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Le sucre au banc des accusés
'Sugar tax' needed to curb* childhood* obesity, say experts Tax to deter* consumption of soft drinks among* measures proposed by Action on Sugar, as well as ban* on junk food sports sponsorships To curb = réduire, restreindre Childhood = enfance To deter...
Chasse au trésor dans un parc londonien
Twitter clues* spark* hunt* for US millionaire's @HiddenCash in London Jason Buzi placed envelopes full of cash* in Kensington Gardens and sent* clues to their location to Twitter A clue = un indice To spark = provoquer, déclencher A hunt = une chasse...
Travail forcé en Thaïlande
Thailand votes against international forced labour* protocol Qatar and most Gulf states abstain* on treaty that requires* countries to help victims and punish perpetrators* of forced labour Forced labour = travail forcé To abstain = s’abstenir To require...
Quel avenir en Europe pour les bio-énergies?
EU* to limit production of biofuels* from food crops* Energy ministers agree to a 7% cap* on using food crops such as maize* or rapeseed* for making biofuels EU = European Union = Union Européenne Biofuels = les bio-énergies A crop = une récolte, une...
Empoisonnement au plomb en Chine
China official rebuked* for blaming* lead* poisoning on pencils Township* chief in Hunan links* children chewing* on pencils to poisoning rather than* pollution from local chemical plant* To rebuke = reprocher quelque chose à qq1 To blame = accuser Lead...
Ne lavez pas le poulet avant consommation!!!
Don't wash chicken before cooking it, warns* Food Standards Agency Bacteria which is responsible for most food poisoning is spread* by splashes* and droplets* of water caused during cleaning To warn = prévenir, avertir To spread – I spread - spread =...
Élections en Afghanistan, vers un changement?
Afghanistan's presidential election may just change the country's fate* After 35 years of conflict, Afghans have the chance to turn things round*. Now is a time for cautious* optimism Fate = le destin To turn round = se retourner, se redresser, faire...
Le drapeau des États-Unis
FLAG DAY People across the United States celebrate Flag Day on June 14 each year to honor the United States flag and to commemorate the flag’s adoption. On the same* day, the United States Army celebrates its birthday. A flag = un drapeau Same = même,...
L'obésité en passe de devenir une invalidité?
Obesity is not a disability* Overeating* is an addiction – if the EU court labels it otherwise, it will be a monumental act of denial* Disability = invalidité, infirmité, incapacité Overeating = la suralimentation To label = coller une étiquette, étiqueter...
Le prix Nobel, vous connaissez?
The Nobel Peace Prize, 1901-2000 This article is intended to serve as a basic survey* of the history of the Nobel Peace Prize during its first 100 years.[...) I shall try to deal with* two central questions about the Nobel Peace Prize. First, why does...