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August Flashcards

1
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clogged, blocked

A

bouché

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to be full (food)

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être rassasiée (literary)

n’a plus faim (colloquial)

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3
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to screw someone over

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entuber qqn

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to hang up on someone

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raccrocher au nez de qqn,

raccrocher dessus

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5
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his own idea

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sa propre idée

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I can’t see what it says

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je ne vois pas ce que ça dit

dont use pouvoir when referring to senses

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7
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she broke my heart

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elle m’a brisé le cœur

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8
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clothes (colloquial)

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les fringues (f)

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9
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it takes her an hour to get ready

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elle met une heure pour se préparer

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10
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to have something come up, a hinderance

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avoir un empêchement

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11
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I heard that…

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j’ai entendu dire que…

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12
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to season with spices

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assaisonner

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13
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food (slang), chow

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la bouffe

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14
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you’d better (do something)

proper

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tu ferais mieux (faire qqch)

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15
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safe haven

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un havre de paix

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16
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to burglarize

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cambrioler

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17
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plunger

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la ventouse

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18
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as a result, so

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du coup

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19
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two days before

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l’avant-veille

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20
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mason, builder

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un maçon

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21
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bathroom

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les toilettes (toujours pluriel)

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22
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the harp

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la harpe

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23
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it feels (weird)

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ça fait (bizarre)

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24
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to watch out, to be careful

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faire gaffe (faire attention is slightly more formal)

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25
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to pick a number

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choisir un chiffre

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26
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plaid, checkered

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à carreaux

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27
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policeman

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un gendarme, un agent de police

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28
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why don’t you just…?? (colloquial)

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tu n’as qu’à (+ inf)

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29
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sweet (food, dessert)

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sucré

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30
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to wait until

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attendre que

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31
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get the hell out of here!

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casse-toi!

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32
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you live around here?

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t’habites en quartier?

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33
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it’s not rocket science, it’s not magic

expression

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c’est pas sorcier

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34
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Turn it up! (volume)

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mets plus fort

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35
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to aspire to, to seek

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briguer

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36
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the last week (of a sequence)

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la dernière semaine

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37
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it sounded fun!

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Ça avait l’air sympa

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38
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apart from, short of (breaking the law)

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à part (violer la loi)

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39
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so boring!

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tellement chiant(e) (ennuyeux ok but more formal)

“si” is more formal and literary

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40
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great!

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chouette!

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41
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to build, to brick up

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maçonner

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42
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worse than

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pire que

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43
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to get fired

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être renvoyé (viré is more slang)

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44
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the day after

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le lendemain

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45
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I can’t help it

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je ne peux pas m’en empêcher

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46
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an account

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un compte

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47
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a jar

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un bocal

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48
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it takes her forever…

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elle met une éternité

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49
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to fool, to screw over

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entuber

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50
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gap, sideways leap

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un écart

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51
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to devour

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dévorer

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52
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to postpone until

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reporter à

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53
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deceptive, treacherous

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perfide

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54
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random

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aléatoire

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55
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a real pain in the ass

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une vrai prise de tête

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56
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“Beside myself”

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hors de moi

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57
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my upstairs neighbor

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mon voisin du dessus

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58
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to establish

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instaurer

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59
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to take advantage of someone

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profiter de qqn

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60
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frightened to death

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mort de trouille

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61
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Ouch!

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aïe!

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62
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numb

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engourdi

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63
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shame

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la honte

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64
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to spit when you talk

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postillonner

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65
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Need any change?

A

ça vous intéresse de la monnaie?

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66
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the knob, the handle

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la poignée

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67
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computer/IT specialist

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informaticien -ienne

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68
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to overlook, to wipe the slate clean

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passer l’éponge

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69
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“In order to” après un verbe

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pour (pas à ou de)

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70
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to almost do

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faillir faire

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71
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to take off, to beat it

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se tirer
se barrer
se casser

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72
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I am sorry (saddened)

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je suis navré

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73
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nevertheless

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pourtant

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74
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In short, in brief

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en raccourci

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75
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career/vocational guidance

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orientation professionnelle (f)

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76
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a pain in the ass, bloody annoying

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chian / chiante

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77
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the hero, heroine

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le héros, l’héroïne

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78
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mailman

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facteur -trice

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79
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friggin’

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fichu

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80
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to soak, to dip

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faire tremper, tremper

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81
Q

for years…

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des années durant

82
Q

to spit out

A

recracher

83
Q

to break up with someone

A

plaquer (older)

laisser tomber qqn (colloquial)

84
Q

a watercolor painting

A

une aquarelle

85
Q

instructor, supervisor, monitor

A

moniteur -trice

86
Q

to surf the internet

A

surfer sur internet

87
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to apply for a job

A

poser sa candidature

88
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to handcuff someone

A

passer les menottes (f) à qqn

89
Q

nerve wracking, testing, trying, grueling

A

éprouvant

90
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readily, easily

A

aisément

91
Q

to sadden

A

navrer

92
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(I’ve known him) for a while

A

(je le connais) depuis un bail

93
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a beer (colloquial)

A

une mousse

94
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to occur, to arise

A

survenir

95
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navy blue

A

bleu marine

96
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to break someone’s heart

A

briser le cœur de qqn

97
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to pull one’s weight, (you have) to make an effort

A

(Il faut) y mettre du sien.

98
Q

“Now we’re even”

A

on est quittes

99
Q

an underhanded trick

A

un coup fourré

100
Q

laid-off

A

être licencié

101
Q

nonsense, stupidity (slang)

A

des conneries

102
Q

computer programmer

A

programmeur -euse

103
Q

a spare key

A

une clé de secours

104
Q

to avenge

A

venger

105
Q

That’s just the way it is.

A

C’est comme ça

106
Q

she just took one bite

A

elle a juste pris une bouchée

107
Q

niche, window of opportunity

A

un créneau

108
Q

the following week

A

la semaine suivante

109
Q

to get into a (car) accident

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avoir un accident

110
Q

to pick up your luggage

A

récupérer vos bagages

111
Q

an owl

A

une chouette

112
Q

to create, to father, to breed

A

engendrer

113
Q

Anyway.. (expression)

A

Enfin bon..

114
Q

it was embarrassing

A

c’était gênant

115
Q

to be aware of something

A

être courant de qqch

116
Q

beast of burden

A

bête de somme

117
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it’s crazy (slang)

A

c’est ouf

118
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to eat (slang)

A

bouffer

119
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the light is green

A

c’est feu vert

120
Q

how long does it take you?

A

tu mets combien de temps?

121
Q

to form a line

A

se mettre en file

122
Q

to start doing something

A

se mettre à faire quelque chose

123
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hatred

A

la haine

124
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to lock oneself out

A

s’enfermer dehors

125
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foam (on a beer)

A

la mousse

126
Q

you should have!

A

tu aurais dû!

127
Q

seeing as, since, because

A

vu que

128
Q

the slightest, the least (adj)

A

le moindre

129
Q

ochre (color)

A

ocre

130
Q

to take a nap

A

faire un somme

131
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sturdy (person)

A

costaud

132
Q

it’s so unfair

A

c’est dégeulasse

133
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IT manager

A

un responsable informatique

134
Q

to sit, to stand, to put oneself somewhere

A

se mettre

135
Q

a task

A

une tâche

136
Q

veterinarian, veterinary

A

vétérinaire

137
Q

the very day

A

le jour même

138
Q

all the same (anyway..)

A

tout de même

139
Q

I almost forgot

A

j’ai failli oublier

140
Q

throne

A

le trône

141
Q

to upset someone

A

faire de la peine à qqn

142
Q

to surf

A

surfer

143
Q

I’m pissed off, disgusted

A

je suis dég(oûté)

144
Q

shopkeeper, trader

A

commerçant (e)

145
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stewardess

A

la hôtesse de l’air

146
Q

a waltz

A

une valse

147
Q

I’m around

A

Je suis dans les parages

148
Q

a robbery, burglary, break-in

A

un cambriolage

149
Q

I heard that…

A

il paraît que…

150
Q

you’d better (do something)

colloquial

A

tu as intérêt à (faire qqch)

151
Q

to laugh (colloquial)

A

rigoler

152
Q

to dump someone (slang)

A

larguer, lourder qqn

153
Q

This class

A

ce cours

154
Q

a crook, a swindler

A

un escroc

155
Q

to stuff

A

farcir

156
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that sounds good, that works for me

A

ça me va

157
Q

to dry oneself

A

s’essuyer

158
Q

to be in the lead

A

être en tête

159
Q

I dare you to…

A

tu es chiche de…

160
Q

pipelines (plumbing)

A

la tuyauterie

161
Q

to look 25 years old

A

faire 25 ans

162
Q

to take under one’s wing

A

prendre sous son aile

163
Q

oh dang, darn

A

Oh bon sang!

164
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sum

A

une somme

165
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at this very moment

A

à l’heure actuelle

166
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we’re even.

A

on est quittes

167
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to stock, to store

A

stocker

168
Q

from time to time

A

de temps à autre, de temps en temps

169
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to get stuck with, to put up with

A

se farcir

170
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to get away with something, to pull through

A

s’en sortir

171
Q

funny bone

A

le petit juif

172
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my leg is asleep

A

j’ai des fourmis dans la jambe

173
Q

to flush

A

chasser, tirer la chasse

174
Q

please remove your shoes

A

veuillez retirer vos chaussures

ôter is an old verb and used less

175
Q

a bite (of food)

A

une bouchée

176
Q

when you get to the hotel…

A

quand vous arriverez à l’hôtel…

futur simple

177
Q

ant

A

une fourmi

178
Q

shortcut

A

un raccourci

179
Q

to try

A

tenter qqch (de faire qqch)

180
Q

To move in

A

emménager

181
Q

investigator

A

enquêteur -trice

182
Q

fuzzy, vague, blurry, diffusé

A

floue

183
Q

he was working in France

A

il a été en poste en France

184
Q

license, degree

A

une licence

185
Q

in two weeks, a fortnight

A

dans une quinzaine

186
Q

two days later

A

le surlendemain

187
Q

to expect

A

s’attendre à

188
Q

carriage, cab

A

un fiacre

189
Q

a bookmark

A

un signet, un marque-page

190
Q

I heard about…

A

j’ai entendu parler de…

191
Q

to sprain

A

se fouler

192
Q

lens, contact lens

A

Une lentille (de contact)

193
Q

at the same time, at once

A

à la fois

194
Q

the appetizer

A

le hors-d’œuvre

195
Q

to call someone something (to insult)

A

traiter qqn de qqch

196
Q

counter clockwise

A

le sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montre

197
Q

on site

A

sur place

198
Q

this stain will never come out

A

cette tache ne partira jamais

199
Q

late

A

à la bourre

200
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a stool

A

un tabouret

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