Janvier 2014 - Cyrille Flashcards

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1
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le jour de l’an

A

New Year’s Day

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2
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passer un entretien

A

to have an interview

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3
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passer un examen

A

to take a test

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4
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réussir un examen

A

to pass

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5
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retour à la case zéro

retour à la case départ

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back to square one

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6
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1) to take back

2) to resume

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reprendre
J’ai repris le travail le 2 janvier
Je reprendrai mes études en Septembre

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7
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les juifs

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Jewish people

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les négationnistes

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Holocaust denier, negationist

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9
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it is not as obvious as it looks

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ce n’est pas aussi évident que ça en a l’air (sannalair)

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10
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the courses will be in english

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les cours seront en anglais

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I will have to take a french class

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je devrai prendre un cours de français

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The first two weeks are dedicated to intensive French courses.

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Les deux première semaine sont consacrées à des cours intensifs de français.

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13
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I would be arrested…

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je serais arrêté!

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14
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no privacy / private life

I have no privacy.

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pas de vie privée

J’ai pas de vie privée

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15
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whatever, keep talking! (sarcastic)

A

Tu parles!

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16
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without you
for you
with you

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sans toi
pour toi
avec toi

17
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une démarche personnelle

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a personal initiative

18
Q

un centre d’intérêt

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a focus, or a focal point

lit = a center of interest

19
Q

c’est pas gagné!

A

you are not out of the woods yet!

20
Q

claquer

A

to slam (door)

21
Q

sauter un plafond

A

to hit the ceiling

22
Q

aussi … que

Ils sont aussi mauvais que quand ils étaient partis

A

as… as

They are as bad as when they left

23
Q

tenir
tenir à ce que…
Il a tenu à ce que tu viennes.

A

to hold, to keep
to insist that, to request that, be adamant that
He insisted that you come.

24
Q

tenir à faire…
Je tiens à rester à Paris.
“Je tiens à vous faire savoir que je ne serai pas présent le…”

A

to really want to do, to be determined to do
I really want to stay in Paris.
“I want to inform you that I will not be present on…”

25
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parvenir à ses fins
Je suis parvenu à mes fins (note être, not avoir)
Il va tout faire pour parvenir à ses fins.

A

to reach one’s goal
I reached my goals
He’ll do everything to reach his goals.

26
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franchir une étape

J’ai franchi une étape

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to clear/cross a level

27
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dépasser les bornes

Il ne faut pas dépasser les bornes

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to go too far

You shouldn’t go to far…

28
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les esprits s’échauffent

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minds get heated up (as in angry, upset)

29
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avertir

A

to warn

30
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l’envers du décor

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the other side of the coin

31
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ailleurs
d’ailleurs
par ailleurs

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elsewhere, somewhere else
moreover, besides
furthermore

32
Q

redevenir

J’ai peur de redevenir étudiant

A

to become again

I’m afraid to become a student again