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General French vocabulary Flashcards

1
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Programming

A

La programmation

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I’m proud of it

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J’en suis fier

je suis fier de l’être (more informal)

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I’m stupid (expression)

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Je n’ai pas inventé l’eau chaude

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We’re running out of time

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l’émission touche à sa fin/ nous sommes à court de temps/ il est temps de rendre l’antenne

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5
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Glass ceiling

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Plafond de verre

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6
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Political scene

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Paysage politique

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7
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Throughout

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D’un bout à l’autre

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8
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Ministre de la justice

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La garde des Sceaux

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9
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As clever as a fox

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Malin comme un singe

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As cunning as a fox

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Rusé comme un renard

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11
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Haine contre les étrangers

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xénophobe

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12
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REALLY going to prison

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Le prison ferme

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If you don’t commit again, you won’t go to prison

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6 mois avec sursis

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14
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To be charged with a crime

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Mettre en examen

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15
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NGO (EN)

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ONG (FR)

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16
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Residency permit

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Carte de séjour

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17
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Le plus pauvre de France métropolitain, où ont commencé les émeutes en 2005

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Seine-Saint-Denis

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18
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National

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Resortissant

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19
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Camp

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Le camp

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20
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Brawl, clash

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Les échauffourées

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21
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Locals

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Les riverains

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22
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To smuggle

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Passer clandestinement/ illégalement

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23
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People smugglers

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Des passeurs

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24
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Migrant

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Migrant (pas immigré)

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25
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Pas de nationalité

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Apatride

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26
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Qu’est-ce que c’est un étranger ?

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Quelqu’un qui ne possède pas la nationalité française

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27
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Qu’est-ce que c’est un immigré ?

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Quelqu’un né dans un autre pays qui vient s’installer en France

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28
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Qu’est-ce qu’on est si on obtient la nationalité française ?

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On reste immigré mais on n’est plus étranger

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29
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Qu’est-ce qu’un immigrant ?

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Quelqu’un qui est en train d’immigrer

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30
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Qu’est-ce qu’un migrant économique ?

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Quelqu’un qui part pour des raisons économiques

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31
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Sitôt que

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As soon as

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32
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Dès lors que

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Seeing that…

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33
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Tant que

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While, as…

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34
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De même que

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Just as…

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35
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à proportion que

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as (all the while that)

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36
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Attendu que

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Seeing that…

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37
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D’autant que

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Especially as…

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38
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Puisque

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Since (consequence)

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39
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Sinon que

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Except that

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40
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Outre que

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Except that

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41
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Selon que

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Depending on whether

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42
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Suivant que

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Depending on whether

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43
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Tandis que

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While, whereas

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44
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Alors que

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While, whereas

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45
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Dès lors que

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As soon as

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46
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En attendant que

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Until, while waiting for…

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47
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Quoique

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Although

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48
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Encore que

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Although (V. FORMAL)

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49
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Annoy

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Insupporter

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50
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To bore stiff

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Bassiner (familier)

51
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à moins que

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Unless

52
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Pour peu que

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However little

53
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Si peu que

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However little

54
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To bore, overwhelm

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Accabler

55
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To stun, surprise

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Abasourdir

56
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Pourvu que

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Providing that

57
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Someone you can take out, without the fear of embarrassment

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Sortable

58
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To stagger

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Sidérer

59
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Unexpected last minute change of plans

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Empêchement

60
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When you think of a witty comeback

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L’esprit d’escalier

61
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The strage feeling of being in a foreign country away from home / fish out of water

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Dépaysement, être dépaysé

62
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Meet someone you haven’t seen in a very long time

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Faire les/des retrouvailles

63
Q

The urge to jump from somewhere high

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L’appel du vide

64
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An unconventional, unique beauty

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Jolie laide

65
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An aimless person wandering the streets

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Flâneur

66
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Proves first hand

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Preuves à l’appui

67
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Loss of interest

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La désaffection

68
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Miller (makes flour)

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Meunier

69
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Wheat flour

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Farine de blé

70
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Breadmaking

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La panification

71
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To recommend/encourage

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Préconiser

72
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To arrange/ put together/ organise

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agencer

73
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Flourmill

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Minoterie

74
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French criminal court

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Cours d’assises

75
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If you believe… / according to

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à en croire

76
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Bill

A

Projet de loi

77
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Please hold

A

Ne quittez pas, svp

78
Q

Lost property

A

Objets trouvés

79
Q

No parking

A

Défence de stationner

80
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Slam the door in one’s face

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Claquer la porte au nez

81
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School books

A

Livres de classe

82
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School bag

A

Sac de cours

83
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Clothes hang off you/swamp you

A

Flotter dans ses vêtements

84
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To stagger

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Sidérer

85
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To astound

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Ahurir (soutenu)

86
Q

to be ready after having done lots of preparation

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être rodé

87
Q

A delay that will made you late for something

A

Un contretemps

88
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To have a clear conscience

A

Avoir la conscience tranquille

89
Q

Inside out/back to front

A

Porter quelque chose à l’envers

90
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A pie chart

A

Un camembert

91
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To be caught red-handed

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être pris la main dans le sac

92
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Throw your money away

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Jeter son argent par la fenêtre

93
Q

In the blink of an eye

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En un clin d’oeil

94
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To go from bad to worse

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Tomber de Charbyde en Scylla

95
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To have other fish to fry

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Avoir d’autres chats à fouetter

96
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To put the cart before the horse (reverse the proper order of something)

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Mettre la charrue avant les boeufs

97
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To make it

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S’en sortir

98
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Hard shoulder

A

La bande d’arrêt d’urgence

99
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To be well-dressed

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être tiré à quatre épingles

100
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Mane of hair

A

Une tignasse

101
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To buzz around/ to launch oneself

A

S’acharner

102
Q

Lampshade

A

Un abat-jour

103
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To splutter/stutter

A

Bafouiller

104
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To weigh up/ evaluate

A

Soupeser

105
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Although/ whilst/ even if

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si

106
Q

Uncertain version of “que j’ai eu”

A

Que j’aie eu

107
Q

To fire

A

mettre à la porte

108
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To have something to hand

A

Avoir qqch sous la main

109
Q

To be lazy

A

Avoir un poil dans la main

110
Q

When you don’t want to do something because you’re a coward

A

se mouiller

111
Q

affirmer ton propos avec ferveur

A

mettre ta main au feu

112
Q

Sidekick

A

Homme de main

113
Q

Aider qqn

A

Mettre sa main à la porte

114
Q

Stop something and let someone else do it

A

Passer la main

115
Q

To go up in flames

A

S’embraser

116
Q

To chant

A

Scander

117
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Acerbe

A

Cutting, scathing

118
Q

A rise

A

Un essor

119
Q

Small group

A

Groupuscule

120
Q

Confrontation

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Affrontement

121
Q

Premises

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Local/locaux

122
Q

To wreck/devastate

A

saccager

123
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To diffuse tensions

A

Désamorcer des tensions

Fourth Interpreting vocab (12 decks)

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