Decembre Flashcards

1
Q

Allumer une cigarette

A

To light - lit - lit a cigarette

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2
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Doré

A

Golden
Gilded
Gilt
Gold plated

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3
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Le siècle des Lumières

A

The Enlightenment

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4
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Eclaircir
Alleger
Illuminer

A

To lighten

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5
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En avoir assez (4)

A

To be fed up WITH sthg
To be done with sthg
To be sick and tired of sthg
To have had enough of smthg

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6
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Commerçants

A

A shopkeeper

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7
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Les ragotS

A

Gossip

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8
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Sale gueule

A

An ugly mug

An ugly faceS of its inhabitants

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9
Q

Briquet

A

Lighter

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10
Q

Cendre

A

Ash

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11
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Cendrier

A

Ashtray
Ash= cendre
Tray = plateau

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12
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Ecraser

A

To crUsh

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13
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Percuter

Avoir un accident

A

To crash

The 1992 Stock Exchange crash / slump

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14
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Se gratter

A

To scratch

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15
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Le fond

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The bottom

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16
Q

Tirer une clope

A

To draw on a cig(gie)

17
Q

Debarasser la table

A

To cleaR the table

18
Q

Mettre la table

A

To set the table

To lay the table

19
Q

Servir a qlq qlq chose

A

To pour sbdy smthg

20
Q

Un scarabée

21
Q

Les hippies

A

Beat generation

22
Q

Une rangée

A

A row (of seats)

23
Q

Une dispute

24
Q

Cote d Azur

A

French Riviera

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Remuer
To stir To stir up trouble= provoquer/ attiser To cause a stir To stir things up: semer la pagaille To stake things up: faire avancer les choses (+)
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Avoir un chat dans la george
To have a lump in one's throat | To have a frog in one s throat
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Un morceau de sucre
A lump of sugar
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Légèrement
Slightly = a little bit
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Un ami a moi | A lui
A friend of mine | Of his
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Réfléchir bcp
To ponder
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Une allumette
Match
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Vapoter
To vape ecigarette
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Un berger
A sheperd
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Une prairie
A pasture
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Un pré
A meadow
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Ambassade
Embassy
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Un fleau
A plague