Chapter 1 Flashcards

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chic, style, classe

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snazzy

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sujet à, enclin à

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prone to

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assez (plus ou moins)

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fairly

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stupéfait

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astounded

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Dans l’ensemble, en général

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Overall

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Une salopette

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an overall

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Un parrainé

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A legacy

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Durable

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Enduring

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Un héritage

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Legacy

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Une contribution

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A legacy

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Discours d ouverture

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Keynote address, keynote lecture

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C’est tout. Fin de l’histoire .

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Period. End of story.

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13
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Fuite de toit

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Roof leak

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14
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Punition, châtiment

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Retribution

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monter, jaillir

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to well up

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col de l’utérus

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cervix

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17
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qui est d’un grand soutien

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supportive

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potelé, dodu, joufflu

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chubby

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19
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vomir

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to bring up

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élever (un enfant)

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to bring up

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faire avancer, faire venir

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to bring up

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citer, faire comparaitre

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to bring up

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signaler, mentionner, soulever (un fait, un problème

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to bring up

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amener, monter

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to bring up

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flanquer une déculottée, une râclée
to stomp
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craindre, redouter
to dread
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laid, vilain, répugnant, sale, méchant
ugly
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se planter
to fluff it
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taper un oreiller
to fluff a pillow
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duvet, peluches, moutons
fluff
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raté, loupé
fluff
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munitions
ammunition
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dépôt de munitions
ammunition dump
34
tournoyer, faire tournoyer
to twirl
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le pare-brise
the windshield
36
Tous nos projets sont partis en fumée
All our plans went up in a puff of smoke
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optimiste
optimistic, upbeat
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balise, phare, signal lumineux
beacon
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draguer
to hand a line, to give a line, to pass a line
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baratiner
to shoot a line
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du baratin
a line
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un cintre, un porte-manteau
a hanger
43
calleux
horny
44
Laisse tomber
Let it go
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excité sexuellement
horny
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se relâcher
to hang out
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trainer
to hang out
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porte-monnaie (uk) sac à main (us)
purse
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se perdre de vue
to drift apart
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intéresser, exciter
to turn on
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marcher sur un chewin-gum
to step in gum
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Jus, sauce
Gravy
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Craie
Chalk
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perruque, postiche
hairpiece
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Une bosse
A hump
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lacune, silence, interruption
hiatus
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posture
stance
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rendre furieux
to infuriate
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colère courroux ire rage
Wrath
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Éviter (faire un pas de côté)
To sidestep
61
Commentateur, expert, spécialiste
Pundit
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Article de contrefaçon
Knockoff
63
Entraver
To hobble
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Se débrouiller
To hobble along
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Boitiller
To hobble (along)
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Bienveillant
Benevolent
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Éperon
Spur
68
ramer
to row
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Punaise
Tack, thumb tack
70
Rebord de la fenêtre
Window ledge
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Inciter, pousser
To spur, to spur on
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saucière
gravy boat
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corné
horny
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rater, louper
to fluff
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essuie-glace
windshield wiper
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saisir, empoigner, attrapper
to grab, to grab hold of
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C'est du gâteau
It's gravy
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On ne sait jamais
You never know
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Tout d'un coup
All of a sudden
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Être lent à la détente
To be slow off the mark
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Respectez la propreté des lieux (US)
No littering
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Êtes-vous bien installé ?
Are you comfy ?
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déclarer, formuler une opinion à l'encontre d'une idée largement partagée
to go out on a limb
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Arrête ton char !
Knock it off!
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Malgré moi
In spite of myself
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Amortir le choc
to cushion the blow, to soften the blow
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Un coussin d'air
A cushion of air
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tirer des bouffées de
to puff
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Dégoûtant, dégueulasse !
Gross !
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mince, svelte
slim
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bouffée
puff
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critiquer
to bash
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défaut
flaw
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grogner, renacler
to snort
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plaquer
to dump
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attachant, engageant
endearing
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parvenir, réussir
to get through
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cracker
saltine
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un point de référence, un critère, une référence
A yardstick
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Papier d'aluminium
Tinfoil
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frapper, cogner
to bash
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troupeau
herd
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chou à la crème
cream puff
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laquais, sous-fifre
minion
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être à bout de souffle
to be out of puff
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buter, zigouiller
to dump
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enfoncer une porte
to bash down a door, to bash in a door
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la quantité totale
the gross
109
édredon
Puff (us), eiderdown (uk)
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frapper, cogner
to bash
111
endommager, altérer
to flaw
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déverser, déposer
to dump
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berger
shepherd
114
Fourmiller
To swarm (about)
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Prospérer
To thrive
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Receler, abriter secrètement
To harbour, to harbor
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Chanceler, osciller, trembler
To wobble
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Le plus éloigné
The farthermost
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Ampoule (méd)
Swelling, blister
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Contrainte, restriction
Constraint
121
Soutenu, continuel
Unrelenting
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Ralentir, faiblir, décompresser, se détendre
To wind down
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Conduire, diriger, guider, amener
To steer
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S'extasier
To rave
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Pieds nus
Barefoot
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Distraction
Diversion
127
Répit
Respite
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Imprécis, inexact
Inaccurate
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Prétendu
Purported
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Déclamer contre quelqu'un
To rail against somebody
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Honteux, déshonorant, scandaleux
Disgraceful
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À peine
Barely
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Obstiné, têtu, entêté
Stubborn
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Un tas de (une grande quantité)
a host of
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Saisie-arrêt (us)
Garnishment
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Faire boule de neige
To snowball
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Inefficace
Ineffectual
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Stressant, tendu
Fraught
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Maigrichon
Skinny
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Évier
Kitchen sink
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Lavabo
Bathroom sink
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Obstacle, entrave, frein
Hindrance
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Un film grand public
A mainstream film
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Une voix lugubre
A mournful voice
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Faire un break
To get away
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Abroger
To repeal
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Inefficace, sans effets, sans resultat
Ineffective
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Nuire, faire du tort
To harm
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Décalage horaire
Jet lag
150
À portée de main
Within your grasp
151
Demeurer, résider, habiter
To dwell
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Toit en ardoise
Slate roof