LFBP February 2019 I Flashcards

1
Q

slaughterhouse

A

un abbattoir

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2
Q

a pimple
a wart
hiccup

A

un bouton
une verrue
un hoquet (OK)

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3
Q

callus

A

une corne

un durillon

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4
Q

Cup or cone

A

Une coupe/un bol ou un cornet

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5
Q

a leech

A

une sangsue

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6
Q

clingy

A

un pot de colle

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7
Q

draft (document) vs (project)

A

un brouillon

un ébauche

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8
Q

networking (social)

A

se faire des relations

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9
Q

a teeny bit

A

un rien

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10
Q

Monkey wrench

A

Clé à molette

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11
Q

bien fait pour toi

A

serves you right!

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12
Q

caught off guard/unprepared
it takes them by surprise
you took me by surprise

A

prendre de court
Il les prend de court.
Tu m’a pris de court,

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13
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to go into a panic
the panic

the lack of news has a tendency to cause panic

A

affoler
l’affolement

Le manque de nouvelles a tendance à l’affoler

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14
Q

swastika

A

une croix gammée

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15
Q

interference

with no foreign interference

A

ingérence (nf)

pas d’ingérence étrangère

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16
Q

innuendo/implied

A

sous-entendu (nm)

17
Q

make a mountain out of a molehill

A

en faire (tout) un fromage, en faire une montagne, en faire des tonnes, en faire des caisses

18
Q

daycare

A

une garderie

une crèche

19
Q

one time/point (one off)

also means punctual

A

ponctuel

20
Q

to skid

A

déraper