LFBP July 2015 III Flashcards

1
Q

to sulk (2)

A

Faire la tronche (tronche-face)

Faire la tête

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2
Q

sparkiling

sparkling fire

A

pétillant

le feu pétillant

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3
Q

le directeur de la banque vs le directeur de banque

A

le directeur de la banque= specific guy you refer to (both nouns have their own definite article)
le directeur de banque: a bank director (in general/abstract….the second noun is describing the first)

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4
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in general, origin leaves out article in feminine
i come from france/china
the south of france

A

je viens de Chine/France (NOT DE LA)

le sud de la france (membership is with article)

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5
Q

we’re going to do some blood test

A

nous allons faire des examens sanguins

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6
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we’re going to do an LP

A

nous allons vous faire un ponction lombaire

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7
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lie on your side with your back to the doctor, bend your knees toward your chest

A

allongez-vous sur le côté, en tournant le dos au médecin, pliez les genoux sur la poitrine

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8
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sit on the edge of the be, hold the pillow to your chest

A

asseyez-vous au bord du lit. serrez cet oreiller contre vous

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9
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to bend (i bend, bending, bend!) 
 lean forward with your back bent
A

arrondir, j’arrondis, arrondissons

penchez-vous en avant en arrondissant bien le dos

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10
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the rise

the rise of nanotech

A

l’essor (nm)

l’essor des nanotehnologies

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11
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to graft

the surgeon grafted (transplanted) a kidney on him

A

greffer

Le chirurgien lui greffa un rein

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12
Q

digitalization

the digitalization of our society is underway

A

la numérisation

la numérisation de nos sociétés est en cours (en cooor-silent)

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13
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to intensify (s'intensifier)
the tension intensifies between the boss and the employees
A

s’accroître

La tension s’accroît entre le patron et les employés

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14
Q

skirmish/bagarre/rixe

A

une échauffourée

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15
Q

blackmail

to blackmail

A

le chantage

faire chanter

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16
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relay match/waystation
pass the reins/baton
he took the reins from his dad in the family business

A

un relai

Il a pris le relais de son père dans l’entreprise familiale.

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17
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I don’t want to be caught unaware with regards to the conversation with all the jargon…

A

je ne voudrais pas être pris au dépourvu côté conversation avec tout le jargon

18
Q

to obtain/procurer

he got these products online

A

procurer

Il s’est procuré ces produits en ligne

19
Q

according to what i heard…..

A

d’après ce que j’ai entendu

20
Q

uneven, an accident victim

the terrain is very uneven

A

accidenté

le terrain est très accidenté

21
Q

a shovel

A

une pelle

22
Q

when did these issues start?

A

commet ces troubles ont-ils commencé?

23
Q

difficulty (also means embarrassing)
he felt difficulty speaking in public
by a difficulty breathing (SOB)

A

gêne
Il éprouve de la gêne à parler en public
par une gêne respiratoire

24
Q

coughing fit

A

quintes de toux

avez vous des quintes de toux?

25
Q

is you cough associated with phlegm?

A

votre toux s’accompagne-t-elle de crachats?

26
Q

what brings on your cough

A

qu’est-ce qui déclenche votre toux?

27
Q

have you coughed up blood?

A

avez-vous déjà craché du sang?

28
Q

to begin to

she began to cry

A

se mettre à

elle s’est mise à pleurer

29
Q

to reshuffle
a reshuffling
Tsipras is forced to a reshuffle

A

remanier
le remaniement
Tsipras est contraint au remaniement

30
Q

to introduce/get to know (the basics of)

he offers also to introduce me to snowboarding

A

s’initier à

me propose également de m’initier au ‘surf des neiges

31
Q

a pileup

a brushfire causes a pileup of four cars on the road

A

un carambolage

un feu de champ entraîne un carambolage entre quatre voitures sur la route

32
Q

it’s the least that…

A

c’est la moindre des choses…

33
Q

a dragnet

an antiterrorist dragnet in saudi arabia

A

un coup de filet

un coup de filet antiterroriste en Arabie Saoudite

34
Q

summer holiday tourists

A

un estivant

35
Q

a symptom

do you get SOB?

A

un symptôme

avez-vous le souffle court?

36
Q

a pump
neb
a medicine has been place in a machine allowing it to transform the liquid to a fine mist

A

un spray
un aérosol
un médicament à été placé dans un appareil permettant de transformer le liquide en un fin brouillard

37
Q

que at beginning confusing…can mean 3 things

1) “only” only good quality!
2) “size/grandeur” so many people/so noisy!
3) “that–let’s pray that”(wish—sub) let’s pray that he’s good

A

1) que de la bonne qualité!
2) que de monde/ que de bruit
3) Qu’il soit bien!

38
Q

talk of the town
they are the talk of the town with their record costs
a column (news column)

A

défrayer la chronique
ils défraient la chronique pour leur coûts records
la chronique

39
Q

for good reason…
TRICKY: also….”a lot”
there’s a lot to do

A

il y a de quoi (y avoir de quoi)

il y a de quoi faire

40
Q

se suicider slang

A

se foutre en l’air