day two worderions Flashcards

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1
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to cling on to doing something

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s’attacher à faire quelque chose

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2
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to catch someone doing something

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attraper quelqu’un à faire quelque chose

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3
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to take responsibility

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se charger

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4
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to plot

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comploter

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5
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patronize

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traiter avec condscendance

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6
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to hurry to do something

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se dépêcher de faire quelque chose

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7
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I doubt I can

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je doute de pouvoir

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8
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dresser un animal à faire quelque chose

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to train an animal to do something

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9
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to get out of breath doing something

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s’essouffler à faire quelque chose

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10
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a will

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un testament

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11
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a tramp

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un clochard

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12
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to enhance

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rehausser

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13
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a carpet (fitted)

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une moquette

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14
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a compass

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une boussole

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15
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to adapt

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s’adapter

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16
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planning permission

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le permis de construire

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17
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to detect

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déceler

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18
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a demonstrator

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un manifestant

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19
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a profit

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un bénéfice

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20
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a job seeker

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un demandeur d’emploi

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21
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disoriented

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débousslé

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22
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wacky

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farfelu

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23
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out of the way

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à l’écart

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24
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deégager

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to get out/ clear

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25
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get out the way

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dégage de là

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26
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get him out

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sorte-le de là

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27
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to join someone

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rejoindre quelqu’un

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28
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lined with

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doublé de

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29
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extinguish

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éteindre

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30
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labour

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l’accouchement

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31
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showers/ downpours

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averses/ ondées

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32
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prescription

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ordonnance

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33
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solid wood

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bois massif

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34
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hollow

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creux

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35
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to settle

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s’implanter

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36
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shake

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secouer

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37
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choke

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étouffer

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38
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testimony

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témoignage

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39
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fully satisfied

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pleinment satisfait

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40
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to block

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faire barrage

41
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controversial

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controversé

42
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counter attack

A

contre attaque

43
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courteous

A

courtois

44
Q

to cover up because it’s cold

A

se couvrir parce qu’il ait froid

45
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coward

A

lâche

46
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crack

A

fissure/ fente/ fêlure

47
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crispy

A

croquillant

48
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cross eyed

A

qui louche

49
Q

to soak

A

imprégner

50
Q

to display

A

arborer

51
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épopeé

A

saga

52
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au terme de

A

at the end of

53
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given that

A

étant donné que + subj

54
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open the mind

A

ouvrir l’esprit

55
Q

to be around

A

côtoyer

56
Q

novel/ unpublished

A

inédit

57
Q

disserter

A

talk

58
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allow

A

autoriser à

59
Q

trade/ job

A

métier

60
Q

cycle

A

pédaler

61
Q

how lucky we are

A

quelle chance nous avons

62
Q

a noise

A

un bruit

63
Q

until

A

jusqu’à ce que + subjunctive

64
Q

subjunctive can be used when looking for something specific but can be anyone/ or something that fits this criteria

A

eg je cherche une étudiant qui sache parler français

is used here because the student can be anyone, they just have to be able to speak it

65
Q

subjunctive can be used to express

A

doubt, but usually followed by ‘que’

66
Q

complaining about someone else

A

needs the subjunctive

67
Q

fire

A

renvoyer

68
Q

for the subjunctive what form is used to express all past tenses and compound tenses with avoir/ être

A

the perfect subjunctive

69
Q

to order that

A

ordonner que + subjunctive

70
Q

to be surprised that

A

être surpris que + subjunctive

71
Q

when verbs of saying, thinking and believing are negated or used in questions

A

then the take the subjunctive

72
Q

il se peut que + subjunctive

A

it may be that

73
Q

it’s time for

A

Il est heure que + subjunctive

74
Q

that said

A

cela dit

75
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anyway

A

de toute façon

76
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priory

A

prieuré

77
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grondement

A

rumble

78
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gasp

A

haleter

79
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retentir

A

ring out

80
Q

whippet

A

lévrier

81
Q

patauger

A

wade

82
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a mound

A

un monticule

83
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buried

A

ensevelie

84
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tardif

A

delayed/ late

85
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in laws

A

beaux-parents

86
Q

to happen to

A

devenir

87
Q

to our relief

A

à notre soulagement

88
Q

stocky

A

trapu

89
Q

démarche

A

approach/ step

90
Q

slender

A

svelte

91
Q

flashlight

A

une lampe de poce

92
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lampe de chevet

A

bedside lamp

93
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unscrew

A

deévisser

94
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display/ unfold

A

déplier

95
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attend to

A

vaquer à

96
Q

fierce

A

féroce

97
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boatmen

A

bateliers

98
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rablé

A

stocky

99
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doodle

A

griffonner