9 Flashcards

1
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se rendre compte

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realise

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continuer à

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to proceed

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3
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commenter

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comment on

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4
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ex : commenter la météo

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comment on the weather

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5
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un mécanicien

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mechanic

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6
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foudre

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lightning

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7
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ni.. ni

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neither.. nor

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8
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une réparation

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a repair

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9
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le + date / première nuit..

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on +..

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10
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shipwrecked

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castaway

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11
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sauter sur ses pieds

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to jump to one’s feet

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12
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Circuler

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Move along

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13
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Ne me remercier pas tous en même temps

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Don’t everybody thank me at once

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14
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Passer, faire un saut

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Drop by

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15
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Mission

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Assignment

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16
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Colique, râler

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Gripe

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17
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Niais

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Goofy*

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18
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Treuil

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Winch

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19
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Point d’interrogation

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Question mark

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20
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Pourboire

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Gratuity

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21
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Mépriser

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Despise

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22
Q

Mijoter qqch

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To play an angle

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23
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Cafter

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Snitch

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24
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Contremarque

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Rain check

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25
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Reviens plus tard, une autre fois!

A

Rain check

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26
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Y réflechir

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To take a rain check

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27
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Hanche

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Hip

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28
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Créer la surprise

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To turn up trumps

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29
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Murmurer, bruisser, froissement

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Swish

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30
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Faire du remue-ménage

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To cause ruckus*

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31
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Vol à l’arraché

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Bag snatcher

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32
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Adieu

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Valediction

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33
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Intuition

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Hunch

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34
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Grand jour

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Field day

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35
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S’en donner à coeur joie

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To have a field day

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36
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Partir dans tous les sens

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To be all over the map

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37
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Contrecarrer

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Checkmate

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38
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Séduisant

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Alluring

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39
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Se remettre

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To get over

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40
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Relever d’un cran

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To move up a notch

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41
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couronne de fleur

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floral wreath

42
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une brassée de

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an armful of

43
Q

surprendre, sursauter

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startle

44
Q

avoir aux pieds des sandales

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to have on one’s feet a pair of sandals

45
Q

fée

A

fairy

46
Q

faire un pas vers qqn

A

to take step towards someone

47
Q

Arrivée sur l’île

A

Having arrived

48
Q

fin novembre

A

in late November

49
Q

écrire à qqn

A

to write sbdy

50
Q

souffrir de

A

suffer from!!

51
Q

à chaque instant

A

every single moment

52
Q

tout laisser tomber

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to give it all up # let sbdy down

53
Q

finalement le travail ne lui déplaisait pas

A

he did not dislike the work after all

54
Q

devenir vieux

A

to get along in years

55
Q

bien s’entendre

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to get on well with sbdy

56
Q

transporté de joie, enchanté, enthousiaste

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elatedly

57
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enthousiasmer

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to elate

58
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le bras droit

A

the right hand man

59
Q

faire son choix

A

to make up one’s mind

60
Q

la capitale

A

capital city

61
Q

revoir la longue série de

A

to look back at the long series

62
Q

un hors-série

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special issue, special edition

63
Q

audacieux

A

daring

64
Q

un spectateur toujours étonné

A

an ever-astonished spectator

65
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doué de

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to be gifted WITH

66
Q

écœuré

A

sickened

67
Q

astucieux

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astute

68
Q

c’est dans le domaine du possible

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it’s not beyon the realms of possibility

69
Q

laisser entrer qqn dans son royaume

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to let sbdy into the realm

70
Q

ne pas être à sa place

A

to be out of place

71
Q

Prise de bec

A

Spat

72
Q

Toile de fond, contexte

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Backdrop

73
Q

L’élection s’est déroulé avec en toile de fond les attentats de Paris

A

The election played out against the backdrop of the terror attacks in Paris

74
Q

Être interprété comme

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To be construed as

75
Q

Emploi indirect

A

Spinoff jobs

76
Q

Semer la peur, avoir des propos alarmistes

A

To fearmonger

77
Q

Fondement, socle

A

Bedrock

78
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Pervertir

A

To warp

79
Q

Taux de participation

A

The turnout

80
Q

Polyvalent, très complet

A

Comprehensive

81
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Personne valide

A

The able-bodied

82
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Extrême, énorme

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Egregious

83
Q

Arriver en nombre

A

To arrive in droves

84
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Babiller, bavarder

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Babble

85
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Jargon technique

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Techno-babble

86
Q

Saucisse de francfort

A

Frank

87
Q

Palourde

A

Clam

88
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Brusque, sec

A

Curt

89
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Charlatan

A

Phoney

90
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Apaiser

A

Placate

91
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Distant, froid

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Standoffish

92
Q

Ce n’est pas la peine d’avoir cet air supérieur

A

There is no need to be standoffish

93
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Tourner autour du pot

A

To beat about the bush

94
Q

Finir en prison

A

To wind up in jail

95
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Un bon parti

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An eligible bachelor

96
Q

Étain

A

Pewter

97
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Claquette

A

Tap dance

98
Q

Piquer une colère

A

To throw a tantrum

99
Q

Menotte

A

Handcuff

100
Q

Une flaque

A

A puddle