Blood, Sweat and Pixels Flashcards

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domestique, ingrat, sans intérêt (pour un travail)

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menial

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décoiffé, débraillé

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dishevelled

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décoiffer qqn

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to dishevel

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Bûcher, travailler dur

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to plug away

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5
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énorme (slang)

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whopping

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mener une enquête

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to scope

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un livre de poche

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a paperbook

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enjoué, gai

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jolly

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lésiner sur, économiser sur

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to skimp on

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faire l’andouille

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to goof off

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étouffer, être asphyxié, réprimer

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to smother

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une bourse (étudiant)

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a stipend

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râler, chouiner, chialer

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to kvetch (about)…

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Un placeur (dans un cinéma, théâtre etc.)

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a usher (job)

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fichu, enquiquinant

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pesky

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galvaudé, rebattu, éculé, plat

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hackneyed

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exigu, à l’étroit

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cramped

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chic, huppé

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swanky

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produire en grandes quantités / Pondre

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to crank out

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regarder dans le vide, être inattentif

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to zone out

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encourager, enhardir

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to embolden

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marchander qqch

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to haggle (over)

23
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un cas particulier

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an outlier

24
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un bistouri

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a lancet