French 10 Flashcards

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1
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Hard/arduous

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Pénible

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2
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Punishment

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La punition

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3
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To fake

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Faire semblant
Simuler (émotions)
Feindre not commonly used

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4
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Démarrer

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To start/ get started

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5
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An increase

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Une hausse

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Pour autant

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For all that/ however

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7
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Aigre

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Sour
Amer - bitter

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Embrouiller

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To mix up/jumble/confuse
Not se débrouiller- to cope

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9
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Abîmer

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To spoil
Note - nuire to damage

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10
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To warn

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Prévenir or avertir

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11
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Parvenir à

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To reach (up to eg he reached the sea)

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Prévoir

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To provide/ predict/ plan

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13
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To borrow

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Emprunter

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14
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A twig

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Une brindille

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15
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Faire partie de

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To be in/part of

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16
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La pièce jointe

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The attachment

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17
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À vrai dire

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As a matter of fact

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18
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The damage

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Les dégâts

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19
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Rubber (tyre)

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Le caoutchouc

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20
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Dry cleaners

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Un pressing

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21
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Démentir/nier

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To deny

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22
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A windscreen wiper

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Un essuie glace

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23
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To have trouble

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Avoir du mal à

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24
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A jug

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Un pichet or une carafe

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25
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Le faire-part

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The announcement

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26
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Slipper

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Un chausson or une pantoufle

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27
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An acronym

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Un sigle

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28
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Fuel

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Combustible (also flammable)
Carburant - liquid fuel eg petrol

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29
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Embêter

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To annoy/bother - also déranger

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30
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Briser

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To break

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31
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To raise a toast to someone

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Porter un toast à quelqu’un

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32
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Sense of hearing

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Une ouïe

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33
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Entretenir

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To maintain (also maintenir)

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34
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To interfere

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Se mêler de
Note se mêler à means to mingle

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35
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En vouloir à

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To be annoyed with / to blame

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36
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Atout

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Trump /advantage

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37
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Pourparlers

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Negotiations (tends to be used at start of any negotiations then use ->
négociations )

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38
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A takeaway

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Un plat à emporter

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39
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Altogether

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En tout

40
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A round loaf

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Une miche (also slang for boobs)

41
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A tarpaulin

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Une bâche

42
Q

To bring closer/bring forward

A

Rapprocher

43
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To blame

A

Reprocher

44
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Accorder

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To agree with/to tune

45
Q

What’s wrong

A

Qu’est ce qui ne vas pas

46
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To bring back/ win

A

Remporter

47
Q

A crumb

A

La miette

48
Q

To weaken

A

(S’)affaiblir

49
Q

To stretch

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S’étirer (sometimes étendre)

50
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Revenge

A

La vengeance

51
Q

To spread

A

Étaler (s’étaler to show off)

52
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In other words

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C’est a dire que

53
Q

To be willing to

A

Vouloir bien

54
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A rib

A

Une côte

55
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To be pleased about

A

Se réjouir

56
Q

The profit

A

Le bénéfice ou le profit

57
Q

To fire

A

Virer licencier renvoyer

58
Q

A deep voice
A high pitched voice

A

Une voix grave
Une voix aigre

59
Q

Wallpaper

A

Le papier peint

60
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Early (in the day)

A

De bonne heure

61
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A barge

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Une péniche

62
Q

A sound speaker

A

Un haut parleur
Une enceinte

63
Q

Bouder

A

To sulk

64
Q

To kick

A

Donner un coup de pieds
Frapper avec le pied

65
Q

Scrambled eggs

A

Les ouef brouillés
Brouiller to scramble

66
Q

My mate

A

Mon mec ma meuf

67
Q

I can’t take it anymore

A

Je n’en peux plus de

68
Q

A sleeping bag

A

Un sac de couchage

69
Q

Would you mind

A

Cela vous dérangerait il

70
Q

Sharp (tone)

A

Tranchant

71
Q

To yawn

A

Bâiller

72
Q

To roam/cross/travel

A

Parcourir

73
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Starting from

A

À partir de

74
Q

Broke

A

Fauché

75
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To be short of

A

Être a court de

76
Q

Carefully

A

Soigneusement

77
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To whisper

A

Chuchoter
Not siffler which is to whistle

78
Q

A coat hanger

A

Un cintre

79
Q

A designer

A

Of fashion- un créateur
Otherwise- un concepteur

80
Q

A blind

A

Un store
Une persienne (shutter with fold usually metal)
Un volet (shutter)

81
Q

Headquarters

A

Le siège social

82
Q

Branch office

A

Un filiale ou un succursale

83
Q

To drizzle

A

Bruiner

84
Q

Heartburn

A

Les brûlures d’estomac(f)

85
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Distracted

A

Distrait

86
Q

To get over

A

Surmonter

87
Q

To burp

A

Roter

88
Q

A sip

A

Une petite gorgée

89
Q

To beg

A

Supplier

90
Q

To abbreviate

A

Abréger

91
Q

The answer machine

A

Le répondeur

92
Q

A raffle

A

Une tombola

93
Q

A voicemail

A

La boîte vocale ou la messagerie vocale

94
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A Delay
A time period
A section (column of a newspaper)
A section (separate part)

A

Un retard
Un délai
Une rubrique
Une section

95
Q

How do you spell that

A

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