Headway Livre Vocab Flashcards

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1
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Une sieste fatidique

A

A fateful nap

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2
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Dormir ds la rue

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Sleeping rough

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3
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Il a appris à débrouiller tout seul

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He learnd to fend for himself

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4
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Proposé à l’adoption

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Put up for adoption

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5
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Elle avait un peu de mal à saisir que…

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She had a bit of trouble grasping

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6
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Un acte criminel

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Foul play

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7
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Il était Bein installe ds sa nouvelle maison

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Hé settled down well in his New home

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8
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Miteux

A

Shabby

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9
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Il se tient devant eux vidé

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He stared at them blankly

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10
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Qd il s’est perdu

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When he got Lost

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11
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On est sortis du train

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We got off the train

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12
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J’ai fini par m’endormir

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I ended up falling asleep

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13
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Bidonvilles

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Slums

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14
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Un mendiant

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A beggar

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15
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Un abri

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A shelter

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16
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Fuir

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To run away

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17
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Retrouver le chemin du retour

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To find my way back home

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18
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14 jours

A

fortnight

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19
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attend

A

hang on

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20
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monte

A

hop in

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21
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finalement

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eventually

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22
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il a adopté une statégie effficace

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he hit on an effective strategy

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23
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j’ai trouvé comme distance approximative 1200km

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i came up with a tough distance, about 1200 km

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24
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il a trouvé sa route

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he found his way

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25
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ce nest pas ce qu’ila vait esperé

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it was not what he had hoped for

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26
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elles attendaient (debout)

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they stood waiting

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27
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semblait vaguement familier

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seemed remotely familiar

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28
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il lui a fait signe

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he gestured towards her

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29
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le visage marqué

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weathered face

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30
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il y avait quelque chose qui ne faisait pas de doute

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there was someting unmistakable

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31
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attraper ama main

A

grab my hand

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32
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elle a longtemps eu peur

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she had long feared

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33
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wagon de train

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a railway track

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34
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glisser et chuter

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slip and fall

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35
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le souhait de toute une vie

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lifelong wish

36
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que son voeux ait éé exaucé

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that his wish was granted

37
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je ne rpends pas les choses pour aqcuises

A

i don’t take things for granted

38
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ils sont désireux de faire un film

A

they are eager to make a film

39
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lifelong

A

Marriage should be regarded as a lifelong commitment.
ⓘ Germaine et moi sommes des amies de longue date (or: de toujours).
ⓘ Pour moi, partir à Las Vegas, c’est le rêve de toute une vie.
Le mariage doit être considéré comme un engagement à vie.

40
Q

life size

A

grandeur nature

41
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bound

A

lié

42
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entre!

A

come on in

43
Q

est ce que je vous connais de quelque part ?

A

don’t i know you from somewhere ?

44
Q

je vais prendre la mousse au chocolat

A

i’ll have the chocolate mousse

45
Q

il ne peut pas venir

A

he can’t make it

46
Q

tu devais le prendre à la légere

A

you should take it easy

47
Q

tu as l’air trop stressé

A

you look stressed out

48
Q

je t’ai eu les derniers tickes

A

i’ve got you the last twwo tickets

49
Q

jje pense que je ne vais pas m’embeter avec le dessert

A

i don’t think i’ll bother with dessert

50
Q

je ne me sens pas de sortir ce soir

A

i don’t feel up to going out tonight

51
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je savais que tu allais rendre ça possible pour nnous

A

i knew you’d swing it for us

52
Q

est descendu

A

stepped off

53
Q

Missy les a littéralement nargués !

A

Missy literally taunted them!

54
Q

ourson gelatine

A

a gummy bear

55
Q

Si tu restes avec tes habitudes

A

If you stick to your habits

56
Q

Sans effort

A

Effortless

57
Q

il est parti pour la chine

A

he set off for china

58
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à cheval

A

on horseback

59
Q

il s’est envolé pour bangkok

A

he flew into bangkok

60
Q

depuis, il a été au laos

A

since then, he’s been to laos

61
Q

j’ai été agressé

A

i’ve been mugged

62
Q

le virus du voyage

A

the travel bug

63
Q

le voyage

A

the journey

64
Q

produit du terroir

A

home grown

65
Q

le mal du pays

A

home sick

66
Q

arroser mes plantes interieures

A

water my house plants

67
Q

je vais m’assurer que ton appart reste propre et rangé

A

i”ll make sure you flat stays clean and tidy

68
Q

quand elle revient de NY

A

when she gets back from NY

69
Q

soigneux de ton inteireur

A

house proud

70
Q

une fete de retour a pays

A

home coming

71
Q

une mere au foyer

A

a housewife

72
Q

unne pendaison de cremaillere

A

a house warming

73
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travaux menagers

A

housework

74
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confiné à la maison (pers agée)

A

housebound

75
Q

il est resté dans des auberges à bas prix, de même que d’autres voyageurs

A

He’s been staying in cheap hostels, along with a lot of other travellers

76
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son itinéraire l’a mené à travers la perse et l’Afghanistan

A

his route led him through persia and Afganistan

77
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iil a été reçu par l’empereur

A

he was met by the emperor

78
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il a été piqué sur tout le corps

A

he’s been stung all over his body

79
Q

il fiat un voyage de 9 mois

A

he is on a nive-month trip

80
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il y est allé douement pendant 1 semaine

A

he’s been taking it easy for a week

81
Q

outstanding

A

exceptionnel

82
Q

plus de 100 millions

A

over 100 millions

83
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il l’a emmené partout ds le monde

A

took him all over the world

84
Q

3 jours après être arrivée

A

3 days after arriving

85
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ils ont vecu à melbourne de temps en temps

A

they have lived in melbourne on and off