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Birmingham 10 Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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être accro au football

A

to be hooked on football

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2
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Traverser le cimetière en marchant la nuit donne la chair de poule !

A

It’s very spooky walking through the graveyard at night!

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3
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brouiller

A

obfuscate

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4
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Il est très séduisant

A

He’s nothing if not charming

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illustrer en donnant 1 exemple

A

exemplify /ɪgˈzemplɪfaɪ/

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6
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effrayant

A

chilling, spooky

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7
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crade (fam.)

A

mangy /ˈmeɪndʒɪ/

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8
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baratiner

A

to chat up

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9
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Il s’assit là et pleurnicha comme un bébé

A

There he sat, blubbering like a baby

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10
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L’homme blessé était allongé sur le sol et gémissait.

A

The injured man was lying on the ground, moaning

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11
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en un rien de temps

A

in no time

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12
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un coup de semonce (un avertissement)

A

a wake up call

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13
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contredire, nier

A

To gainsay

To contradict

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14
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huile de foie de morue

A

cod-liver oil

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15
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grignoter

A

to nibble

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16
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un appât

A

a lure

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17
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C’est un grand opportuniste (EMPHASE)

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He is nothing if not an opportunist

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18
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dans la nuit (prop.) / du jour au lendemain (fig.)

Ex: Les dons ne viennent pas du jour au lendemain.

A

Overnight (ex: Skills don’t come overnight)

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19
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(adj.) mensonger

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Mendacious

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20
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massacrer

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To slay/slew/slain (vb.)

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21
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massacré

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slain

22
Q

choquer (vb.)

A

To appal (vb.)

23
Q

à perte de vue

A

as far as the eye can see

24
Q

(adj.) Syn. more than seriously

A

earnest (adj.)

25
Q

médiéval

A

medieval /ˌmediˈiːvl/

26
Q

Les enfants adorent jouer des tours au prof

A

Children like playing tricks on their teacher

27
Q

faire équipe avec

A

to team up with

28
Q

Condamné par peloton d’exécution

A

Execution by firing squad

29
Q

déroutant

A

confusing

30
Q

fastidieux

A

tedious

31
Q

partir chercher des médicaments

A

to go for medecines

32
Q

bon rétablissement !

A

Get well soon!

33
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-faire l’affaire- (2)

A

1- It fits the bill

2- That’s will do the trick

34
Q

Appeler un chat un chat

A

To call a spade a spade

35
Q

supposition, hypothèses

A

an assumption

36
Q

Pousser, inciter (3)

A

1- To urge
2- To impel
3- To incite

37
Q

Une erreur commise par un chercheur a fait fausser les résultats de l’étude.

A

A researcher’s mistake has skewed the results of the study.

38
Q

De nombreux enfants se voûtent à cause du manque de confiance.

A

Many children slouch because of lack of self-confidence

39
Q

obsolète

A

obsolete

40
Q

Prendre une décision

A

To make a decision

41
Q

épuisé (article)

A

out of print

42
Q

Syn. it doesn’t work

A

It’s out of order

43
Q

Ce mot c’est l’intru

A

This word is the odd one out

44
Q

En moyenne

A

on average

45
Q

Il veut éviter ça à tout prix.

A

He wants to avoid it at all costs.

46
Q

Un papillon jaune faisait du surplace au-dessus de la barrière. Et je ne pouvais pas résister/m’empêcher de prendre une photo.

A

A yellow butterfly was hovering above the fence, and I couldn’t resist taking a picture.

47
Q

Je n’arrive pas à me décider quoi commander, et ce serveur qui rôde près de moi me rend nerveux.

A

I can’t decide what to order, and that waiter hovering next to me makes me nervous.

48
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Le professeur trouvait que le rouge à lèvres de la fille de 12 ans était trop adulte.

A

The teacher thought the twelve-year-old girl’s lipstick was too grown-up. /ˈlɪpstɪk/ /grəʊn/

49
Q

Paul n’aime pas quand les grands lui parle de l’école.

A

Paul dislikes when grown-ups ask her about school. /grəʊn/

50
Q

L’inspecteur examinait / inspectait soigneusement le restaurant à la recherche d’infractions.

A

The inspector looked over the restaurant for code violations.

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