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Birmingham 11 Flashcards

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1
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Tu peux passer ta souris au-dessus d’un lien pour voir l’URL entier.

A

You can hover over a link to see the full URL. /ˈhɒvəʳ/

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2
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Aéroglisseur

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Hovercraft /ˈhɒvəkrɑːft/

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3
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Je voudrais vous signaler une erreur.

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I’d like to report an error to you. /rɪˈpɔːt/ /ˈerəʳ/

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L’odeur de son parfum resta dans la pièce.

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The scent of her perfume lingered on in the room.

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Syn. Une odeur

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A scent /sent/

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Une odeur désagréable

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An odor /ˈəʊdəʳ/

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7
Q

C’est une petite ville ennuyeuse où peu choisirait de rester.

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It is a dreary little town where few would choose to linger. /ˈdrɪərɪ/

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8
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Ils étaient déconcertés par la disparition de la fille.

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They were totally mystified by the girl’s disappearance. /ˈmɪstɪfaɪ/ /ˌdɪsəˈpɪərəns/

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9
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ciment

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cement /səˈment/

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10
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Je suis déconcerté de savoir pourquoi il n’a pas appelé.

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I’m baffled as to why she hasn’t called.

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11
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Groseille à maquereau

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Gooseberry /ˈgʊzbəri/

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12
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Un raison

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A grape /greɪp/

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13
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Les grappes de raisin (2)

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The bunches / clusters of grapes. /bʌntʃ/

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14
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Une perle

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A bead /biːd/

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15
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Un haricot

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A bean /biːn/

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16
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Un petit pois

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A pea /piː/

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17
Q

Le jus de la viance

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Meat gravy /miːt/ /ˈgreɪvɪ/

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18
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La cuisson

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cooking

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19
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Bleue (cuisson)

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Rare /rɛəʳ/

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20
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Saignant

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Underdone /ˈʌndəˈdʌn/

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21
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Bien cuite

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Well-done

22
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Faire un retrait de (banque)

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To make a withdrawal of /wɪθˈdrɔːəl/

23
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Avoir toutes les cartes pour gagner.

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To have all the trumps to win. /trʌmps/

24
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Le marché de l’immobilier.

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The real estate market /ˈmɑːkɪt/

25
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(Adj.) En faillite

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Bankrupt /ˈbæŋkrəpt/

26
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Des hectares of

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Acre of /ˈeɪkəʳ/

27
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Un courant fort (mer)

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A strong flow /fləʊ/

28
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La trachée

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The windpipe /ˈwɪndpaɪp/

29
Q

Syn. To make distant

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To estrange /ɪsˈtreɪndʒ/

30
Q

Digestible, facile à assimiler

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Digestible /daɪˈdʒɛstəbəl/

31
Q

Décharger sa poubelle

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To dump his bin. /dʌmp/

32
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Un présage

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A portent /ˈpɔːtent/

33
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Chantage

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Blackmail /ˈblækmeɪl/

34
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Un bâtiment abandonné

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A derelict building /ˈderɪlɪkt/

35
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C’est bien trillé !

A

It’s well-sorted!

36
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L’avion s’abima en mer.

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The airplane plummeted into the sea.

37
Q

L’avion chuta au sol.

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The airplane plummeted to earth.

38
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Les températures ont plongé rapidement durant la journée.

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Temperatures plummeted rapidly throughout the day.

39
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A 37 ans, elle avait atteint le sommet de sa carrière.

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At 37, she’d reached the apex of her career. /ˈeɪpeks/

40
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Les randonneurs approchaient du sommet de la montagne sous la pluie battante.

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The hikers approached the apex of the mountain in the pouring rain.

41
Q

C’est une parodie de film d’horreur.

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It’s a spoof on horror movies. /spuːf/

42
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Je suis allé au grenier et j’ai déterré les médailles de papi.

A

I went to the attic and dug out Grandad’s medals.

43
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Plus d’une dizaine de personne ont été déterrés vivants après l’avalanche.

A

More than a dozen people were dug out of the avalanche alive. /ˈdʌzn/ /ˈævəlɑːnʃ/

44
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Je me suis enfui de là-bas.

A

I ran away from there.

45
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Elle a pris une gorgée d’eau.

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She took a mouthful of water.

46
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Engendrer

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To engender /ɪnˈdʒendə(r)/

47
Q

Élever (2) des petits.

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To produce/raise offspring /ˈɒfsprɪŋ/

48
Q

Le berceau

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The cradle /ˈkreɪdl/

49
Q

Rendre (2) un document

A

To hand in / to give back a document

50
Q

N’en fais pas tout un plat.

A

Don’t make a meal of it.

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