Emnos Flashcards

1
Q

People don’t work for free

A

Gratuitement

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2
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Un sujet sensible

A

A sensitive topic

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3
Q

A fill-in (noun)

To fill in (verb)

A

Un remplaçant (au travail, qqqun est absent et donc qqun le remplace)

To fill in = remplacer

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4
Q

She is too optimistic

Too + adj

A

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5
Q

Test urinaire

A

Urine sample

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6
Q

Does anybody have an idea ?

A

Quelqu’un a une idée ?

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7
Q

Tourner en rond

A

To beat about the bush

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8
Q

Avoir l’avantage sur quelqu’un

A

To have the upper hand

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9
Q

Optimiste

A

Upbeat (adj)

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10
Q

Etais-tu là l’été dernier ?

A

Were you here last summer

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11
Q

Puis-je t’emprunter ton stylo ?

A

Can I borrow your pen ?

You borrow money from the bank
The bank lends money

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12
Q

Quel temps fait-il… ?

A

What’s the weather like ?

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13
Q

Décalage horaire

A

Time difference

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14
Q

As-tu vu ce film ?

A

Have you seen this movie

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15
Q

Offre et demande

A

Supply and demand

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16
Q

Voir le bon cote des choses

A

To look on the bright side

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17
Q

Between c’est entre deux choses

Distance Between paris and London

A

Among = c’est entre plus de deux choses

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18
Q

Revisar el coche

A

To service a car

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19
Q

She is so nice

A

She is such a nice girl

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20
Q

Quand vas-tu te couper les cheveux ?

A

When are you going to have your hair cut ?

To have something done

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21
Q

Je m’ennuie

A

I am bored

Lucy was bored at the opera : elle s’ennuyait pdt l’opera

The movie was boring

22
Q

If I could, I would travel to the north

A

Si je pouvais

23
Q

Could you please explain to me how it works ?

A

.

24
Q

que veut dire l’acronyme FBI ?

A

What does FBI stand for ?

25
Q

Laura m’a impressionné

A

Laura blew me away

26
Q

Es-tu déjà allé a Miami ?

A

Have you ever been to Miami ?

27
Q

Passons a l’étape suivante

A

Let’s move on to the next stage

28
Q
  • J’ai visité Londres…

- moi aussi…

A

I have visited London…

So have I

29
Q

Je ne me serais pas senti aussi nerveux si j’avais mieux préparé ma présentation

A

I would not have felt so nervious, If I had prepared better my présentation

30
Q

On m’a fait une prise de sang

A

To have something done

I had my blood test done

31
Q

Se faire tremper

Je me suis fait tremper

A

To get soaked

I got soaked…

32
Q

Économie souterraine

A

Underground economie

Marche noir = black market

33
Q

Un syndicat

A

A trade union

34
Q

Quand t’es-tu coupé les cheveux ?

A

When did you have your hair cut ?

To have something done

35
Q

Too much + noon

Too much money

Too many pens (trop de stylos )

A

.

36
Q

Une explication

A

An explanation

37
Q

To be afraid…

A

of !

There is no need to be afraid of spiders

38
Q

To be annoyed…

A

With
I mustn’t be late - otherIse
Mum and will be really annoyed with me when I get home

39
Q

To be worried…

A

About

I am a bit worried about Sam
I was worried about my exam results, but I did well

40
Q

Similar…

A

To

This painting is very similar to one painted by Titian

41
Q

Different…

A

From

She looks like her brother but very different from her younger sister

42
Q

To be disappointed…

A

With

Margot was very disappointed with her exam results

43
Q

To be good…

A

At !

John asked me if I was any good at tennis

44
Q

To be keen…

A

On

I am not keen on hot spicy food

45
Q

To be tired…

A

Of

What’s on the other channels ?
I am tired of watching american films
I am tired of listening to this music

46
Q

To be interested…

A

In !

None of us are interested in going on a walking holiday

47
Q

What’s wrong….

A

With !

What’s wrong with the car this morning ?

48
Q

To be polite…

A

To !

A shop assistant always has to be polite to the customers

49
Q

To be satisfied…

A

With !

None of the guests were satisfied with the service in the hotel !

50
Q

To be surprised…

A

At !

We were surprised at how expensive Britain is

51
Q

Une ride

A

A wrinkle