Chapter 38 Flashcards

1
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Malheur, infortune, souci

A

Woe

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2
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Malheur à toi

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Woe betide you

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3
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Pauvre de moi

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Woe is me

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4
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Jeune prodige

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Wunderkind

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5
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Loupe

A

Magnifying glass

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6
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Louper (rater)

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To mess up, to screw up, to flunk

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7
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Rappel au règlement (mise au point)

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Point of order

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8
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Céder (passage, parole) - produire (agriculture)

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To yield

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9
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Faire feu

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To fire away

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10
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Info, tuyau

A

Heads-up

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11
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Poignée de porte

A

Doorknob

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12
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Concierge, gardien

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Janitor

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13
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Sans circonstance atténuante - véritable, pur, total

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Unmitigated

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14
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(S’)atténuer, (se) réduire

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To mitigate

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15
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Possibilité infime

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Remote possibility

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16
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Draguer, faire du rentre dedans

17
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Entrailles

18
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Tache de rousseur

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Lumière vive, éblouissante, aveuglante

20
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Passade

21
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Courant d’air

22
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Cracher

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To spit out

23
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Piètre, bidon, boiteux, foireux

24
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Improviser

25
Chercher la petit bête
To nitpick
26
Ruse et tromperie
Trickery and deceit
27
Mot barré
Struck-out word
28
Ne pas avoir ce qu’on voulait, ne pas décrocher
To strike out
29
Je ne suis pas d’accord
I beg to differ
30
Céder (capituler)
To knuckle under
31
Grand max
Tops
32
Entendement
Ken
33
(Laissé) sans surveillance
Unattended
34
Casser,annuler, abroger, rescinder
To rescind