Intouchables vocab Flashcards

1
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l’air de mystere

A

aura of mystery

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2
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alimenter

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to fuel (a story/fire)

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amasser

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to amass/to accumulate

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au centre de ; au coeur de

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at the heart of

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au plus bas

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at an all-time low

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au point de

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to the extent that

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avoir pour cible

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to target

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8
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les capitaines d’industrie

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CEOs of the main industrial companies

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les centres de décisions

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decision centres

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10
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la classe sociale

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social class

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la coeur du pouvoir

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centres of power

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12
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la contribution

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legacy

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le controle d’identité au facies

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identity check influenced by skin colour/ethnicity

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14
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la couche sociale

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social strata

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15
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dans beaucoup de ; dans de nombreux cas

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in many instances

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dégradant(e) ; dévalorisant(e)

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demeaning

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17
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délocaliser

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to outsource, to relocate

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18
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de maniere répétée ; plusieurs fois

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repeatedly

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19
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de mauvais gout

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in bad taste

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20
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de moins en moins

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less and less

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21
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de plus en plus

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more and more

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22
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des fonds publics ; de l’argent public

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public funds; money from the State

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23
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discretement

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discreetly

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24
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douteux (-euse)

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dubious

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25
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durable

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long-lasting; sustainable

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26
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l’échelle sociale

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social state

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27
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encore plus

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still more

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28
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etre censé(e) faire qqch

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to be supposed to do something

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29
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etre durement touché(e)

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to be hit hard

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30
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etre replié(e) sur soi

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to be closed in oneself

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31
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exhiber

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to show, to display

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32
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faire des bénéficies

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to make a profit

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33
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s’effondrer

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to collapse

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34
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s’élargir

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to grow wider

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35
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le fossé qui sépare les pauvres et les riches

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gap between the rich and the poor

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36
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la fracture

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broken bone

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37
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fuir

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to flee

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38
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les hommes et femmes d’affaires

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business people

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39
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immoral, contraire a l’éthique

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unethical

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40
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inspirer confiance

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to inspire confidence

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41
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intransigeant(e), ferme

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hardline

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42
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les leaders du business et de l’industrie

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leaders of business and industry

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43
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le licenciement

A

redundancy

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44
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le mauvais gout

A

bad taste

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45
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l’opinion publique

A

public opinion

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46
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le parachute doré

A

golden parachute

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47
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le/la PDG

A

CEO

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48
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les plateformes de réseauc sociaux

A

social media platforms

49
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les préjugés

A

prejudice

50
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les preneurs de décision

A

decision-makers

51
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le poste électrique

A

electricity substation

52
Q

la prime de licenciement

A

redundancy pay-off

53
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la réduction d’impots

A

tax break

54
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le ressentiment ; l’aversion ; l’antipathie

A

dislike (of a person or people)

55
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le retour a la loi et a obéissance

A

return to law and order

56
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le reve devenu réalité

A

dream come true

57
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les réseaux sociaux

A

social media

58
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les soucis ; les tracas ; les inquiétudes

A

concerns

59
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licencier

A

to lay off

60
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le média ; les médias

A

medium; media

61
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médiatique

A

popular with the media

62
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mettre en avant

A

to the bring to the fore

63
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mettre le feu

A

to set fire to

64
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omniprésent(e)

A

persuasive

65
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pour se moquer amerement

A

in bitter mockery

66
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poursuivre

A

to chase

67
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prendre position

A

to take a stance

68
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répandu(e)

A

rife

69
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révéler au grand jour

A

to expose

70
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rien de mal

A

nothing wrong

71
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se réduire

A

to reduce

72
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se retrouver

A

to find itself/oneself

73
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se sentir marginalisé(e)

A

to feel like an outsider

74
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séparé(e) ; éloigne(e)

A

removed

75
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tenir/controler d’une main de fer

A

to keep an iron-fist control

76
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la vengeance

A

revenge

77
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viser

A

to aim for

78
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a l’essai

A

as a probation period

79
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l’abruti(e)

A

moron

80
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l’APL

A

housing benefit

81
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les Assedic

A

unemployment benefits

82
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le brancard

A

stretcher

83
Q

le carlingue

A

cabin

84
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le cheminot

A

rail worker

85
Q

le chouquette

A

cream puff

86
Q

le coursier

A

courier

87
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la demeure

A

substantial house

88
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désobligeant(e)

A

unkind, disagreeable

89
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l’egratignure

A

scratch

90
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érogene

A

erogenous

91
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la fausse couche

A

miscarriage

92
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glousser

A

to giggle

93
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l’hotel particulier

A

mansion, town house

94
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louper

A

to miss, to fail

95
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les magouilles

A

scheming

96
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le ménestrel

A

minstrel

97
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la paquerette

A

daisy

98
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parier

A

to bet

99
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le patron

A

boss

100
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pivoter

A

to pivot

101
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poissard(e)

A

unlucky

102
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quotidiennement

A

every day, daily

103
Q

rigoler

A

to laugh

104
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sournois(e)

A

sly, snide

105
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le sphinx

A

sphinx

106
Q

Verlan et argot

le baratin

A

smooth talk, hot air, spiel

107
Q

Verlan et argot

se barrer

A

to leave

108
Q

Verlan et argot

charrier

A

to tease

109
Q

Verlan et argot

chelou (=louche)

A

shifty, shady

110
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Verlan et argot

cheume (=moche)

A

ugly

111
Q

Verlan et argot

clamser

A

to die

112
Q

Verlan et argot

la clope

A

fag, cigarette

113
Q

Verlan et argot

le connard

A

idiot

114
Q

Verlan et argot

la connerie

A

stupid thing

115
Q

Verlan et argot

déconner

A

to tease, to go off the wall

116
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Verlan et argot

dégueulasse

A

revolting

117
Q

Verlan et argot

la galere

A

problem, difficulty

118
Q

Verlan et argot

le/la gamin(e)

A

kid