LFBP March 2018 I Flashcards

1
Q

stroke of an eraser

A

un coup de gomme

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2
Q

to tarnish
tarnished
the sun fades the fabric of curtains

A

ternir
ternie
Le soleil ternit le tissu des rideaux.

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3
Q

Due date

A

Une échéance

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4
Q

the effort was lost, that’s the least one could say

A

L’effet est manqué, c’est le moins que l’on puisse dire.

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5
Q

Now more than ever

A

Plus que jamais

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6
Q

Reschedule/move back
I’ll move back my meeting
Can you move the Tele

A

Décaler
Je vais décaler mon rendez-vous
Peux-tu décaler la télé

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7
Q

modesty/reserve

out of coyness, he didn’t dare to speak of his problem to us

A

la pudeur

par pudeur il n’a pas osé nous parler de ses problèmes

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8
Q

Merry go round

Basket (hot air balloon or merry go round)

A

Un manège

Une nacelle

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9
Q

a heater/boiler

A

une chaudière

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10
Q

Pulling the strings

A

Tirez les ficelles

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11
Q

hemp

A

la chanvre

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12
Q

hornet

A

le frelon

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13
Q

security

“high risk” tag

A

surété

être fixé S

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14
Q

to refold
to withdraw
to withdraw to oneself

A

replier
se replier
se replier sur soi-même

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15
Q

attention space

A

la capacité de concentration

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16
Q

right hand man

A

le bras droit

17
Q

brainwash to…

A

laver le cerveau à

18
Q

soundbite

A

une brève citation

19
Q

in the absence of/if not

if not to get updates of my favorite chinese american traveller

A

à défaut

à défaut d’avoir de nouvelles de mon américain - chinois - voyageur préféré !!

20
Q

Freckle

A

Une tache de rousseur

21
Q

Fog

A

Le brouillard