LFBP December 2016 II Flashcards

1
Q

far reaching/significant

the most far reaching scandal

A

retentissant

le plus retentissant scandale

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2
Q

swell/surge

the swell of students of which hundreds of thousands could be on the path of depression

A

le flot (le “flow”)

le flot des étudiants, dont plusieurs centaines de milliers seraient sur la voie de la dépression

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3
Q

at the end of the day

A

au bout du compte

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4
Q

pickpocket

A

un pickpocket

un voleur à la tire

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5
Q

to dip into..

dip into their savings

A

piocher dans

piocher dans leur économie

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6
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as you like

explore and jump around as you please

A

à votre guise

explorez et faites glisser à votre guise

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7
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To make the headlines

A

Défrayer la chronique

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8
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U-turn (an about face) (3)

A

une volte-face
faire un demi-tour
un revirement

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9
Q

yacht

A

le yacht

le voilier

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10
Q

man overboard

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homme à la mer

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11
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the outboard (engine)
lock the outboard on the dinghy
A

le hors-bord

cadenasser le hors-bord sur le dinghy

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12
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put the boat in irons

A

mettre le bateau face au vent

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13
Q

line (sailing)

reefing line

A

une bosse

bosse de ris

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14
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the sheet (like line on boat)
mainsheet
A

l’écoute

l’écoute de la grande voile

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15
Q

halyard

A

la drisse

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16
Q

boom

A

la bôme

17
Q

furler/roller

A

le enrouleur

18
Q

make a turn on the winch with the furling line and let it out slowly and steadily

A

faire un tour de winch avec la bosse de l’enrouleur et la laisser filer doucement et régulièrement

19
Q

to spolight/focus

the focus

A

mettre en avant

les projecteurs

20
Q

the ministry of environment is under the spotlight

A

le Ministre de l’Environnement est sous les projecteurs