7 Mar 2013 Flashcards

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Rascal

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Un galopin / un(e) coquin(e)

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2
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Spiral staircase

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Un escalier en colimaçon

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3
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Gather speed / take a run up

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Prendre son élan

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4
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Jack

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Un cric

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5
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To sharpen

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Aiguiser

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6
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A stretcher

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Une civière

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7
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Mercy on us!

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Miséricorde !

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8
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Pécaïre !

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Poor thing!

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9
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Shy / fierce

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Farouche

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10
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Grudge

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Une rancune

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11
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Bookmark

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Un signet

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12
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To be wild about

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Raffoler de

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13
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Speckled with

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Moucheté de

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14
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Gleaming

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Luisant

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15
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Cheeky

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Effronté

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16
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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

17
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To be on cloud nine

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Être aux anges

Être dans les nuages

18
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To review

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Metre en examen

19
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Scam / scheme (fam)

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Magouille (f)

20
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It’s safer

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C’est plus prudent

21
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Leave it to me

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Laissez-moi faire

22
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Joke

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Une blague / une vanne (fam)

23
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Unemployment benefit

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Une allocation chômage

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Go away

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Funny
Marrant
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To bet / take up a bet
Parier / tenir un pari ("tenu !")
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To mis-carry
Faire fausse couch
28
Spiel / smooth talk / BS
le baratin
29
To pack one's bags and go
Prendre ses cliques et ses claques
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To go paragliding
Faire du parapente
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To have other fish to fry
Avoir d'autres chats à fouetter
32
Money (fam)
L'oseille (l'oh-zay) / le fric
33
Chatterbox
Une pipelette / un tchatcheur
34
La galère
What a drag / hassle
35
P.... off
Casse-toi ! | Barre-toi !
36
Sweet dreams
Faites de beaux rêves
37
To tease
Taquiner / charrier qqn
38
Kiffer
To like very much (fam)
39
I don't give a damn
Je m'en fous et contrefous (fam)