EN - voc #10 Flashcards by e b | Brainscape

Q

The opening/closing credits

A

Le générique

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A bellboy / bellhop

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Le garçon dans un hôtel qui porte les valises

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To hone

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Aiguiser, affûter, perfectionner

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A spinster

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Une femme non mariée

Une vieille femme

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K-12

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From Kindergarden to 12 yo

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Arthouse

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D’art et d’essai

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A dud, a turkey, a lemon

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Un navet ( film )

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Schlock

Shlock

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Camelote, cochonnerie

Qqch de mauvaise qualité, un peu choquant

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Sassy

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Fougueux, insolent, impertinent

Surtout pour des femmes noires

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Maverick

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Dissident, non-conformiste, marginal

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Quirky

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Excentrique, original, décalé

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To be on the fringe

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Être un extrémiste, en marge de la société

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Shabby

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Miteux, minable, délabré

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Hapless

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Malchanceux
Malheureux
Pas aidé

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A breezy romp

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Une petite promenade

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A skit

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Une petite pièce, un squetch

Une satire

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The heyday

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L’âge d’or, l’apogée

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A sap

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Un andouille, un nigaud

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To doze (off)

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Sommeiller, somnoler, s’assoupir

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to be pc

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être politiquement correct

PC = political correctness

Q

the gentry

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la petite noblesse

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to gentrify

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embourgeoiser : phénomène urbain consistant à remplacer les quartiers pauvres par des zones commerciales.

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to curtsey/curtsy

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faire une révérence

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wondrous

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extraordinaire, merveilleux

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ominous

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de mauvais augure, menaçant

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frantic

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dans tout ses états, hors de soi

frénétique, effrené

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an upheaval

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une révolte, une agitation, un bouleversement

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the yolk

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le jaune d’oeuf, la partie essentielle

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to squabble

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se disputer, se quereller (avec qqun)

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an alderman

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un conseiller municipal