Callie Joel Flashcards

1
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loitering

to hang around

A

flâner, traîner

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to swathe

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envelopper, emmailloter

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a snatch

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un bout

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he’s on his way

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il est en route

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5
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askew

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de travers

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6
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the drained glass

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le verre vide

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7
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the dregs

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la lie du vin

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8
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bafflement

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confusion

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9
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boldness

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audace

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10
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to picture sth

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imaginer

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11
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to dither

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hésiter

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12
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someone entitled

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se croire tout permis

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13
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to chide

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réprimander

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14
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to scold

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gronder

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15
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to bode well

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présager

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16
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to bide your time

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prendre son temps

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17
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at the crack of dawn

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aux aurores

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18
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dodgy
a dodgy fence
a dodgy dentist

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peu solide
une barrière peu solide
un dentiste douteux

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19
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bout

a bout of flu

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accès, poussée, quinte de toux

une poussée de fièvre

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20
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the crockery

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la vaisselle (plats dans lesquels on mange)

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21
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charcoal tʃɑːrkəʊl/

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gris anthracite, gris foncé

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22
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crew neck

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ras du cou

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23
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to hit on sb

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draguer

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24
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to hit on a solution

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trouver une solution

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25
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clammy

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moite, humide

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26
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virtually every day

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pratiquement tous les jours

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27
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to drop off

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s’assoupir

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28
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sth goes bananas

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devenir dingue, s’emballer

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29
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bored each other

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qui s’ennuyait l’un l’autre

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30
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the fug

we’re gathered in the fug steamed-up kitchen

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air vicié, atmosphère pesante

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31
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to carry on

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continuer à faire qq chose, poursuivre

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32
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to beam

I beam at her

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faire un grand sourire

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33
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to enter the fray

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se jeter dans la mêlée

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34
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chit chat

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papotage, caquetage

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35
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amenable

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conciliant, serviable, prêt à faire quelque chose

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36
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a buzz cut

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une boule à zéro

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37
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to nibble

nibbling her fingernail

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grignoter

se rongeant les ongles

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38
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a cot

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un lit à barreau

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39
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a chasm

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un gouffre

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40
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the drizzle

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le crachin

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41
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fags

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clopes

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42
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take a drag

an act of drawing in smoke with the cigarette

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tirer sur une cigarette

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43
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a brawl

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une bagarre

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44
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fated

predetermined

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prédestiné, prévu

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45
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to clench your fists

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serrer les poings

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46
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the clutter

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le désordre

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47
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university digs

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une piaule universitaire

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48
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a sudden fancy

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une envie soudaine

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49
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a fern

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une fougère

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50
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to bead

my eyes beaded with tears

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perler

les yeux perlés de larmes

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51
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crassness

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grossièreté

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52
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enchanted

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subjugué, sous le charme

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53
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to linger

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s’attarder, traîner

persister

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54
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a catch-up

a catch up over curry

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se revoir pour discuter

une discussion sur le curry

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55
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to fancy sth

A

avoir envie de faire qq chose

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56
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damp

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humide

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57
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be aimed at for somebody

I was aiming for neighbourly

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à destination de
s’adresse à, viser
je visais le voisinage

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58
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neighbourly

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amical

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59
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booze

A

boissons alcoolisées

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60
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to bungle sth

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rater, bousiller

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61
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excruciating (pain intense)

an excruciating toothache

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insoutenable

une mal de dents insoutenable

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62
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my gut

A

mon bide

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63
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to put down

she put my flaws down to the stress

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baisser

Kate faisait diminuer mes défauts

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64
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the flaws

there is a flaw in the plan

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les défauts

il a y une faille dans le plan

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65
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edginess

edgy

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nervosité

nerveux - énervé - à cran

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66
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to bicker

A

se chamailler

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67
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damselfly

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libellule

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68
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glistening

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scintillant

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69
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to froth

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mousser

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70
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the bark

A

l’écorce

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71
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the dint

A

la bosse

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72
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to discard

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se débarrasser de

jeter

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73
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to embolden

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encourager, donner du courage à faire qq chose

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74
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backtrack

A

faire marche arrière

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75
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a flatpack

piece of self assembly furniture

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un meuble en kit

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76
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a coaster

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un sous-verre

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77
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courtesy of sb
courtesy of my friends and family
sb gives a present

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offert par

offert par mes amis et ma famille

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78
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a bookcase

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une bibliothèque

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79
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clashing

in clashing shades

A

qui ne vont pas ensemble

dans des tons contrastés

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80
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demeanour

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comportement

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81
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to fondle

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caresser

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82
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to buckle

the words buckle on my tongue

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se déformer

les mots se déforment

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83
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genuinely dʒɛnjuɪnli/

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sincèrement

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84
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the graze

the graze of his skin against mine

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l’effleurement

l’effleurement de sa peau contre la mienne

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85
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to fall through

be unsuccessful, come to nothing

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tomber à l’eau

échouer

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86
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to dwindle

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diminuer, baisser,

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87
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to crouch

A

s’accroupir

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88
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floorboard

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parquet, plancher

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89
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full on

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intense

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90
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forthright

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franc, direct

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91
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have/get your wires crossed

crosses wires i Think

A

s’emmêler les pinceaux

y avoir un malentendu

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92
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bemused

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perplexe, déconcerté, dérouté

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93
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deadpan
with a blank expression
unsmiling

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impassible, figé

inexpressif

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94
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to floor sb

A

dérouter, déconcerter

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95
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off the cuff

in an improvised way

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spontané, improvisé

au pied levé

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96
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ablaze

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en flammes

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97
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to coil

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enrouler

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98
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to faff about

A

perdre son temps en futilités

traîner

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99
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come up for air (take a break)

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souffler

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100
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a hint of

A

une pointe de

un soupçon

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101
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flecked

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moucheté, tacheté

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102
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a jackass

A

un idiot, un crétin

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103
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to chortle

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glousser

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104
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to jog
to jog sth
to jog sth (to push)

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trottiner,
rafraîchir la mémoire
secouer, pousser

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105
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the gloom

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l’obscurité

la morosité

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106
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a droplet

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une goutelette

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107
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the boardwalk

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une passerelle en bois

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108
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dyke

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digue

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109
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dainty

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délicat, fragile, petit

personne difficile

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110
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basically

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en gros, au fond, fondamentalement, essentiellement

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111
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a sparrow

A

un moineau

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112
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a hawk

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un faucon

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113
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a sparrow hawk

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épervier

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114
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in the crook

in the inside of the bend

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dans le creux

dans le creux du coude

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115
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to bank

A

s’incliner dans un virage

déposer de l’argent sur un compte

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116
Q

to feel crushed

A

se sentir anéanti, bouleversé, contrarié

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117
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crumbling

the relationship crumbling

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qui s’effrite, s”effondre

la relation qui s’effondre

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118
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altering

a life-altering question

A

qui transforme

un question qui transforme, change la vie

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119
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giddy with sth

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grisés par

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120
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straightforward

easy to do or understand

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simple

direct

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121
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atonement

reparation

A

rachat (faute)

réparation (erreur)

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122
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against all odds

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contre toute attente

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123
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a fiver

A

un billet de cinq livres

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124
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an affability honed

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une courtoisie aiguisée

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125
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to drop out

A

abandonner (ses études par exempleà

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126
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though sometimes

A

même si parfois

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127
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avail yourself of

take advantage of an opportunity

A

profiter de

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128
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the gig

A

le job, le boulot

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129
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gloomy

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sombre (pièce sinistre)

morose (une personne)

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130
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a summation

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un récapitulatif

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131
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flaky pastry

A

pâte feuilletée

132
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to choke on

have hair way blocked by food

A

s’étouffer, s’étrangler avec (des mots, un morceau de pomme)

133
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to clip sth

A

abréger (un mot par exemple)

134
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a jotter

A

un bloc notes

135
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a biro

A

un stylo à billes

136
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to flout sth

A

faire fi de , se moquer (d’une loi par exemple)

137
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drawn out
(sth very long with no end)
A

qui n’en finit pas

138
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to cut off

A

couper la parole à qq un

139
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to put up to

A

pousser qq un à faire qq chose

persuader une personne

140
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to be taken aback (surpised)

A

déconcerté

être décontenancé

141
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to chime in

A

intervenir

142
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to dab at (my eyes-)

A

se tamponner

143
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to dial down

A

rendre les choses moins fortes , moins extrêmes

144
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guardedness

cautious

A

de la prudence

de la réserve

145
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a tear duct

A

le canal lacrymal

146
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a duct

A

un conduit, un canal

147
Q

to gear up

prepare clothes

A

se préparer

148
Q

beguiling (charming)

A

séduisant

149
Q

to flounder

A

être en difficulté

150
Q

abuzz

A

en effeverscence

151
Q

To latch

A

s’enthousiasmer

152
Q

a latch

A

un loquet

un verrou

153
Q

a fawn

A

un fauve

un faon

154
Q

to fawn

A

flatter

155
Q

bristly hair

A

poils raide

156
Q

on my account

A

à cause de moi

157
Q

faltering

A

hésitant

158
Q

knuckle

A

articulation du doigt

159
Q

to lengthen

A

rallonger

160
Q

a flaring boiler

A

une chaudière qui s’embrase

161
Q

to flick

A

un mouvement rapide

162
Q

brake lights

A

feu de freinage

163
Q

a chiller

A

un réfrigérateur

164
Q

blissfully

A

parfaitement, complètement

d’un air béat (sourire)

165
Q

glutes

A

le fessier

166
Q

a seesaw

A

une balançoire

167
Q

to seesaw

my stomach seesaws

A

faire du yo-yo

se balancer

168
Q

to jaw

A

papoter

169
Q

the jaw

A

la mâchoire

170
Q

a hundredfold

A

au centuple

171
Q

to hustle

A

bousculer

presser (quelqu’un de faire quelque chose)

172
Q

deflated

A

découragé

dégonflé (pneu)

173
Q

to grin ,

to smile broadly

A

faire un large sourire

174
Q

A ferret

A

un furet

175
Q

Gilded

A

doré

176
Q

To bray

A

braire

Comme un âne

177
Q

To break off

A

s arrêter net

Rompre

178
Q

Dismay

A

désarroi

179
Q

Goosebumps

A

Chair de poule

180
Q

To maling sb

A

Dénigrer

critiquer

181
Q

Fathom sth

A

comprendre

Percer un mystère

182
Q

flex the legs

A

plier, fléchir les jambres

183
Q

to booze

A

picoler

184
Q

gruffly

A

de façon bourrue

185
Q

as though

A

comme si

186
Q

to ignite

A

s’enflammer

187
Q

frenzy

A

frénésie

188
Q

to drift

A

aller à la dérive

189
Q

to footsie

A

faire du pied à quelqu’un

190
Q

a filthy joke

A

une blague obscène

191
Q

a curt person

A

une personne sèche

192
Q

crabby

A

grincheux

193
Q

to nudge sb

A

donner un petit coup de coude

194
Q

to gauge sth

A

mesurer

195
Q

frame of minde

A

l’état d’esprit

196
Q

a gridlock

traffic jam

A

un embouteillage

197
Q

messed-up

A

déboussolé

198
Q

flawless

A

parfait, sans défaut

199
Q

indisputable

A

incontestable

200
Q

plaited UK
braited US
in her plait

A

cheveux tressés

dans sa tresse, sa natte

201
Q

to dwell on sb

think too much about sth

A

s’appesantir sur
ressasser
revenir sans cesse sur

202
Q

to blank out

A

effacer de sa mémoire

203
Q

ill-advised

A

peu judicieux

malavisé

204
Q

to have a meltdown

A

craquer

s’effondrer

205
Q

to fold your arms

A

croiser les bras

206
Q

demurely

A

timidement

207
Q

the lap

in her lap

A

le genou

sur ses genoux

208
Q

to lower sth

A

baisser (son pantalon)

les prix

209
Q

to doff to sb

she doffs her hat to him

A

enlever un vêtement

elle lui enlève son chapeau

210
Q

jettison sth

A

se débarrasser de

211
Q

a flurry of sth

A

une déluge de

un grand nombre de

212
Q

puckered fabric

A

tissu plissé

213
Q

acorn
Great oaks from little acorns
Mighty oaks from little acorns

A

gland
les petits ruisseaux forment les grandes rivières
Petit à petit l’oiseau fait son nid

214
Q

to lope

A

courir en faisant de grandes enjambées

215
Q

mewl /mjuːl/

A

geindre

216
Q

to doze off

A

s’assoupir

217
Q

tomap out

A

planifier

218
Q

frenizied with desire

A

fou de désir

219
Q

a flare

A

une lueur vive

220
Q

marshland synonyme = bog = a fen

A

le marais, marécage

221
Q

to jolt

to jolt sb

A

cahoter (véhicule),tressauter, secouer

choquer quelqu’un

222
Q

a fence post

A

une clôture

223
Q

to clench

A

serrer

agripper

224
Q

to glint

A

luire, briller, étinceler

225
Q

loop the loop

A

faire un looping

226
Q

an easel

A

un chevalet

227
Q

a midwife

A

une sage-femme

228
Q

change down of gear

A

changer de vitesse

rétrograder

229
Q

the quagmire

A

le bourbier

230
Q

a ditch

A

un fossé

231
Q

the meadow

A

la prairie

232
Q

mottled

A

marbré, tacheté

233
Q

to sprinkle

it sprinkles

A

saupoudrer

il tombe une petite averse

234
Q

to wanderlust

A

désir de voyager

235
Q

halfway through

A

en plein milieu de

au milieu de

236
Q

devoid

A

dépourvu de

237
Q

to beef up

A

renforcer

238
Q

a crease

A

un pli

239
Q

a contender

A

un prétendant
un concurrent, un participant
un candidat

240
Q

loathsome

A

dégoûtant

241
Q

to show sb up

A

humilier

ridiculiser

242
Q

mirth

A

hilarité

rire

243
Q

parsnip

A

panais

244
Q

about-turn

A

revirement

volte-face

245
Q

I marvel at

A

je m’émerveille de

246
Q

a blister

A

une ampoule, une cloche

247
Q

to curl up

A

se rouler en boule

248
Q

pitchy

with pitchy eyes

A

très noir

249
Q

a patch

a bad patch

A

une pièce, une rustine

une mauvaise période, passe

250
Q

brisk

A

brusque, vive

251
Q

to pay sb a compliment

A

faire un compliment à qq un

252
Q

to take long

A

prendre du temps

253
Q

bashfully

A

timidement

254
Q

gingerbread

A

pain d’épices

255
Q

achingly

A

à pleurer

256
Q

obnoxious

A

détestable, odieux

257
Q

checked

a checked shirt

A

à carreaux

une chemise à carreaux

258
Q

blankly

A

regard vague

d’un air ahuri

259
Q

to hop

I hop onto a stool

A

bondir

je grimpe sur un tabouret

260
Q

make up for sth

Will this make up for it

A

se faire pardonner

Est-ce que cela compensera ?

261
Q

stern

A

strict, sévère, austère

262
Q

to get in touch

A

entrer en relation

entrer en contact

263
Q

to numb

to numb my fear

A

paralyser, engourdir

paralysé ma peur

264
Q

to sear sth

A

brûler (cuisine)

saisir (viande), griller (cuisine)

265
Q

the blinds

A

les stores

266
Q

suffusing

suffusing the room

A

se répandre sur
couvrir
couvrir la pièce

267
Q

to skirt sth

he’s skirting the subject

A

éviter

il évite le sujet

268
Q

to duck sth

A

éviter, esquiver (un coup)
se baisser rapidement
plonger

269
Q

corduroy

A

velours côtelé

270
Q

spellbound

A

émerveillé

271
Q

a speck

A

une petite tache

272
Q

an holdall

A

un fourre-tout

273
Q

to splay sth

A

écarter (les doigts, les jambes)

274
Q

to buoy sth (ˈbɔɪ/)

A

remonter le moral

275
Q

stiff

not able to be bent easily

A

rigide

276
Q

curmudgeonly kərˈmʌdʒənli/

A

grincheux

277
Q

to feel peckish

A

avoir un petit creux; la fringale

278
Q

harsh
a harsh punishment
harsh words

A

sévère, dur
une punition sévère
des mots durs

279
Q

a handy feature

A

un élément pratique

280
Q

shambolic

A

désordonné

chaotique

281
Q

a tad

A

un chouia

282
Q

to tug sth

A

tirer sur

tirailler à petits coups

283
Q

an heckling

A

une interruption

284
Q

cheesy

A

ringard

285
Q

brazenly

without shame

A

effrontément

sans aucune honte

286
Q

dapper

A

élégant

soigné

287
Q

a squirt of perfume

A

une goutte de parfum

288
Q

to sketch

to sketch sth out

A

faire un croquis

résumer

289
Q

harrowing

A

atroce, éprouvant, pénible

290
Q

a jumble

A

un fouillis
un bric à brac
un méli mélo

291
Q

lopsided

A

de travers

bancal

292
Q

you take his word

A

tu le crois sur parole

293
Q

to unsettle sb

A

perturber, bouleverser

294
Q

to scarf sth (eat quickly) slang

A

engloutir , bouffer

295
Q

to ruffle sth

A

ébouriffer (les cheveux)

296
Q

squaeaky-clean

A

étincelant de propreté

nickel

297
Q

to receive the clean bill of health

A

recevoir le feu vert

298
Q

bill of health

A

être en parfaite santé

299
Q

I give her the heads-up

A

je l’ai avertie

300
Q

the heads-ups

A

l’info

le tuyau

301
Q

to skim (a book)

A

parcourir

feuilleter

302
Q

a woeful situation (unhappy)

A

une situation malheureuse

303
Q

he laid spread eagle

A

il était couché les bras et jambes écartés

304
Q

a waxwork

A

un personnage en cire

305
Q

a surge of affection

A

un flot d’affection

306
Q

to snuff out

snuff out the memories

A

éteindre, éliminer
élimininer, tuer les souvenirs
figuratif : mettre fin, un terme à

307
Q

the thigh

A

la cuisse

308
Q

a fisful

A

une poignée

309
Q

a stinging pain (hurtful, painful)

A

une blessure aigue, cinglante

310
Q

to congeal

the air congealing with chip-shop fat

A

se solidifier

l’air se durcit avec la graisse de la friterie

311
Q

to leapfrog

the months have leapfrogged into May

A

sauter par dessus
surmonter
passer, être propulsé
Les mois ont fait un bond jusqu’en mai

312
Q

to skulk

A

rôder

313
Q

a stampede

A

une ruade,

une bouscularde

314
Q

skittish (nervous)

A

nervosité,

agité

315
Q

to tease sb (annoy)

provoke

A

taquiner, se moquer de

embêter, provoquer

316
Q

to gurgle

a baby makes noise when he gurgles

A

gazouiller

317
Q

to graze ( touch gently)

A

effleurer,

frôler

318
Q

to shrug

A

hausser les épaules

319
Q

to rummage

she rummages in her bag

A

fouiller

elle fouille dans son sac

320
Q

to pan out (succeed)

ex : my investments didn’t pan out

A

marcher comme prévu
bien tourner
ex : mes investissement n’ont pas marché comme prévu

321
Q

to snooze (a nap)

A

faire une sieste,

un petit roupillon

322
Q

the disquiet (worry) about or over

A

l’inquiétude

le trouble

323
Q

to get wasted (weak)

A

être affaibli

être bourré

324
Q

a flimsy cardigan

A

un pull léger

325
Q

a massive bender (binge)

A

une grande beuverie

326
Q

to go against the grain

A

aller contre nature
être une aberration
aller à l’encontre des valeurs