June 18/13 Flashcards
1
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dénicher
A
hunt down, unearth
2
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la mégarde
A
inattention
3
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dignement
A
with dignity
4
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provenir
A
to be derived from, arise from
5
Q
fabriquer
A
make, produce
6
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traîneaux
A
sleigh, sled
7
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accroitre
A
increase, boom
8
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la vedette
A
star
9
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to be a question of
A
s’agir de
10
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slap, smack, slap in the face
A
la gifle
11
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hang on, hang in there (despite of cramps)
A
se cramponner
12
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mascara
A
rimmel
13
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melt, disolve
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fondre
14
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crack, split up
A
la fente
15
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stage fright (strakh)
A
le trac
16
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glimmer of hope
A
lueur d’espoir
17
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such as
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tel que
18
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until now
A
jusqu’ici
19
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a hoax (can u tell a liar)
A
un canular
20
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to slam the door
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claquer la porte
21
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it’s a pigsty/look at this mess
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c’est le bordel/regarde ce bordel
22
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to take on (responsibilites)
A
endosser
23
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to backpack
A
voyager sac-a-dos
24
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exhausting
A
epuisant
25
to be supposed to/to be meant to
être censé + infinitive
26
get into the habit of
prendre l'habitude de faire qch.
27
get out of the habit of
perdre l'habitude de faire qch
28
cling to, hang onto
se cramponner a qch
29
burst into tears
fondre en larmes
30
bird, chick (slang)
une meuf
31
a funny moment, "good trip", something nice
bon délire
32
to be 100% engaged, flat-out
être a fond
33
soak, dump
tremper
34
pluck, pinch, pick
pincer
35
idiot, jerk, dumb
con
36
split (open), lose it
craquer
37
brothel, mess
le bordel
38
hit the sack
pieuter
39
divan bed
clic-clac
40
dash to, run out (of money), run (liquid), follow, track
filer
41
bursting at the seams
bourre a craquer
42
fall in love with, be enable to resist
craquer pour
43
full to breaking point
plein a craquer
44
like (familiar)
kiffer
45
sexual penetration
tremper son biscuit
46
overall, generall
global
47
to clear out, to rid someone of
débarrasser
48
stroke
un coup de sang
49
charity
l’aumône
50
pull through, come through
s'entirer
51
sour, bitter
aigre
52
blame
reprocher
53
unloyal, treacherous (porous fidelity)
perfide
54
swear
sueur
55
discount
rabais
56
in full dress
en grande tenue
57
at a discount
au rabais
58
sharply
d'un ton aigre
59
to turn sour
tourner a l'aigre
60
mainly, largely
en grande partie
61
more, further
davantage
62
I like nothing better than
rien ne me plait davantage que
63
if not more
sinon davantage
64
camel, nasty person
chameau
65
flake, sequin (pale)
paillette
66
talkative, chatty
bavard
67
of few words
peu bavard
68
aim (noun, of gun)
cible
69
dumb struck
être frappe de stupeur
70
forever engraved, never to be forgotten
a jamais grave
71
witness
témoins
72
well and truly, well and good (but), really
bel et bien
73
avenge
venger
74
the least idea
la moindre idée
75
too many, too much, unwanted
de trop
76
show, reveal, display
faire preuve de
77
absolute proof
la preuve par neuf
78
with a great many (a lot)
a grand renfort de
79
wisdom
la sagesse
80
sanitizer
l'aseptisant
81
disinfect
aseptiser
82
throughout
tout au long de
83
disregard, underrate
meconnaitre
84
unplanned, uncontrolled (horses)
galopant
85
invade, flood, overrun
envahir
86
incredible, unheard-of
inouï
87
to sharpen, whet, hone
aiguiser
88
unavoidable, that cannot be ignored
incontournable
89
opera glasses
lorgnette
90
take a very simplistic view of the situation
regarder la situation par le petit bout de la lorgnette
91
to restore one's image
redorer son blason
92
fall in love with, become very fond of (be taken with)
éprendre
93
township
canton
94
grudge, spite
rancune
95
no hard feelings!
sans rancune!
96
to bear a grudge against someone
garder rancune a qqn
97
vanish
s'escamoter
98
evade a question
escamoter une question
99
dumbfound, amaze
ébahir
100
homebody, stay at home (denying at the house)
casanier
101
priest
prêtre
102
harsh, rough
rude
103
drizzle, sprinkle (bro drizzle in 'er)
bruiner
104
bear, bearlike
ours
105
count one's chickens before they hatch
vendre la peau de l'ours avant de l'avoir tue
106
tiny, minor
infime
107
very remote chance
chance infime
108
fork
fourche
109
it was a slip of the tongue
ma langue a farouche
110
extreme hungriness (get some fries in Gale, he's starving)
la fringale
111
revolting, obnoxious, appaling
infect
112
racoon (racoons come from rats being lovers)
raton laveur
113
corpse
la cadavre
114
carnivore
carnassier
115
grind, crush (bro, crush gerry)
broger
116
big toe (slang) truce!
pouce
117
to brood
broyer du noir
118
have a quick bite to eat
manger sur le pouce
119
jug, can
le pot
120
to be lucky
avoir du pot
121
to beat around the bush
tourner autour le pot
122
to be deaf as a post
etre sourd comme un pot
123
it's an unequal contest
c'est le pot de terre contre le pot de fer
124
story, record
récit
125
masterpiece, crowning achievement
chef d'oeuvre
126
snowbound
enneige
127
soft toy
peluche
128
mating
l'accouplement
129
setback, obstacle (obstacle from the woods)
déboires
130
wrist
poignet
131
help, rescue
secours
132
journey, route, course
parcours
133
feed, fodder (feed with acupuncture needles)
acculer
134
intersect, cut across
entrecouper
135
of the same kind, congeneric
congénères
136
hair, fur, bristle
poil
137
wean
sevrer
138
convict, prisoner
le forçat
139
deforestation
déboisement
140
covet
convoiter
141
fur, pelt
la fourrure
142
fear, be afraid of
craindre
143
yes, I'm afraid so
oui, je le crains
144
deprive someone of smth
sevrer qqn de qqch
145
of all kinds
de tout poil
146
have confidence in something
avoir confiance en
147
lazy
paresseux
148
several
plusiers
149
headphones
les ecouteurs
150
a practice exam
un examen blanc
151
a peanut
une cacahuète
152
fireworks
les feux d'artifice
153
sort of
en quelque sorte
154
cast a spell
jeter un sort
155
sales
les soldes
156
a broom
un balai
157
goosebumps
la chair de poule
158
house sharing
la colocation
159
to live in a share house
vivre en colocation
160
pulic transport
transports en commun
161
pedestrian crossing (pity the poor pedestrians)
passages pietons
162
rowing
l'aviron
163
checkered
a carreaux
164
dark
fonce
165
light
clair
166
flatmate
colocataire
167
draft
un brouillon
168
thread
un fil
169
frustrate
frustrer
170
to be exhausted
etre crevé
171
cost a lot
couter les yeux de la tete
172
a package (you must forfeit that package)
un forfait
173
ruines
ruines
174
a reduced price
un prix casse
175
challenge yourself
se lancer un défi
176
in case
au case ou
177
bubbly, sparkly
petillant
178
rolling blockade (protest)
operation escargot
179
making, preparinf of (meal etc), clothing industry
la confection
180
accuracy, appropriateness
la justesse
181
perverted, nasty
vicieux
182
to tip over, fall into; to change dramatically
basculer
183
rocking chair
un fauteuil a bascule
184
front andback, on both side (paper)
recto verso
185
at most
a la limite
186
at 1st glance, in principle
a priori
187
a phone call
un coup de fil
188
overnight
de jour au lendemain
189
at dusk
entre chien et loup
190
and that's not all
j'en passe et des meilleures
191
the rate race
metro, boulot, dodo
192
let's get back to the subject at hand
revenon a nos moutons
193
all of a sudden
tout a coup
194
to toast, dirnk to; to be damaged
trinquer
195
pending
en souffrance
196
to b soaking wet
trempe comme une soupe
197
soaked to the bone
trempe jusqu'aux os
198
soaked (thing)
imbibe d'eau
199
to tense, get on someone's nerves
crisper
200
aggravating (lettuce aggravated by crisper)
crispant
201
to have the munchies
avoir un petit creux
202
bonus, allowence
une prime
203
to shut oneself away, make onself snug
se calfeutrer
204
felt
le feutre
205
same difference
bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet
206
so-and-so
untel
207
frankly
ma foi
208
trillion
un billion
209
billion
un milliard
210
stopover (stop on the escalator)
escale
211
or even, if need be
a la rigeur
212
thin
fin
213
small (number)
reduit
214
to moan, grumble (rooster grumbling about peter)
rouspéter
215
once in a blue moon
tous les 36 du mois
216
goods
biens
217
wrapping
le'mballage
218
firm
l'enterprise
219
to go bankrupt
faire faillite
220
management
la gestion
221
skilled labour
la main d'oeuvre qualifiee
222
career path
le cursus
223
job opening
le débouche
224
employ, hire
engager
225
temporary
interimaire
226
to appoint
nommer
227
work experience
le stage
228
a dead-end job
un boulot cul-de-sac
229
to submit your application
poser sa candidature
230
to apply for a job
postuler pour une emploi
231
interview
l'entretien
232
to boost your self-esteem
se valoriser
233
to run riot
chahuter
234
state education
l'enseignement laïque
235
deepen
approfondir
236
continue with one's studies
poursuivre ses etudes
237
arts degree
la licence de lettres
