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Eight perfect hours Flashcards

1
Q

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`in one gust

a sudden blast of wind

A

en un coup de vent

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2
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a crayfish

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une écrevisse

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3
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gridlocked

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bloqué (traffic)

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4
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tingle

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picotement, fourmillement

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5
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a busker

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muscien des rues

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6
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to slump

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s’effondrer,

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7
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to crane the neck

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tendre le cou

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8
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to scuttle

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courir précipitamment

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9
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to dunk (dip into drink)

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tremper

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10
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gullibility

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crédulité

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11
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twine

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de la ficelle

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12
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to nurture sb

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élever, nourrir, encourager, soutenir

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13
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Shet takes after her dad

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elle est le portrait craché de son père

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14
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stop fretting

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arrête de te tracasser

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15
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to stuff

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fourrer dans

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16
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to goalt

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se réjouir

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17
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I need to get hold Ellen

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je dois joindre Ellen

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18
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the paper poke out the bag

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le papier dépasse du sac

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19
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she looks frail

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elle semble fragile

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20
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a doe (eye)

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une biche (yeux de …)

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21
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all of a sudden

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tout d’un coup, subitement

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22
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he nibbled his thumb

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il mordilla sont pouce

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23
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a blancmange

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un flan

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24
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to take through

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guider dans les démarches

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25
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so who’s BLUNT

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qq un de direct

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26
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hefty (amount)

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gros (grosse somme d’argent)

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27
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to plonk (in the sofa)

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se laisser (dans le fauteuil)

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28
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a smudge (of wine-

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une tache (de vin)

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29
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a glint (glinting)

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un éclat, une lueur (étincelant, scintillant = yeux par ex)

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30
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in a blur

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dans le flou, le vague

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31
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to whack

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donner une claque

32
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to grin

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faire un large sourire

33
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one nil to Anna

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un zéro pour Anna

34
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the railing

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la balustrade

35
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factually

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dans les faits

36
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to whoosh (move by rapidly) - my heart whooshes

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filer à toute allure - mon coeur s’emballe

37
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to squeal

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pousser un cri perçant

38
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DISMISSIVE

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dédaigneux, méprisant

39
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to pull back

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revenir sur une décision (ou reculer)

40
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you save our bacon

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tu nous a sauvé la peau

41
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bustling

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animé

42
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set sb up / set up

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présenter quelqu’un / installer

43
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to nuzzle (to press with the nose)

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se blottir contre

44
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to nail it

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assurer - gérer ou taper dans le mille

45
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a meek person

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une personne douce, docile

46
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dimly lit

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mal éclairé

47
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ruefully

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avec regret, tristement

48
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skin that sags with age

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la peau qui s’affaisse avec l’âge

49
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flutters

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des palpitations

50
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to head out

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partir

51
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the din

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le vacarme, le chahut

52
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pull the plug (cancel)

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arrêter, mettre un terme, débrancher, laisser tomber

53
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sth niggles at me

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qq chose me turlupine

54
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drone on

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blablater, ne pas arrêter de parler

55
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banter

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taquinerie

56
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it sounds unhinged

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cela semble désiquilibré, perturbant

57
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stuck-up

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snob

58
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to pull up to the house

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s’arrêter à la maison

59
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to puff up

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enfler, glonfler d’orgueil

60
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to surrender

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renoncer à, abandonner

61
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rimmed red

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bordé de rouge

62
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bile sloshes

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de la bile coule

63
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to beam

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faire un grand sourire

64
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rain thrums

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la pluie tambourine

65
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the bbq smoke billows

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la fumée du bbq s’élève

66
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the brow , the eyebrow

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le front, le sourcil

67
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I beat myself up (feel guilty)

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s’en vouloir

68
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dream up

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imaginer

69
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a hottie

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une bouillotte / une bombe (mec super sexy)

70
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to squeak

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pousser des cris aigus

71
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to rub off on (to have an influence on sb)

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déteindre sur qq

72
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to smirk

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sourire d’un air suffisant, narquois

73
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to weigh up

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comparer

74
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to squirm

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se tortiller / être embarrassé

75
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to streak

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passer comme une flèche, comme un éclair

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