Chapitre 2 Flashcards

1
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Passer voir qqn.

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To look s.o up

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2
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La porte, la grille

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The gate

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3
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La porte d’entrée

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The front-door

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4
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Le seuil

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The doorstep

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5
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Le pas de porte

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The threshold

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6
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Sonner

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To ring the bell

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7
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Frapper

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To knock

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8
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Le heurtoir

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The knocker

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9
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Fermer la maison à clé

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To lock the house up

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10
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Le trou de la serrure

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The keyhole

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11
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Ouvrir qqch

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To unlock sth

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12
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Une poignée de porte

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A (door) handle

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13
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Un bouton de porte

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A doorknob

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14
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Une alarme anti-vol

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A burglar alarm

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15
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Verrouiller

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To bolt

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16
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Le vestibule, l’entrée

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The hall

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17
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Un couloir

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A passage

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18
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Un ascenseur

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A lift, an elevator

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19
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L’escalier

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The staircase, the stairs, the stairway

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20
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Introduire, faire entrer qqn. dans

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To show s.o. into

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21
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Le (petit) salon

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The parlour

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22
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Le “living-room”

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The sitting-room, the lounge

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23
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Le salon de cérémonie

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The drawing-room

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24
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Un hôtel particulier

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A mansion

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25
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Accueillir qqn.

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To greet s.o.

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26
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Serrer la main de qqn.

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To shake hands with s.o.

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27
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Une poignée de main

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A handshake

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28
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Confortable, à l’aise

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Comfortable

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29
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Un fauteuil

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An armchair

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30
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Un canapé

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A settee, a couch

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31
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Un sofa

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A sofa

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32
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Un coussin

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A cushion

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33
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Un canapé-lit

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A convertible-sofa, a day bed

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34
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Faire une visite à qqun

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To pay a call, to call on s.o

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35
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Chaud et douillet

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Snug, cosy

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36
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Un tapis

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A carpet, a snug

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37
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De la moquette

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A fitted carpet, wall-to-wall carpeting

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38
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Des tentures

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Hangings

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39
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Un rideau

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A curtain

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40
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Simple, uni

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Plain, simple

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41
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Décoré

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Ornate

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42
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La salle à manger

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The dining-room

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43
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La salle à manger (ameublement)

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The dining-room suite

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44
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Un buffet

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A sideboard

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45
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Un placard

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A cupboard

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46
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Un tiroir

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A drawer

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47
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Une étagère

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A shelf, shelves (pluriel)

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48
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Mettre la table

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To lay, to set the table

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49
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La cuisine (activité)

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Cooking

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50
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Les repas

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Meals

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51
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Une cuisinière (appareil)

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A stove, a range

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52
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Commode (adj.)

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Convenient

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53
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Ouvrir, fermer

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To turn on, off

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54
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Augmenter, baisser

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To turn up, down

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55
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Un four

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An oven

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56
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Un four à micro-ondes

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A microwave oven

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57
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Les ustensiles de cuisine

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Cooking utensils

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58
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Une casserole

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A saucepan

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59
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Une poêle à frire

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A frying-pan

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60
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Un autocuiseur, une cocotte-minute

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A pressure-cooker

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61
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Un appareil, un accessoire

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A device, a gadget

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62
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Une cafetière (appareil)

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A coffee-machine

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63
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Un ouvre-boîtes

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A tin-opener

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64
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Une bouilloire

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A kettle

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65
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Un réfrigérateur

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A refrigerator, a fridge

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66
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Un glaçon

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An ice cube

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67
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Un freezer

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A freezer compartment

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68
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Un congélateur

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A deep-freeze

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69
Q

Faire la vaisselle

A

To do the washing-up, to wash up

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70
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Un évier

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A sink

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71
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Un lave-vaisselle

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A dishwasher

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72
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Les ordures

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Refuse, rubbish, garbage

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73
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La boîte à ordures

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The dustbin, the trashcan

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74
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Un vide-ordures

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A rubbish chute

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75
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Un baquet à lessive

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A wash-tub

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76
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La buanderie

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The wash-house

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77
Q

Essorer

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To wring

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78
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Une machine à lavee, un lave-linge

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A washing-machine

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79
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Un sèche-linge

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A spin-drier

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80
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Repasser

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To iron, to press

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81
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Un fer à repasser

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An iron

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82
Q

Le rez-de-chaussée

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The ground floor, the first floor

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83
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En bas, au rez-de-chaussée

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Downstairs

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84
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En haut, à l’étage

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Upstairs

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85
Q

Monter un étage

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To go up one flight of stairs

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86
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Les marches

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The steps

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87
Q

Le palier

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The landing

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88
Q

Une chambre à coucher

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A bedroom

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89
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Un débarras

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A box-room

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90
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Une chambre d’ami

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A guest room

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91
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Le premier étage

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The first floor, the second floor

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92
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Une armoire

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A wardrobe

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93
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Une commode

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A chest of drawers

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94
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Une table de nuit

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A bedside table

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95
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Une coiffeuse

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A dressing-table, a dresser

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96
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Un tabouret

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A stool

97
Q

Un placard, une penderie

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A closet

98
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Encastré

A

Built-in

99
Q

Le lit

A

The bedstead

100
Q

Un matelas, un sommier

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A mattress

101
Q

Faire un lit

A

To make a bed

102
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Un drap

A

A sheet

103
Q

Une couverture

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A blanket

104
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Un édredon

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A quilt

105
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Un oreiller

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A pillow

106
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Un traversin

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A bolster

107
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Une taie (d’oreiller)

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A (pillow~) case

108
Q

L’heure du coucher

A

Bedtime

109
Q

Avoir sommeil

A

To feel sleepy

110
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S’assoupir

A

To doze off, to snooze

111
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S’endormir

A

To go to sleep

112
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Ronfler

A

To snore

113
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Se coucher

A

To lie down

114
Q

Sommeiller

A

To slumber

115
Q

Profondément endormi

A

Fast asleep

116
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Somnolement

A

Drowsy

117
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Un somme

A

A nap

118
Q

Il n’a pas pu fermer l’oeil de la nuit

A

He could not sleep a wink

119
Q

Un radio-réveil

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A clock-radio

120
Q

Un réveil

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An alarm-clock

121
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Se réveiller (en sursaut)

A

To awake, to wake up (with a start)

122
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Être matinal

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To be an early riser

123
Q

Faire la grasse matinée

A

To have a lie in

124
Q

Baîller

A

To yamn

125
Q

Frotter (qqc.)

A

To rub (sth.)

126
Q

S’étirer

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To stretch (oneself)

127
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Se lever

A

To get up

128
Q

Bien éveillé

A

Wide awake

129
Q

Lever, soulever

A

To raise

130
Q

Ouvrir tout grand

A

To fling open

131
Q

Du papier hygiénique

A

Toilet paper

132
Q

La cuvette des W.C.

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The toilet bowl

133
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Tirer la chasse d’eau

A

To flush the toilet

134
Q

Un carreau

A

A tile

135
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Carrelé

A

Tiled

136
Q

Prendre un bain, une douche

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To take a bath, a shower

137
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Un savon

A

A bar, a cake of soap

138
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Le porte-savon

A

The soapdish

139
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Une serviette

A

A towel

140
Q

Le porte-serviette

A

The towel rail

141
Q

Une friction

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A rub-down

142
Q

Les robinets

A

The taps, the faucets

143
Q

Un tapis de bain

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A bathmat

144
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Faire couler un bain

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To run a bath

145
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Se sécher

A

To rub oneself dry

146
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(Se) laver

A

To wash

147
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Le lavabo

A

The washbasin

148
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Essuyer, sécher

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To wipe, to dry

149
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Un peigne

A

A comb

150
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Se peigner

A

To comb one’s hair

151
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Une brosse à cheveux

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A hairbrush

152
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Brosser

A

To brush

153
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Une trousse de toilette

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A toilet-case

154
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Le miroir, la glace

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The mirror, the looking-glass

155
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Se coiffer

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To do one’s hair

156
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Se maquiller

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To make up, to make up one’s face

157
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Se laver les dents

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To clean one’s theeth

158
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Se raser

A

To shave

159
Q

Un rasoir mécanique

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A safety razor

160
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Un rasoir électrique

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An electric shaver

161
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Cossu, riche

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Substantial

162
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Le bureau (pièce)

A

The study

163
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Le bureau (meuble)

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A writing-desk

164
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La bibliothèque (pièce)

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The library

165
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Une bibliothèque (meuble)

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A bookcase

166
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La chambre d’enfant

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The nursery

167
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Un berceau, un lit d’enfant

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A cot

168
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Un parc à bébé

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A playpen

169
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Bercer

A

To rock

170
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Une berceuse

A

A lullaby

171
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Le chauffage central

A

Central heating

172
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Un radiateur

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A radiator

173
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Une grille

A

A grate

174
Q

L’âtre de la cheminée

A

The fireplace

175
Q

Le foyer

A

The hearth

176
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Du combustible

A

Fuel

177
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Le charbon

A

Coal

178
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Une bûche

A

A log

179
Q

Un garde-feu

A

A fireguard

180
Q

Allumer un feu

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To light a fire

181
Q

Frotter une allumette

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To strike a match

182
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Le soufflet

A

The bellows

183
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Tisonner

A

To poke

184
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Éteindre

A

To put out

185
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Les cendres

A

Ashes

186
Q

Un tissonier

A

A poker

187
Q

Des pincettes

A

Tongs

188
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Une pelle

A

A shovel

189
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La fumée

A

Smoke

190
Q

Les braises

A

Embers

191
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Une étincelle

A

A spark

192
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Le tapis de foyer

A

The hearth-rug

193
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La cheminée (conduit)

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The chimney

194
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Ramoner

A

To sweep

195
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La suie

A

Soot

196
Q

Un radiateur électrique

A

An electric heater

197
Q

Un radiateur à gaz

A

A gas fire

198
Q

Un poêle à mazout

A

An oil stove

199
Q

La cheminée, l’âtre

A

The fireplace

200
Q

Le dessus de la cheminée

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The mantelpiece

201
Q

Un ballon d’eau chaude

A

A hot-water tank

202
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Une chaudière

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A boiler

203
Q

Le mazout

A

Fuel oil

204
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Un réservoir

A

A tank

205
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Un bougeoir

A

A candlestick

206
Q

Un lustre

A

A chandelier

207
Q

Une lampe à pétrole

A

An oil lamp

208
Q

Un bec de gaz

A

A gas de lamp

209
Q

La lumière électrique

A

Electric light

210
Q

Une coupure de courant

A

A power cut

211
Q

L’ampoule est grillée

A

The bulb is gone

212
Q

Une douille, une prise femelle

A

A socket

213
Q

Allumer, éteindre

A

To switch on, off

214
Q

Un interrupteur

A

A switch

215
Q

Une lampe de bureau

A

A reading-lamp

216
Q

Les appareils ménagers

A

Domestic appliances

217
Q

Une prise (mâle)

A

A plug

218
Q

Brancher qqc.

A

To plug in sth.

219
Q

Une prise-multiple

A

An adaptor

220
Q

Faire sauter un plomb

A

To blow a fuse

221
Q

Un tube au néon

A

A neon light

222
Q

Passer l’aspirateur

A

To vacuum, to hoover

223
Q

Un aspirateur

A

A vacuum-cleaner

224
Q

Une cireuse

A

A polisher

225
Q

Le secteur

A

The mains

226
Q

Un balai

A

A broom

227
Q

Un chiffon à poussière

A

A duster

228
Q

Un balai mécanique

A

A carpet-sweeper

229
Q

Balayer

A

To sweep

230
Q

Épousseter

A

To dust

231
Q

Laver à la brosse

A

To scrub

232
Q

Faire les cuivres

A

To polish the brass

233
Q

Impeccable

A

Spick and span

234
Q

Bien rangé, ordonné

Mal tenu, sans soin

A

Tidy

Untidy

235
Q

Laisser traîner des affaires

A

To leave things lying around

236
Q

Des traces de pas boueuses

A

Muddy footprints

237
Q

Faire une pièce

A

To do a room

238
Q

Le nettoyage de printemps

A

Spring-cleaning