June & July 2020 Flashcards by Jan Kolaczinski

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guetter

A

to watch, to watch out for, to threaten

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taie d’oreiller (f)

A

pillowcase

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ébréché,e

A

chipped

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déchiré

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torn (up)

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abimé

A

damaged

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cadran (m)

A

the dial

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escroc

A

swindler

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dédommager

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to compensate sb for sth

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déplorable

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appalling, deplorable

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rude

A

tough, hard

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indemnisation (f)

A

financial compensation, indemnity

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ils n’ont rien volu entendre

A

they did not want to hear of it

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Quel culot!

A

What nerve!

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tilleul

A

lime tree

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échec (m)

A

failure

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pourvu que

A

let’s hope

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à moins que

A

unless

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puisque (conj)

A

since (conj)

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répandu,e

A

widespread

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si bien que

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so that, with the result that

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givre (m)

A

frost

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âpre

A

acrid, harsh

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secouer

A

to shake

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épouvantable

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dreadful

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cela ne regarde pas

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that’s none of his business

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piger

A

to get it*, to understand

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ronce (f)

A

bramble branch

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timbré,e *

A

nuts *

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assommer

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to stun, to knock out, to bore stiff *

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effroi (m)

A

terror

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paille (f)

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straw

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encore que

A

even through

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avouer

A

to confess

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détourner

A

to divert, embezzle, misappropriate

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dérober

A

to steal

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dissimuler

A

to conceal

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hormis

A

apart from

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hameçonnage (m)

A

phishing

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échouer

A

to fail, to end up

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nous avons échoué dans un petit hôtel

A

we ended up in a small hotel

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encadrer

A

to frame, 2. to train, to manage

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ruisseau (m)

A

stream, creek

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tirelire (f)

A

moneybox, piggy bank

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mouiller

A

to dampen, to get sth wet

2. to water down (vin), to baste (rôti)

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munir de

A

to provide with

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se munir de courage

A

to pluck up courage

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parution (f)

A

publication

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corne (f)

A

horn, antler, tusk

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enlaidir

A

to make look ugly, to deface, to become ugly

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trinquer

A

to clink glasses, to drink

2. to take the rap*

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tituber

A

to stagger

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aménagement du temps de travail

A

reform/adjustment of working hours

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au gré des saisons

A

with the seasons

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au gré de

A

drifting with, according to

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bon gré mal gré

A

whether you (we, etc) like it or not

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de bon gré

A

willingly

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exercer

A

(+ metier) to have, (+ fonction) to fulfil, (+ talent) to exercise

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dans le métier que j’exerce

A

in my profession

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se dégrader

A

to degrade, to deteriorate

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pénible

A

hard, tiresome

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c’est vraiment pénible

A

it is a real nuissance

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surmenage (m)

A

(the) overwork

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épanouissement (m)

A

the blooming

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contrainte

A

constraint (f)

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rentable

A

profitable

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monter son entreprise

A

to set up a business

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obus (m)

A

cannon ball, shell

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houx (m)

A

holly

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aire (f)

A

zone

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air (m)

A

air

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mettre au point

A

develop, perfect, devise

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un hic (m)

A

a problem, a hitch, a snag