F Flashcards
(109 cards)
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abîmer
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to damage; to ruin, wreck
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s’abîmer
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to go off (food); to deteriorate, strain; to sink
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aboyer (sur)
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to bark (at); to shout (at)
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l’affliction (f)
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suffering, distress
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aléatoire
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random, uncertain, unpredictable
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de façon aléatoire, aléatoirement
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randomly
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anéantir
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to destroy, wipe out, annihilate; to crush, devastate
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au loin
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in the distance, far away
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avaler
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to swallow; to eat; to fall for, believe
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avaler des couleuvres
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to believe anything you are told; to swallow insults, endure humiliation
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avaler (qch) de travers
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to have sth go down the wrong pipe
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c’est dur à avaler, c’est une pilule difficile à avaler
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it is a bitter pill to swallow
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l’avaleur(-euse)
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big eater, glutton
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Ça y est!
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this is it, here we are; we’re off; that’s it, all done
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Ça y est?
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Got it? Understood? Finished?
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ça y fait
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that works
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calé
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clever, smart
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calé en (qch)
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good at (sth)
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c’est ce qu’on dit
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that’s what they say, that’s what I heard
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combler
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to fill; to fulfil, satisfy
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combler (qn) de (qch)
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to lavish sth on sb, shower sb with sth
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combler son retard
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to make up for lost time
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combler une lacune
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to fill a knowledge gap
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comblé
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happy, content, fulfilled, complete
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comble
packed, full
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le comble de
height of
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les combles (m)
attic, loft
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faire salle comble
to sell out, have a full house
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dédommager (qn) pour/de (qch)
to compensate/reimburse sb for sth
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dégueu
gross, rank; crappy
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dégueulasse
gross, rank; disgusting, despicable, out of order, a disgrace
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le gros dégueulasse
sleazy guy (fam)
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pas dégueulasse
not half bad
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désespérer
to be disheartened by; to lose hope, be resigned
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se désespérer
to despair
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désespéré
desperate, hopeless
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être un cas désespéré
to be a lost cause, be a hopeless case
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le désespoir
despair; disappointment
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à mon grand désespoir/désarroi
to my dismay
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en désespoir de cause
out of desperation
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(s')émousser
to blunt; to become blunted, dulled
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engloutir
to submerge, engulf; to gobble up, devour
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faire exprès de (faire qch)
to do sth deliberately/on purpose
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(se) faner
to wilt, wither; fade
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la fermeté
firmness; rigour; steadfastness
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faire preuve de fermeté
to be firm, put your foot down
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(se) flétrir
to wilt, wither; to sully, degrade
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flétri
wilted, withered; faded
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à fond
completely, deeply, in depth, thoroughly; to the maximum; as loud as possible; at full speed
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se donner à fond
to give it your all, go all out, really throw yourself into sth
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vivre à fond
to live life to the full
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en fond
in the background
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la fourmi
ant; hard worker
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le travail de fourmi
painstaking/detailed/meticulous work
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galérer
to struggle, have a hard time
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(la) galère
pain, chore, hell; difficult, hellish
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en galère
in trouble
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bonjour la galère
this is going to be hell
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(le) garant
responsible for; guarantor
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se porter garant de (qch/qn)
to vouch for sth/sb
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(se) garer
to park; to pull over; to get out of the way
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gêner
to disturb, bother; to embarrass, make sb uncomfortable; to annoy, get in the way; to obstruct
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ça/cela ne me gêne pas
I don't mind, it doesn't bother me
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se gêner
to be in each other's way
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Je vais me gêner!
Just watch me!
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gêné
embarrassed; awkward; hemmed in, confined; tight (money)
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le silence gêné
awkward silence
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la gêne
difficulty, discomfort; embarrassment; awkwardness
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(le/la) sans-gêne
brazen(ness), unreserved(ness), shameless(ness), offhanded(ness), inconsiderate(ness), rude(ness) (person)
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à l'improviste
unexpectedly, without warning, unannounced
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je n'en reviens pas
I can't get over it, I can't believe it
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la lacune
knowledge gap, lacuna
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le malheur
misfortune; accident
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avoir le malheur de
to make the mistake of
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faire un malheur
to be a huge hit
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la miette, les miettes
crumb; scraps, leftovers
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ne pas en perdre une miette
to take everything in, soak up like a sponge, not miss a thing
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le moment venu
when the time comes
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l'ONU, les Nations unies
the UN
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ouvrir le score/la marque
to open the scoring
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prendre du poids
to gain weight
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la prise de poids
weight gain
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le poignet
wrist; cuff; wristband
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s'élever à la force du poignet
to succeed through sheer hard work
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propulser
to propel; to shoot out, fling, throw; to fast-track, rapidly promote
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se propulser
to shoot off to
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(le/la) retardataire
latecomer, arriving late; backward, behind the times
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recoller au score
to draw level
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recoller les morceaux
to patch things up, put the pieces back together
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régler ses comptes
to settle a score
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remédier à
to solve, resolve, remedy, find a solution to
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le requin
shark; ruthless person
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(la) rouille
rust; rust-coloured
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rouiller
to rust; to diminish, reduce
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rouillé
rusty
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le savoir-être
social skills, interpersonal skills
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le savoir-vivre
manners
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scier
to saw; to cut/dig into; to stun, astound; to row
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le sciage
rowing
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tâter (de)
to try, feel; to feel the weight of sth, get a taste of sth
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se tâter
to hesitate, be in two minds; to touch yourself
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(se) mettre en train
to start (sth), get (sth) going/underway
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se sentir en train
to feel good
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le trajet
journey, trip; flight, ride, drive
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à mi-chemin, à la moitié du trajet
at the halfway point of the trip, halfway through; mid-flight
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en vouloir (fam)
to be highly motivated, be a go-getter
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en vouloir à (qn)
to be angry/annoyed with sb
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en vouloir à la terre entière
to blame everybody, think that the whole world is against you
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s'en vouloir (de qch)
to be annoyed with yourself; to feel bad about sth
