LFBP April III 2016 Flashcards

1
Q

Maple

Maple syrup

A

Érable

Un sirop d’érable

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2
Q

Menu

Difference between how to say maps

A

Une carte
Une carte ou un plan
Un plan more smaller like plan de ville
Carte de la Suisse bigge

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3
Q

what does relais mean?

A

hotel (chain)
baton (figurative) il a pris le relais de son père
way station

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4
Q

buffet

food all your can eat

A

un buffet

cuisine à volonté

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5
Q

whirlpool

A

un jacuzzi

un bain tourbillon

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6
Q

to put the kaibash (put one’s foot down)

we put the kabaish on all these activities

A

mettre le holà

Nous avons mis le holà à toutes ces activités,

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7
Q

To stuff/munch

You should of let them chow on him

A

Bouffer

Tu aurais dû les laisser le bouffer

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8
Q

more a follower than a leader

A

plutôt un suiveur qu’un meneur

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9
Q

ashtray
idiot
bimbo

A

un cendrier
cendrier vide
une bimbo

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10
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chasm/abyss
money pit (the upkeep for this car is a real money pit)
A

un gouffre

L’entretien de cette voiture est un vrai gouffre

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11
Q

Toll

A

Un péage

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12
Q

I’m stunned/speechless

I wasn’t expecting the news I’m stunned

A

Les bras m’en tombent
Je suis stupéfait
Je ne m’attendais pas à cette nouvelle..les bras m’en tombent

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13
Q

chicks (argot) that kill it

A

Des meufs qui déchirent

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14
Q

i owe you one!

A

À charge de revanche

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15
Q

pick up (phone)
i got it!
hangup

A

décrocher
je prends
raccrocher

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16
Q

big cats (game)

A

des fauves

17
Q

spanking

corporal punishment

A

la fessée

les châtiments corporels

18
Q

not seen not caught (leave no trace)

A

pas vu pas pris

19
Q

it goes without saying (solo)

A

ça va de soi

20
Q

violator (goes against law)

A

un contrevenant

21
Q

long term effects

long term effects of corporal punishment

A

les effets à long terme

les effets à long terme des punitions corporelles

22
Q

meta analysis

A

Une méta synthèse

23
Q

weekly work time

A

la durée hebdomadaire de travail

24
Q

the benefits

the benefits of the sun on one’s well-being is undeniable

A
les bienfaits  (nm) 
Les bienfaits du soleil sur le moral sont indéniables.
25
Q

reverse (the car)

A

reculer

faire marche arrière (figurative too)

26
Q

reverse (a decision)

the govt reversed the law on taxation on alcohol

A

revenir sur
faire marche arrière
Le gouvernement est revenu (or: a fait marché arrière) sur la taxation de l’alcool

27
Q

be down in the dumps

we all have little moments of feeling down in the dumps

A

avoir du vague à l’âme

Nous avons tous des petits moments de vague à l’âme.