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Affichage des articles du octobre, 2012

Jaguar

Jaguar’s all-new F-TYPE was revealed at the Paris Motor Show on Thursday 27th September. - torque : couple moteur - to enhance : améliorer, accroître - breathtaking : époustouflant - caliper : étrier - flush : au même niveau, au ras de. ex : flush with the ground : à ras de terre - damper : amortisseur - pitch : tangage F-Type live reveal

Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

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Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks -- including death itself -- at the university's 114th Commencement on June 12, 2005. - graduation : obtention de diplôme - connecting the dots : relier les points - dropout : qui abandonne ses études - drop-in student : auditeur libre - quit : renoncer, abandonner la partie - to find out : découvrir - to relent : revenir sur une décision - high school (US) : équivalent du lycée - to go to college : faire des études supérieures / aller à l'université - working class : classe ouvrière - savings : économie - tuition : cours (NC) / tuition fees: les frais de scolarité - looking back (> in/with hindsight): avec le recul - dormitory : résidence universitaire - deposit : consigne - to stumble into sth : trébucher sur ...

How to dress: embellishments - video

It all started, like so many things, with an obsession with Downton Abbey, says fashion editor Jess Cartner-Morley. The designers watched it, went mad for all the ornate jewels and sequins and now we're seeing it on the clothes. Embellishments are big this season and anything goes - from coloured stones to safety pins - - embellishment : embellissement - a take : un point de vue - weave : tissage (chaine et trame) - bead : perle - to embrace : ici, adopter - to conjure up (memories) : évoquer, rappeler - hard-edged (style) : intransigeant - grim : sinistre - sheer (fabric) : très fin - boho : branché - bear that in mind ! : souvenez-vous en !