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French Phrases - Jan to April 2023 Flashcards

1
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a tank (military)

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un char

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to find oneself on the front line

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se retrouver en première ligne

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3
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a cease fire

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un cessez-le-feu

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a race against time

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une course contre la montre

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5
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to cross a red line

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franchir une ligne rouge

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the start of an escalation

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le début d’une escalade

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it ended in failure

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il s’est soldé par un échec

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8
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to not care about something

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se ficher de quelque chose

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a turning point

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un tournant

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10
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to take shape

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se dessiner

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11
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upside down

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sens dessus dessous

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12
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to be taught by

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recevoir l’enseignement de

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I would like to ask you a question about

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Je voudrais vous poser une question sur

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14
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a question about the retirement age in France

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une question sur l’âge de la retraite en France

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to turn the country upside down

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mettre le pays sens dessus dessous

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16
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a majority which will emerge

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une majorité qui va se dessiner

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17
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to give the green light to begin

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donner le feu vert pour commencer

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18
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to tow

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tracter

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19
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to bake bread

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faire du pain

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20
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the fear of escalation

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la peur de l’escalade

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21
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a gift

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un don

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22
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to grow (transitive)

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faire pousser

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23
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economic growth

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la croissance économique

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24
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to apply for a job

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postuler à une offre d’emploi

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thanks for being here
merci d'être là
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to start
démarrer
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in retaliation for
en représailles à
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the trial could take place in January
Le procès pourrait avoir lieu en janvier
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signs of running out of steam
signes d'essoufflement
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I'm sticking to my guns
je campe sur mes positions
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to rush things
brusquer les choses
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to bring someone to their senses
ramener quelqu'un à la raison
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it is showing signs of running out of steam
il montre des signes d'essoufflement
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to generate enthusiasm
susciter l'enthousiasme
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to commit to doing something
s'engager à faire quelque chose
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what is the assessment ...
quel est le bilan ...
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he has been criticised a lot
on lui a beaucoup reproché
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he showed me a lot of respect
il m'a témoigné beaucoup de respect
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while we have a country occupied by another
tant que nous aurons un pays occupé par un autre
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a mindset
un état d'esprit
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the recall of information
le rappel d'informations
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the content
le contenu
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the last bullet
la dernière cartouche
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demanding
exigeant
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a music lover
un mélomane
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a rarity
une rareté
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to automate a process
automatiser un processus
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to weaken
affaiblir
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the blackmail
le chantage
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he wants to blackmail me
il veut me faire chanter
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to take up a notch
monter d'un cran
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to grow (get bigger)
grandir
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the tree grows
l'arbre croit
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to pamper
bichonner
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to continue
(se) poursuivre
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foreign nationals
ressortissants étrangers
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to arrest
interpeller
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the renewal
le renouvellement
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a blood bath
un bain de sang
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to whisper
chuchoter
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stop whispering
arrêter de chuchoter
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provocative
provocateur
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to visit my sister
rendre visite à ma sœur
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to visit the museum
visiter le musée
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rewarding, satisfying
valorisant
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a monitoring
une veille
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to monitor
surveiller
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out of step
en porte-à-faux
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bargaining
le marchandage
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to haggle / to bargain
marchander
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to blackmail
faire du chantage
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(the) blackmail
le chantage
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a pair of scissors
une paire de ciseaux
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in the course of a week
au cours d'une semaine
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to scaffold the learning
étayer l'apprentissage
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anyway
de toute façon
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a pilgrimage
un pèlerinage
78
to sew
coudre
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he is my friend
c'est mon ami
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mindset
état d'esprit
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goodwill
bonne volonté
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it is customary to do
il est coutumier de faire
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to specify
préciser
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a lot of fuel
beaucoup de carburant
85
he looks completely delusional
il a l'air complètement délirant
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the scope
l'envergure
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in the hands of
à la garde de
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the infatuation
l'engouement
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he is infatuated with her
il s'est entiché d'elle
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a breath of fresh air
un nouveau souffle

Marcus Learns French (18 decks)

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