July 1 to July 15, 2014 Flashcards

1
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one way

A

un aller simple

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2
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gypsy

A

gitane

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3
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scam

A

arnaque

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4
Q

to reassign

A

réaffecter

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5
Q

a waste of time

A

gaspillage de temps

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6
Q

suburb

A

banlieue

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7
Q

turnout

A

taux de participation

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8
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to be distracted

A

être distrait

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9
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full of hope

A

plein d’espoir

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10
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politician

A

homme/femme politique

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11
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a gossip

A

un potin

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12
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the beyond, afterlife

A

l’au-delà

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13
Q

relaxing

A

reposant

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14
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is a part of

A

faire partie de

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15
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to recount, talk about

A

raconter

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16
Q

city block

A

coin du rue (Quebec)

pâté de maison (France)

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17
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through the window

A

par la fenêtre

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18
Q

to do on purpose

A

faire exprès

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19
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to do chores/shopping

A

faire les courses

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20
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to keep

A

retenir

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21
Q

issues

A

les enjeux

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22
Q

labour

A

main-d’oeuvre

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23
Q

to meet, get together

A

se réunir

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24
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to hesitate

A

hésiter à

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25
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to fill a job

A

combler un poste

pourvoir un poste

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26
Q

immediate

A

sur-le-champs

immédiatement

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27
Q

acting job

A

un poste interimaire

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28
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to claim (to say something)

A

prétendre

29
Q

to insist

A

insister pour qqch

30
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to keep in the loop

A

tenir qqn au courant

31
Q

to get in the loop

A

mettre qqn au courant

avertir

32
Q

to really care about something

A

tenir à qqch/qqn

33
Q

to transit, to communicate

A

faire partir de

34
Q

to harm, do damage

A

nuire à qqch

35
Q

to move

A

démenager

36
Q

to arrange a room

A

aménager

37
Q

a fire

A

un incendie

38
Q

to stick

to be stuck

A

coincer

être coincé

39
Q

Random

Hit or miss

A

aléatoire

40
Q

a lid/cover

A

un couvercle

41
Q

a way, passage, lane

A

un voie

42
Q

to hurt

to be hurt

A

blesser

être blessé

43
Q

soul

A

l’âme

44
Q

to wonder

A

se demander

45
Q

to not give a damn

A

se foutre

46
Q

to be at peace

A

apaiser

47
Q

to withdraw

A

se désister

48
Q

to ratify

A

entériner

49
Q

budget freeze

A

un gel budgétaire

50
Q

to cry

A

pleurer

51
Q

to rain

A

pleuvoir

52
Q

a social meeting

A

rencontre

53
Q

absence

A

le manque

54
Q

gap

A

la lacune

55
Q

shortfall

A

la pénurie

56
Q

overlap

A

recouvrement

57
Q

and then…

A

de plus…

58
Q

instead of “elle a dit…”

A
partager               ajouter
expliquer             souligner
constater             exclamer
remarquer           declarer
décrirer               confirmer
59
Q

to be busy (people)

to be busy (places and things)

A

occuper

charger

60
Q

only if…

A

seulement si…

61
Q

even if…

A

même si…

62
Q

although

A

quoique + SUBJ

bien que + SUBJ

63
Q

to save

A

économiser

64
Q

each other

A

l’un l’autre

65
Q

copy and paste

A

copier et collier

66
Q

to step down

A

démissioner

67
Q

to effect a change

A

effectuer un changement

faire évoluer

68
Q

to shake, to weaken

A

ébranler

69
Q

to cure

A

guérir