5 Flashcards by Jordan Bishopp

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cloisonné

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partitioned, siloed

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réléver le défi

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to take up the challenge

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croître

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to grow, increase

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défiler

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To pass by

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avoir la flemme

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can’t be bothered

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captivant

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Exiting, captivating

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barbant

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tedious, boring

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une gabadine

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a raincoat

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des parents

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relatives

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engagé

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committed

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à paillettes

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sequined

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un bal

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a ball (dance)

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Les coordonnés

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(contact) details

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un maillon

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link

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avoir lieu

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To take place

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globalement

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in general

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concevoir

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to design

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soudé

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tight knit

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faillir + infinitif

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almost happened

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trahir

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To betry

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traître

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traitorous, treacherous

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soulagé

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relieved

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servir d’entremetteur/euse

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to play matchmaker

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être un pilier

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to be a regular/be a pillar

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Je touche du bois

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touch wood

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trier

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to sort

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un leitmotiv

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buzzword

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un berger

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shepherd

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une péniche

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a barge

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Ça vaut le coup

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It’s worth it

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Ça vaut le détour

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It’s worth the visit

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Je suis mitigé(e)

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I’m torn/I have mixed feelings

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C’est horrible

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It’s every day bad

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C’est terrible

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It’s awful- only used for very extreme, tragic situations

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C’est à tomber par terre

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It’s to die for

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sans doute

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probably

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sans aucune doute

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Without a doubt

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C’est courant

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It’s common

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finalement

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eventually

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vachement

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very (informal)

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Je me fou de ___

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I don’t care about ____ (rude)

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Je me fiche de ___

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I don’t care about ____ (not rude)

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volontiers

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gladly/willing/with pleasure (formal)

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fauché(e)

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broke (money)

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Il a des oursins dans la poche

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He has sea urchins in his pocket (he’s stingy)

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radin(e)

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stingy, tight $

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Ça ne casse pas des briques

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It’s nothing to write home about

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éventuellement

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Possibly (NEVER eventually)

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normalement

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it should be/if I’m not wrong

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un videur

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bouncer

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craquer

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To crack, to split

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J’en ai marre

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I’m fed up

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la brume

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Haze

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mériter

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to deserve

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en acier

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made of steel

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un cellier

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a pantry

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un étagère

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A shelf

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un placard

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cabinet

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gâter

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to spoil (child, food, event)

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être pris(e)

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to be busy, booked up

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joignable

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reachable/contactable

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rendre l’âme

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to die/breathe one’s last

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no way

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Pas question

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frimer

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To show off

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to sleep in

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faire la grasse matinée / grasse mat

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un soulagement

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a relief

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It takes one hour.

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It faut une heure / On met une heure

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se fier (à qq)

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to trust (someone)