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Candidats pour une mission sans retour : Mars
Five Britons among 100 would-be astronauts shortlisted for Mars mission More than 200,000 people applied to join the proposed one-way Mars One project, aiming to set up a permanent human colony A Briton = un Britannique Among = parmi Would-be = en puissance,...
L'assistance à une victime sans connaissance
What to do if someone collapses in front of you to collapse = s’écrouler, s’effondrer, avoir un malaise In countries where First Aid is taught in all schools, survival rates from things like sudden cardiac arrest are about twice as high as here in the...
Alan Turing : héros du film "Imitation Game"
Alan Turing Alan Turing was born on 23 June, 1912, in London. His father was in the Indian Civil Service and Turing's parents lived in India until his father's retirement in 1926. Turing and his brother stayed with friends and relatives in England. Turing...
La recette des "flapjacks", vous connaissez ?
Flapjacks Le flapjack est une barre de céréales, cette spécialité britannique à base de sucre, beurre, céréales et de golden syrup est très simple à faire. Le golden syrup est un sirop de sucre ambré d’un arôme incomparable utilisé en pâtisserie depuis...
Le créateur du Nutella est mort
Italy mourns Nutella creator Michele Ferrero Country’s richest man, who took chocolate spread brand around the world but shunned limelight, dies aged 89 To mourn = pleurer (la perte de) Chocolate spread brand = la marque de chocolat à tartiner To shun...
Les origines de la Saint Valentin
14th February : Valentine’s day Every February 14, across the United States and in other places around the world, candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint, and where...
Les garçons et la dance classique
Royal Ballet School's future stars could be made in Dagenham In east London, boys on the Primary Steps outreach programme often have to overcome prejudice at the same time as perfecting their technique To overcome = surmonter Benny Osei-Yeboah is nine...
D'où vient la peur du vendredi 13?
Friday the 13th Phobia Rooted in Ancient History To be rooted = avoir ses origines, être ancré This Friday some people will be so paralyzed with fear they simply won't get out of bed. Others will steadfastly refuse to fly on an airplane, buy a house,...
Quand London Eye devient rouge la nuit...
Welcome to the Coca-Cola London Eye … but health charities are already seeing red Rebranding the Eye in the livery of the fizzy drink maker will lead to children suffering greater ill health, say campaigners Health charities = associations de santé/ hygiène...
Comment London Eye a été conçu
Architects David Marks and Julia Barfield: how we made the London Eye David Marks, architect In 1993, a competition was launched for a landmark to commemorate the new millennium. There was no specific site and no commitment to build anything, but the...