Decembre Flashcards

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1
Q

Allumer une cigarette

A

To light - lit - lit a cigarette

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2
Q

Doré

A

Golden
Gilded
Gilt
Gold plated

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3
Q

Le siècle des Lumières

A

The Enlightenment

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4
Q

Eclaircir
Alleger
Illuminer

A

To lighten

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5
Q

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
Q

Commerçants

A

A shopkeeper

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7
Q

Les ragotS

A

Gossip

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8
Q

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
Q

Cendrier

A

Ashtray
Ash= cendre
Tray = plateau

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12
Q

Ecraser

A

To crUsh

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13
Q

Percuter

Avoir un accident

A

To crash

The 1992 Stock Exchange crash / slump

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14
Q

Se gratter

A

To scratch

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15
Q

Le fond

A

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

A

A beetle

21
Q

Les hippies

A

Beat generation

22
Q

Une rangée

A

A row (of seats)

23
Q

Une dispute

A

Quarrel

24
Q

Cote d Azur

A

French Riviera

25
Q

Remuer

A

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 (+)

26
Q

Avoir un chat dans la george

A

To have a lump in one’s throat

To have a frog in one s throat

27
Q

Un morceau de sucre

A

A lump of sugar

28
Q

Légèrement

A

Slightly = a little bit

29
Q

Un ami a moi

A lui

A

A friend of mine

Of his

30
Q

Réfléchir bcp

A

To ponder

31
Q

Une allumette

A

Match

32
Q

Vapoter

A

To vape ecigarette

33
Q

Un berger

A

A sheperd

34
Q

Une prairie

A

A pasture

35
Q

Un pré

A

A meadow

36
Q

Ambassade

A

Embassy

37
Q

Un fleau

A

A plague