LFBP December 2016 I Flashcards

1
Q

pack up your bags and go

A

plier bagage
pliant bagage
plier=fold/bend

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2
Q

a riddle

A

une devinette

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3
Q

duvet

A

un duvet!

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4
Q

stubble

A

une barbe de trois jours

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5
Q

fan/enthusiast

A

un amateur

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6
Q

the maldives is a paradise for fans of scuba diving

A

Les Maldives sont un pays de cocagne pour les amateurs de plongée sous-marine

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7
Q

short of

A

à court de…

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8
Q

short of cash my friend had to sell his car

A

À court d’argent, mon ami a dû brader sa voiture.

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9
Q

he threatens the EU to let pass all the refugees who want to go to europe

A

il menace l’union européenne de laisser passer tous les réfugiés qui veulent se rendre en Europe

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10
Q

to stall (car)

A

caler

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11
Q

the student driver released the clutch too quickly and the car stalled

A

L’apprenti conducteur a lâché l’embrayage trop vite et la voiture a calé

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12
Q

dropping out of school

A

le décrochage scolaire

abandonner ses études

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13
Q

to stall (figuratively and literally) and also means to unhook

A

décrocher

le décrochage

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14
Q

twist (movie)

A

un rebondissement

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15
Q

social media

A

les réseaux sociaux

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16
Q

admission (of guilt)

francois holland: admission of a failure

A
un aveu (une confession)
françois hollande: l'aveu d'un échec
17
Q

killings

A

tueries (tu ree) skip the e

18
Q

the night of the jihadist killings in paris he was shaken

A

Au soir des tueries djihadistes de Paris

il était ébranlé

19
Q

advent

lent

A

l’avent

le carême

20
Q

bandwidth

A

la bande passante

21
Q

wrestling match

A

un match de catch

wrestling: la lutte, le catch