BONUS DE L’ÉTAPE : TO BE USED TO, TO GET USED TO
Pour exprimer l’accoutumance, la familiarité avec :
| When I was a young man, I drove a Land Rover. I was used to it. | J’étais habitué à… |
| I’ve just traded it for a new SUV*. I can’t find all the controls. I am not used to it. | Je ne suis pas habitué à… |
| Gradually, I am getting used to this new car. In fact, I am used to it now. | Je m’habitue à… |
* SUV, en américain = sport utility vehicle, soit notre 4×4 ou le VUS (véhicule utilitaire sport) au Québec, qui se dit aussi four wheel drive.
| At a crossroads near my place (house), the traffic-lights have just been replaced by a roundabout. | Au carrefour près de chez moi, ils ont remplacé les feux par un rond-point. |
| → I was used to the traffic ... | |
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