LFBP August 2016 I Flashcards

1
Q

toothed whale

A

un cachalot

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2
Q

Thigh (chicken leg and thighs)

A

La cuisse

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3
Q

tourist trip

touristy

A

un piège à touristes

touristique

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4
Q

One up man ship

A

La surenchère

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5
Q

Melodramatic

A

Mélodramatique le

Melo

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6
Q

the ongoing discussions

A

les pourparlers en cours (silent s)

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7
Q

Rubbernecking

A

faire le badaud

Faire le curieux

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8
Q

quibbles

A

les arguties (not french)
ergoter sur quelque chose
chicaner sur quelque chose

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9
Q

parallel park (back into a spot)

A

faire un créneau

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10
Q

parallel park (back into a spot)

A

faire son créneau

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11
Q

Charlatan/ smooth talking

A

Vendre du rêve

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12
Q

collatoral

A

une caution
une sûreté
une garantie

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13
Q

Slot

A

Une fente

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14
Q

to be pissed off

i’m really pissed

A

avoir les boules

j’ai trop les boules

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15
Q

what’s happening?

A

qu’est-ce qui ne vas pas?

qu’est-ce qui cloche?

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16
Q

it seems (on would say)

A

on dirait que…

on dirait que tu as les boules

17
Q

hefty/huge

it was a huge dude who came towards him

A

balèze/balaise

C’était un mec balèze qui avançait sûr de lui

18
Q

to plaster
in slang: to churn out
she churned out her report in 30 minutes

A

torcher

Elle a torché son rapport en 30 minutes

19
Q

to wipe

baby wipes are useful for wiping baby butts

A

essuyer
torcher!
Les lingettes sont pratiques pour torcher les fesses des bébés

20
Q

supposed to…

they were supposed to deliver the package yesterday

A

être censé INF

Ils étaient censés livrer le colis hier.

21
Q

we’re not even close to…

we’re not even close to wrapping it u p

A

on n’est pas près de

on n’est pas près de le torcher

22
Q

Son in law

A

Le beau fils

Le gendre