B2C1 vocabulary 8/2022 Flashcards

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1
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he doesn’t look much

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il ne paye pas de mine

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2
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he plays the part well

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il fait bonne figure

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3
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he kept up appearance/played the part

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il a donné le change

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4
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to keep up appearances

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sauver les apparences

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5
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to find a way of keeping up appearances

A

trouver un faux-semblant

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6
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to be just for show

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n’être que de façade

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7
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to feel conflicted

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se sentir en porte-à-faux

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8
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without showing it

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mine de rien

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9
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under the surface

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sous des dehors

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10
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you shouldn’t trust in the appearance

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il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences

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11
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you need to get/scatch under the skin/varnish

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il faut gratter un peu (le vernis)

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12
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despite appearances

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malgré des apparences

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13
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contrary to appearances/ without looking like it

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selon toute vraisemblance

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14
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which proves that

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comme quoi =cela prouve bien que

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15
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so that

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de sorte que +indicatif

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16
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to do everything to

A

toute faire pour

17
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so, therefore

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du coup= donc

18
Q

to take one’s dreams for reality

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prendre ses désirs pour des réalités

19
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to believe oneself

A

se croire (+nom ou adjectif)

20
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to imagine oneself

A

s’imaginer que

21
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a dream

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une vue de l’esprit

22
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to believe in Father Christmas

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croire au Père Noël

23
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to live life out of reality

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se faire tout un cinéma

24
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to want to become

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aspirer à( + nom ou infinitif

25
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to be too prosaic, earth bound

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être terre-à-terre

26
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to be realistic

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être réaliste

27
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you’re wrong!

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Détrompe-toi! détrompez-vous!

28
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you’re dreaming

A

tu rêves

29
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you’re deluding yourself

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tu te fais des illusions!

30
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you shouldn’t dream/deceive yourself

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il ne faut as rêver/ il ne faut pas se leurrer