LFBP February 2017 III Flashcards

1
Q

Trash dumpster

A

une benne à ordures

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2
Q

absorbing/compelling
a TV series that i find absolutely absorbing
* also means demanding
the career of an air controller is very demanding

A

prenant
une série que je trouve absolument prenante
Le métier de contrôleur du ciel est très prenant

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3
Q

spiral (of events)

his successive lie made up a infernal spiral of events

A

une engrenage

Ses mensonges successifs constituent un engrenage infernal.

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4
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a police investigation that over time as it advanced revealed a succession of corruption matters

A

une enquête de police qui, au fur et à mesure qu’elle avance, révèle une succession d’affaires de corruption

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5
Q

I can’t do without it any longer

A

je ne peux plus m’en passer

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6
Q

since living in nice i can’t get by without sun

A

Depuis que j’ai vécu à Nice, je ne peux plus me passer du soleil

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7
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since trying out kite surfing i can’t do without it in summer

A

Depuis que j’ai goûté à la planche à voile, je ne peux plus m’en passer
l’été.

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8
Q

this store is provisioned as its needs arise

A

Ce magasin est approvisionné au fur et à mesure de ses besoins

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9
Q

good guys and bad guys

A

des gentils, des méchants

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10
Q

the criminals are really all that is the most odious

A

Les criminels sont vraiment tout ce qu’il y a de plus odieux

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11
Q

obviously… (2)

A

bien évidemment

de toute évidence

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12
Q

the double line (road)

A

la ligne continue

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13
Q

to track down

i asked myself how on earth you could track down this louis 15 drawer

A

dénicher/retrouver

Je me demande bien où tu as pu dénicher cette commode de style Louis XV.

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14
Q

twist (joint but also figurative)

A

une entorse

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15
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they never bend the rules

A

ils ne font jamais d’entorse au règlement

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16
Q

to match/go with

her jacket goes well with her dress

A

assorti

Son manteau est bien assorti avec sa robe

17
Q

continuous (streaming)

the streaming of multimedia files

A

en continu

La lecture en continu de fichiers multimédia

18
Q

mailing list

A

une liste de diffusion

19
Q

human weakness

A

une faiblesse humaine

20
Q

to focus on

one my focus on the positive

A

se focaliser

Il faut se focaliser sur le positif

21
Q

Mess/shambles

Mess up at oscars

A

Un cafouillage

Cafouillage aux Oscars

22
Q

To falter flounder

This project is floundering

A

Cafouiller

Ce projet cafouille