À Moi Paris Level 4 - ch 7 Flashcards

1
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Le mur

A

the wall

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2
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Le portail

A

the gate

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3
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Une longère

A

a long shaped house

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4
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Des poutres apparentes

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exposed beams; Une poutre is a beam

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5
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Une allée en petits graviers

A

a driveway/walkway made of pebbles

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6
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Frérot

A

Brother; Slang for frère

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7
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Pousse-toi !

A

Move out of the way

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8
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Au panier

A

go to your dog basket

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9
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Tu pues

A

you stink; Colloquial. The verb is puer

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10
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À contrecoeur

A

Reluctantly

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11
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Faire bonne route

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to have a good drive

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12
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Ça fait un bail que

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

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13
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Les gâteaux d’apéritif

A

crackers and snacks

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14
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Le comptoir

A

the counter

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15
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Jardiner

A

to garden

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16
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Un pommier

A

an apple tree

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17
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Embêtant

A

a pain, disturbing; Colloquial

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18
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Le Calva

A

sort of Schnapps, very strong alcohol

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19
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Une guêpe

A

a wasp

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20
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La tondeuse

A

the lawn mower

21
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Tondre, passer la tondeuse

A

to mow the lawn

22
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C’est vraiment galère

A

it’s a major pain; Slang idiom

23
Q

Non !!

A

here: ‘no way!’

24
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J’ai du mal à

A

I have a hard time doing

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En tailleur et talons
wearing a suit and heels
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Ça fait peur
it’s scary
27
Je vous préviens
I’m warning you
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Elle était facile celle-là
that was an easy diss/joke
29
Un potager
a vegetable garden
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Ça ne le gêne pas
he doesn’t mind
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La poussière
dust
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Je me débrouille
I get by, I manage, I’m OK at it
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Pas mal de
many, lots of; Colloquial
34
Le chauffage
heating system; La chaleur: natural heat
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Rénové
renovated, refurbished
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Les émissions de bricolage
do it yourself TV shows
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Des trucs
stuff, thingies
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La plomberie
plumbing
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Ça nous arrange
that’s a good thing for us
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Un coup de jeune
a fresh look, a makeover
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Le carrelage
tile flooring
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Ça tombe bien
good timing, it’s a good thing; Colloquial
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C’est pas trop ton truc
it’s not your forte; Note the missing n’ - it's colloquial slang
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Un trou
a hole
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Une buanderie
a laundry room
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Une porte-fenêtre
a glass door, a bay window
47
Un mur porteur
a load bearing wall
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Une canalisation
a pipe
49
Visiter
to take a guided tour; Don’t use this false cognate with people. To say "to visit someone", we say "aller voir quelqu'un".