6 Flashcards

1
Q

a summer job

A

un job d’été

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2
Q

a temporary job, casual job

A

un petit boulot

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3
Q

a student job

A

un job étudiant

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4
Q

a seasonal job

A

un emploi saisonnier

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5
Q

seasonal worker

A

un saisonnier

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6
Q

a tip

A

un pourboire

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7
Q

a waiter

A

un serveur - une serveuse

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8
Q

his sales

A

son chiffre d’affaires

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9
Q

to be hired (2 options)

A

être embauché
être engagé

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10
Q

to be fired (2 options)

A

être viré
être licencié

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11
Q

that’s going to be difficult (slang)

A

ça va être chaud

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12
Q

it’s all hands on deck

A

c’est le coup de feu

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13
Q

you have to grit your teeth

A

il faut serrer les dents

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14
Q

to double down, to double the bet

A

doubler la mise

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15
Q

to take care of, to look after

A

prendre soin de

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16
Q

she has to cajole her clients

A

elle doit cajoler ses clients

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17
Q

to be very caring, to make a fuss of somebody

A

être aux petits soins

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18
Q

to pay the bill (2 options)

A

régler la note
payer la facture

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19
Q

to have a smile on your face

A

avoir le sourire aux lèvres

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20
Q

the earnings break records

A

les gains battent les records

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21
Q

he is indifferent (2 options)

A

il est blasé
il est indifférent

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22
Q

Elodie’s lethal weapon = her best asset

A

l’arme fatale d’Elodie = son meilleur atout

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23
Q

an incredible chance, an unprecedented opportunity

A

une chance inouïe

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24
Q

her gestures, her moves

A

ses gestes

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25
Q

I can’t wait to find out…

A

j’ai hâte de savoir…

26
Q

last night

A

la nuit dernière

27
Q

it was a holiday

A

c’était férié

28
Q

when I was a doctoral student

A

quand j’étais doctorante

29
Q

I made edits

A

j’ai fait des modifications (modif)

30
Q

he mowed the lawn
to mow

A

il tondait le gazon
tonder

31
Q

did you hear about…?

A

tu as entendu parler…?

32
Q

a nanny

A

une nounou

33
Q

it’s a good time to…

A

c’est un bon moment pour…

34
Q

I got a sunburn

A

j’ai pris un coup de soleil

35
Q

(“visit” is not very commonly used; more for tourist sites. Instead:)

I go there once or twice per year

A

j’y vais une ou deux fois par an

36
Q

the water is dirty
the water is disgusting

A

l’eau est sale / l’eau est dégueulasse (dégueu’)

37
Q

bell

A

la cloche

38
Q

touristy

A

touristique

39
Q

a roommate

A

un(e) colocataire → un(e) coloc’

40
Q

junk food

A

la malbouffe

41
Q

homesickness

A

le mal du pays

42
Q

a deposit

A

une caution

43
Q

you’re fired, you’re out

A

t’es viré

44
Q

to be out

A

être de sortie

45
Q

as long as you pay

A

tant que tu payes

46
Q

it’s a gem

A

c’est une pépite

47
Q

it comes out of nowhere

A

ça sort de nulle part

48
Q

to get hooks into someone

A

mettre le grappin sur quelqu’un

49
Q

it’s super good (lit. ‘it’s a killer)

A

c’est une tuerie = c’est super bon

50
Q

it’s chill (lit. ‘without hassle’)

A

c’est sans prise de tête

51
Q

a kiss (slang)

A

un roulage de pelle = embrasser

52
Q

leader

A

dirigeant

53
Q

the oven

A

le four

54
Q

seeing that, the fact that

A

vu que…

55
Q

real estate

A

l’immobilier

56
Q

all the same

A

tout de mêmes

57
Q

to decipher

A

déchiffrer

58
Q

the custom

A

la coutume

59
Q

especially since…

A

d’autant que…

60
Q

at the end of the street

A

au bout de la rue

61
Q

to pursue

A

poursuivre