le dîner de cons Flashcards

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un éditeur

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a publisher

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un tour de reins

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a backache

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un passe-temps

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a hobby

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une maquette

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a model

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une allumette

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a match

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un répondeur (téléphonique)

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an answering machine

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une maîtresse

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a mistress

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un stratagème

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a stratagem

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un quiproquo

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a mistake / a misunderstanding

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une soirée

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an evening

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la bêtise

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stupidity

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une méprise

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a mistake

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un contrôleur fiscal

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a tax auditor

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les impôts

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taxes

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un tableau

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a painting

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un coup de théâtre

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a dramatic turn of events

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17
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une cabine téléphonique

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a phone booth

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18
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le vainqueur

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the winner

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19
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l’intrigue

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the plot

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20
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rire

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to laugh

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rire de quelqu’un/quelque chose

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to laugh at someone/something

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amener quelqu’un

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to bring someone

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quitter quelqu’un

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to leave someone

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annuler

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to cancel

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avouer quelque chose

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to confess/to admit something

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hebdomadaire

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weekly

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méchant(e)

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mean

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méprisant(e)

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contemptuous

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dégoûté(e)

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disgusted

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envahissant(e)

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intrusive

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bienveillant(e)

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benevolent

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hébété(e)

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bewildered

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léger(-ère)

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light

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divertissant(e)

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entertaining

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par erreur

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by mistake

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à cause de

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because of

37
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à son insu

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without him/her knowing

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allô?

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hello?

39
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décrocher

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to pick up

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raccrocher

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to hang up

41
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rappeler

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to call back

42
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un coup de fil

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a phone call

43
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un coup de téléphone

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a phone call

44
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un numero de téléphone

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a phone number

45
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les registres de langue

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the language registers

46
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le langue peut être…

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the language can be…

47
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littéraire

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literary

48
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soutenue

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formal, elevated

49
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courante

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standard, everyday

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familière

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colloquial

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vulgaire

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vulgar

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grossière

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coarse

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châtiée

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polished, refined