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