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Chapter 36 Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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Nappe

A

Tablecloth
Die Tischdecke
Obrus

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2
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Interrompre, interpeler

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To heckle

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Distributeur automatique (nourriture, cigarettes, etc)

A

Vending machine, dispenser

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4
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Discret, sobre

A

Low-key

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5
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Délicat, petit

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Dainty

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6
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Faire la promo de, pour

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To plug

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7
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Billet de 10 (£ ou $)

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Tenner

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

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How come?

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9
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Pour faire court…

A

Long story short…

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10
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Ça fait un bail

A

Long time no see

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11
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Je ne voudrais pas jouer les rabat-joie mais…

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I’m not being funny but…

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12
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État d’esprit

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Mindset

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13
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Bucheron

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Woodsman

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14
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Flâner, marcher d’un pas nonchalant

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To saunter

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15
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Marcher de façon arrogante, se pavaner

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To swagger

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

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Point blank

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Coupable, fautif

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Culprit

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Largeur, largesse, ampleur, étendue

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Breadth

19
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Corvée, travail de routine, taches ménagères

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Chore

20
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Rire en coin, dans sa barbe, d’un air suffisant

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To smirk

21
Q

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

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Elusive

22
Q

Bien que, même si

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Whilst

23
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Pont en treillis

A

Truss bridge

24
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Empoté

A

Klutz

25
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Maladroit

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Clumsy

26
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Maladroit, gauche

Inconfortable

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Awkward

27
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Déformer, se déformer

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To warp

28
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Engouement passager, toquade - objet du désir

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Infatuation

29
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Exercer - manier, brandir

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To wield

30
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Dégainer

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To unsheathe

31
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Courrier normal (postal)

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Snail mail

32
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Inutile, vain

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Pointless

33
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boitement, boitillement, claudication

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Limp

34
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Ergoter, chicaner, pinailler

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To quibble (over)

35
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Etre sous le coup d’une déception amoureuse

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To be on the rebound

36
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Irritation

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Chafing

37
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Baguettes (asiatiques) - exercice simple au piano

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Chopsticks

38
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Faire des courbettes devant, s’aplatir devant

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To kowtow to

39
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Grincheux, grognon

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Crabby

40
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Indélicat, qui manque d’égard, de considération

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Inconsiderate

41
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Bien réfléchir, retourner dans sa tête

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To mull, to mull over

42
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Bouleversement

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Disruption, dislocation

43
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Dissiper, chasser

A

To dispel

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