Banlieue Flashcards

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1
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un bidonville

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a shantytown

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zoner*

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to bum around

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un foyer

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youth club

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monter un groupe

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to form a band

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y disent toujours qu’ca s’passe

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they always say that it happens

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t’à l’heure

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tout à l’heure (earlier)

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on n’y fout plus les pieds

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on n’y met plus les pieds ( dont set foot there)

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histoire de s’marrer

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just for kicks

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choper

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attraper, to catch

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rue de la poupée qui tousse

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the coughing doll street

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sans déconner

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no joking

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niquer

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to fuck, to fuck someone up

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ca fera un partout

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it will be a tie

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sont pleins d’thunes

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they are rich

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t’facon

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de tout facon, anyway

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kes t’en a à foutre

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what the fuck do you care

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y z’en ont rien à foutre

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ils n’en ont rien à foutre

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18
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ca me fait marrer

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it makes me laugh

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ca va péter

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it’s gonna blow

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20
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sixième transition

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special needs, 6th grade

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ca fait trop drole

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its so weird

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trop mortel

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killer!

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dirlo

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directeur

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tu nous remets pas

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don’t you recognize us

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flipper ma race

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makes me trip, hallucinate

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sauve-toi

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run for cover

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27
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comment il a les boules

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he’s scared shitless

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c’est un enculé

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he’s a motherfucker

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29
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chut chut

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hush hush

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30
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chais pas

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i dunno

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31
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piquer

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to steal, voler

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32
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craignos

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shady

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33
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un branleur

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lazy ass, wanker

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34
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bon kes tu m’veux encore

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what else you want from me

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35
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j’en ai rien à branler

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I don’t give a fuck

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36
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j’vais m’la faire taguer

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it’s gonna get tagged

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37
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gardien de la piax

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police officer

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38
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a shantytown

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un bidonville

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to bum around

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zoner*

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40
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youth club

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un foyer

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41
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to form a band

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monter un groupe

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42
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they always say that it happens

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y disent toujours qu’ca s’passe

43
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tout à l’heure (earlier)

A

t’à l’heure

44
Q

on n’y met plus les pieds ( dont set foot there)

A

on n’y fout plus les pieds

45
Q

just for kicks

A

histoire de s’marrer

46
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attraper, to catch

A

choper

47
Q

the coughing doll street

A

rue de la poupée qui tousse

48
Q

no joking

A

sans déconner

49
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to fuck, to fuck someone up

A

niquer

50
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it will be a tie

A

ca fera un partout

51
Q

they are rich

A

sont pleins d’thunes

52
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de tout facon, anyway

A

t’facon

53
Q

what the fuck do you care

A

kes t’en a à foutre

54
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ils n’en ont rien à foutre

A

y z’en ont rien à foutre

55
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it makes me laugh

A

ca me fait marrer

56
Q

it’s gonna blow

A

ca va péter

57
Q

special needs, 6th grade

A

sixième transition

58
Q

its so weird

A

ca fait trop drole

59
Q

killer!

A

trop mortel

60
Q

directeur

A

dirlo

61
Q

don’t you recognize us

A

tu nous remets pas

62
Q

makes me trip, hallucinate

A

flipper ma race

63
Q

run for cover

A

sauve-toi

64
Q

he’s scared shitless

A

comment il a les boules

65
Q

he’s a motherfucker

A

c’est un enculé

66
Q

hush hush

A

chut chut

67
Q

i dunno

A

chais pas

68
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to steal, voler

A

piquer

69
Q

shady

A

craignos

70
Q

lazy ass, wanker

A

un branleur

71
Q

what else you want from me

A

bon kes tu m’veux encore

72
Q

I don’t give a fuck

A

j’en ai rien à branler

73
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it’s gonna get tagged

A

j’vais m’la faire taguer

74
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police officer

A

gardien de la piax

75
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l’habitat social

A

social housing projects

76
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un logement

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lodgings

77
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les mal-logées

A

poorly housed

78
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un taudis

A

a slum

79
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les grands ensembles

A

big buildings

80
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les cités

A

projects

81
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un pavillion

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indiviual home

82
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une cité pavillionnaire

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track housing

83
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c’était la féerie

A

it was a fairyland

84
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une ZUP

A

une zone à urbanier en priorité

85
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se gater

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to worsen

86
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le mal de vivre

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despair

87
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les forces de l’ordre

A

la police

88
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etre muré

A

to be condemned

89
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raté

A

failed

90
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social housing projects

A

l’habitat social

91
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lodgings

A

un logement

92
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poorly housed

A

les mal-logées

93
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a slum

A

un taudis

94
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big buildings

A

les grands ensembles

95
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projects

A

les cités

96
Q

indiviual home

A

un pavillion

97
Q

track housing

A

une cité pavillionnaire

98
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it was a fairyland

A

c’était la féerie

99
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une zone à urbanier en priorité

A

une ZUP

100
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to worsen

A

se gater

101
Q

despair

A

le mal de vivre

102
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la police

A

les forces de l’ordre

103
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to be condemned

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etre muré

104
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failed

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raté