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Birmingham 23 Flashcards

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1
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Un jeton (de poker)

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A chip /tʃɪp/

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Poker

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Poker /ˈpəʊkə/

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3
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Un tisonnier

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A poker /ˈpəʊkə/

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Charbon

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Coal /kəʊl/

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5
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Tapette ! Pédé !

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You’re a fairy! /ˈfɛərɪ/

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Une mauviette

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A wimp /wɪmp/

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7
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Elle rabâche toujours la même chose.

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She always bangs on about it.

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8
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Un abattoir

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A slaughterhouse /ˈslɔːtəhaʊs/

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9
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La boucherie

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Butcher’s /ˈbʊtʃəʳ/

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10
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Les traces de dérapage sur la route.

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The skid marks on the road.

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Huer

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To boo /buː/

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Une race, une espèce

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A breed /briːd/

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13
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Recouvrir le sol de qq’ch

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To overlay the ground with sth

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14
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Un prospectus (2)

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  • A leaflet /ˈliːflɪt/

- A handbill /ˈhændbɪl/

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15
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C’est tabou de

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It’s taboo to /təˈbuː/

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16
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T’es assez autoritaire (=t’aime bien faire ton petit chef).

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You’re quite bossy. /ˈbɒsɪ/

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17
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Je vais garder un œil sur toi (protéger) (2)

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  • I’ll keep my (an) eye on you.

- I’ll look out for you.

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18
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Bonnes manières, convenance

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Decency /ˈdiːsənsɪ/

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19
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La politesse, la courtoisie

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Courtesy /ˈk3ːtɪsɪ/

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20
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Il m’a arraché les clefs des mains.

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He snatched the keys from my hand. /snætʃ/

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21
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Il a arraché une page du magazine.

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He tore out a page from the magazine.

22
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Conj. To tear

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To tear: tore / torn

23
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La violence est devenue monnaie courante à la télé.

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Violence has become commonplace on tv.

24
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Je besoin de la connaître avant de coucher avec elle.

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I need to get to know her before sleeping with her.

25
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Je suis quelqu’un de sociable.

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I’m a people person.

26
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Les acouphènes

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Tinnitus /tɪˈnaɪtəs/

27
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Essaie de ne pas te faire aspiré par son charme.

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Try not to be sucked in by her charm. /tʃɑːm/

28
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Le boucher coupe le poulet en grands morceaux avec un hachoir.

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The butcher cuts the the chicken into large pieces with a cleaver. /ˈbʊtʃə(r)/ /ˈkliːvəʳ/

29
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Je vais pisser !

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I’ll piss! /pɪs/

30
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Un carambolage

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A prang /præŋ/

31
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Un verre d’eau serait le bienvenue.

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A glass of water would be most welcome. /ˈwelkəm/

32
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Elle s’est mise à genoux.

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She got on her knees. /niːz/

33
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Mon portable n’a plus de batterie.

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My mobile phone is out of juice. /dʒuːs/

34
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Je peux même pas en placer une.

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I can’t get a word in edgeways /ˈedʒweɪz/

35
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Elle reste (elle est à en ce moment) à l’université pour faire ses recherches.

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She’s staying on at university to do research.

36
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Je suis resté en bons termes avec elle.

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I stayed on good terms with her.

37
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C’est une affaire !

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It’s a steal! /stiːl/

38
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Je suis tombé dans le panneau !

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I walked into the trap! /træp/

39
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Il a pété.

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He has farted. /fɑːt/

40
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Il avait un air hébété.

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He had a vacuous expression on his face. /ˈvækjʊəs/ /ɪksˈpreʃən/ /feɪs/

41
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Agresser qq’1

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To mug sb /ˈmʌg/

42
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Nous avons payé dix euros de péage.

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We paid a toll of 10 euros. /təʊl/

43
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Sabine s’est arrêtée au péage de l’autoroute.

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Sabine stopped at the motorway tollbooth. /ˈməʊtəweɪ/ /ˈtəʊlbuːð/

44
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Des tirs de mortier ont été tirés contre Israël.

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Mortar rounds were fired at Israel. /ˈmɔːtə(r)/ /raʊnd/

45
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Un missile

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A missile /ˈmɪsaɪl/

46
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à tort (advb.)

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Wrongly

47
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Des têtes tranchées

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Severed heads /ˈsevə(r)/

48
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Un sourire radieux

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A beautiful smile

49
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Une séquence vidéo

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A footage /ˈfʊtɪdʒ/

50
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Ils ont prétendu que

A

They alleged that /əˈledʒ/

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