À Moi Paris Level 4 - ch 7 Flashcards

1
Q

Le mur

A

the wall

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2
Q

Le portail

A

the gate

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3
Q

Une longère

A

a long shaped house

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4
Q

Des poutres apparentes

A

exposed beams; Une poutre is a beam

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5
Q

Une allée en petits graviers

A

a driveway/walkway made of pebbles

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6
Q

Frérot

A

Brother; Slang for frère

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7
Q

Pousse-toi !

A

Move out of the way

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8
Q

Au panier

A

go to your dog basket

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9
Q

Tu pues

A

you stink; Colloquial. The verb is puer

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10
Q

À contrecoeur

A

Reluctantly

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11
Q

Faire bonne route

A

to have a good drive

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12
Q

Ça fait un bail que

A

It’s been a while/an eternity since; Colloquial idiom. “Un bail” is a commercial lease

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13
Q

Les gâteaux d’apéritif

A

crackers and snacks

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14
Q

Le comptoir

A

the counter

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15
Q

Jardiner

A

to garden

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16
Q

Un pommier

A

an apple tree

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17
Q

Embêtant

A

a pain, disturbing; Colloquial

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18
Q

Le Calva

A

sort of Schnapps, very strong alcohol

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19
Q

Une guêpe

A

a wasp

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20
Q

La tondeuse

A

the lawn mower

21
Q

Tondre, passer la tondeuse

A

to mow the lawn

22
Q

C’est vraiment galère

A

it’s a major pain; Slang idiom

23
Q

Non !!

A

here: ‘no way!’

24
Q

J’ai du mal à

A

I have a hard time doing

25
Q

En tailleur et talons

A

wearing a suit and heels

26
Q

Ça fait peur

A

it’s scary

27
Q

Je vous préviens

A

I’m warning you

28
Q

Elle était facile celle-là

A

that was an easy diss/joke

29
Q

Un potager

A

a vegetable garden

30
Q

Ça ne le gêne pas

A

he doesn’t mind

31
Q

La poussière

A

dust

32
Q

Je me débrouille

A

I get by, I manage, I’m OK at it

33
Q

Pas mal de

A

many, lots of; Colloquial

34
Q

Le chauffage

A

heating system; La chaleur: natural heat

35
Q

Rénové

A

renovated, refurbished

36
Q

Les émissions de bricolage

A

do it yourself TV shows

37
Q

Des trucs

A

stuff, thingies

38
Q

La plomberie

A

plumbing

39
Q

Ça nous arrange

A

that’s a good thing for us

40
Q

Un coup de jeune

A

a fresh look, a makeover

41
Q

Le carrelage

A

tile flooring

42
Q

Ça tombe bien

A

good timing, it’s a good thing; Colloquial

43
Q

C’est pas trop ton truc

A

it’s not your forte; Note the missing n’ - it’s colloquial slang

44
Q

Un trou

A

a hole

45
Q

Une buanderie

A

a laundry room

46
Q

Une porte-fenêtre

A

a glass door, a bay window

47
Q

Un mur porteur

A

a load bearing wall

48
Q

Une canalisation

A

a pipe

49
Q

Visiter

A

to take a guided tour; Don’t use this false cognate with people. To say “to visit someone”, we say “aller voir quelqu’un”.