Chapter 36 Flashcards

1
Q

Nappe

A

Tablecloth
Die Tischdecke
Obrus

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2
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Interrompre, interpeler

A

To heckle

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3
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Distributeur automatique (nourriture, cigarettes, etc)

A

Vending machine, dispenser

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4
Q

Discret, sobre

A

Low-key

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5
Q

Délicat, petit

A

Dainty

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6
Q

Faire la promo de, pour

A

To plug

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7
Q

Billet de 10 (£ ou $)

A

Tenner

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8
Q

Comment ça ? Qu’est-il arrivé ? Pourquoi donc ? Explique moi

A

How come?

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9
Q

Pour faire court…

A

Long story short…

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10
Q

Ça fait un bail

A

Long time no see

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11
Q

Je ne voudrais pas jouer les rabat-joie mais…

A

I’m not being funny but…

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12
Q

État d’esprit

A

Mindset

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13
Q

Bucheron

A

Woodsman

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14
Q

Flâner, marcher d’un pas nonchalant

A

To saunter

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15
Q

Marcher de façon arrogante, se pavaner

A

To swagger

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16
Q

À bout portant, tout net, sans détour, franc, direct

A

Point blank

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17
Q

Coupable, fautif

A

Culprit

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18
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Largeur, largesse, ampleur, étendue

19
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Corvée, travail de routine, taches ménagères

20
Q

Rire en coin, dans sa barbe, d’un air suffisant

21
Q

Insaisissable, hors de portée
Compliqué
Furtif
Évasif (éludant la question)

22
Q

Bien que, même si

23
Q

Pont en treillis

A

Truss bridge

24
Q

Empoté

25
Maladroit
Clumsy
26
Maladroit, gauche | Inconfortable
Awkward
27
Déformer, se déformer
To warp
28
Engouement passager, toquade - objet du désir
Infatuation
29
Exercer - manier, brandir
To wield
30
Dégainer
To unsheathe
31
Courrier normal (postal)
Snail mail
32
Inutile, vain
Pointless
33
boitement, boitillement, claudication
Limp
34
Ergoter, chicaner, pinailler
To quibble (over)
35
Etre sous le coup d’une déception amoureuse
To be on the rebound
36
Irritation
Chafing
37
Baguettes (asiatiques) - exercice simple au piano
Chopsticks
38
Faire des courbettes devant, s’aplatir devant
To kowtow to
39
Grincheux, grognon
Crabby
40
Indélicat, qui manque d’égard, de considération
Inconsiderate
41
Bien réfléchir, retourner dans sa tête
To mull, to mull over
42
Bouleversement
Disruption, dislocation
43
Dissiper, chasser
To dispel