Emnos Flashcards
People don’t work for free
Gratuitement
Un sujet sensible
A sensitive topic
A fill-in (noun)
To fill in (verb)
Un remplaçant (au travail, qqqun est absent et donc qqun le remplace)
To fill in = remplacer
She is too optimistic
Too + adj
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Test urinaire
Urine sample
Does anybody have an idea ?
Quelqu’un a une idée ?
Tourner en rond
To beat about the bush
Avoir l’avantage sur quelqu’un
To have the upper hand
Optimiste
Upbeat (adj)
Etais-tu là l’été dernier ?
Were you here last summer
Puis-je t’emprunter ton stylo ?
Can I borrow your pen ?
You borrow money from the bank
The bank lends money
Quel temps fait-il… ?
What’s the weather like ?
Décalage horaire
Time difference
As-tu vu ce film ?
Have you seen this movie
Offre et demande
Supply and demand
Voir le bon cote des choses
To look on the bright side
Between c’est entre deux choses
Distance Between paris and London
Among = c’est entre plus de deux choses
Revisar el coche
To service a car
She is so nice
She is such a nice girl
Quand vas-tu te couper les cheveux ?
When are you going to have your hair cut ?
To have something done
Je m’ennuie
I am bored
Lucy was bored at the opera : elle s’ennuyait pdt l’opera
The movie was boring
If I could, I would travel to the north
Si je pouvais
Could you please explain to me how it works ?
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que veut dire l’acronyme FBI ?
What does FBI stand for ?
Laura m’a impressionné
Laura blew me away
Es-tu déjà allé a Miami ?
Have you ever been to Miami ?
Passons a l’étape suivante
Let’s move on to the next stage
- J’ai visité Londres…
- moi aussi…
I have visited London…
So have I
Je ne me serais pas senti aussi nerveux si j’avais mieux préparé ma présentation
I would not have felt so nervious, If I had prepared better my présentation
On m’a fait une prise de sang
To have something done
I had my blood test done
Se faire tremper
Je me suis fait tremper
To get soaked
I got soaked…
Économie souterraine
Underground economie
Marche noir = black market
Un syndicat
A trade union
Quand t’es-tu coupé les cheveux ?
When did you have your hair cut ?
To have something done
Too much + noon
Too much money
Too many pens (trop de stylos )
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Une explication
An explanation
To be afraid…
of !
There is no need to be afraid of spiders
To be annoyed…
With
I mustn’t be late - otherIse
Mum and will be really annoyed with me when I get home
To be worried…
About
I am a bit worried about Sam
I was worried about my exam results, but I did well
Similar…
To
This painting is very similar to one painted by Titian
Different…
From
She looks like her brother but very different from her younger sister
To be disappointed…
With
Margot was very disappointed with her exam results
To be good…
At !
John asked me if I was any good at tennis
To be keen…
On
I am not keen on hot spicy food
To be tired…
Of
What’s on the other channels ?
I am tired of watching american films
I am tired of listening to this music
To be interested…
In !
None of us are interested in going on a walking holiday
What’s wrong….
With !
What’s wrong with the car this morning ?
To be polite…
To !
A shop assistant always has to be polite to the customers
To be satisfied…
With !
None of the guests were satisfied with the service in the hotel !
To be surprised…
At !
We were surprised at how expensive Britain is
Une ride
A wrinkle
