Gen 2018 Flashcards

1
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Blind spots

A

des angles morts (m)

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2
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to implement

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mettre en œuvre

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3
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the intended audience

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le public visé

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4
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a diaper

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une couche

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5
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to endorse something

A

endosser qqch

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to assume a role

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endosser un rôle

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7
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it’s hopeless

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C’est sans espoir

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8
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I give up (2)

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J’abandonne / je laisse tomber

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9
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a tongue-twister

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un virelangue

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10
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a sailing boat

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un voilier

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11
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a veil / a sail

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un voile / une voile

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12
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a state company

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une compagnie étatique

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13
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This one’s a real bastard

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Celui ci est un vrai bâtard

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14
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If we have the means, we’ll do both

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Si on a les moyens, on fera les deux

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15
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Top of the list

A

en haut de la liste

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16
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We must do what we must

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Il faut faire ce qu’on doit faire

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17
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The worse it smells, the better it is

A

Plus ça sent mauvais, mieux c’est

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18
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The smell is invasive

A

l’odeur est envahissante

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19
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The climate is temperate

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Le climat est tempéré

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20
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I met important people in my field

A

J’ai rencontré des gens importants dans ma filière

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21
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I passed out while swimming

A

je me suis évanoui en nageant

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22
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I almost died

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J’ai failli mourir

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23
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In any case, France will win

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De toute façon, la France va gagner

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24
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with ice

A

avec des glaçons

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25
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It broke my heart to leave

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Ca m’a brisé le coeur de partir

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26
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It sucks

A

c’est moche

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27
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It was a relief

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C’était un soulagement

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28
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Since I left

A

depuis que je suis partie

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29
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I offended him

A

Je l’ai offensée

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30
Q

I miss it, too

A

Ca me manque aussi

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31
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I didn’t know it

A

Je le savais pas

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32
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I will miss him

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Il va me manquer

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33
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I love Irish junk food

A

j’adore la malbouffe irlandaise

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34
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I will not spend all my life here

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Je ne vais pas passer toute ma vie ici

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35
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When the weather is good

A

quand le temps est beau

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36
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I think you’re doing well

A

Je pense que tu te débrouilles bien

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37
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to ruin someone’s life

e.g. acne ruined my life

A

se gâché la vie

L’acné m’a gâché la vie

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38
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I don’t have it yet

A

je ne l’ai pas encore

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39
Q

there are a lot of smth

A

y’a tout un tas de qqch

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40
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incrementally / little by little

A

au fur et à mesure que…

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41
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a contractor

A

un vacataire

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42
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Hence (2)

A

d’où / de ce fait

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43
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crap/problems

A

les emmerdements

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44
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to search (rummage, excavate, probe)

A

fouiller

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45
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a screwdriver

A

un tournevis

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46
Q

that would mean that…

A

ça voudrait dire que…

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47
Q

that means that…

A

ça veut dire que…

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48
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to handle/to manage

A

manier

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49
Q

thorny subjects

A

des sujets épineux

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50
Q

he did a lot of things

A

Il a fait pas mal de choses

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51
Q

I am fed up with this

A

J’en ai marre de ça

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52
Q

We are fed up with this (2)

A

Il y en a marre de ça / On en a marre de ça

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53
Q

I don’t care

A

je m’en fous

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54
Q

we don’t care

A

on s’en fout

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55
Q

from what I saw…

A

de ce que j’en ai vu…

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56
Q

from what I read…

A

de ce que j’en ai lu…

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57
Q

to distribute/divide

A

répartir

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58
Q

to go back/start again

A

repartir

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59
Q

meanness/pettiness

A

la mesquinerie

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60
Q

to annoy/to bother

A

emmerder

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61
Q

to restore the prestige of someone

A

redore le blason de quelqu’un

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62
Q

a nutcase/oddball/eccentric

A

un hurluberlu

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63
Q

unfair competition

A

la concurrence déloyale

64
Q

we’ll talk about it later

A

on en reparlera plus tard

65
Q

we haven’t got back to it (a topic of discussion)

A

on n’en pas reparlé

66
Q

a common ground

A

un socle commun

67
Q

a reputation / renown

A

une renommée / une notoriété

68
Q

this belongs to…

A

ça appartient à…

69
Q

to rave

A

délirer

70
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a delusion/delirium

A

un délire

71
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an affiliation/belonging

A

une appartenance

72
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the breeding ground

A

le terreau

73
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it must be…

A

ça doit être….

74
Q

healthy

A

sain

75
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a thing/gizmo

A

un machin

76
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to complain

A

porter plainte / se plaindre

77
Q

to be in the loop

A

être dans la boucle

78
Q

money (4, slang)

A

le pognon / le blé / la thune / l’oseille (f)

79
Q

continuously / all the time

A

en permanence

80
Q

to chew out / to yell at someone

A

engueuler qqun

81
Q

a spin-off

A

un essaimage

82
Q

to focus on smth

A

se braquer sur qqch

83
Q

scale / size / magnitude

A

l’envergure (f)

84
Q

scale / range / ladder

A

l’échelle (f)

85
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to hammer (incl. to hammer home a point)

A

martèler

86
Q

to toil / misery

A

galérer / la galère

87
Q

a subsidiary

A

une filiale

88
Q

to hinder / to interfere with

A

gêner

89
Q

a hammer

A

un marteau

90
Q

to eat

A

bouffer

91
Q

intensive / sustained / supported

A

soutenu

92
Q

left behind

A

largué

93
Q

to seize / to appropriate

A

s’emparer

94
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a fad / popularity

A

un engouement / l’engouement

95
Q

X can only be achieved under two conditions:

A

X ne peut se faire qu’à deux conditions

96
Q

cutting-edge knowledge

A

des connaissances de pointe

97
Q

to be based on / to rely on

A

s’appuyer sur

98
Q

initiated

A

amorcé

99
Q

the workload

A

la charge de travail

100
Q

to recommend / to advocate smth

A

préconiser qqch

101
Q

it can’t hurt

A

ce ne peut pas faire de mal

102
Q

a massive argument

A

un coup de gueule

103
Q

to land (a plane)

A

atterrir

104
Q

an irritation

A

un agacement

105
Q

corny/hackneyed

A

rebattu

106
Q

the pillowcase

A

la taie

107
Q

to talk face to face

A

parler les yeux dans les yeux

108
Q

to look someone in the eye

A

regarder les yeux dans les yeux

109
Q

as long as

A

pour autant que

110
Q

to the best of my knowledge

A

pour autant que je sache

111
Q

to form

A

nouer

112
Q

to attend to/to take care of

A

vaquer à / s’occuper de

113
Q

a riot

A

une émeute

114
Q

I took photos from the balcony

A

J’ai pris des photos depuis le balcon

115
Q

to unwind

A

se défouler

116
Q

my work is flexible

A

mon travail est flexible

117
Q

we get along

A

nous nous entendons bien

118
Q

the language of our office is english

A

La langue du travail dans mon bureau, c’est l’anglais

119
Q

a slave

A

un esclave

120
Q

slang (2)

A

un argot / le français populaire

121
Q

dubbing (on a film)

A

un doublage

122
Q

it’s quite difficult to understand what’s going on

A

c’est assez difficile de comprendre ce qui se passe

123
Q

I get to a certain level and get stuck

A

j’atteins un niveau et je bloque

124
Q

a darling

A

un chouchou

125
Q

a gentleman

A

un gentilhomme

126
Q

I’m torn

A

je suis déchirée

127
Q

the gutter

A

le caniveau

128
Q

curly hair

A

des cheveux bouclés

129
Q

an umpteenth X

A

une énième X

130
Q

a peaceful protestor

A

un(e) protestataire pacifique

131
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a sob

A

un sanglot

132
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bravery

A

la bravoure

133
Q

old age

A

la vieillesse

134
Q

to blossom

A

s’épanouir

135
Q

lifetime (adj)

A

viager

136
Q

a threshold

A

un seuil

137
Q

the poverty line

A

le seuil de pauvreté

138
Q

X is important to me

A

X me tient à cœur

139
Q

original / novel

A

inédit

140
Q

to labour / to struggle

A

peiner

141
Q

an outfit

A

une tenue

142
Q

ranging from X to Y

A

dans une fourchette de X à Y

143
Q

a grave error

A

une erreur gravissime

144
Q

a critical condition

A

un état gravissime

145
Q

a mammal

A

un mammifère

146
Q

to confuse X with Y

A

confondre X avec Y

147
Q

the time allotted

A

le temps imparti

148
Q

it would be cheating

A

ce serait de la triche

149
Q

don’t panic

A

ne paniquez pas

150
Q

to allocate

A

Allouer

151
Q

to keep time

A

chronométrer

152
Q

I look forward to

A

j’ai hâte de

153
Q

to get around smth

A

contourner qqch

154
Q

whether X or Y

A

qu’il s’agisse de X ou Y

155
Q

to pick smth up here and there

A

afin de grappiller par-ci par-là qqch

156
Q

bankruptcy

A

la faillite

157
Q

to trim

A

rogner