LFBP December 2016 V Flashcards

1
Q

to jostle/shove

A

bousculer

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2
Q

rush hour

A

des heures de pointe (l’heure de pointe nf)

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3
Q

to line up (hustle to get in front)

on the morning of sales, the buyers line up in front of the big stores

A

se bousculer au portillon (barrier)
Le matin des soldes, les acheteurs se bousculent au
portillon devant les grands magasins.

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4
Q

to carry weight (voice)

A

la voix porte car…..

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5
Q

to come along just at the right time

you came along just at the right time we need you!

A

tomber à pic

tu tombes à pic! on a besoin de toi

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6
Q

to bring up

great timing in bringing up this subject..

A

aborder

vous tombez à pic en abordant ce sujet

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7
Q

an unnecessary expenditure

A

une dépense inutile

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8
Q

hoax

A

canular (nm)

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9
Q

to calm down

the prime minister hasn’t calmed down

A

décolérer

le premier ministre israélien ne décolère pas

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10
Q

biased

A

partiel

biaisé (be a zay—literaly be a zay)

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11
Q

slanted

A

incliné

penché

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12
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crooked (literal and figurative)

A

biais (be yeah)

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13
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to defuse (literal and figurative)
a british bomb dating from the 2nd world war was defused
A

désamorcer

Une bombe britannique datant de la seconde Guerre Mondiale a été désamorcée

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14
Q

bible

A

la bible

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15
Q

Santa Claus
reindeer
sled

A

Père Noël
Saint Nicholas (the saint)
le renne (nm)
le traîneau

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16
Q

pagan

A

païen

17
Q

ongoing

the searches for the black boxes are ongoing

A

en cours

Les recherches des boîtes noires sont en cours

18
Q

double standards

A

deux poids deux mesures

19
Q

Needle also means hand of clock

Hour hand

A
Une aiguille (eh guee)
La petite aiguille
20
Q

newborn

A

un nourrisson