LFBP August 2015 III Flashcards

1
Q

content
sugar content
this drink has low alcohol content

A

la teneur
la teneur en sucre
Cette boisson a une faible teneur en alcool.

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2
Q

to be highly thought of

this country is highly thought of by tourists

A

apprécier

Ce pays est apprécié des touristes

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3
Q
a shower (quick storm)
the predicted storm was nothing more than a small shower
A

une averse

L’orage annoncé n’était rien d’autre qu’une petite averse

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4
Q

speak louder i barely hear you

A

Parle plus fort, je t’entends à peine

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5
Q

unlike…

helen is a good student unlike her sister

A

contrairement

Hélène est une très bonne élève, contrairement à sa sœur

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6
Q

in general…

A

en général NOT d’habitude

d’habitude is when you wanna introduce a contrast: d’habitude je mange une pomme mais aujourd’hui j’ai mangé trois

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7
Q

Informant

A

Un mouchard

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8
Q

Wheels (car)

A

Une bagnole

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9
Q

To beat/whack

A

Faire la peau a quelqu’un

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10
Q

trojan horse

A

un cheval de Troie

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11
Q

live to be a hundred

A

vivre centenaire

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12
Q

freshwater

saltwater

A
eau douce (nf)
eau salée (eau de mer)
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13
Q

the 50 year countdown

A

le compte à rebours de 50 ans

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14
Q

bait/lure

A

un leurre

un appât

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15
Q

to hog/take up

they could hog up the Nicaraguan territory for other ends

A

accaparer

il pourraient s’accaparer le territoire nicaraguayen à d’autres fins

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16
Q

a banner

the protestors marched carrying banners

A

une banderole

Les manifestants défilent en portant des banderoles

17
Q

foreign

foreigner

A

étranger (no r: jay)

étrangère (full r)

18
Q

optical illusion

A

un trompe l’œil

19
Q

to be limited to

robotics are therefore no longer limited to the line of industrial production

A

cantonner

La robotique n’est donc plus cantonnée à la chaîne de production industrielle

20
Q

deafening (2)

A

retentissant

assourdissant

21
Q

tel que agreement? (when it’s like comme)

there exist methods like….

A

“tel que” = comme: accord avec le nom qui précède
il existe des méthodes telles que
(une méthode)

22
Q

ring a bell? mean anything to you?

A

ça veut dire quelque chose?

23
Q

trashed

A

torché

saoûl

24
Q

for a long time the psychologists considered…

A

longtemps, les psychologues ont considéré

25
Q

over time maybe we learned to trust them

A

au fil du temps, on a peut-être aussi plus su leur donner confiance

26
Q

to watch over
i’ll watch over your son
he monitors his oldest daughter’s HW

A

veiller (something/somebody)
je vais veiller sur ton fils
il veille aux devoirs de sa grand fille

27
Q

to stumble

A

trébucher

28
Q

heartfelt appeal

A

cri du cœur

29
Q

the kaibash/the stop

the censors put a kaibash on it

A

le holà

la censure y mette le holà

30
Q

revenir vs retourner?

rentrer?

A

revenir think of venir again (returning to a place you are currently at)
retourner think of aller again (so returning to a place you’re not at right now)
use rentrer only for returning to your home country or house

31
Q

nouvel vs nouveau

A

nouvel is nouveau but in front of vowel