Autumn 2019 Flashcards by Tim Newton

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An elbow

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Un coude

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An eyebrow

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Le sourcil

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To raise one’s eyebrows

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Lever les sourcils

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To train

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S’entraîner

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To go away, to leave, to be off

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S’en aller

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I’ll be going on holiday

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Je m’en irai en vacances

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I’m off

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Je m’en vais

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To prune, cut, trim

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Tailler

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In that case

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Dans ce cas-la

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Can you give me the contact details?

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Pouvez-vous me donner les coordonnées à contacter?

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I have done it before, believe it or not.

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J’ai l’habitude, figure-toi.

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That looks good, what’s that?

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Ça a l’air bon, c’est quoi?

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A handkerchief

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Un mouchoir

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A paper tissue

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Un mouchoir en papier

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Pertinent, relevant, appropriate

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Pertinent(e)

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To stumble, trip

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Trébucher

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To feel guilty

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Se sentir coupable

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I had good luck

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J’ai de la chance

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Including

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Y compris

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Uni

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La fac

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D’après

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According to

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To solve, resolve, decide upon

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Résoudre

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So, now I’ve solved that.

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Mais j’ai résolu le problème.

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To remove, take/carry off, lift

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Enlever

To remove a stain

Enlever une tache

A prick

Une piqûre

A prick

Un con, connard (very informal)

To convey, route, forward

Acheminer

A package, parcel

Un colis

To place

Placer

A diver

Plongeur m, plongeuse f

Half term

Le congé en milieu de trimestre

To eat in or take away

Manger sur place ou à emporter

Bad tempered

De mauvaise humeur

To do something on purpose

Faire exprès

Would it bother you if I opened the window?

Cela vous dérange/ennuie si j'ouvre la fenêtre?

I got out of the wrong side of bed this morning

Je me suis levé du pied gauche

At first sight

À première vue

If I win, it’s by chance

Si je gagne, c’est le hazard

That's a problem I hadn't thought of

C’est un problème auquel je n'avais pas pensé

Which of the two do you prefer?

Lequel des deux préférez-vous ?

Rubbish

Les ordures

Sit in the front/go up to the front

Montez à l’avant

To involve, implicate

Impliquer

A knot

Un noeud

My partner (girlfriend)

ma amie, ma compagne

He’ll do whatever it takes

Il fera quoi qu’il prenne

Whatever I do, I think of you

Quoi que je fasse, je pense à toi. (It’s a line from the song “Pas toi” by French singer Jean-Jacques Goldman).