Carnet SINGAPORE Flashcards

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Advocacy

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Soutien, plaidoyer

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Alleviate

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Apaiser, alléger

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Assertiveness

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Assertivité (exprimer ses droits)

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Armpit

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Aisselles

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Appraisal

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Appréciation, évaluation

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To ascertain

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S’assurer de

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24/7

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24h sur 24

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Arms akimbo

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Poings sur les hanches

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Astride his horse

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À califourchon

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To assume

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Supposer, présumer

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To be anchored

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Être accroché

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Above all
Particularly
Especially (as)

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Surtout (que)

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And what’s most important…

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Et le plus important est que…

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As well

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Également

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Accurate

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Précis

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To acquaint sb with smthg

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Renseigner qq’un sur qq chose

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Acquainted

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Familiarisé avec, au courant

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To abide (by)

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Respecter (une règle)
Se conformer
Supporter (I can’t abide people smoking in restaurants).

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19
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Annoying

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Gênant

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20
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To avenge

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Venger (réparer)

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21
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To request an ADDITIONAL 5NM it the right

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…de plus…

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Aimlessly

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Sans but

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Abiding

Low abiding

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Respectueux

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To take aim

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Viser

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Mouth agape
Bouche bée
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An apex
Un sommet, point culminant
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To accompany
Accompagner, escorter
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An academic
Un universitaire
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Academic
Universitaire, scolaire
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Accountant
Comptable
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A « faux pas »
Une bévue, gaffe
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Anxious Worried Concerned
Inquiet
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An aftermath
Séquelles, suite
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Brackets
() ou crochets
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Bloodclot
Caillot de sang
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A breakdown of
Panne, rupture
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Fuel bowser
Camion d’avitaillement | Pompe de station service
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The break-up of
Le détail de
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A booth
Un guichet, baraque
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Thé brim (of a hat)
Le bord
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A brat
Un polisson
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A burden
Un fardeau, une charge
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An expectation confirmation | A bias
Un biais
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To bow
Saluer
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A broth
Un bouillon
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Bare-chested
Torse nu
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Blunt
Émoussé | Brusque, direct (let me be blunt)
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Butt
``` Le bout La fin La crosse Le mégot Une butte Les fesses ```
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Bewitched
Ensorcelé | Envouté
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Brisk walking
Marche rapide
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Brisk
Vif | Alerte
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To blurt
Laisser échapper qq chose | She blurt out the first thing that came into her head
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A bloke
Un type (UK)
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To batter
Battre Maltraiter Frapper sur
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To boast
Fanfaronner | Se vanter de
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To bulge
Se gonfler Se renfler Saillir
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Bubby
Pétillant | Plein d’entrain (bubby laugh)
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Brittle
``` Cassant Fragile Indifférent Sec Aigu ```
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To bellow
Beugler Meugler Brailler
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To bore
Ennuyer | Forer, sonder (they’re boring for coal)
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A balding man
Un homme qui devient chauve
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Bewildered
Perplexe
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A bun
Un chignon
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Bowed
Courbé (back) | Baissé (head)
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Blossom
Fleur | To be in blossom = être en fleur
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To blossom
Fleurir, éclore
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To bust
Bousiller, abimer
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To burst
``` Éclater, crever (ballon) Entrer brusquement (to bust into a house) ```
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To blow away
Chasser, disperser (vent)
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To blow
Souffler
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To brim
Déborder (eyes brimming with tears)
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Bust
Cassé, fichu | Être fauché (to go bust = faire faillite)
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The bust
La poitrine, le buste
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To go ballistic
Peter les plombs
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Bachelorhood
Célibat (homme)
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Celibacy
Célibat (femme ou prêtre)
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Single
Célibataire
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To bear
Porter, apporter, supporter (To bear something in mind = se souvenir de qq chose) (Bear with me = un peu de patience)
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Betrothal
Fiançailles (archaïque)
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To bow
Saluer
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The bow
Proue d’un bateau
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To beckon (to smdy)
Faire un signe (à qu’un)
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``` A bonnet (UK) A hood (US) ```
Un capot de voiture
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A beak
Un bec (oiseau)
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A bumpkin
Un plouc, un pèquenot
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A banter
Plaisanterie, badinage
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A brat
Un morveux
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Chaos
Chaos
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Carbon copy
Copie conforme
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Countryman
Compatriote
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Consignee
Destinataire (NOTOC)
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Crowd control
Contrôle de la foule
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Contingency
Éventualité, évènements inattendu | Contingencies = frais
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Custody
Garde à vue, garde
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To cap
Limiter
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Commissioning
Mettre en service
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Chequered
Varié En dents de scie A damier
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Comprehensive
Exhaustif
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An only child
Fils/fille unique
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Conversely
Réciproquement, inversement
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Caretaker
Concierge
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Clumsy
Maladroit, gauche
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To conceal
Cacher, dissimuler
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A cap
``` Un bonnet (Base-ball cap = casquette) ```
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Cognizant
Conscient
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Case | If it’s still the case
Si c’est tjs le cas
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Contrary to
Contrairement à
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Orders | Instructions
Une consigne
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To collapse
S’effondrer
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To catch hold
S’accrocher, saisir | I caught hold of her
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Chives
Ciboulette, civette
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Cast-iron
Fonte
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Clapped-out
Fichu (machine) | Crevé (personne)
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To give (me) the creeps
Me donne la chair de poule | Me dégoûte
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To curl
Friser, boucler
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To clasp
Serrer, saisir, étreindre
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A chain mail
Une cote de maille
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A cobble
Un pavé (rue)
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To cough up
Cracher (en toussant) | Banquer, raquer (= to pay up)
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To conceal
Cacher, dissimuler
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To cut off
Couper | Rompre (he cut himself off from his family)
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To cling
S’accrocher, coller, persister (They clung to one another) (To cling to a hope) (A dress that clings to the body)
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To chatter
Papoter, bavarder, cliqueter | Machine, dents si froid,...
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To crouch
S’accroupir, se ramasser
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A choir
Un chœur (église, chant)
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To crawl
Ramper, marcher à 4 pattes
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Cinnamon
Cannelle
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A chuckle
Un gloussement, un petit rire
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To cast
Jeter, lancer, projeter
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Cocky
Suffisant, qui a du toupet
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Cuckoo
Coucou
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Catchy
Facile à retenir, qui trotte dans la tête
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Careless
Négligent, peu soigné, insouciant
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Cumbersome
Encombrant, embarrassant, lourd, pesant
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To commit
Commettre, perpétrer confier, remettre à | He was committed to a mental hospital
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A commitment
``` Un engagement Une obligation (committed to land) ```
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Cattle
Bétail
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Congratulations
Toutes mes félicitations
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A crack
Une félure, fente, fissure
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To crack open
Casser (œufs, noix)
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To crush
Écraser, broyer
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A craving
Une envie impérieuse, besoin fort | To have a craving for smthg
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A call
Un appel, visite à qq’un Un jugement Une escale
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Compliant
Accommodant Docile Conforme
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A cranny
``` Une fissure (sur la route ?) Une fente (Every nook and cranny = les moindres recoins) ```
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Crammed
Bourré, bondé | Crammed with people
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A chap
Un type, un homme (informal)
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To clamber
Grimper (en s’aidant des mains)
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To clatter
Heurter, entrechoquer bruyamment
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A courtyard
Une cour (= a yard)
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To call-in
Rappeler