12 English 2/3 Flashcards

1
Q

l’orthographe

A

spelling

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2
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une figure de style

A

a figure of speech

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3
Q

ce n’est qu’une façon de parler

A

it is only a figure of speech

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4
Q

une litote

A

an understatement

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5
Q

un euphémisme

A

an euphemism

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6
Q

vouloir dire, signifier

A

to mean

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7
Q

que veut dire “gibberish” ?

A

what does “gibberish” mean ?

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8
Q

charabia

A

gibberish

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9
Q

le sens

A

meaning

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10
Q

dénué de sens

A

meaningless

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11
Q

en d’autres termes

A

with other words

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12
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c’est-à-dire

A

that is to say

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13
Q

Comment dirais-je ?

A

How can I put it ?

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14
Q

Comment dit-on “chic” en anglais ?

A

What’s the English for “chic” ?

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15
Q

traduire un texte en arabe

A

to translate a text into Arabic

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16
Q

traduire un texte du japonais

A

to translate a text from Japanese

17
Q

mal traduire quelque chose

A

to mistranslate something

18
Q

la barrière de la langue

A

the language barrier

19
Q

parler bien l’espagnol (2)

A

to speak Spanish well, to speak good Spanish

20
Q

parler le portugais couramment (2)

A

to speak Portuguese fluently, to speak fluent Portuguese