes de

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(in) the way

de cette façon

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by the way

à propos, d’ailleurs

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by means of sth

au moyen de/par le truchement de qqch

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by all means

à tout pris/ (en réponse) je vous en prie, absolument

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by no means

en aucune façon

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there is no way of doing sth

il n’y a pas moyen de faire qqch

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there is no way I


il n’est pas question/ impossible que je


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no way!

il n’en est pas question! / c’est hors de question!

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it is convenient to do sth

il est pratique/ commode de faire qqch

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a design

une conception, un dessin, un motif

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a device

un procédé, un dispositif

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a scheme

un plan/ (GB) un systĂšme, un projet/ une combine

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to plan (on) sth

projeter/ prévoir qqch

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to plan to do sth/ on doing sth

prévoir/ projeter de faire qqch

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to take steps

prendre des mesures

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to scheme (to do sth)

manigancer, comploter (pour faire qqch)

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to devise sth

imaginer/ concevoir qqch

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to design sth

concevoir qqch (plan, bĂątiment) dessiner qqch (vĂȘtement)

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to develop sth

développer qqch

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to perfect sth

parfaire qqch

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to contrive sth/ to do sth

inventer/ Ă©laborer qqch, trouver le moyen de faire qqch

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to take out a patent on/ for sth

faire déposer un brevet pour qqch

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to apply/ file for a patent

demander un brevet

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to patent sth

faire breveter qqch

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designed for sth/ sb

destiné à qqch/ qqn, conçu pour qqn

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designed/devised to do sth

conçu pour faire qqch

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experience

l’expĂ©rience (acquise)

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an experience

ce qui arrive Ă  qqn, une aventure

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to carry out an experiment

mener/ faire une expérience

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to try sth

essayer/ tester qqch, mettre qqch Ă  l’épreuve

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to have sth on trial

avoir qqch à l’essaie

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to experiment with sth

expérimenter qqch

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to test sth, to give sth a test

vérifier/ tester qqch

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to experience sth

éprouver qqch, connaßtre qqch (difficulté, échec)

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to have a try/ a go (at sth)

tenter le coup, essayer qqch

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to bring sth off

mener qqch à bien, réussir qqch

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experienced

expérimenté

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inexperienced

inexpérimenté

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on a trial basis

à titre expérimental

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a policy

une politique (dans un domaine particulier)

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a process

un procédé

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a method (of, for doing sth)

une méthode, une façon (de, pour faire qqch)

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