August Flashcards

1
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clogged, blocked

A

bouché

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2
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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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4
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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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6
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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

A

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…

A

j’ai entendu dire que…

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12
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to season with spices

A

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

A

du coup

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19
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two days before

A

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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to pick a number
choisir un chiffre
26
plaid, checkered
à carreaux
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policeman
un gendarme, un agent de police
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why don't you just...?? (colloquial)
tu n'as qu'à (+ inf)
29
sweet (food, dessert)
sucré
30
to wait until
attendre que
31
get the hell out of here!
casse-toi!
32
you live around here?
t'habites en quartier?
33
it's not rocket science, it's not magic | expression
c'est pas sorcier
34
Turn it up! (volume)
mets plus fort
35
to aspire to, to seek
briguer
36
the last week (of a sequence)
la dernière semaine
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it sounded fun!
Ça avait l'air sympa
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apart from, short of (breaking the law)
à part (violer la loi)
39
so boring!
tellement chiant(e) (ennuyeux ok but more formal) | "si" is more formal and literary
40
great!
chouette!
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to build, to brick up
maçonner
42
worse than
pire que
43
to get fired
être renvoyé (viré is more slang)
44
the day after
le lendemain
45
I can't help it
je ne peux pas m'en empêcher
46
an account
un compte
47
a jar
un bocal
48
it takes her forever...
elle met une éternité
49
to fool, to screw over
entuber
50
gap, sideways leap
un écart
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to devour
dévorer
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to postpone until
reporter à
53
deceptive, treacherous
perfide
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random
aléatoire
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a real pain in the ass
une vrai prise de tête
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"Beside myself"
hors de moi
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my upstairs neighbor
mon voisin du dessus
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to establish
instaurer
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to take advantage of someone
profiter de qqn
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frightened to death
mort de trouille
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Ouch!
aïe!
62
numb
engourdi
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shame
la honte
64
to spit when you talk
postillonner
65
Need any change?
ça vous intéresse de la monnaie?
66
the knob, the handle
la poignée
67
computer/IT specialist
informaticien -ienne
68
to overlook, to wipe the slate clean
passer l'éponge
69
"In order to" après un verbe
pour (pas à ou de)
70
to almost do
faillir faire
71
to take off, to beat it
se tirer se barrer se casser
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I am sorry (saddened)
je suis navré
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nevertheless
pourtant
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In short, in brief
en raccourci
75
career/vocational guidance
orientation professionnelle (f)
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a pain in the ass, bloody annoying
chian / chiante
77
the hero, heroine
le héros, l'héroïne
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mailman
facteur -trice
79
friggin'
fichu
80
to soak, to dip
faire tremper, tremper
81
for years...
des années durant
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to spit out
recracher
83
to break up with someone
plaquer (older) laisser tomber qqn (colloquial)
84
a watercolor painting
une aquarelle
85
instructor, supervisor, monitor
moniteur -trice
86
to surf the internet
surfer sur internet
87
to apply for a job
poser sa candidature
88
to handcuff someone
passer les menottes (f) à qqn
89
nerve wracking, testing, trying, grueling
éprouvant
90
readily, easily
aisément
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to sadden
navrer
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(I've known him) for a while
(je le connais) depuis un bail
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a beer (colloquial)
une mousse
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to occur, to arise
survenir
95
navy blue
bleu marine
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to break someone's heart
briser le cœur de qqn
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to pull one's weight, (you have) to make an effort
(Il faut) y mettre du sien.
98
"Now we're even"
on est quittes
99
an underhanded trick
un coup fourré
100
laid-off
être licencié
101
nonsense, stupidity (slang)
des conneries
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computer programmer
programmeur -euse
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a spare key
une clé de secours
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to avenge
venger
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That's just the way it is.
C'est comme ça
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she just took one bite
elle a juste pris une bouchée
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niche, window of opportunity
un créneau
108
the following week
la semaine suivante
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to get into a (car) accident
avoir un accident
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to pick up your luggage
récupérer vos bagages
111
an owl
une chouette
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to create, to father, to breed
engendrer
113
Anyway.. (expression)
Enfin bon..
114
it was embarrassing
c'était gênant
115
to be aware of something
être courant de qqch
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beast of burden
bête de somme
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it's crazy (slang)
c'est ouf
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to eat (slang)
bouffer
119
the light is green
c'est feu vert
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how long does it take you?
tu mets combien de temps?
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to form a line
se mettre en file
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to start doing something
se mettre à faire quelque chose
123
hatred
la haine
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to lock oneself out
s'enfermer dehors
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foam (on a beer)
la mousse
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you should have!
tu aurais dû!
127
seeing as, since, because
vu que
128
the slightest, the least (adj)
le moindre
129
ochre (color)
ocre
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to take a nap
faire un somme
131
sturdy (person)
costaud
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it's so unfair
c'est dégeulasse
133
IT manager
un responsable informatique
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to sit, to stand, to put oneself somewhere
se mettre
135
a task
une tâche
136
veterinarian, veterinary
vétérinaire
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the very day
le jour même
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all the same (anyway..)
tout de même
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I almost forgot
j'ai failli oublier
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throne
le trône
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to upset someone
faire de la peine à qqn
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to surf
surfer
143
I'm pissed off, disgusted
je suis dég(oûté)
144
shopkeeper, trader
commerçant (e)
145
stewardess
la hôtesse de l'air
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a waltz
une valse
147
I'm around
Je suis dans les parages
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a robbery, burglary, break-in
un cambriolage
149
I heard that...
il paraît que...
150
you'd better (do something) colloquial
tu as intérêt à (faire qqch)
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to laugh (colloquial)
rigoler
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to dump someone (slang)
larguer, lourder qqn
153
This class
ce cours
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a crook, a swindler
un escroc
155
to stuff
farcir
156
that sounds good, that works for me
ça me va
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to dry oneself
s'essuyer
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to be in the lead
être en tête
159
I dare you to...
tu es chiche de...
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pipelines (plumbing)
la tuyauterie
161
to look 25 years old
faire 25 ans
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to take under one's wing
prendre sous son aile
163
oh dang, darn
Oh bon sang!
164
sum
une somme
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at this very moment
à l'heure actuelle
166
we're even.
on est quittes
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to stock, to store
stocker
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from time to time
de temps à autre, de temps en temps
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to get stuck with, to put up with
se farcir
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to get away with something, to pull through
s'en sortir
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funny bone
le petit juif
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my leg is asleep
j'ai des fourmis dans la jambe
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to flush
chasser, tirer la chasse
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please remove your shoes
veuillez retirer vos chaussures | ôter is an old verb and used less
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a bite (of food)
une bouchée
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when you get to the hotel...
quand vous arriverez à l'hôtel... | futur simple
177
ant
une fourmi
178
shortcut
un raccourci
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to try
tenter qqch (de faire qqch)
180
To move in
emménager
181
investigator
enquêteur -trice
182
fuzzy, vague, blurry, diffusé
floue
183
he was working in France
il a été en poste en France
184
license, degree
une licence
185
in two weeks, a fortnight
dans une quinzaine
186
two days later
le surlendemain
187
to expect
s'attendre à
188
carriage, cab
un fiacre
189
a bookmark
un signet, un marque-page
190
I heard about...
j'ai entendu parler de...
191
to sprain
se fouler
192
lens, contact lens
Une lentille (de contact)
193
at the same time, at once
à la fois
194
the appetizer
le hors-d'œuvre
195
to call someone something (to insult)
traiter qqn de qqch
196
counter clockwise
le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre
197
on site
sur place
198
this stain will never come out
cette tache ne partira jamais
199
late
à la bourre
200
a stool
un tabouret