English for social and human sciences 1 (UHB1SCHUMS010M)
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Unit 1 : learning languages
The skills : les compétences Non-native : non natif
A foreign language : une langue étrangère Crude : brute
The native tongue : la langue maternelle Lacking : avec des lacunes
The full command of the language : Dramatically : spectaculaire
bilingue
Threatened by : menacé par
A pidgin : un dialecte
Endangered : menacé
A stepping stone to : un tremplin pour
Overwhelmingly : très largement
A device / a tool : un outil
Uttering : prononcé
A gift for learning languages : un don pour
Free-flowing : limpide
l'apprentissage des langues
Impressive : remarquable
A head start : une longueur d'avance
The mania : la folie
Two thirds : 2/3
Hysterical : hystérique
A third : 1/3
A deafening crowds : une foule
A quarter : ¼ assourdisante
It's nothing to do : ça n'a rien à voir To cheer : applaudir, acclamer
400 years or so : 400 ans ou presque To boo : huer
To put off : déstabiliser The weepings : les larmes
To make mistakes / to err : faire des The screaming slogans : les slogans de cris
erreurs
The waving flags : les drapeaux d'agitation
To avoid : éviter Worldwide : dans le monde entier
To tell jokes : raconter des blagues An unhealthy obession : une obsession
To retain : retenir malsaine
To support : soutenir Involved : impliqué
Alarming : alarmant
To close deals : conclure des marchés
Gruelling : épuisant
To master a foreign language : maîtriser
une langue étrangère The harnessing : l'exploitation
Stripped-down : épuré, très limité Unimaginable : inimaginable
Compulsory : obligatoire To communicate : communiquer
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