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Birmingham 28 Flashcards

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1
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Décombres = gravats

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Rubble /ˈrʌbl/

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2
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Déchiffrer

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Decipher /dɪˈsaɪfə/

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3
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Être récurant

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To recur /rɪˈkɜː/

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4
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L’héritier d’une fortune.

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The heir to a fortune. /ɛəʳ/ /ˈfɔːtʃən/

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5
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Une antenne

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An aerial /ˈɛərɪəl/

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Il n’y a pas d’autre option que …

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There is no alternative than to … /ɒlˈt3ːnətɪv/

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Tu peux faire une croix sur ton héritage

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Say farewell to your inheritance. /fɛəˈwel/ /ɪnˈherɪtəns/

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8
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Un jouet en peluche

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A soft toy /sɒft/ /tɔɪ/

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Une peluche

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A plush /plʌʃ/

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Un avion télécommandé

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A remote-control plane /rɪˈməʊt/ /kənˈtrəʊl/ /pleɪn/

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ça doit être une blague !

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It must be a wind-up. /ˈwaɪndʌp/

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Ils étaient décidés à semer la zizanie.

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They were determined to stir up trouble. /dɪˈtɜːmɪn/ /ˈtrʌbl/

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Une sage-femme

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A midwife /ˈmɪdwaɪf/

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14
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Elle fit un mouvement brusque en avant.

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She lunged forward. /ˈlʌndʒ/

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Elle saisit les nattes d’Emma dans son poing droit.

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She grabbed hold of Emma’s pigtails in her right fist. /græb/ /həʊld/ /ˈpɪgteɪl/ /fɪst/

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Elle souleva la fille hors du sol.

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She lifted the girl clear of the ground. /lɪft/ /klɪəʳ/ /graʊnd/

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17
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Elle cria à l’assassin.

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She screamed blue murder. /ˈskriːm/

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18
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Tout à coup = à l’improviste

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Out of the blue

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Tous les 36 du mois = rarement

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Once in a blue moon. /muːn/

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Il a été pris en flagrant délit entrain de voler.

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He was caught red-handed in the act of robbing. /kɔːt/ /rɒb/

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21
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Ses adversaires voient rouge à la simple mention du terme.

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His opponents see red at the very mention of the word. /əˈpəʊnənt/ /ˈmenʃən/

22
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Une auberge.

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An inn /ɪn/

23
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Plutôt que risquer de la faire souffrir, …

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Rather than risk hurting her feelings, … /rɪsk/ /h3ːt/ /ˈfiːlɪŋ/

24
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Attends-toi à de la paperasse.

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Prepare yourself for a lot of red tape. /red teɪp/

25
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Un jour mémorable, s’il en est !

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A red-letter day if ever there was one!

26
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C’est une fausse piste.

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It’s a red tape. /red teɪp/

27
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Il est resté scotché à son ordinateur.

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He’s been glued to his computer. /gluː/ /kəmˈpjuːtəʳ/

28
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J’ai scotché une liste sur la porte du réfrigérateur.

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I taped a list to the fridge door. /teɪp/

29
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Il était en pleine santé.

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He was really in the pink of health. /pɪŋk/ /helθ/

30
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Tant sur le fond que sur la forme.

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In content and in style. /kənˈtent/ /staɪl/

31
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Dictature (pron.)

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Dictatorship /dɪkˈteɪtəʃɪp/

32
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En période de guerre.

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In wartime. /ˈwɔːtaɪm/

33
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On doit le mettre en avant.

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We have to bring it to the fore. /ˈfɔː/

34
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Un rival (pron.)

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A rival /ˈraɪvəl/

35
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Un gringalet

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A weedy person /ˈwiːdɪ/ /ˈp3ːsn/

36
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Me lever devant un millier de personnes me fait frémir.

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Getting up in front a thousand of people makes me weak at the knees. /niː/

37
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Je veux une fille qui se démarque des autres.

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I want a girl who stands out.

38
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Il m’a demandé de tes nouvelles.

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He asked after you.

39
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Si tu ne peux pas arrêter de fumer, tu devrais réduire (réduire le nombre de cigarettes) au tant que possible.

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If you can’t quit smoking, you should cut down as much as possible.

40
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Il a perdu son travail mais il a creusé sa propre tombe en arrivant toujours en retard.

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He lost his job, but he dug his own grave by being late all the time. /ˈdʌg/

41
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Pour moi, elle avait l’air un peu immature et égocentrique.

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To me, she came over as a bit immature and self-centred. /ˌɪməˈtjʊə/ /ˌselfˈsentəd/

42
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Les fermiers utilisent des armes pour faire partir les oiseaux.

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The farmers use weapons to drive away the birds. /ˈfɑːməʳ/ /ˈwepən/ /b3ːd/

43
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C’était pas génial.

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It was nothing to write home about.

44
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Artichaut

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Artichoke /ˈɑːtɪtʃəʊk/

45
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Un Boche

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A Jerry /ˈdʒerɪ/

46
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Une jutée (2)

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  • a jetty /ˈdʒetɪ/

- a pier /pɪəʳ/

47
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Le tintement des pièces dans sa poche.

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The jingle of coins in his pocket. /ˈdʒɪŋgl/

48
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Un chauviniste

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A jingoistic /ˌdʒɪŋɡəʊˈɪstɪk/

49
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J’ai toujours la frousse avant les examens.

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I always get the jitters before exams. /ˈdʒɪtəz/

50
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Une poutre, une solice

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A joist /dʒɔɪst/

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