Larousse 3 Flashcards

1
Q

witchcraft

A

sorcellerie

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2
Q

wherever you go it’s the same thing

A

où que vous alliez c’est la même chose, c’est partout pareil

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3
Q

wherever we went, he complained about the food

A

partout où on est allés, il s’est plaint de la nourriture

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4
Q

he can sleep wherever he likes

A

il peut dormir (là) où il veut

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5
Q

I wish, wherever possible, to avoid job losses

A

je souhaite éviter toute perte d’emploi quand c’est possible

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6
Q

in a moment of weakness

A

dans un moment de faiblesse

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7
Q

he has a weakness for sports cars

A

il a un faible pour les voitures de sport

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8
Q

to make OR take a vow to do something

A

promettre OR jurer de faire quelque chose

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9
Q

un café? — très volontiers

A

a coffee? — yes please OU I’d love one, gladly

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10
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gladly, willingly

A

volontiers

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11
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he is not very generous with smiles

A

il ne sourit pas volontiers

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12
Q

rape

A

viol

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13
Q

old people, the old, the aged

A

les vieillards

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14
Q

selling technique

A

technique de vente

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15
Q

door-to-door selling

A

vente à domicile

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16
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telesales, telemarketing

A

vente par téléphone

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17
Q

en vente sur/sans ordonnance

A

obtainable on prescription/without a prescription

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18
Q

valuable

A

précieux

19
Q

to let a ticket go out of date, expire

A

laisser se périmer un billet

20
Q

my driver’s licence is no longer valid

A

mon permis de conduire est périmé

21
Q

valid for two months

A

valable deux mois

22
Q

it´s a valid mistake

A

c’est une erreur valide

23
Q

we would be perfectly in our righ to ask them to pay

A

on serait tout à fait en droit d’exiger qu’ils paient

24
Q

to admit defeat, se admitir vencido

A

s’avouer vaincu

25
Q

to suffer a defeat

A

connaìtre une défaite

26
Q

we were defeated by the weather

A

nous avons échoué à cause du temps

27
Q

to be overcome by fear

A

être paralysé par la peur

28
Q

to be overcome with joy

A

être comblé de joie

29
Q

I was overcome by the news

A

la nouvelle m’a bouleversé

30
Q

we had to overcome the adversities

A

nous avons dû surmonter les adversités

31
Q

unsuccessful

A

qui est un échec, qui n’a pas réussi

32
Q

to be unsuccessful

A

échouer

33
Q

I was unsuccessful in my attempts to find her

A

je n’ai pas réussi OR je ne suis pas arrivé à la trouver, je l’ai cherchée en vain OR sans succès

34
Q

it is undeniable that he is the best

A

il est indéniable qu’il est le meilleur

35
Q

to be out of tune with someone

A

être en désaccord avec quelq’un

36
Q

tune up your instruments

A

accorder ses instruments

37
Q

I think this is cheating

A

Je pense que cela est une tricherie

38
Q

to swindle money out of somebody, to swindle somebody out of (his/her) money

A

escroquer de l’argent à quelqu’un

39
Q

to worm a signature out of somebody

A

escroquer une signature à quelqu’un

40
Q

trickster, con man, cheater

A

tricheur, tricheuse

41
Q

the roads are very treacherous, slippery

A

les routes sont très glissantes

42
Q

to be a traitor to OU to betray one’s country

A

être traître à sa patrie

43
Q

this little local wine is stronger than you’d think!, this wine is a deceitful

A

il est traître, ce petit vin de pays!