Home life (vie domestique) Flashcards

1
Q

Faire une visite a qqn

A

To pay a call on s.o / To call on s.o

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2
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Passer voir qqn

A

To look s.o up

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3
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La porte / La grille

A

The gate

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4
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Les visiteurs

A

Visitors

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5
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Le seuil

A

The doorstep

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6
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La porte d’entrée

A

The front door

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7
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Sonner

A

To ring the bell

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8
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Frapper

A

To knock

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9
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Fermer la maison a clé

A

To lock the house up

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10
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Une clé

A

A key

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11
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Le trou de la serrure

A

The keyhole

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12
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Ouvrir qqch

A

To unlock sth

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13
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Une poignée de porte

A

A (door)handle

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14
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Un bouton de porte

A

A doorknob

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15
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Une alarme anti vol

A

A bulgar alarm

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16
Q

Verrouiller

A

To bolt

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17
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L’entrée / Le vestibule

A

The hall

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18
Q

Un couloir

A

A passage

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19
Q

Un ascenseur (2)

A

A lift / An elevator (am)

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20
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L’escalier (2)

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The stairs / The stairway (am)

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21
Q

Introduire /

faire entrer qqn dans

A

To show s.o into

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22
Q

Le (petit) salon

A

The parlour

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23
Q

Le “living room”

A

The sitting room / the lounge

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24
Q

Le salon de cérémonie

A

The drawing room

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25
Q

Un hotel particulier

A

A mansion

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26
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Accueillir qqn

A

To greet s.o

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27
Q

Serrer la main de qqn

A

To shake hand with s.o

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28
Q

Une poignée de main

A

A handshake

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29
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Confortable / a l’aise

A

Comfortable

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30
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Un fauteuil

A

An armchair

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31
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Un canapé

A

A settee / a couch

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32
Q

Un sofa

A

A sofa

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33
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Un coussin

A

A cushion

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34
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Un canapé lit

A

A convertible sofa / a day bed

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35
Q

Chaud et douillet

A

Snug and cosy

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36
Q

Un tapis

A

A carpet / a rug

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37
Q

Des teintures

A

Hangings

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38
Q

Un rideau

A

A curtain

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39
Q

Décoré

A

Ornate

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40
Q

Salle a manger

A

The dining room

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41
Q

La cuisine

A

The kitchen

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42
Q

Une table

A

A table

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43
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Une chaise

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A chair

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44
Q

Un buffet

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A sideboard

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45
Q

Un placard

A

A cupboard

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46
Q

Un tiroir

A

A drawer

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47
Q

Une étagere

A

A shelf / shelves

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48
Q

Mettre la table

A

To set the table

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49
Q

La cuisine (activité)

A

The cooking

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50
Q

Commode (adj)

A

Convenient

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51
Q

Ouvrir / fermer

A

To turn on / to turn off

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52
Q

Augmenter / baisser

A

To turn up / to turn down

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53
Q

Un four

A

An oven

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54
Q

Un four a micro onde

A

A microwave oven

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55
Q

Les ustensiles de cuisine

A

Cooking utensils

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56
Q

Une casserole

A

A saucepan

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57
Q

Une cocotte minute

A

A pressure cooker

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58
Q

Un appareil, un accessoire

A

A device , a gadget

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59
Q

Une cafetiere (appareil)

A

A coffee machine

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60
Q

Un ouvre boite

A

A tin-opener

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61
Q

Une bouilloire

A

A kettle

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62
Q

Un réfrigérateur (2)

A

A refrigerator / a fridge (G.B)

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63
Q

Un glaçon

A

An ice cube

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64
Q

Un congélateur

A

A deep freeze

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65
Q

Faire la vaisselle

A

To do the washing up

To wash up

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66
Q

Un évier

A

A sink

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67
Q

Un lave vaisselle

A

A dishwasher

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68
Q

Les ordures

A

Rubbish

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69
Q

La boite a ordure

A

The dustbin

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70
Q

Un vide ordure

A

A rubbish chute

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71
Q

Un baquet a lessive

A

A wash tub

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72
Q

La buanderie

A

The wash house

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73
Q

Essorer

A

To wring

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74
Q

Une machine a laver / Un lave linge

A

A washing machine

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75
Q

Un seche linge

A

A spin drier

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76
Q

Repasser

A

To iron / To press

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77
Q

Un fer a repasser

A

An iron

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78
Q

Les chambres

A

The bedrooms

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79
Q

Le rez de chaussée

A

The ground floor / (am: first floor)

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80
Q

En bas, au rez de chaussée

En haut, a l’étage

A

Downstairs

Upstairs

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81
Q

Monter un étage

A

go upstairs

Go up one flight of stairs

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82
Q

Les marches

A

The steps

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83
Q

Le palier

A

The landing

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84
Q

Un chambre a coucher

A

A bedroom

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85
Q

Un débarras

A

A box room

86
Q

Une chambre d’ami

A

A guest room

87
Q

Le premier étage

A

The first floor / Second floor (am)

88
Q

Un lit

A

A bed

89
Q

Une armoire

A

A wardrobe

90
Q

Une table de nuit

A

A bedside table

91
Q

Une coiffeuse

A

A dresser

92
Q

Un tabouret

A

A stool

93
Q

Un placard

A

A closet

94
Q

Encastré

A

Built in

95
Q

Un matelas

A

A mattress

96
Q

Faire un lit

A

To make a bed

97
Q

Un drap

A

A sheet

98
Q

Une couverture

A

A blanket

99
Q

Un oreiller

A

A pillow

100
Q

L’heure du coucher

A

Bedtime

101
Q

Avoir sommeil

A

To feel sleepy

102
Q

S’assoupir

A

To doze off / To snooze

103
Q

S’endormir

A

To go to sleep

104
Q

Ronfler

A

To snore

105
Q

Se coucher

A

To lie down

106
Q

Dormir

A

To sleep

107
Q

Profondément endormi

A

Fast asleep

108
Q

Rever / un reve

A

To dream / a dream

109
Q

Un cauchemar

A

A nightmare

110
Q

Somnolent

A

Drowsy

111
Q

Un somme

A

A nap

112
Q

Il n’a pas pu fermer l’oeil de la nuit

A

He could not sleep a wink

113
Q

Un radio réveil

A

A clock radio

114
Q

Un réveil

A

An alarm clock

115
Q

Se réveiller (en sursaut) (2)

A

To awake / to wake up (with a start)

116
Q

Etre matinal

A

To be an early riser

117
Q

Faire la grasse matinée

A

To have a lie in

118
Q

Bailler

A

To yawn

119
Q

Frotter (qqch)

A

To rub (sth)

120
Q

S’étirer

A

To stretch (oneself)

121
Q

Se lever

A

To get up

122
Q

Bien éveillé

A

Wide awake

123
Q

La salle de bain

A

The bathroom

124
Q

Lever, soulever

A

To raise

125
Q

Ouvrir tout grand

A

To fling open

126
Q

Les toilettes

A

The toilet

127
Q

La cuvette des wc

A

The toilet bowl

128
Q

Tirer la chasse d’eau

A

To flush the toilet

129
Q

Un carreau / carrelé

A

A tile / tiled

130
Q

Une baignoire / une douche

A

A bath / a shower

131
Q

Prendre un bain / une douche

A

To take (or to have) a bath / a shower

132
Q

Une éponge

A

A sponge

133
Q

Un savon

A

A bar / a cake of soar

134
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Le porte savon

A

The soapdish

135
Q

Une serviette / le porte serviette

A

A towel / the towel rail

136
Q

Les robinets

A

The taps

137
Q

Un tapis de bain

A

A bathmat

138
Q

Faire couler un bain

A

To run a bath

139
Q

(se) laver

A

To wash

140
Q

Le lavabo

A

The washbasin

141
Q

Essuyer / sécher

A

To wipe / to dry

142
Q

Un peigne

A

A comb

143
Q

Une brosse a cheveux / brosser

A

A hairbrush / to brush

144
Q

Une trousse de toilette

A

A toilet case

145
Q

Le miroir, la glasse

A

The mirror, the looking glass

146
Q

Se maquiller

A

To make up

147
Q

Dentifrice / brosse a dent

A

Toothpaste / toothbrush

148
Q

Se laver les dents

A

To clean one’s teeth

149
Q

Se raser

A

To shave

150
Q

Un rasoir mécanique / électrique

A

A safety razor / an electric shaver

151
Q

Le/un bureau (piece / meuble)

A

The study / a writing desk

152
Q

La / une bibliotheque (piece / meuble)

A

The library / a bookcase

153
Q

La chambre d’enfant

A

The nursery

154
Q

Un berceau, un lit d’enfant

A

A cot

155
Q

Un parc a bébé

A

A playpen

156
Q

Bercer

A

To rock

157
Q

Une berceuse

A

A lubbaly

158
Q

Le chauffage

A

Heating (ex: central heating)

159
Q

Un radiateur

A

A radiator

160
Q

Le foyer

A

The hearth

161
Q

Du combustible

A

Fuel

162
Q

Le charbon

A

Coal

163
Q

Une buche

A

A log

164
Q

Allumer un feu

A

To light a fire

165
Q

Frotter une allumette

A

To strike a match

166
Q

Eteindre

A

To put out

167
Q

Les cendres

A

Ashes

168
Q

Des pincettes

A

Tongs

169
Q

Une pelle

A

A shovel

170
Q

La fumée

A

Smoke

171
Q

Les braises

A

Embers

172
Q

Une étincelle

A

A spark

173
Q

La cheminée

A

The chimney

174
Q

Ramoner

A

To sweep

175
Q

La suie

A

Soot

176
Q

Un radiateur électrique / a gaz

A

An electric heater / a gas fire

177
Q

Un ballon d’eau chaude

A

A hot water tank

178
Q

Une chaudiere

A

A boiler

179
Q

Un réservoir

A

A tank

180
Q

L’éclairage

A

Lighting

181
Q

L’énergie, le courant

A

Power

182
Q

Une bougie

A

A candle

183
Q

Un lustre

A

A chandelier

184
Q

Une lampe a pétrole

A

An oil lamp

185
Q

La lumiere électrique

A

Electric light

186
Q

Une coupure de courant

A

A power cut

187
Q

L’ampoule est grillée

A

The bulb is gone

188
Q

Allumer / éteindre

A

To switch on /off

189
Q

Un interrupteur

A

A switch

190
Q

Les appareils ménagers

A

Domestic appliances

191
Q

Une prise

A

A plug

192
Q

Brancher qqch

A

To plug in sth

193
Q

Une prise multiple

A

An adaptor

194
Q

Une lampe de bureau

A

A reading lamp

195
Q

Faire sauter un plomb

A

To blow a fuse

196
Q

Le ménage (2)

A

Housekeeping / housework

197
Q

Passer l’aspirateur

A

To vacuum / to hoover

198
Q

Un aspirateur

A

A vacuum cleaner

199
Q

Le secteur

A

The mains

200
Q

Un balai

A

A broom (un balai a franges=a mop)

201
Q

Un chiffon a poussiere

A

A duster

202
Q

Balayer

A

To sweep

203
Q

Propre

A

Clean

204
Q

Bien rangé, ordonné

A

Tidy

205
Q

Impeccable

A

Spick and span

206
Q

Mal tenu, sans soin

A

Untidy

207
Q

Laisser trainer des affaires

A

To leave things / lying around

208
Q

Des traces de pas boueuses

A

Muddy footprints

209
Q

Faire une piece

A

To do a room

210
Q

Le nettoyage de printemps

A

Spring cleaning

211
Q

Ou peut on etre mieux que chez soi

A

There is no place like home