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Chapter 35 Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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Désinvolte, léger (false friend)

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Flippant

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Découvrir, apprendre (sur)

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To find out more (about)

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3
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Volant (de direction)

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Steering wheel, wheel

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Vitesse (de transmission), sur un véhicule

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Gear

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5
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Retomber dans, revenir à

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To revert to

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6
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Découper

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To cut up, to carve up

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7
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Sidérer

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To flummox

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8
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Dérouter

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To bewilder

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9
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Perplexe

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Bewildered

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10
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Cohérent (false friend)

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Consistent

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11
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Supposer que, partir du principe que

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To assume that

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12
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Un break, une familiale (voiture)

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Estate car (uk)
Station wagon (us)
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13
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Se télescoper

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To collide (with each other)

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14
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Vivement, rapidement, brusquement

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Sharply

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15
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Consécutif

Dos à dos

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Back to back

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16
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Petite crêpe épaisse

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Crumpet

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17
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Soutenir (supporter)

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To back, to support

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18
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Rester dans les parages

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To stick around

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19
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Tremper

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To soak

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À vos marques, prêts, partez !

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Ready, steady, go! (UK)
Ready, set, go! (US)
On your marks, get set, go!

21
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Imper, imperméable

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Mac, mackintosh

22
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Sablier

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Hourglass

23
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Coquelicot, pavot, opium, coquelicot en papier (on the 11/11 UK)

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Poppy

24
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Plateau

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Tray

25
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Coupe de cheveux

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Trim

26
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Signifier, représenter

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To stand for

27
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Plan de guitare

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Guitar lick

28
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Bourde, ratage, pain

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Flub

29
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Fuite, perte

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Leakage

30
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Déterrer, exhumer, dénicher

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To unearth

31
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Gros bonnet, huile, grosse légume

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Big shot

32
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A l’insu de tous, sans qu’on le sache, cachette,

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Unbeknownst to everyone

33
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Être sur le point d’éclore

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To be about to be hatched

34
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Déchiffrer

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To decipher

35
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Sincère

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Genuine

36
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Tenter (de faire), essayer (de faire)

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To attempt to do

37
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Éreintant, épuisant, exténuant

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Gruelling (uk), grueling (us)

38
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Gêner, entraver, faire obstacle

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To hinder

39
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Hâte, précipitation

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Haste

40
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Lendemain

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Morrow

41
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Inversement

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Conversely

42
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Soutirer

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To finagle

43
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Détrempé, gorgé d’eau

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Waterlogged

44
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Culotté, effronté,impudent

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Brash

45
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Cabotin, cabot

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Ham

46
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Imposteur, charlatan, hypocrite

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Phoney

47
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Chevaucher, se chevaucher

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To overlap

48
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Soutenir (physiquement), faire respecter, maintenir, confirmer

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To uphold

49
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Responsable

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Liable

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