07 La vie et la mort Flashcards

1
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la vie

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life [laɪf]

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vivre

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to live [lɪv]

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exister

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to exist [ɪgˈzɪst]

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être vivant, être en vie

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to be alive

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les êtres vivants

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living things

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l’existence

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existence [ɪgˈzɪstəns]

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la destinée

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destiny [ˈdestɪnɪ]

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le sort, le destin

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fate [feɪt]

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un être

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a being [ˈbiːɪŋ]

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animé

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animate [ˈænɪmɪt]

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inanimé

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inanimate [ɪnˈænɪmɪt]

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une créature

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a creature [ˈkriːtʃəʳ]

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créer

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to create [kriːˈeɪt]

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la création

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creation [kriːˈeɪʃən]

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mortel

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mortal [ˈmɔːtl]

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immortel

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immortal [ɪˈmɔːtl]

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l’immortalité

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immortality [ˌɪmɔːˈtælɪtɪ]

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le néant

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nothingness [ˈnʌθɪŋnɪs]

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l’origine

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the origin [ˈɒrɪdʒɪn]

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l’évolution

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evolution [ˌiːvəˈluːʃən]

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survivre à qqch.

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to survive sth [səˈvaɪ]

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la survie

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survival [səˈvaɪvəl]

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un(e) survivant(e)

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a survivor [səˈvaɪvəʳ]

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la sélection naturelle

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the survival of the fittest

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subsister

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to subsist [səbˈsɪst]

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vivre de qqch.

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to subsist on sth

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la subsistance

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subsistence [səbˈsɪstəns]

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l’homme

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man [mæn]

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l’humanité

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mankind • humanity [hjuːˈmænɪtɪ]

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la race humaine

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the human race

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mâle

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male [meɪl]

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femelle

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female [ˈfiːmeɪl]

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la naissance

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birth

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34
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concevoir

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to conceive [kənˈsiːv]

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35
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la conception

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conception [kənˈsepʃən]

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36
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se reproduire

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to reproduce [ˌriːprəˈdjuːs]

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la reproduction

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reproduction [ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃən]

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la mère

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the mother [ˈmʌðəʳ]

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le père

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the father [ˈfɑːðəʳ]

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40
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l’enfant

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the child [tʃaɪld]

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fertile, fécond

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fertile [ˈfɜːtaɪl]

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la fertilité

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fertility [fəˈtɪlɪtɪ]

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stérile (femme)

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sterile [ˈsteraɪl] • infertile [ɪnˈfɜːtaɪl]

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la stérilité

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sterility [steˈrɪlɪtɪ] • infertility [ˌɪnfɜːˈtɪlɪtɪ]

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45
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stérile (homme)

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sterile

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46
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la stérilité

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sterility

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47
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une grossesse

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a pregnancy [ˈpregnənsɪ]

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48
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enceinte

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pregnant [ˈpregnənt]

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49
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une femme enceinte

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an expectant mother

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50
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une future maman

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a mother-to-be

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51
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attendre un bébé

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to be expecting a baby

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52
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en congé de maternité

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on maternity leave

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53
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la naissance (à l’accouchement)

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childbirth [ˈtʃaɪldbɜːθ]

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54
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une maternité

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a maternity hospital

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55
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une sage-femme

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a midwife [ˈmɪdwaɪf]

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56
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un(e) gynécologue

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a gynecologist [ˌgaɪnɪˈkɒlədʒɪst] • [BR] a gynaecologist

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la gynécologie

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gynecology [ˌgaɪnɪˈkɒlədʒɪ] • [BR] gynaecology

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58
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des contractions

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contractions [kənˈtrækʃənz]

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59
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être en travail

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[BR] to be in labour • [AM] to be in labor

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60
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accoucher d’une fille

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to give* birth to a girl

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accoucher qqn

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to deliver sb’s baby • to deliver sb

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un accouchement

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a delivery [dɪˈlɪvərɪ]

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naître

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to be born

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64
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je suis né à Paris

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I was born in Paris

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65
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à la naissance

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at birth

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66
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un nouveau-né

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a newborn baby

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67
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un nourrisson

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an infant [ˈɪnfənt]

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des jumeaux

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twins [twɪnz] • twin boys

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des jumelles

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twins • twin girls

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70
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des triplés

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triplets [ˈtrɪplɪts]

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71
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un avortement

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an abortion [əˈbɔːʃən]

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72
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se faire avorter

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to have an abortion

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73
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une fausse couche

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a miscarriage [ˈmɪsˈkærɪdʒ]

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faire une fausse couche

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to miscarry [ˌmɪsˈkærɪ]

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75
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un(e) prématuré(e)

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a premature baby

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76
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une couveuse

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an incubator [ˈɪnkjʊbeɪtəʳ]

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77
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une césarienne

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a c(a)esarean birth

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78
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mort-né

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stillborn [ˈstɪlbɔːn]

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79
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un enfant mort-né

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a stillbirth [ˈstɪlbɜːθ]

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la mort subite du nourrisson

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SIDS (abr. de Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) • [BR] cot death • [AM] crib death

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81
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le contrôle des naissances

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birth control

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82
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le planning familial

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family planning

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83
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le taux de natalité

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the birth rate

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84
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génétique

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genetic [dʒɪˈnetɪk]

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85
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la génétique

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genetics [dʒɪˈnetɪks] (sing.)

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86
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la manipulation génétique

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genetic engineering

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87
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l’insémination artificielle

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artificial insemination

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88
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la mère porteuse

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the biological mother

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89
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un bébé-éprouvette

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a test-tube baby

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90
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l’enfance

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childhood [ˈtʃaɪldhʊd]

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la petite enfance

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infancy [ˈɪnfənsɪ]

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92
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un(e) enfant

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a child [tʃaɪld]

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93
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un garçon

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a boy [bɔɪ]

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94
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une fille

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a girl [gɜːl]

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grandir (croître)

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to grow* [grəʊ]

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96
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grandir (devenir adulte)

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to grow* up

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97
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il est en pleine croissance

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he’s growing fast

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98
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se développer

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to develop [dɪˈveləp]

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99
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un(e) gosse

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a kid [kɪd] (parlé)

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un bambin

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a toddler [ˈtɒdləʳ]

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l’adolescence

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adolescence [ˌædəʊˈlesns]

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adolescent

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teenage [ˈtiːneɪdʒ] • adolescent [ˌædəʊˈlesnt] (soutenu)

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un(e) adolescent(e)

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a teenager [ˈtiːnˌeɪdʒəʳ] • an adolescent

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être adolescent

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to be in one’s teens

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les jeunes

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young people

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juvénile

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juvenile [ˈdʒuːvənaɪl]

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un(e) jeune

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a youngster [ˈjʌŋstəʳ]

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un(e) mineur(e)

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a minor [ˈmaɪnəʳ]

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être mineur

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to be under age

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être / devenir majeur

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to be / to come* of age

111
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atteindre la puberté

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to reach puberty

112
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quand je serai grand…

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when I’m grown up …

113
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la jeunesse

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youth [juːθ]

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un jeune homme

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a young man • a youth

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une jeune femme

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a young woman

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la jeune génération

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the younger generation

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le conflit des générations

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the generation gap

118
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un(e) adulte

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an adult [ˈædʌlt]

119
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les grandes personnes

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the grown-ups

120
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l’âge adulte

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adulthood [ˈædʌlthʊd]

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l’âge adulte (homme)

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manhood [ˈmænhʊd]

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l’âge adulte (femme)

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womanhood [ˈwʊmənhʊd]

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mûr

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mature [məˈtjʊəʳ]

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l’âge mûr

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middle age • maturity [məˈtjʊərɪtɪ]

125
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d’un certain âge, d’âge mûr

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middle-aged

126
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la maturité

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maturity

127
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mûrir

A

to mature

128
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un(e) quadragénaire

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a 40-year-old

129
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un professeur âgé de 40 ans

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a 40-year-old teacher

130
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un(e) quinquagénaire

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a 50-year-old

131
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dans la force de l’âge

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in the prime of life • in one’s prime

132
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être bien conservé

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to be well-preserved

133
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faire jeune pour son âge

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to look young for one’s age

134
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Quel âge as-tu ?

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How old are you?

135
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En quelle année êtes-vous né ?

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What year were you born in?

136
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à ton âge, je…

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at your age, I …

137
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à cet âge-là, je…

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when I was that age, I …

138
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il a six ans

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he’s six (years old)

139
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un enfant de dix / seize ans

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a ten- / sixteen-year-old

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avoir le même âge que qqn

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to be as old as sb • to be the same age as sb

141
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être plus jeune / vieux que qqn

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to be younger / older than sb

142
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être plus jeune / âgé que qqn de 3 ans

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to be 3 years younger / older than sb

143
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la vieillesse

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old age

144
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les personnes âgées

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the old [əʊld] (plur.) • old people (plur.)

145
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un vieil homme

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an old man

146
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une vieille femme

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an old woman

147
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une vieille dame

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an old lady

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vieillir

A

to grow* old • to get* old • to age [eɪdʒ]

149
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la vieillesse

A

(old) age

150
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le vieillissement

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ageing [ˈeɪdʒɪŋ]

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vieillissant

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ageing

152
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les personnes âgées

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the elderly [ˈeldəlɪ] (plur.)

153
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âgé

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elderly

154
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très âgé

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aged [eɪdʒd]

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ne plus se faire tout jeune

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to be getting on (in years)

156
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sentir qu’on se fait vieux

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to be feeling one’s age

157
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vivre jusqu’à un âge avancé

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to live to a ripe old age

158
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sur la fin de sa vie

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towards the end of his life

159
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il est plus jeune / plus âgé que moi (de 2 ans)

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he’s my junior / senior (by 2 years)

160
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un(e) retraité(e)

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a pensioner [ˈpenʃənəʳ] • an old-age pensioner

161
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les personnes du troisième âge

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senior citizens

162
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une maison de retraite

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an old people’s home • an old folks’ home

163
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un(e) septuagénaire

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a septuagenarian [ˌseptjʊədʒɪˈnɛərɪən]

164
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un(e) octogénaire

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an octogenarian [ˌɒktəʊdʒɪˈnɛərɪən]

165
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un(e) centenaire

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a centenarian [ˌsentɪˈnɛərɪən]

166
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sénile

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senile [ˈsiːnaɪl]

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Q

la sénilité

A

senility [sɪˈnɪlɪtɪ]

168
Q

perdre la tête

A

to be losing one’s faculties

169
Q

vieux et malade

A

elderly and infirm

170
Q

retomber en enfance

A

to lapse into second childhood

171
Q

décati

A

decrepit [dɪˈkrepɪt] (parlé)

172
Q

gâteux

A

doddering [ˈdɒdərɪŋ]

173
Q

être / devenir gaga

A

to be / to go* gaga (parlé)

174
Q

radoter

A

to ramble on

175
Q

la mort

A

death

176
Q

mort

A

dead [ded]

177
Q

les morts

A

the dead (plur.)

178
Q

un mort

A

a dead man

179
Q

une morte

A

a dead woman

180
Q

défunt

A

deceased [dɪˈsiːst] (soutenu)

181
Q

le (la) défunt(e)

A

the deceased (plur.) (soutenu)

182
Q

un cadavre

A

a corpse [kɔːps] • [AM] a cadaver [kəˈdeɪvəʳ]

183
Q

mourir de qqch.

A

to die from sth, of sth [daɪ]

184
Q

mourir de sa belle mort

A

to die a natural death

185
Q

mourant

A

dying [ˈdaɪɪŋ]

186
Q

être près de la fin

A

to be slipping away

187
Q

à l’article de la mort

A

at death’s door

188
Q

être à l’agonie

A

to be near death

189
Q

s’éteindre

A

to pass on • to pass away

190
Q

rendre le dernier soupir

A

to breathe one’s last (soutenu)

191
Q

expirer

A

to expire [ɪksˈpaɪəʳ] (soutenu)

192
Q

sans vie

A

lifeless [ˈlaɪflɪs]

193
Q

raide mort

A

stone-dead (parlé)

194
Q

la dépouille mortelle

A

the remains [rɪˈmeɪnz] (plur.)

195
Q

tuer

A

to kill [kɪl]

196
Q

mortel (blessure)

A

fatal [ˈfeɪtl] • lethal [ˈliːθəl]

197
Q

mortel (chute)

A

fatal

198
Q

un suicide

A

a suicide [ˈsʊɪsaɪd]

199
Q

se suicider

A

to commit suicide

200
Q

mettre fin à ses jours

A

to take* one’s own life

201
Q

perdre qqn

A

to lose* sb

202
Q

les disparus

A

the departed [dɪˈpɑːtɪd] (plur.)

203
Q

la perte d’un père

A

the loss of a father

204
Q

feu M. Jones

A

the late Mr Jones

205
Q

le taux de mortalité

A

the death rate

206
Q

les enterrements

A

funerals

207
Q

un certificat de décès

A

a death certificate

208
Q

faire la toilette d’un mort

A

to lay* out a body

209
Q

être exposé solennellement

A

to lie* in state

210
Q

une morgue (à l’hôpital)

A

a mortuary [ˈmɔːtjʊərɪ]

211
Q

une morgue (à la police)

A

a morgue [mɔːg]

212
Q

l’enterrement (obsèques)

A

the funeral [ˈfjuːnərəl]

213
Q

l’enterrement (mise en terre)

A

the burial [ˈberɪəl]

214
Q

enterrer

A

to bury [ˈberɪ]

215
Q

inhumer

A

to inter [ɪnˈtɜːʳ] (soutenu)

216
Q

un crématorium

A

[BR] a crematorium [ˌkreməˈtɔːrɪəm] • [AM] a crematory [ˈkreməˌtɔːrɪ]

217
Q

incinérer

A

to cremate [krɪˈmeɪt]

218
Q

l’incinération

A

cremation [krɪˈmeɪʃən]

219
Q

un corbillard

A

a hearse [hɜːs]

220
Q

le cortège funèbre

A

the funeral procession

221
Q

un cercueil

A

[BR] a coffin [ˈkɒfɪn] • [AM] a casket [ˈkɑːskɪt]

222
Q

une couronne mortuaire

A

a wreath [riːθ]

223
Q

un linceul

A

a shroud [ʃraʊd]

224
Q

un entrepreneur des pompes funèbres

A

[BR] an undertaker [ˈʌndəteɪkəʳ] • [BR] a funeral director • [AM] a mortician [mɔːˈtɪʃən]

225
Q

un funérarium

A

a funeral home

226
Q

une tombe(1)

A

a grave [greɪv]

227
Q

une pierre tombale

A

a tombstone [ˈtuːmstəʊn] • a gravestone

228
Q

un caveau

A

a vault [vɔːlt]

229
Q

un cimetière

A

a cemetery [ˈsemɪtrɪ] • a graveyard

230
Q

un cimetière (église)

A

a churchyard [ˈtʃɜːtʃjɑːd]

231
Q

un monument à la mémoire de qqn

A

a memorial to sb [mɪˈmɔːrɪəl]

232
Q

le monument aux morts

A

the War Memorial

233
Q

une sépulture

A

a burial place

234
Q

les cendres

A

ashes [æʃɪz]

235
Q

une urne funéraire

A

an urn [ɜːn]

236
Q

ci-gît Robert Adam

A

here lies Robert Adam

237
Q

«Qu’il repose en paix»

A

Rest In Peace (abr. R.I.P.)

238
Q

une notice nécrologique

A

an obituary [əˈbɪtjʊərɪ]

239
Q

une épitaphe

A

an epitaph [ˈepɪtɑːf]

240
Q

exhumer

A

to exhume [eksˈhjuːm]

241
Q

le deuil (événement)

A

the bereavement [bɪˈriːvmənt]

242
Q

la famille du défunt

A

the bereaved [bɪˈriːvd] (plur.)

243
Q

pleurer qqn

A

to grieve for sb • to mourn sb

244
Q

porter le deuil de qqn

A

to be in mourning for sb

245
Q

les parents et amis du défunt

A

the mourners [ˈmɔːnəz]