LFBP July I 2016 Flashcards

1
Q

supplier

trader (wine trader)

A

un fournisseur

un négociant (en vin)

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2
Q

breakdown service

A

le service de dépannage

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3
Q

scoring scale

siding scale

A

un barème (dégressif)

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4
Q

school sac

A

un cartable

un sac

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5
Q

to undertake

to undertake the short trip which brings them to school…

A

effectuer

pour effectuer le court trajet qui les mène à l’école

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6
Q

to come back from the dead

A

revenir de loin

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7
Q

to come back from school

to come back from it

A
revenir de l'école
en revenir  (en replace l'école with de)
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8
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a close call (narrowly escaping badness)

he left the accident knowing he had a close a call

A

echapper belle

Il est sorti de l’accident, sachant qu’il l’avait échappé belle

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9
Q

ride/journey (2)

the road between new york and boston is helped by a highway

A

le parcours (more versitale can use in figurative sense)
le trajet
le trajet / parcours entre ny et
boston est facilité par l’autoroute

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10
Q

i really want to

A

je tiens absolument à faire…

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11
Q

mascot

A

une mascotte

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12
Q

jailbreak a phone

A

débloquer un portable

déverrouiller

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13
Q

makeshift (2)
a makeshift wheelchair
a makeshift camp

A

de fortune
improvisé
un fauteuil roulant de fortune
un camp de fortune

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14
Q

sharp
craggy/steep
she has to climb the sharp and craggy mountain trails

A

raide
escarpé
elle doit escalader des sentiers de montagne raides et escarpés

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15
Q

beyond (literal and figurative)
beyond the mountains
i’m not letting myself think beyond my exams

A

au delà de
au-delà des montagnes
Je ne me permets pas de penser au-delà
de mes examens

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16
Q

they may realize them (their goals) one day

A

ils pourraient bien les réaliser un jour

17
Q

perilous

A

périlleux

18
Q

heavyweight

A

des poids lourds

19
Q

an icon

A

une icône

20
Q

dark chapter

A

une page sombre

21
Q

if you asked the following question, only boxing fans would be able to respond

A

(imperfect)—-(conditional)

si vous posiez la question suivante seuls les passionnés de boxe seraient capable de répondre

22
Q

if i had the time i would take some days to go somewhere

A

si j’avais le temps, je prendrais quelques jours pour aller quelque part

23
Q

jill put on some weight

A

Jill a pris du poids

24
Q

i am downstairs

i’m upstairs

A

je suis en bas

je suis en haut