6 Flashcards

1
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a summer job

A

un job d’été

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a temporary job, casual job

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un petit boulot

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3
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a student job

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un job étudiant

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4
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a seasonal job

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un emploi saisonnier

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5
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seasonal worker

A

un saisonnier

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6
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a tip

A

un pourboire

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7
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a waiter

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un serveur - une serveuse

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8
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his sales

A

son chiffre d’affaires

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9
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to be hired (2 options)

A

être embauché
être engagé

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10
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to be fired (2 options)

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être viré
être licencié

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11
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that’s going to be difficult (slang)

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ça va être chaud

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12
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it’s all hands on deck

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c’est le coup de feu

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13
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you have to grit your teeth

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il faut serrer les dents

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14
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to double down, to double the bet

A

doubler la mise

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15
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to take care of, to look after

A

prendre soin de

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16
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she has to cajole her clients

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elle doit cajoler ses clients

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17
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to be very caring, to make a fuss of somebody

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être aux petits soins

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18
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to pay the bill (2 options)

A

régler la note
payer la facture

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19
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to have a smile on your face

A

avoir le sourire aux lèvres

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20
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the earnings break records

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les gains battent les records

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21
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he is indifferent (2 options)

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il est blasé
il est indifférent

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22
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Elodie’s lethal weapon = her best asset

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l’arme fatale d’Elodie = son meilleur atout

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23
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an incredible chance, an unprecedented opportunity

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une chance inouïe

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24
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her gestures, her moves

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ses gestes

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I can't wait to find out...
j’ai hâte de savoir...
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last night
la nuit dernière
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it was a holiday
c’était férié
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when I was a doctoral student
quand j’étais doctorante
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I made edits
j’ai fait des modifications (modif)
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he mowed the lawn to mow
il tondait le gazon tonder
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did you hear about...?
tu as entendu parler...?
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a nanny
une nounou
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it's a good time to...
c’est un bon moment pour...
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I got a sunburn
j’ai pris un coup de soleil
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("visit” is not very commonly used; more for tourist sites. Instead:) I go there once or twice per year
j’y vais une ou deux fois par an
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the water is dirty the water is disgusting
l’eau est sale / l’eau est dégueulasse (dégueu’)
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bell
la cloche
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touristy
touristique
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a roommate
un(e) colocataire → un(e) coloc’
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junk food
la malbouffe
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homesickness
le mal du pays
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a deposit
une caution
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you're fired, you're out
t'es viré
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to be out
être de sortie
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as long as you pay
tant que tu payes
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it's a gem
c’est une pépite
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it comes out of nowhere
ça sort de nulle part
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to get hooks into someone
mettre le grappin sur quelqu’un
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it's super good (lit. 'it's a killer)
c’est une tuerie = c’est super bon
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it's chill (lit. 'without hassle')
c’est sans prise de tête
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a kiss (slang)
un roulage de pelle = embrasser
52
leader
dirigeant
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the oven
le four
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seeing that, the fact that
vu que...
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real estate
l'immobilier
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all the same
tout de mêmes
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to decipher
déchiffrer
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the custom
la coutume
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especially since...
d'autant que...
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at the end of the street
au bout de la rue
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to pursue
poursuivre