Les Femmes du 6ème étage vocabulaire Flashcards by Gabi Stone | Brainscape

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un agent de change

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stockbroker

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une mondaine

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socialite

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un pensionnat

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boarding school

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une bonne

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maid

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un(e) patron(ne)

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boss

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un immeuble

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building

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une mansarde

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garret

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un escalier de service

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back stairs

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le palier

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landing

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un lavabo

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(bathroom) sink

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un frigo

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fridge

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une concierge

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a (building) caretaker

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un oeuf à la coque

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soft-boiled egg

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des toilettes bouchées

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clogged-up toilets

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les convenances

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social conventions

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un salaire élevé

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high salary

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un salon de coiffure

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hair salon

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embaucher qqn

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to hire someone

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exiger

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to demand

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hériter qqch de qq’un

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to inherit something from someone

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regarder qq’n de haut

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to look down one’s nose at someone

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avoir le caractère bien trempé

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to be self-assured and strong-willed

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économiser

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to save money

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aller à la messe

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to go to mass

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s’enticher de qq’un

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to become infatuated with someone

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remarquer qqch

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to notice something

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soupçonner qqch

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to suspect something

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insinuer la doute (dans la tete de qq’un)

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to instill doubt (in someone’s mind)

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etre au courant de qqch

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to know about something

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fuir

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to flee

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demander qq’un en mariage

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to propose to someone

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construire

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to build

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retourner au pays

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to go back to one’s home country

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classique

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conservative

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guindé(e)

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stiff-necked

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coincé(e)

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uptight

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opulent(e)

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affluent

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exigeant(e)

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demanding

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austère

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austere

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maniaque

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particular, fussy

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vieille France

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old-fashioned, traditional

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monotone

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uneventful, dull

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superficiel(le)

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superficial, shallow

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prétentieux(-euse)

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snooty, pretentious

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condescendant(e)

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condescending, patronizing

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hautain(e)

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haughty

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espagnol(e)

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Spanish

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sociable

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gregarious

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spontané(e)

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spontaneous

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franc(he)

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straight, honest

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direct(e)

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direct

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fier(-ère)

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proud

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espiègle/malicieux(-euse)

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mischievous

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volubile

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voluble

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travailleur(-euse)

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hard-working

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révolté(e)

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rebellious

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bigot(e)

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very religious

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communiste

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communist