Amelie Prologue Flashcards

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1
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A fly

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Une mouche

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A wing

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Une aile

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To sweep

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S’engouffrer

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A table cloth

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Une nappe

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The floor

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L’étage

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The funeral

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L’enterrement

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To erase

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Effacer

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To reach

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Atteindre

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Disdain

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Le dédain

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To stick

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Coller

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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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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
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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
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A heart disease

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Une anomalie cardiaque

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25
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In one go

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D’une traite

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26
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Sleeping

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Le sommeil

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27
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To be awake

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Être éveillé

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28
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The gold fish

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Le poisson rouge

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29
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Neurasthenic

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Neurasthénique

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30
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Suicidal

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Suicidaire

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31
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To shout

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Crier

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32
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A second hand camera

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Un appareil photo d’occasion

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33
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To cause accidents

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Déclencher des accidents

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34
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Photos

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Des clichés

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35
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She collapses

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Elle s’effondre

36
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A fire

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Un incendie

37
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A derailment

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Un déraillement

38
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He made fun of her

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Il s’est moqué d’elle

39
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To take one’s revenge

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Se venger

40
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To light a candle

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Brûler un cierge

41
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The sky/heaven

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Le ciel

42
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The square outside notre dame

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Le parvis de notre dame

43
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To be determined to

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Être résolu à + INF

44
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To be killed outright

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Être tuée sur le coup

45
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To find oneself alone with

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Se retrouver en tête à tête avec

46
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Not sociable

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Peu liant

47
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A mausoleum

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Un mausolée

48
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Ashes

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Les cendres

49
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A waiter/waitress

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Un(e) serveur (euse)

50
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Amelie’s destiny will take a different turn

A

Le destin d’Amélie va basculer

51
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Life goes on

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La vie poursuit son cours

52
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The cafe’s regulars

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Les habitués de café

53
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The cafe’s keener

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La patronne

54
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To limp

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Boîter

55
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A horse dancer

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Une danseuse équestre

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To cry

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Pleurer

57
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To be humiliated

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Se faire humilier

58
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The hypochondriac

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La malade imaginaire

59
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To crack her fingers

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Faire craquer les os

60
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The unsuccessful writer

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L’écrivain raté

61
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Jealous

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Jaloux

62
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To spy

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Espionner

63
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The bubbles

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Les pustules

64
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The air hostess

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L’hôtesse de l’air

65
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The blind man

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L’aveugle

66
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Retirement

A

La retraite

67
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The face

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Le visage

68
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To not live up to expectations

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Ne pas être à la hauteur de ses espérances

69
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On the other hand

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En revanche

70
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A bag of seeds

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Un sac de grains

71
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To skim stones

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Faire des ricochets

72
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A congenital disease

A

Une maladie congénitale

73
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A hand shake

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Une poignée de main

74
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To be seriously injured

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Être grièvement blessé

75
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To be in the process of doing something

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Être en train de + INF

76
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To drop

A

Laisser tomber

77
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The top of a bottle

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Le bouchon

78
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To hit

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Heurter

79
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To skirting board

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La plinthe du mur

80
Q

To bury

A

Enfouir

81
Q

Amelie had a luminous idea

A

Une idée lumineuse frappe Amélie

82
Q

The owner

A

Le propriétaire

83
Q

To return

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Restituer

84
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To mingle with

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Se mêler de

85
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Other people’s lives

A

La vie des autres

86
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To spy on/observe

A

Épier