Extra vocab Flashcards

1
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an expectation

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une attente

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2
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mon boulot

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my job

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3
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Avoir horreur de

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To be disgusted by

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4
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Surtout

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Overall/especially

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5
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De temps en temps

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From time to time

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6
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En revanche

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On the other hand

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7
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J’ai besoin de

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I need

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8
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Emprunter

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To borrow

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9
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Avoir l’air

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To seem

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10
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Endomi

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Sleepy

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11
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Étant donné que

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Given that

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12
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Plein de

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Lots of

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13
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La France est très connue pour la mode

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France is very famous for fashion

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14
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Essayer

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To try

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15
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Plusieurs

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Several

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16
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Amener

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To bring

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17
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avoir lieu

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to take place

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18
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un endroit

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a place/space

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19
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une tuque

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a beanie

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20
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Ils sont assis

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They are sat

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21
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Sommeil

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Sleepy

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22
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Je ne sais pas

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I don’t know

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23
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vers

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about

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24
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une bougie

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a candle

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une chanson
a song
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la veille
the day before
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le roi
the king
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le saumon
the salmon
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voler
to steal
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avoir lieu
to take place
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se rendre à
to take oneself
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puisque
since
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afin de
in order to
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les noces
anniversary
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un discours
speech
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une billeterie
a ticket office
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acueillir
to welcome
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un char
a float
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un défilé
a parade
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il pleurait aux cordes
to rain cats and dogs
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maints
many
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gêner
to annoy
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blindé
extremely full/crammed
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le grand chapiteau
the big top
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appeler un chat un chat
to call a spade a spade
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avoir le cœur sur la main
to be generous, to give the shirt off one's back
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avoir un chat dans la gorge
to have a frog in your throat
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avoir les jetons
to be scared
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avoir mangé du lion
to have incredible energy
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avoir le cafard
to have the blues
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avoir l'air d'une poule qui a trouvé un couteau
to look puzzled or baffled
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Ma bête noire
enemy, nemesis, an obvious mistake, pet peeve
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comme un éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine
recklessly uncoordinated (like a bull in a china shop)
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comme un poisson dans l'eau
at ease (like a duck to water)
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coûter les yeux de la tête
to be very expensive/ to cost an arm and a leg
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ça me dit quelque chose
that rings a bell
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ça me prend la tête
that drives me crazy
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c'est la vie
that's life
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ce n'est pas le Pérou
It's nothing to write home about
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En un clin d'œil
in a flash
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avoir le melon
to be sure of oneself
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Être aux anges
to be over the moon
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Être un singe sur une branche
to be at home; in one's natural habitat
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Être simple comme <>
to be as easy as pie
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Faire d'une pierre deux coups
to kill two birds with one stone
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Faire la grasse matinée
to have a lie-in
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Faire la sourde oreille
to turn a blind eye; to ignore
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Fumer comme un pompier
to smoke like a stack
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(être) mort de rire
laughing out loud
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Ce ne sont pas vos oignons
It is none of your business
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Parler français comme une vache espagnole
to speak French poorly
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pleuvoir comme une vache qui pisse
to rain cats and dogs
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prendre ses jambes à son cou
to run away quickly; to escape
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Qui vivra, verra
time will tell
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se casser la tête
to go to a lot of trouble
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une chaise
a chair
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souterrain
underground
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une carte bancaire
a debit card
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un endroit
a place
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la facture / l'addition
the bill
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l'eau gazeuse
sparkling water
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des bulles
bubbles
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le loup de mer
sea bass
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cru
raw
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le rôti de veau
roast veal
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c'est un peu la bordelle
It's chaotic
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c'est bordelique ici
it's chaotic in here
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le quai
the platform
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en montgolfière
by hot air balloon
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se déplacer
to get around
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Y'a pas photo
There's no contest / It's a clear winner
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inoubliable
unforgettable
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oublier
to forget
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grimper
to climb
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un témoin
witness
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à la retraite
retired
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le guichet
ticket office
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se renseigner
to inform oneself
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être pressé
to be in a rush
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avoir besoin
to need
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saisir un code
to enter a code
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la théière
teapot
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marché conclu!
Deal!
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C'est hors de prix
That's far too much/overpriced
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laisse tomber
leave it
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une bonne affaire
a good deal
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loin de
far from
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ailleurs
elsewhere
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l'écran
screen
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ramener
to bring back
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remplies
filled with
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les marchands
the shopkeepers
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se rappeller
to remind
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essayer
to try
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quotidien
the everyday
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quand même
nevertheless
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C'est tout le but
It's the whole point
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les affaires
things/belongings
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tomber en panne
to break down
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une fois là-bas
once there (As in 'Once I got there')
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voler
to steal
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un voleur
a thief
123
dedans
inside
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au lieu de
instead of
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à l'avenir
in future (as in 'in future, I will work harder')
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un arrêt
a stop
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un ascenseur
a lift
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rater (le train)
to miss (the train)