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Question 1

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Arroser

_{As-tu arrosé les fleurs?}

_{Casablanca est plus arrosé que San José. }

_{Nous avons gagné, ça s’arrose! }

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to water, spray, (informal) - to drink to

_{Did you water the flowers?}

_{Casablanca is wetter (gets more rain) than San José.}

_{We won, let’s drink to that!}

Question 2

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Bagnole

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Car

_{Look at that old banger!}

Question 3

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Bandant

_{Elle est vachement bandante!}

_{Ce film n’est pas très bandant}

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sexy, interesting; to have an erection;

_{She is really sexy!}

_{This movie isn’t that interesting.}

Question 4

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Le baratin

_{Il me fait du baratin.}

_{Assez de baratin!}

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sweet talk, chatter

_{He’s sweet-talking me.}

_{Cut the chatter!}

Question 5

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un béguin

_{Michel a le béguin pour Dominique }

_{Elle a le béguin pour cette maison}

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crush, fancy, also a bonnet

_{Michael has a crush on Dominique.}

_{She took a fancy to this house.}

Question 6

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Bicher

_{Elisabeth biche parce qu’elle a réussi à l’examen}

_{Related: Ca biche?}

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to be pleased with oneself

_{Elisabeth is pleased with herself because she passed the test.}

_{How’s life?}

Question 7

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Un bled

_{C’est un bled! }

_{Mes parents habitent dans un bled.}

_{Le « bled » veut dire la ville en arabe marocain.}

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village, dump, godforsaken place

_{It’s a dump!}

_{My parents live in the middle of nowhere.}

_{“Bled” means town in Moroccan Arabic.}

Question 8

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une bourrique

_{Quelle bourrique!}

_{Tu es têtu comme une bourrique }

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(informal) - blockhead, pigheaded person

normal register - donkey

_{What a pigheaded person!}

_{You’re as stubborn as a donkey!}

Question 9

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Brouter

_{Les vaches broutent l’herbe pendant tout l’été.}

_{Il nous les broute !}

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to graze, to nibble, (slang) to be annoying

_{Cows graze on grass all summer.}

_{He’s a pain in the ass (to us)!}

Question 10

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Buter

_{J’ai buté contre tes chaussures}

_{Cette décision va buter l’opposition}

_{Le mafia a buté l’homme}

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to stumble, trip; antagonize; to score a goal in soccer; to prop up

_{ I tripped over your shoes.}

_{This decision is going to antagonize the opposition.}

_{The mafia killed the man}

Question 11

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Caler

_{Il a calé la porte avec un livre}

_{Je suis calé}

_{Il va caler d’ici une semaine }

_{se caler les joues}

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to wedge, lock; to prop up;

to fill up (with food); to give in/up

_{He wedged a book under the door}

_{I’m full (up).}

_{He’s going to give in within the next week.}

_{to chow down, have a good feed}

Question 12

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Carburer

_{Mon pote ne carbure pas très bien.}

_{Le travail carbure mal.}

_{Il carbure au rouge. }

_{Ça carbure sec ici!}

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to go, to be

_{My buddy isn’t doing very well.}

_{Work is going badly.}

_{Red wine is his poison/tipple.}

_{They’re really drinking it down! They’re working flat out!}

Question 13

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Cartonner

_{Il vient de se cartonner en voiture.}

_{Ne t’inquiète pas; j’ai cartonné!}

_{Oh là là, j’ai cartonné}

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to smash into, to do really well/poorly (depends on context)

_{He just crashed his car.}

_{Don’t worry, I did brilliantly!}

_{Oh dear, I blew it / did very poorly / failed}

Question 14

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Casser

_{Je me suis cassé la jambe.}

_{Il ne s’est pas cassé pour m’aider}

_{Nous nous sommes cassés après le dîner}

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to break; (familiar) - to split, take off; to strain oneself, to work at something

_{ I broke my leg.}

_{He didn’t strain himself to help (i.e., he didn’t do much)}

_{ We split after dinner.}

Question 15

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Causer (informal)

_{J’ai causé avec Marie hier.}

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to chat

_{I chatted with Marie yesterday.}

Question 16

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Charabia

_{C’est quoi ce charabia que tu racontes?}

_{Ce bouquin est plein de charabia.}

_{Je déteste tout ce charabia administratif}

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(informal) - gibberish, gobbledygook

_{What’s this gibberish that you’re spouting?}

_{This book is full of gobbledygook.}

_{I hate all of this administrative nonsense.}

Question 17

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Choper

_{Qui m’a chopé mon sac à dos?}

_{La police les a chopés}

_{J’espère ne pas choper la grippe cet hiver}

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(fam) - to pinch, nick, steal; to catch

_{Who nicked my backpack?}

_{The police caught them.}

_{I hope I don’t catch the flu this year.}

Question 18

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Gacher

_{Il gache son talent.}

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To spoil; waste

_{He wastes his talent.}

Question 19

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Alentours

_{Les alentours du chateau.}

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Surroundings; vicinity

_{The chateau’s surroundings.}

Question 20

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épanouir

_{S’épanouir dans un métier.}

_{Épanouissement économique.}

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Thrive; grow; blossom; develop

_{Thrive in a job}

_{Economic development}

Question 21

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quant à

_{Il pense que non, mais quant à moi, je pense que c’est une bonne idée}

_{Quant à ça, je n’en sais rien}

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as for, regarding

_{He doesn’t think so, but as for me/as far as I’m concerned, (I think) it’s a good idea}

_{As for that, I don’t know anything}

Question 22

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éméché

Question 23

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Maint(e)(s)

_{En maints lieux}

_{à maintes reprises}

_{Il a déjà fait preuve de son efficacité en maints endroits}

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Many; several

_{In many places}

_{Time and time again; over and over}

_{He/it has already proven to be useful in many places/on several counts.}

Question 24

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Vétille

_{Je regrette d’importuner un aussi célèbre chasseur de nazis avec une vétille comme le loyer, mais nous sommes déjà le 3.}

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Something trifle, insignificant

_{I hate to bother a famous nazi hunter (like yourself) with something as trifle/insignificant as the rent, but it’s the third of the month already!}

Question 25

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désormais

_{Il est désormais possible de… }

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From now on; henceforward;

_{It is now possible to…}

Question 26

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Franchir

_{Franchir le pas}

_{Franchir l’interdit}

_{Franchir un cap}

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to clear, to get over; to cross

_{Make the leap; take the step}

_{Break the taboo}

_{Turn a corner}

Question 27

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aborder…(question)

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Address (something or someone), broach, tackle (a subject); go into, enter - approach

Question 28

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avertir

_{Elle m’avait averti qu’elle partait bientôt }

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Inform, announce, to let know, warn

_{She let me know that she was leaving soon}

Question 29

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Recueillir

_{Les voisins ont recueilli cette famille.}

_{Recueillir des éloges.}

_{Les épines que j’ai recueillies viennent de l’arbre que j’ai planté.}

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To take; to gather; collect; take in

_{The neighbors took in that family.}

_{Take in praise, gather compliments.}

_{The thorns that I’ve gathered are from the tree I planted.}

Question 30

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