LFBP June 2017 III Flashcards

1
Q

a flock

I wish you all the best and a flock of kids in the future

A

une ribambelle

Je vous souhaite tout le bonheur du monde à tous les deux et une ribambelle d’enfants dans l’avenir

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2
Q

mittens

A

des moufles (nf)

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3
Q

bring the house down

A

casser la baraque

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4
Q

motorcyclists turn into the curves

A

Les motocyclistes se penchent dans les virages.

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5
Q

a snub/humiliation

To lose face

A

un camouflet
Essuyer un camouflet

Elle a essuyé un camouflet avec cette proposition

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6
Q

to settle a score with

A

regler son compte à (qqn)

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7
Q

L’inde

A

like land (nasal)

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8
Q

landing on one’s feet (2)

A

le sytème D (débrouiller)

la démerde

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9
Q

to annoy

she annoys the hell out me she never stops whining

A

emmerder

elle m’emmerde, elle n’arête pas de râler

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10
Q

to crap

my mom gives me a lot of shit

A

chier

ma maternelle me fait chier

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11
Q

the runs (shit)

A

la chiasse

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12
Q

a real pain in the ass

what a pain!

A

chiant

c’est chiant ça

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13
Q

to fool around, to bullshit

have you all finished bullshitting around?

A

déconner

vous avez fini de déconner

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14
Q

stove (kitchen)

A

le fourneau

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15
Q

a blunder

following this blunder we lost money

A

un bévue

Suite à cette bévue, nous avons perdu de l’argent.

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16
Q

Be the talk of the town

With this behavior she was the talk of the town

A

Défrayer la chronique

Avec une telle conduite, Marie défraye la chronique

17
Q

To make your way through

A

Se frayer un chemin

18
Q

A bush

A

Un buisson

19
Q

Spry alert

A

Fringant

20
Q

A bounce
An unexpected twist
There was an unexpected development in middle of the trial

A

Un rebondissement

Il y a eu un rebondissement au milieu du procès.