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VSL Unit 2 WS 4 app

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françaisanglais
initier to initiate, to introduce, to bring in
discuter to discuss
contester to contest
protester to protest
effectivement indeed, actually, really
l'harmonie harmony, balance
un canal canal
remplacer to replace
une autoroute motorway, freeway, also toll road
complémentaire complementary, compatible also further, additional, supplementary
loin far, remote
planter to plant
une cour courtyard, schoolyard,
à l'initiative de on the initiative of, on sb's initiative
mesurer to measure
un quartier a quarter, district
bas, basse low
un contraste a contrast
défigurer to disfigure
un ordinateur a computer
une hôtesse a flight attendant (f)
rester en forme to remain in good shape
accueillir to welcome
un passager a passenger
crier to shout
À demain See you tomorrow
se précipiter to rush, to hurry
la gare station
mentir to lie
acceptable acceptable
inacceptable inacceptable
laid(e), moche ugly
une pierre a stone
une insulte an insult
avoir honte de quelque chose to be ashamed of something
rassembler à to look like
l'intestin (m) intestine
l'ensemble (m) the whole of
une usine a factory
convivial(e) convivial, friendly, congenial, pleasant, agreeable
la convivialité conviviality, togetherness, friendliness
la bibliothèque library
un pique-nique a picnic
unique unique, only one, single
transformer to transform
un parking a car park
atroce atrocious, terrible
scandaleux, scandaleuse scandalous, disgraceful, outrageous, shocking
idéal(e) ideal
intéresser to interest
du point de vue de --> du point de vue de l'architecture from the viewpoint of --> from an architectural point of view
lorsque = quand when, as soon as, while
découvrir to discover
provoquer to cause, to provoke
la polémique argument, polemic
une salle de bain(s) bathroom
conserver to keep, to preserve, to conserve
une émission de télévision a television broadcast, television program
diffuser to broadcast,
un internaute an internet user
un vote a vote
en ligne online
une enquête a survey, poll, study, investigation, enquiry, inquiry
un votant, une votante a voter
disparaître to disappear
omnisports general-purpose
le palais des congrès conference centre, convention centre
une salle de spectacle auditorium
polémique controversial, polemic, polemical
un enregistrement a recording
profiter de to take advantage of
le quartier d'affaires business area
peuplé(e) de, occupé(e) par occupied by, full of
une entreprise a company, business, firm
une esplanade esplanade, promenade
au pied de at the foot of, at the bottom of
trôner to take centre stage
impossible à manquer impossible to miss
avoir lieu to happen
séduire to seduce, to attract, to draw, to appeal to (sb)
le monde entier worldwide, globally, the whole world
l'inauguration (f) official opening, unveiling, opening ceremony, inauguration, initiation
le bicentenaire bicentenary, bicentennial
un ascenseur a lift
monter au sommet to climb to the top
un snack = un petit restaurant a snack bar
déjeuner sur le pouce to grab a quick lunch
manger sur le pouce to eat on the go, to eat on the run
dédié(e)à/ au dedicated to
le photojournalisme photojournalisme
le toit roof
un événement an event
tout au long de l'année all year long, throughout the (whole) year
un cours de yoga a yoga class
à 110 mètres de hauteur/ de haut 110 m high
une ferme a farm
la Pâques Easter
une patinoire an ice skating rink
tout au long de la journée all day long, throughout the (whole) day
un défilé parade, march
aérien(ne) air, aerial
du matin jusqu'au soir from the morning till the evening
un feu d'artifice a firework
sur place on site, on the premises
prisé(e) popular, busy
assister à quelque chose to attend, to be present at, to witness, to see
s'offrir à quelqu'un to present itself to sb,to open itself to sb
bordé(e) de surrounded, edged, lined
un panneau vitré a glass panel
éviter to avoid
un risque a risk
une chute a fall
se mettre en position to position oneself, to take up a position
le passage the passing, the passage
un avion a airplane
être aux premières loges to be well placed, to have a front-row seat
se laisser + infinitif --> se laisser impressionner to let oneself be + past participle, to allow oneself to be +past participle --> to let oneself be impressed
impressionner to impress
assourdissant(e) deafening
passer juste au-dessus de nos têtes to pass just above our heads
s'éloigner to pull away, to move away, to get away
un alignement alignment
de quoi boire something to drink
grignoter to snack, to nibble
un rayon de soleil a sun ray
s'installer to move in, to settle, to sit down, to take a place
bonne visite ! Enjoy your visit !
rendre hommage à to pay tribute to, to pay homage to
à temps in time
le RER (le réseau express régional) regional train in Paris (faster than the underground) and it goes further
un bateau-mouche tourist river boat in Paris
une annonce advertisement, announcement, news
un journal a newspaper
un produit product
un client, une cliente client, customer
compter sur to count on, to rely on, to expect
réserver to book
un billet a ticket
une agence agency
élever to raise, to erect, to build (also to breed, to farm, to bring (children) up)
un arrondissement à Paris, il y a 20 arrondissements à Paris --> le XVe arrondisssement a district, a quarter, a borough, (there are 20 districts in Paris)
chercher to travail to look for work
un plaisir a pleasure
contempler to contemplate, to admire
le long de along, the lenghth of
un quais quay, wharf, dock, platform
un effet an effect
gâcher to spoil
selon according to,
s'adresser à quelqu'un to ask, to talk to sb, to go and see sb, to speak to sb, to have a word withs sb
un bureau an office, a desk, a study
compétent(e) skilled, skilful, appropriate, right, best
s'inspirer de to draw one's inspiration from
un danseur, une danseuse a dancer
observer to observe
célèbre famous
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