LFBP December 2015 I Flashcards

1
Q

a flog
it’s a flog to cross france from west to east by train
this work is really a pain/flog

A

une galère
C’est galère de traverser la France en train d’ouest en est
Ce travail est une vraie galère

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2
Q

task/duty (boring sense)

it’s our team who’s on kitchen duty

A

une corvée

C’est notre équipe qui est de corvée de cuisine

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3
Q

Go fuck yourself

A

Va te faire foutre

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4
Q

disadvantages

A

les inconvénients

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5
Q

published in figaro newspaper

A

publié SUR le figaro

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6
Q

even if the law exists

A

même s’il existe des lois

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7
Q

a common theme

A

un thème commun

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8
Q

the three articles evoke…

A

les trois articles qui évoquent

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9
Q

folksy (2)

A

campagnard

rustique

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10
Q

to go without
to deprive
the prisoners are deprived of freedom
we don’t go without anything (we’re not lacking for anything)

A

se priver
priver de
Les prisonniers sont privés de liberté.
Nous ne nous privons de rien.

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11
Q

to embed

ads embed themselves in our neurons

A

s’incruster

La pub s’incruste dans nos neurones

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12
Q

a voucher/gift certificate

A

un bon d’achat

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13
Q

influence

influence a theme

A

influencer

influencer un thème

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14
Q

possible (false friend!)

on speaks of a possible second round of elections

A

éventuel/éventuelle

On parle d’un deuxième tour éventuel aux élections

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15
Q

awning/blind

you should lower the awnings to protect yourself from the sun

A

le store

tu devrais baisser le store pour te protéger du soleil

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16
Q

loose canon

you consider yourself a loose canon

A

un electron libre

Tu te qualifies d’électron libre.

17
Q

police chief

civil servant

A

un commissaire

un fonctionnaire

18
Q

a guinea pig (figurative and literal)

A

un cobaye

koh, bye

19
Q

to starve
a deficiency
a deficiency in iron causes anemia

A

carencer
la carence
La carence en fer entraîne l’anémie

20
Q

makeup for lost time

to fill

A

combler son rétard

combler

21
Q
to simmer (cooking)
to simmer (figurative)
a revolt is brewing
A

faire mijoter
couver
Une révolte est en train de couver.

22
Q

bias

the poor sampling introduces a bias in the statistical study

A

biais (be-a: like B.A.)

Le mauvais échantillonnage introduit un biais dans l’étude statistique

23
Q

prejudice/bias

A

un préjugé

24
Q

On it

I’m on it!

A

Je suis sur le coup

25
Q

hairstyle

i love your new do

A

la coupe

J’aime ta nouvelle coupe

26
Q

to re-classify

he re-classified the shooting as a terrorist act

A

requalifier

il a requalifié la fusillade en acte de terrorisme

27
Q

Like good old times

A

Comme au bon vieux temps

28
Q

Perseverance constancy

A

La constance

29
Q

Wrecked

A

Bousiller

30
Q

unfair competition

A

une concurrence déloyale

31
Q

abroad

foreign affairs

A

l’étranger

des affaires étrangères

32
Q

thing (m or f)

A

quelque chose is

Masculine!!! Chose feminine