LFBP August 2016 IV Flashcards

1
Q

to discredit/debunk

debunk a myth

A

discréditer

écorner (de-horn) le mythe

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2
Q

house arrest

A

assignation à residence

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3
Q

the summit (mountain)

A

le sommet
la cime
l’apogée (figurative)

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4
Q

the vegging out

vegging out, at home or with friends in nature…

A

le farniente

Le farniente, chez soi ou partagé avec des proches dans la nature

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5
Q

little courtyard

A

la courette

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6
Q

artificial lake

A

un plan d’eau

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7
Q

when i was a student in boston in the 90s

A

Lorsque j’étais étudiant à boston, au mitan des années 1990,

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8
Q

pioneer

A

un pionnier (pio-nie)

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9
Q

sparkling

sparkling peaks

A

étincelante

les cimes étincelantes

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10
Q

a spark

to spark

A

une étincelle

déclencher

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11
Q

to sport/wear

the young athletes don’t sport clothing adapted for the outdoors

A

arborer

Les jeunes athlètes n’arborent pas une tenue adaptée à l’excursion

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12
Q

basic/unsophisticated/word

the equipment is basic

A

fruste

L’équipement est fruste

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13
Q

glare (sun)

no goggles for protection against the cruel glare

A

la réverbération

Pas de lunettes de protection contre la cruelle réverbération

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14
Q

at best

the french who have seen the shores of marne, or at best deauville

A

au mieux

les Français qui visent les bords de Marne, au mieux Deauville

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15
Q

the prerogative
remains in the preserve of…
the final decision rests on the preserve of the chef

A

l’apanage (nm)
être l’apanage
La décision finale est l’apanage du chef.

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16
Q

BMI

A

IMC (indice de masse corporelle) (e m c)

17
Q

stunt/grand gesture

A

un coup d’éclat

18
Q

lost (figurative)

A

égaré

19
Q

damned to eternal hell

A

condamnés à l’enfer pour toujours

20
Q

carpenter (roof)

carpenter (meubles, portes)

A

un charpentier

un menuisier

21
Q

building (also apt block)
a piece of furniture
furnished

A

un immeuble
un meuble
meublé