22 Flashcards

1
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labor day

A

le 1er mai

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2
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to celebrate

A

fêter

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3
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workers
laborers

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les travailleurs
les ouvriers

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4
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unions

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les syndicats

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5
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a demonstration

A

une manifestation (manif)

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6
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protesters

A

les manifestants

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7
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police

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les Forces de l’Ordre

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8
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a day off
a holiday
a non-working day (with pay)

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un jour de congé
un jour férié
un jour chômé (et payé)

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9
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a lucky charm

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un porte-bonheur

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10
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lily of the valley

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du muguet

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11
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we’ll talk about it later

A

on en reparlera tout à l’heure

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12
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you must have noticed

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vous avez dû vous en rendre compte

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13
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you’ve probably already heard

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vous avez forcément déjà entendu

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14
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let’s get down to business
(we’re going to get down to the heart of the matter)

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on va rentrer dans le vif du sujet

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15
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that would be very, very stupid

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ce serait très très bête

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16
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what we wouldn’t do…

A

Qu’est ce qu’on ferait pas

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17
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it’s got nothing to do with it

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ça n’a aucun rapport

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18
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violent beatings/brawls

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de violentes bastons

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19
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the fight, the struggle

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la lutte

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20
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so that the working world can express itself

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pour que le monde ouvrier puisse s’exprimer

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21
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it is agreed

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il est convenu

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22
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to display, sport

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arborer

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23
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those to whom we owe…

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celles à qui on doit …

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24
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but make no mistake, don’t be fooled …

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mais ne vous y trompez pas

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although
bien que
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to miss
louper
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branches
des rameaux
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it's the flower of choice
c'est la fleur fétiche
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the fair
la foire
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an omen
un présage
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Surprising, no?
Étonnant non ?
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to search
fouiller
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if you haven't already...
si ce n'est pas déjà fait
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I need to get back into the swing of things (idiom)
je dois me remettre dans le bain
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when I met him (for the first time)
quand je l'ai rencontré
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I thought it was funny
je pensais que ce é'tait drôle
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Meilleur vs. Mieux?
Bon (adj.) --> meilleur (modifies a noun) Bien (adv.) --> mieux (modifies a verb)
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keep me posted (give me news)
donne-mois des nouvelles
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for lack of... ex: for lack of time
faute de (+ nom) ex: faute de temps
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I don't know about you
Je sais pas toi
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to be too lazy to...
avoir la flemme de...
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I came across
je suis tombée sur
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to crush
écraser
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in this case, as it happens
en l'occurrence
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we're going to put it on high heat
on va mettre à feu vif
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toaster
le grille-pain
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as soon as
dès que
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chicken breast(s)
les blancs de poulet
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earlier
tout à l'heure
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of course
bien entendu
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to cut, carve
tailler
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to dip, soak
tremper
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as it should be
comme il se doit
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a blender
un robot
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to butter
beurrer
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slices
des tranches
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a fried egg
un œuf au plat
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don't use (put) too much (a lot)
n'en mettez pas beaucoup
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we're going to make a slightly improved version
on va faire une version un petit peu améliorée
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it's your turn
à vous de jouer
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all we have to do is mix it all together
on a plus qu'à mélanger le tout
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don't bother with, no need to... (ex: don't bother with putting in the stems)
pas la peine de (ex: pas la peine de mettre les tiges)
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the easiest (way) is still to use the toaster
le plus simple ça reste le grille-pain
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it's a lazy meal
c'est le repas de la flemme