13 Flashcards

1
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to bag a goal

A

inscrire un but

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2
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sac à bandoulière

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shoulder bag

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3
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empocher

A

to bag

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4
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battre à plat de couture

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to trounce *

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5
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voile (smoke)

A

a pall

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6
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to pall on sb

A

lasser qn

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7
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to cast a pall over sth

A

jeter un froid sur qqch

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8
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énigme

A

conundrum

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9
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chahuter

A

to heckle

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10
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I don’t care a fig

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je m’en fiche

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11
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a crease

A

un froissement

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12
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chiffonner, froisser

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to crease

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13
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aider, encourager (terroriste, criminel)

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to abet

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14
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démangeaison

A

itch

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15
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ça gratte

A

it itches

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16
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sous prétexte de

A

under the pretence of

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17
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faire semblant de faire qqch

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to make pretence of doing sth

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18
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n’être qu’un simulacre

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to be a pretence

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19
Q

se plier aux exigences de

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to pander to

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20
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défaitiste, personne négative

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naysayer

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21
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s’effilocher

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to fray

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22
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entrer en lice

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to enter the fray

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23
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éponger, nettoyer (deal with)

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to mop up

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24
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jugeote, bon sens

A

*gumption

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25
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être au bord de qch

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to teeter on the brink of sth

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26
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vaciller

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to teeter

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27
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Un judas

A

A peephole

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28
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Panier à pique-nique

A

A hamper

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29
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Grincement

A

Squeak

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30
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Un cliquètement

A

A rattle

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31
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ce soir-là

A

that very night

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32
Q

sortir qch de sa poche

A

to take sth out of one pocket

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33
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péter un plomb

A

to freak

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34
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une bête curieuse

A

a freak

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35
Q

entrer là

A

to get in there

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36
Q

sortir qch

A

to pull out

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37
Q

forcer un appartement

A

to force one way in the flat

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38
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une lampe torche

A

a pocket torch

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39
Q

se voûter

A

to stoop

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40
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être vouté

A

to have a stoop

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41
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un perron

A

a stoop (US)

42
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des quantités importantes

A

significant amounts

43
Q

responsable scientifique

A

chief scientist

44
Q

les projections de matériaux ayant résulté de l’impact

A

the resulting discharge of material from the impact

45
Q

condamnation avec sursis

A

conditional discharge

46
Q

exercer, s’acquitter de

A

to discharge

47
Q

être aux anges

A

to walk on air

48
Q

walk-up building

A

immeuble sans ascenseur (US)

49
Q

rôle de figurant

A

walk-on part

50
Q

background

A

walk of life

51
Q

la teneur en sels

A

salt content

52
Q

une succursale

A

an outlet

53
Q

social democrate

A

social democratic

54
Q

prendre ses fonctions

A

to assume office

55
Q

élections municipales

A

local elections

56
Q

OPA

A

TOB

57
Q

un argument électoral

A

an electoral issue

58
Q

un groupe laitier

A

a dairy group

59
Q

de graves troubles auditifs

A

severe hearing disorders

60
Q

un bidonville

A

a shanty town

61
Q

l’ancien chef du gouvernement britannique

A

the former British Head of Government

62
Q

la dépêche de l’AFP

A

the AFP dispatch

63
Q

un emploi précaire

A

an insecure job

64
Q

inaugurer

A

open

65
Q

eau potable

A

drinking water

66
Q

l’eau saumâtre

A

brackish water

67
Q

fuite (pétrole, radioactive, électricité, eau)

A

leakage

68
Q

le gaspillage

A

the wastage

69
Q

Se disputer

A

To squabble

70
Q

bénéfices supposés

A

alleged benefits

71
Q

gagner du temps

A

to save time, to play for time

72
Q

continuer à (poursuivre)

A

to proceed with

73
Q

continuer sur sa lancée

A

to keep the momentum

74
Q

passer son chemin

A

to pass on

75
Q

d’autant plus important que

A

all the more important AS

76
Q

spécialiste de qqch

A

specialising in sth

77
Q

s’élever à $

A

to come to, to amount to

78
Q

la polémique gronde

A

controverse is buzzing

79
Q

une trompette

A

a trumpet

80
Q

un entonnoir

A

a funnel

81
Q

provoquer, causer (une maladie, une attaque)

A

to induce

82
Q

être mise en cause

A

to be at issue

83
Q

un bourdonnement monocorde envahit le stade

A

a monotonous buzz fills the stadium

84
Q

résonner

A

to resound

85
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ne pas être du goût de tout le monde

A

to be not of everyone’s taste

86
Q

argument de vente

A

selling point

87
Q

un argument de poids

A

a weighty argument

88
Q

sa nocivité pour l’ouïe

A

its harmfulness to hearing

89
Q

avoir l’ouïe fine

A

to have keen hearing

90
Q

un HLM

A

a council flat

91
Q

l’exode rural

A

rural depopulation

92
Q

grande banlieue

A

commuter belt

93
Q

n’avoir pas son pareil

A

to be second to none

94
Q

taxe anti-embouteillage

A

congestion charge

95
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une zone piétonnière

A

a pedestrian precinct

96
Q

circonscription électoral

A

voting precinct

97
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respect des droits de l’homme

A

the observance of human rights

98
Q

SPA

A

R.S.C.P.A (GB) / A.S.C.P.A (US)

99
Q

euthanasie

A

mercy killing

100
Q

c’est ouvert

A

it opens