April 8, 2019 Flashcards

1
Q

Alentours

Les alentours sont vert.

A

Surroundings

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2
Q

Le blaireau

A

Badger

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3
Q

Les cheveux hirsutes

A

Unkempt hair

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4
Q

La mine

A

Appearance/ exterior

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5
Q

En cachette

A

In secret

In hiding

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6
Q

Chuchoter

A

Whisper

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7
Q

Sidéré

A

Amazed

Staggered

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8
Q

La penderie

A

Wardrobe

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9
Q

Alors que

A

While

When

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10
Q

Une/ un secouriste

A

First aid worker

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11
Q

Le bastingage

A

Railing

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12
Q

Le seuil

A

Footstep

Threshold

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13
Q

La neige est fondue

A

The snow has melted

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14
Q

S’il les avait gardées il aurait dû…

A

If he had kept them he would have had to…

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15
Q

Dans le monde de la politique

A

In the political world

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16
Q

Dans la chambre des communes

A

In the legislature

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17
Q

Je ne crois pas que c’est efficace que vous fassiez ça (subj)

A

I don’t think it makes sense for you to do that

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18
Q

La fouille a nue

A

Strip search

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19
Q

Les heures d’ouverture

A

Opening hours

20
Q

Il leur avait donné la chance

A

He gave them a chance/ an opportunity

21
Q

Le formulaire

A

Application form

22
Q

Expérience pertinente

Pas relevante

A

Relevant experience

23
Q

Mettre l’heure de la réunion dans l’agenda

A

Put the time of the meeting in the agenda

24
Q

L’ordre du jour

A

Agenda (as in for a meeting)

25
Q

Discuter DE

A

Discuss

26
Q

Décider DE

A

To decide

27
Q

Des coupures financiers

A

Financial cuts

As in Doug Ford

28
Q

En avril ne te découvre pas un fil

A

In April don’t wear a single stitch less (expression)

29
Q

Venter à écorner les bœufs

A

Very windy (expression)

30
Q

Le diable est aux vaches

A

Something is being messed up? (Expression)

31
Q

Être une que de veau

A

When a parent has ten million things to do (expression)

32
Q

La météo fait des siennes

A

«Interesting weather» (expression)

33
Q

Dériver

A

To be adrift

To drift

34
Q

Épousseter

A

To dust off

35
Q

Racheter

A

To buy some more of

36
Q

Se rembrunir

A

To darken

To cloud over

37
Q

Aumônier

A

Chaplain

38
Q

La malle

A

Trunk

39
Q

Le marécage

A

Swamp

40
Q

Le couvercle

A

Lid

Cover

41
Q

Trôner

A

To be enthroned

Dit prominently

42
Q

La recrudescence

A

Worsening

New outbreak

43
Q

En amont que

A

Upstream
Ahead of
Takes subjunctive

44
Q

Prôner

Prônant

A

To advocate, extol

Advocating

45
Q

Une mère poule

A

A real mother hen

Attentive mother