Amelie Prologue Flashcards

1
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A fly

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Une mouche

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2
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A wing

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Une aile

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3
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To sweep

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S’engouffrer

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4
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A table cloth

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Une nappe

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5
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The floor

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L’étage

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6
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The funeral

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L’enterrement

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7
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To erase

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Effacer

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8
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To reach

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Atteindre

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9
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Disdain

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Le dédain

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10
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To stick

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Coller

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11
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To tear

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Arracher

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12
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Wall paper

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Le papier peint

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13
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To polish

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Cirer

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14
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A toolbox

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Une boîte à outils

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15
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To tidy up

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Ranger

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16
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A primary school teacher

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Une institutrice

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17
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To be touched

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Être effleurée

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18
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An ice skater

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Un patineur

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19
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A hand bag

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Un sac à main

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20
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To hold in one’s arms

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Serrer dans ses bras

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21
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To be moved/upset

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Être bouleversée

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22
Q

Heart

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Cœur

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23
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To beat wildly

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Battre la chamade

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24
Q

A heart disease

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Une anomalie cardiaque

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In one go
D'une traite
26
Sleeping
Le sommeil
27
To be awake
Être éveillé
28
The gold fish
Le poisson rouge
29
Neurasthenic
Neurasthénique
30
Suicidal
Suicidaire
31
To shout
Crier
32
A second hand camera
Un appareil photo d'occasion
33
To cause accidents
Déclencher des accidents
34
Photos
Des clichés
35
She collapses
Elle s'effondre
36
A fire
Un incendie
37
A derailment
Un déraillement
38
He made fun of her
Il s'est moqué d'elle
39
To take one's revenge
Se venger
40
To light a candle
Brûler un cierge
41
The sky/heaven
Le ciel
42
The square outside notre dame
Le parvis de notre dame
43
To be determined to
Être résolu à + INF
44
To be killed outright
Être tuée sur le coup
45
To find oneself alone with
Se retrouver en tête à tête avec
46
Not sociable
Peu liant
47
A mausoleum
Un mausolée
48
Ashes
Les cendres
49
A waiter/waitress
Un(e) serveur (euse)
50
Amelie's destiny will take a different turn
Le destin d'Amélie va basculer
51
Life goes on
La vie poursuit son cours
52
The cafe's regulars
Les habitués de café
53
The cafe's keener
La patronne
54
To limp
Boîter
55
A horse dancer
Une danseuse équestre
56
To cry
Pleurer
57
To be humiliated
Se faire humilier
58
The hypochondriac
La malade imaginaire
59
To crack her fingers
Faire craquer les os
60
The unsuccessful writer
L'écrivain raté
61
Jealous
Jaloux
62
To spy
Espionner
63
The bubbles
Les pustules
64
The air hostess
L'hôtesse de l'air
65
The blind man
L'aveugle
66
Retirement
La retraite
67
The face
Le visage
68
To not live up to expectations
Ne pas être à la hauteur de ses espérances
69
On the other hand
En revanche
70
A bag of seeds
Un sac de grains
71
To skim stones
Faire des ricochets
72
A congenital disease
Une maladie congénitale
73
A hand shake
Une poignée de main
74
To be seriously injured
Être grièvement blessé
75
To be in the process of doing something
Être en train de + INF
76
To drop
Laisser tomber
77
The top of a bottle
Le bouchon
78
To hit
Heurter
79
To skirting board
La plinthe du mur
80
To bury
Enfouir
81
Amelie had a luminous idea
Une idée lumineuse frappe Amélie
82
The owner
Le propriétaire
83
To return
Restituer
84
To mingle with
Se mêler de
85
Other people's lives
La vie des autres
86
To spy on/observe
Épier