LFBP January II 2016 Flashcards

1
Q

a disappointment

to disappoint someone

A

une déception

décevoir quelqu’un

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2
Q

clinical trial

A

un essai clinique

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3
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Preliminary

A precondition/prerequisite

A

Préalable

Un préalable

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4
Q

that’s awesome

A

envoyer du pâté

ça envoie du pâté

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5
Q

no kidding

A

sans déconner (sans dec)

déconner= plaisanter

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6
Q

we’re cool

A

on est large

tranquille

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7
Q

to kiss

A

faire la bises NOT baiser

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8
Q
to insert (faux ami!) 
a friend introduced me to something
A

introduire—NOT introduce!!!

une amie m’a fait découvrir quelque chose

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9
Q

vaseline

A

une crème pour les mains

vaseline (sex lubricant!)

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10
Q

what are you thinking about

A

à quoi penses tu? (preposition first)

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11
Q

it’s not what i’m talking about

A

ce n’est pas de quoi je parle

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12
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or what!

you gonna hurry up or what?

A

ou quoi?

tu te dépêches ou quoi?

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13
Q

you know…. (filler)

A

quoi
en fait
en gros (basically)
tu vois

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14
Q

masculine/feminine differences sexism

A

une professionelle=prostitute
un chat/une chatte=cunt
un maître=master, maîtresse= mistress

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15
Q

Wallow or revel

Television can’t be allowed to revel in this type of baseness/lowness

A

Se vautrer

La télévision ne devrait pas pouvoir se permettre de se vautrer dans ce type de bassesse.

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16
Q

last resort/consolation

i’m not gonna be his backup in this affair

A

un pis-aller (peez)

Je ne serai pas son pis-aller dans cette affaire

17
Q

competing for

the senator from texas battling it out for the republican nomination

A

en lice

le sénateur du Texas en lice pour l’investiture républicaine

18
Q

benign

the biopsy established that the tumor was benign

A

bénin/benigne

La biopsie a établi que la tumeur était bénigne.

19
Q

to find oneself

women find themselves in poverty situations more often than men

A

se trouver

les femmes se trouver dans des situations de pauvreté plus souvent que les hommes

20
Q

portliness
to be overweight
men often take on some portliness in the 40s

A

l’embonpoint
avoir l’embonpoint
Les hommes prennent souvent de l’embonpoint avec la quarantaine

21
Q

in other words

A

en d’autres termes

22
Q

the ostentatious signs (religious debate)

A

les signes ostentatoires

23
Q

Film credits

A

Le générique

24
Q

the highlight

A

le temps fort

25
Q

either or

A

soit…soit

26
Q

Intended/supposed

You’re not supposed to be here
A drug intended to be used in humans

A

Être censé (verb follows right after NO de)

Tu n’est pas censé être ici
Un médicament censé utiliser pour les humains