09 Working In The House IV Flashcards

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1
Q

Casser qqch

A

Break sth

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2
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Se casser

A

Break

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3
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Tomber en panne

A

Break down

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4
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Cassé

A

Broken

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5
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Hors service

A

Out of order

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6
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Ca ne marche pas

A

It doesn’t work

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7
Q

L’usure

A

Wear and tear

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8
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Reparer (objet)

A

Repair

Mend

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9
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Reparer (fuite, dechirure)

A

Mend

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10
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Reparer, arranger (appareil)

A

Fix

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11
Q

Des reparations a qqch

A

Repairs to sth

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12
Q

Remplacer

A

Replace

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13
Q

Faire venir qqn, appeler qqn

A

Send for sb, call sb

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14
Q

Homme a tout faire

A

Odd-job man

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15
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Bricoler, faire de menus travaux

A

Do odd jobs

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16
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Bricoleur

A

Handyman

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17
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Il est tres bricoleur

A

He’s very handy

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18
Q

Le bricolage (passe-temps)

A

Br: do-it-yourself (DIY)

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19
Q

Un magasin de bricolage

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A DIY shop

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20
Q

Un kit

A

A (DIY) kit

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21
Q

La renovation, la remise a neuf

A

Renovation

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22
Q

Renover, remettre a neuf

A

Renovate

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23
Q

Moderniser

A

Modernize

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24
Q

Retaper une vieille maison

A

Do up an old house

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25
Q

Faire des travaux dans une maison

A

Make alterations to a house

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26
Q

Agrandir une maison

A

Extend a house

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27
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Ravaler (facade)

A

Restore

28
Q

Plombier

A

Plumber

29
Q

La plomberie

A

Plumbing

30
Q

Fuite

A

Leak

31
Q

Toit qui fuit

A

Leaking roof

32
Q

Robinet qui fuit

A

Br: dripping tap
Us: dripping faucet

33
Q

Deborder

A

Overflow

34
Q

Les canalisations sont bouchees

A

The drains are blocked

35
Q

Electricien

A

Electrician

36
Q

Le courant

A

Power

37
Q

Coupure de courant

A

Power cut

38
Q

Couper le courant

A

Cut off the power

39
Q

Panne d’electricite

A

Power failure

Blackout

40
Q

Court-circuit

A

Short circuit

41
Q

Se mettre en court-circuit

A

Short(-circuit)

42
Q

Court-circuiter qqch

A

Short(-circuit) sth

43
Q

Disjoncteur

A

Circuit breaker

Cutout

44
Q

Faire sauter un plomb

A

Blow a fuse

45
Q

Un plomb a sauté

A

A fuse has blown

46
Q

Rétablir le courant

A

Put the power back on

47
Q

Decharge (electrique)

A

Shock

Electric shock

48
Q

Recevoir une decharge electrique

A

Get a shock

Get an electric shock

49
Q

Electrocuter

A

Electrocute

50
Q

L’electrocution

A

Electrocution

51
Q

Menuisier

A

Joiner

52
Q

Charpentier

A

Carpenter

53
Q

Des vers (de bois)

A

Woodworm (sing)

54
Q

Vermoulu

A

Worm-eaten

55
Q

Un termite

A

A termite

56
Q

La pourriture seche (du bois)

A

Dry rot

57
Q

L’humidite par capillarite

A

Rising damp

58
Q

Macon (en general)

A

Builder

59
Q

Macon (qui travaille la pierre)

A

(stone)mason

60
Q

Macon (qui pose les briques)

A

Bricklayer

61
Q

Lezarde, fissure

A

Crack

62
Q

Vitrier

A

Glazier

63
Q

Serrurier

A

Locksmith

64
Q

Le depanneur

A

The repair man

65
Q

Sous garantie

A

Under guarantee

66
Q

Le service après-vente

A

After-sales service