LFBP April 2017 II Flashcards
1
Q
to overcome
this problem will have to be overcome
A
pallier (surmonter)
Il va falloir pallier ce problème.
2
Q
to straddle
he straddles between the arab and western world
A
à cheval
il est à cheval entre le monde arabe et le monde occidentale
3
Q
poster/placard
A
une affiche
4
Q
argot: book
A
un bouquin
5
Q
a battering ram
A
un bélier
6
Q
unhappy
A
malheureux
7
Q
like vs love
A
aimer bien (for like) aimer for love
8
Q
I hate homework
A
je déteste les devoirs (in general homework is les devoirs not just le devoir—which means more assignment)
9
Q
hold-up
hands ups! it’s a holdup
A
le braquage
Haut les mains, c’est un braquage
10
Q
to spin (literally and figuratively) to spine his web
A
tisser
tisser sa toile
11
Q
hard/difficult/painful
A
pénible
12
Q
uni slang
A
la fac
13
Q
to pillage/sack
A
piller
14
Q
domination (2)
A
la mainmise
la domination
15
Q
a closet
A
un placard
