French Advanced Conversation_Engl to Fren2 Flashcards
1
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through the 20th century
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au cours du vingti�me siecle
2
Q
three-quarters of them
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les TROIS-quarts d’entre eux
3
Q
thousands of stations you can listen to
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des milliers de ch�ines auxquels on peut acc�der
4
Q
those imbeciles turned on the heat
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ces imbeciles ils ont mis le chauffage
5
Q
thoroughly
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� fond
6
Q
this morning
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ce matin
7
Q
they’re having a great time with their VCR
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ils s’�clatent avec leurs magnetoscope
8
Q
they’re fixing up all the brownstones
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il retopent tous les brownstones
9
Q
they’re connected by bridges
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c’est reli� de pont en pont
10
Q
they’d been browsing in the store for two hours
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�a faisait deux heures qu’on trainait dans le magasin
11
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they won’t make the final decision until next year
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la d�cision finale ne sera prise avant l’ann�e proch�ine
12
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they voted for us (in general)
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on a vot� pour nous
13
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they stop on the highway
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on s’arr�te sur la route
14
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they should have informed us exactly what the problem was
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on aurait du nous informer �xactEment du probleme
15
Q
they make the titles prettier when they translate them
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on embelliit des titres en les traduisant
16
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they make groups of two
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on fait des groupes de deux
17
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they make everyone wait/ keep everyone waiting
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il font attendre tout le monde
18
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they know Afghanistan well
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ils connaissent bien l’Afghanistan
19
Q
they know about it
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ils s’y conaissent
20
Q
they hate her
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ils la d�testent
21
Q
they hate each other
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ils se ha�ssent
22
Q
they go to school
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ils vont � l’�cole
23
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they don’t have one facility that’s worth the price of our bombs
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ils n’ont pas une seule installation qui vaille le prix d’une de nos bombes
24
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they don’t have bioweapons
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il ne disposent pas d’armes bactereologiques
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they complained that she wasn't doing her job
on lui a reproch� de ne pas faire son boulot
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they complained about his performance
ils se sont plaints de sa performance
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they believed they were in a holy war
ils se croyaient dans une guerre sainte
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there'll be a second round
il y aura un second tour
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there was fraud
il y a eu de la fraude
30
there still haven't been any decisions
il n'y a pas encore eu de decision
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there must be differences
il doit y avoir des differences
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there must be a party
il doit y avoir une f�te
33
there are a lot of other good films to see
il y a beaucoup d'autres bons films a voir
34
there
la-BAS
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their family expenses
leur depenses familiales
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their data is safe and sound in New Jersey
leurs donn�es sont saines et sauves � New Jersey
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the worst part is that
le pire
38
the world's biggest slum
le plus grand taudis du monde
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the week after
la semaine d'apres
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the weather's always nice
il fait toujours beau
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the Visa card
LA Visa (UNE carte de credit)
42
the various agencies don't talk to each other /exchange info
les differentes agences n'echangent aucune information
43
the USA
LES USA
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the TV series
la s�rie t�l�vis�e
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the top 50
les 50 "meilleures ventes"
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the tables turn
la roue tourne
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the singer from Fleetwood Mac
la chanteuse de Fleetwood Mac
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the same reaction to Doug
la m�me reaction par rapport � Doug
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the problem is that it's stupid /nonesense
le probleme
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the police had closed Manhattan to auto traffic
la police avait ferm� la circulation a Manhattan
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the perfect opportunity
l'occasion ideale
52
the pakistani border
la frontiere pakistanaise
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the originals (of anything)
les originaux
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the one with the loud voice
celui qui a la voix haute
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the night before
la veille
56
the next week..
� la semaine proch�ine
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the news
les actualit�s
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the most famous
le plus cel�bre
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the ideal thing would be to force the Taliban to cooperate
I'ideal
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the ideal thing would be if they tried to attack and failed
l'ideal
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the idea is not to invade Afghanistan
l'id�e
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the government makes you pay interest
le gouvernement te fait payers des interets
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the governess
la gouvernante
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the GC is 4 hours NW of Phoenix
le Grand Canyon se trouve � 4 heures du nord-ouest de Pheonix
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the flight was delayed/pushed back from 7 to 9
on a report� le vol de 7h a 9h
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the flattest surface
la surface la plus platte
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the film is much better
le film est beacoup mieux
68
the fact that it's a musical
le fait que ce soit une comedie musicale
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the excitement of the city
l'energie active de la ville
70
the discussion got heated
le ton commence � monter
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the devil's backbone
la colonne vertebrale du diable
72
the democrats are happy about it
les democrates s'en rejouissent
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the day that
le jour ou
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the crowd in the restaurant
LES GENS dans le restau
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the colors don't mix
les couleurs ne se melangent pas
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the closest fire station
la caserne de pompiers le plus proche
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the cleaning lady
la femme de m�nage
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the classifieds
le particulier � particulier
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the classic method
la m�thode classique
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the cat wasn't scared of anything
le chat n'avait peur de rien
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the bureau is falling apart
la commode qui d�gringole
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the base
la base
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the author wrote the screenplay
c'est l'�crivain qui a fait le scenario
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the annual meeting
la reunion annuelle
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the advantages & disadvantages
les avantages et les inconvenients
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the 3:15 flight
le vol DE 15:15
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that's what I was expecting
c'est ce a quoi je m'attendais
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that's the level the water is going to reach
c'est le niveau que l'eau va atteindre
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that's terrible/shameful
oh la la& la honte!
90
that's really cool
c'est cool
91
that's outdated
�a
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that's not what's going to decide my fate now
Ce n'est pas ce qui d�t�rminera mon sort maintenant
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that's much better than
c'est beaucoup mieux que
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that's hilarious
Le delire!
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that's going to take time
�a va prendre du temps
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that's going to hit you and you won't understand a thing
�a va te tomber dessus et tu vas rien comprendre
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that's for sure
c'est clair
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that's enough!
�a suffit comme �a
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that'll do me some good/help
�a me fera du bien
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that s going to take how long?
�a va prendre combien de temps?
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that worries me
�a me pr�occupe
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that will stop
�a s'arr�tera
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that was to be expected/going to happen
c'�tait � prevoir
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that really pisses me off
�a me fait chier
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that really made me mad / was beyond belief
�a m'a pris la t�te / je trouvais �a incroyable
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that really made me mad
�a m'a vraiment �nerv�
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that pisses me off
�a me fait chier
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that pisses ME off
moi
109
that only exists in speech
�a n'existe qu'� l'oral
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that noone understands
que personne ne comprend
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that morning
ce matin-LA
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that makes me mad
�a m'�nerve
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that makes me dizzy
�a me rend patraque?
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that makes it easier to digest
�a le REND plus facile a digerer
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that looks really great
�a a l'air vachement bien
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that it doesn't happen again
que �a ne se reproduise pas
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that is
very little
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that happens
�a se passe
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that foam again
La CELEBRE �cume
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that feels good/is good
�a fait DU bien
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that encourages you to shop there
�a encourage a acheter chez eux
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that can't do anything for a virus
�a ne peut rien CONTRE un virus
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that annoys me
�a me prend la t�te
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thanks to
grace ￠
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thanks for warning me
merci de me prevenir
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thanks for reminding me
merci de me l'avoir rappell￩
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thank you for contributing
remercier d'avoir contribu￩
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textbook
livre scolaire
129
tense
tendu
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ten thousand
DIx MILLE
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team
l'equipe -f
132
taxes are a pain in the butt
c'est chiant
133
tax incentives
les avantages fiscaux (m pl)
134
tapeworm
un vers solitaire
135
tap water
de l'eau du robinet
136
tall
grand
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taking into account
compte tenu de
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taking into account
COMpTE tenu de
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take turns
se relayer
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take seriously
prendre AU serieux
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take power/come into power
acc�der au pouvoir
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take notes
prendre des notes
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take medicine
prendre des MEDICAMENTS
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take an elephant ride
promenader en elephant
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take advantage of the fact that everyone's already there
profiter du FAIT (pron t) que toutlemonde se trouve d�j� la-bas
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take a look at
JETER un coup d'oeil
147
suspense film / adventure film
le film de suspense / le film d'aventure
148
surround
entOUrer
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summit
peak
150
suburban
banlieusard
151
stuffed animal / teddy bear
un nounours / une peluche
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stretcher
le brancard
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stray bullet
balle perdue
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straighten up a little
ranger un petit peu
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straighten out my things
ranger mes affaires
156
step back and try to understand the situation
prendre du recul et essayer de comprendre la situation
157
steep hill
colline pentue
158
steel wool
la laine d'acier
159
stage
la scene
160
stab -v
poignarder
161
spokesperson
porte-parole
162
spoiled
ruined (food)
163
spill
renverser / faire tomber
164
specialize in
se specializer dans
165
speaker's podium
le pupitre
166
space (time)
dead time
167
spa
stations thermales
168
soundtrack
bande originale
169
soundtrack
la bande originale
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soundtrack
bande originale - la B.O.
171
soul food is too fattening
le soul food est trop gras
172
sorry I didn't write sooner
d�sol� de ne pas t'avoir ecrit plus tot
173
sonogram
une �cographie
174
sometimes
parfois
175
someone who knows financial analysis doesn't stay very long working at a newspaper
quelqu'un qui s'y conn�it en analyse financi�re ne reste pas longtemps � travailler dans un journal
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some people would calculate
il y en a qui calculeraient
177
some of his songs
quelques-UNES de ses chansons
178
sociable
associable
179
so-called
soi-disant
180
so that someone will see you in the street even in a heavy rainstorm
pour qu'on te reconnaisse dans la rue m�me en cas d'averse
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so far
jusqu'a pr�sent / jusqu'� maintenant
182
sneaky
cachotier
183
slang mother
ma vieille/mater/doronne/reum
184
to take pleasure in
�prouver du plaisir �
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to take drugs
prendre de la drogue
186
to stand s.o. up
planter quelqu'un
187
to spend one's vacation in Spain
passer ses vacances en Espagne
188
to shake up my routine
pour sortir de ma routine
189
to sentence
condanner
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to scam s.o.
arnaquer
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to rob banks
d�valiser les banques
192
to risk a lawsuit
risquer des proc�s
193
to rise/fall TO
monter/baisser a
194
to retire
prendre sa retraite
195
to retire
prendre la retraite
196
to resign
demissioner
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to remove
enlever
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to refresh my memory
pour me rafr�ichir la memoire
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to pick apples
ceuillir des pmmes
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to offend the police
offenser la police
