Exp 17 Flashcards

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Upgrade ( Nouns )

A

Une mise à niveau / à jour

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To upgrade ( Verb )

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( hardware ) mettre à jour
( software ) se procurer une nouvelle version de
( machine, building, road, area ) améliorer

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to get worked up / agitated over something

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se prendre la tête

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“She hounded me about that. She said it was good for the baby.”

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“Elle m’a pris la tête avec ça. Elle dit que c’est bon pour le bébé.”

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“I’m going to tell him what I have on my mind.”

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“Je vais lui dire ce que j’ai sur le coeur.”

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“I’ll take you up on that.” / “I’ll hold you to that.”

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“Je te prendrai au mot.”

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“The overall idea is great. It’s a bummer that the actors don’t really gel together.”

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“L’idée d’ensemble est géniale. Dommage que les acteurs manquent d’ensemble.”

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A fade-out

A fade-in

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un fondu enchaîné / un fondu au noir

Une ouverture en fondu

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“Within reason”

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“Dans les limites du raisonnable”

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“It was downhill all the way after that (= got easier).”

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“après cela, tout a été plus facile.”

“Après ça, les choses ont pris une bonne tournure.”

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“It was downhill all the way after that (= got worse).”
(x2)

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“Après cela, tout est allé en empirant​.”

“par la suite, les choses n’ont fait qu’empirer​.”

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To be on the bad path as a person
(x3)

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être sur la mauvaise pente

être en train de filer un mauvais coton

être à la dérive

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“It was downhill all the way after that (= got worse).”
( 2 slang styles )

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“Après cela, tout s’est barré en couille / tout est parti en couille.”
“tout est parti en sucette.”

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“We have to assume that it’s just a matter of time.”

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“Nous devons partir du principe que ce n’est qu’une question de temps.”

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“Are you alright?” / “Are you holding up okay ( after the news / after what happened?”

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“Tu tiens le coup?”

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