Chapitre 35 - Doing Repairs Flashcards

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1
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Faire des petits travaux

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doing odd jobs

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Le bricolage

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DIY (Do-it-yourself)

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un magasin de bricolage

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a DIY shop

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un bricoleur

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a handyman

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une bricoleuse

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a handywoman

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une échelle

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a ladder

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un escabeau

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a step-ladder

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une rallonge

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an extension lead/ an extension cord

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une baladeuse

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an inspection lamp

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une lampe de torche

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a torch/ a flashlight

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un outil

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a tool

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une trousse à outils

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a toolbag

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une boîte à outils

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a toolbox

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un marteau

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a hammer

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marteler

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to hammer

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16
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enfoncer qqch

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to hammer sth in

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17
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un clou

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a nail

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clouer

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to nail sth in

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19
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une vis

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a screw

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visser

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to screw

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21
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un tournevis

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a screwdriver

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22
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des pinces

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a pair of pincers

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23
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des tenailles

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a pair of pliers

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24
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une clé à molette

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an adjustable spanner

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25
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une clé à pipe

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a socket spanner/ socket wrench

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une clé plate

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an open-end spanner/ an open-end wrench

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une clé à bougie

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a spark plug swivel

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28
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une clé en croix

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a wheel brace

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29
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serrer

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to tighten

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30
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desserrer

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to loosen

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31
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souder

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to solder

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32
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un fer à souder

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a soldering iron

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33
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forer/ percer

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to drill

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34
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un foret

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a drill

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35
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une perceuse électrique

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an electric drill/ a power drill

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36
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une mèche

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a bit

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37
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une cheville

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a peg

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38
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un établi

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a workbench

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39
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un étau

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a vice

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40
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un écrou

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a nut

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41
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un boulon

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a bolt

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42
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un rivet

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a rivet

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43
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riveter

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to rivet

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44
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une pince coupante

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wire cutters

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45
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des cisailles

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shears

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46
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une hache

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an axe

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47
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une pioche

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a pickaxe

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48
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une scie

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a saw

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49
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une tronçonneuse

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a chain saw

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50
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une scie à métaux

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a hacksaw

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51
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la sciure

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sawdust

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52
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un maillet

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a mallet

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53
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un ciseau à bois

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a chisel

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54
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une lime

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a file

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55
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un niveau à bulle

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a spirit level

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56
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un fil à plomb

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a plumbline

57
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le bois

A

wood

58
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les boiseries

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woodwork

59
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le contreplaqué

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plywood

60
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l’aggloméré

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chipboard

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un rabot

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a plane

62
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raboter

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to plane

63
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poncer

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to sand down

64
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le ponçage

A

sandpapering

65
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une ponceuse

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a sander

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le papier de verre

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sandpaper

67
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de l’apprêt

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to primer

68
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vernir

A

to varnish

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le vernis

A

varnish

70
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faire des réparations

A

doing repairs

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(se) casser

A

to break

72
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tomber en panne

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to break down

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en panne

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out of order

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réparer qqch

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to mend sth/ to repair/ to fix

75
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un réparateur

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a repairman

76
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remplacer qqch

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to replace

77
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réhabiliter

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to renovate/ to rehabilitate

78
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la rénovation

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renovation

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la réhabilitation

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rehabilitation

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moderniser

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to modernize

81
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la modernisation

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modernization / modernisation

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un ravalement

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a cleaning/ a facelift

83
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La plomberie

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Plumbing

84
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un plombier

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a plumber

85
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une fuite

A

a leak

86
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fuir

A

to leak/ to drip

87
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un tuyau qui fuit

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a leaking pipe

88
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qui fuit (robinet)

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dripping (for a tap or a faucet)

89
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déborder

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to overflow

90
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boucher une fuite

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to stop/ to plug a leak

91
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l’Électricité

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Electricity

92
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une panne d’électricité

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a power failure

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une coupure de courant

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a power cut

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un court-circuit

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a short circuit

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un disjoncteur

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a circuit breaker/ a cutout

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un compteur électrique

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an electric meter

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un fusible

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a fuse

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sauter/ péter

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to blow

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un peintre décorateur

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a decorator

100
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tapisser

A

to wallpaper

101
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peindre qqch en blanc

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to paint sth white

102
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la peinture

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paint

103
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un pinceau

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a paintbrush

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peindre au pistolet

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to spray-paint

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une couche

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a coat

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une sous-couche

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an undercoat

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percer

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to bore (a hole)

108
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boucher

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to fill

109
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Des travaux

A

Alterations

110
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Faire des travaux dans une maison

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to make alterations to a house

111
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agrandir une maison

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to extend a house

112
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une extension

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an extension

113
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Aller au magasin de bricolage

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to visit the DIY store

114
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bricoler dans la maison

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to do odd jobs round the house

115
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avoir besoin d’être réparé

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to need repairing/ fixing

116
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ne pas marcher

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not to be working

117
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faire réparer

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to get sth fixed

118
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faire venir le réparateur

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to send for a repairman

119
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l’installation électrique

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the electric wiring

120
Q

du fil électrique

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electric wire

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refaire l’électricité

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to redo the wiring

122
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Déposer une prise

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to remove a socket

123
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remettre une prise

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to fit back a socket

124
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relier à la terre

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to earth an appliance

125
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un court-circuit

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a short circuit

126
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Vérifier le disjoncteur

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to check the circuit breaker

127
Q

recourir à un électricien

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to turn to an electrician

128
Q

couper l’électricité

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to cut off the power

129
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rétablir le courant

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to put the power back on

130
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changer un fusible

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to change a fuse

131
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un fusible à 10 ampères

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a 10-amp fuse

132
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rénover un endroit

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to do up a place

133
Q

décoller du papier paint

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to strip off wallpaper

134
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décaper de la peinture

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to strip paint

135
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boucher les fentes

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to fill the cracks

136
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poser une nouvelle moquette

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to fit a new carpet

137
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un carreau cassé

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a broken window pane

138
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téléphoner à un vitrier

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to send for a glazier

139
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Les prix sont montés en flèche

A

Prices have gone through the roof