7 Mar 2013 Flashcards by Simona Millham | Brainscape

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Rascal

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Un galopin / un(e) coquin(e)

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Spiral staircase

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Un escalier en colimaçon

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Gather speed / take a run up

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Prendre son élan

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Jack

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Un cric

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To sharpen

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Aiguiser

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A stretcher

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Une civière

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Mercy on us!

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Miséricorde !

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Pécaïre !

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Poor thing!

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Shy / fierce

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Farouche

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Grudge

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Une rancune

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Bookmark

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Un signet

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To be wild about

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Raffoler de

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Speckled with

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Moucheté de

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Gleaming

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Luisant

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Cheeky

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Effronté

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It gets on my nerves

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Ça me tape sur les nerfs
Ça m’énerve
Ça m’agace
Ça me rend fou / folle

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To be on cloud nine

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Être aux anges

Être dans les nuages

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To review

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Metre en examen

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Scam / scheme (fam)

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Magouille (f)

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It’s safer

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C’est plus prudent

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Leave it to me

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Laissez-moi faire

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Joke

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Une blague / une vanne (fam)

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Unemployment benefit

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Une allocation chômage

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Go away

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Va-t-en

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Funny

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Marrant

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To bet / take up a bet

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Parier / tenir un pari (“tenu !”)

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To mis-carry

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Faire fausse couch

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Spiel / smooth talk / BS

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le baratin

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To pack one’s bags and go

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Prendre ses cliques et ses claques

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To go paragliding

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Faire du parapente

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To have other fish to fry

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Avoir d’autres chats à fouetter

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Money (fam)

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L’oseille (l’oh-zay) / le fric

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Chatterbox

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Une pipelette / un tchatcheur

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La galère

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What a drag / hassle

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P…. off

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Casse-toi !

Barre-toi !

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Sweet dreams

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Faites de beaux rêves

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To tease

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Taquiner / charrier qqn

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Kiffer

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To like very much (fam)

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I don’t give a damn

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Je m’en fous et contrefous (fam)