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À Moi Paris Level 4 - ch 10 Flashcards

1
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Un interphone

A

an intercom, a buzzer

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2
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Une cuisine américaine

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an open kitchen

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3
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Un tabouret

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a bar stool

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Alléchant

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appetizing; Lécher means to lick : so it makes you want to lick your lips

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5
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Être aux fourneaux

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to be cooking; Idiom - lit: to be at the stoves

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6
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Il en met partout

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he makes a mess

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À deux pas de

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close to, only a stone’s throw; Idiom. Literally, at two steps from.

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8
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Des frères et soeurs

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siblings

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L’aîné(e)

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the oldest; Both noun and adjective

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10
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Plus âgé

A

older

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Un demi-frère, une demi-soeur

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step brother, step sister

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Veuf, veuve

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widower, widow

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13
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Le cadet, la cadette

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the younger

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14
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Un garçon et une fille

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a boy and a girl; Don’t say un fils et une fille

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Être fiancé

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to be engaged; Un fiancé, une fiancée, des fiançailles for an engagement party.

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16
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Un grand type brun

A

a tall brown hair guy

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17
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Raffiné

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refined

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18
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Des traits fins

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fine/delicate (face) features

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19
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Un canon

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gorgeous, bomb shell, stud or babe; Slang. Used for both man and woman

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20
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Un mec

A

a guy; Slang. Proper French would be “un homme”.

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21
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Pédant

A

overconfident

22
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Mettre quelqu’un en valeur

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to show off someone’s good features

23
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Un macho

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a macho, an arrogant male; Colloquial

24
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Les durs

A

the tough guys; Colloquial

25
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Peu bavard

A

not very talkative

26
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Franchement

A

Frankly, seriously

27
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Elle ne s’arrange pas

A

she doesn’t bring out the best of herself

28
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Carrément

A

really; Slang. Proper French would be “vraiment”.

29
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Marrant

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funny; Colloquial

30
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Il l’écrase

A

here, he steps all over her, he shadows her

31
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Foncer

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to go and get them; Colloquial. Un fonceur, une fonceuse

32
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Une femme d’affaires

A

a business woman

33
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Par excellence

A

by definition, quintessential

34
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Le moule

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the mold; ≠ une moule – a mussel, the shellfish

35
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Une coupe

A

a hair cut

36
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Hyper branché

A

extremely hip; Colloquial.

37
Q

La garde

A

custody

38
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Proche

A

close, here, at heart

39
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Vivre en concubinage

A

to live together without being married; This refers more to the juridic status and is stronger than just ‘living together’

40
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La marraine

A

the godmother; Le parrain - godfather

41
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De taille moyenne

A

average size

42
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Assez ronde

A

Curvy; In France, usually used as a nice way to say s/ he could lose a few pounds

43
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Coquette

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likes to take care of herself; Rather positive in French, masculine is “co­quet”

44
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Une mère exemplaire

A

a great mother

45
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Trop chou

A

too cute; Slang. Formal French would be “vraiment mignon”.

46
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Il ressemble comme deux gouttes d’eau à

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he is the spitting image of; Idiom: lit: he looks like 2 drops of water like…

47
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La peau mate

A

dark skin

48
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Un cheveu, un cheval, des chevaux

A

hair, horse, horses; Watch out for the pronunciation

49
Q

Des chambres de bonnes

A

maid’s rooms; A building’s attic rooms formerly used for maids now usually rented out

50
Q

Un moniteur de colonies de vacances

A

a (summer) camp instructor

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