French 5 Flashcards

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1
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To trip over / topple over

A

Basculer
Trébucher- to stumble

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2
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To get smaller to shrink

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Se contracter

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3
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To break (out) /burst

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Éclater

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4
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To burst/explode

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Exploser

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5
Q

Don’t make excuses

A

N’inventez pas d‘excuses

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6
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To nod

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Hocher la tête

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7
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A trap/trick

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Un piège

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8
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To accuse

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Reprocher, accuser

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9
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A locker

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Un vestiaire

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10
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Nonsense

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Du n’importe quoi

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11
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Bird’s eye view

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Une vue d’ensemble

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12
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The remains (of a person)

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La dépouille

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13
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The range (eg of clothing)

A

La gamme

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14
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An exercise bike

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Un velo d’appartement

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15
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To pack and to unpack

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Faire et défaire

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16
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As much as or as many as

A

Autant que

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17
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To slap

A

Gifler

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18
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The amount

A

Le montant

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19
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To attain/reach/succeed

A

Parvenir (Atteindre)

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20
Q

A pram

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Une poussette or un landau

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21
Q

To snore

A

Ronfler

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22
Q

Lipstick

A

Le rouge à lèvres

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23
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A dresser

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Une commode

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24
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The scope/range

A

La portée

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25
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A puddle (of water)

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Une flaque (d’eau)
Careful- flaquer is a vulgar word (to crap)

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26
Q

To waste

A

Gaspiller

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27
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A tile

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Une tuile (roof)
Un carreau (floor or wall)

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28
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To get rid of

A

Débarrasser

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29
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Have you ever been to ..

A

Tu as déjà allé en ..

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30
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A bed and breakfast hotel

A

Une chambre d’hôte

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31
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The coach

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Le car

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32
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Drunk

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Soûl ou ivre (latter a little more informal and more drunk!)

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33
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A lecture

A

Une conférence ou un cours magistral

34
Q

Ink

A

Encre (f)

35
Q

Interfere

A

Intervenir

36
Q

Weekly

A

Hebdomadaire

37
Q

Nowhere

A

Nulle part

38
Q

To lean

A

Se pencher

39
Q

To fold/bend

A

Plier

40
Q

Sunburn

A

Un coup de soleil

41
Q

To compete

A

Concurrencer

42
Q

A brand

A

Une marque- also means a mark

43
Q

To attempt/try

A

Tenter

44
Q

A rail track

A

Un chemin de fer

45
Q

Apricots

A

Les abricots (m)

46
Q

To stuff , stuffed

A

Farcir, farci(e)

47
Q

A pot (eg for stew)

A

Une marmite

48
Q

A toaster

A

Un grille-pain

49
Q

To lay (an egg)

A

Pondre un œuf

50
Q

A worm

A

Un ver

51
Q

A goldfish

A

Un poisson rouge

52
Q

To feed

A

Nourrir ou Donner à manger à

53
Q

To spread (eg paint or butter)
To show off

A

Étaler
S’étaler

54
Q

The plot

A

Une intrigue

55
Q

A host

A

L’hôte (m)

56
Q

A mattress

A

Un matelas

57
Q

To record (record or notes) and to check

A

Enregistrer

58
Q

A riddle

A

Une devinette

59
Q

Concrete

A

Le béton

60
Q

To succeed

A

Réussir

61
Q

A policy

A

Un dispositif ou une politique

62
Q

The profit

A

Le bénéfice le profit

63
Q

Management

A

La direction

64
Q

To disappoint/let down

A

Décevoir

65
Q

A draft/rough copy

A

Un brouillon

66
Q

The thing about

A

En ce qui concerne

67
Q

To relieve

A

Soulager

68
Q

As soon as possible

A

Dès que possible

69
Q

In no time

A

En un rien de temps

70
Q

Since (time) - les regles

A

Depuis -started in past + still going or stopped by another event

71
Q

During /for

A

Pour only in future with concrete start and end
Pendant - anytime with concrete start and end

72
Q

To stay

A

Rester ou loger

73
Q

Not much (when not dealing with numbers)

A

Pas grand chose (notice grand not negative)

74
Q

Gradually

A

Au fur, progressivement, graduellement

75
Q

A pool table

A

Un billard
(Pool - billard anglais)

76
Q

No way!

A

Aucune chance

77
Q

To pay back
To refund

A

Rembourser

78
Q

To muddle up/confuse
To fall out with

A

Embrouiller
S’embrouiller avec..

79
Q

To suck

A

Sucer

80
Q

A shot

A

Un tir

81
Q

The ashes

A

Des cendres (f)