LFBP November 2016 I Flashcards

1
Q

stumble/falter (literal and figurative)

this project is stumbling it lacks resources

A

cafouiller

Ce projet cafouille, il manque de ressources

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2
Q
to stumble (walking) 
to stumble (hesitate like speaking)
A

trébucher

brédouiller

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3
Q

the home stretch

A

dans la dernière ligne droite

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4
Q

tearful

she already had tearful eyes

A

larmoyant

Elle avait encore les yeux larmoyants

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5
Q

the coast guard

A

le garde-côtes

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6
Q

lifeguard

A

un maître-nageur

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7
Q

gather the troops

A

rameuter ses troupes

le directeur rameute ses troupes

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8
Q

to be on the lookout for

A

être à l’affût de

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9
Q

Refill (drink)

A

Remplir un verre

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10
Q

the sale/market

A

le marché

la foire

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11
Q

real estate tax

A

les taxes foncières

foncière (real estate)

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12
Q

line (waiting)

A
une fille d'attente 
la queue (kuh)
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13
Q

block (city)

A

un bloc (english)

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14
Q

daylight saving time

A

l’heure d’été

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15
Q

to stick

stuck

A

engluer

englué

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16
Q

a hair curler also means a rolling pin

* also means parchment (like fly sticky paper)

A

un rouleau

17
Q

one of them

he work in one of them

A

l’un d’entre eux
il travaille dans l’un d’entre eux
* the l’un l part is just prononciation thing

18
Q

call centre

A

les centres d’appel

19
Q

what’s it like to go/work there?

A

à quoi ressemble ce qu’on y fait?

20
Q

the condition there are typically like those of dicken’s times

A

les conditions de travail y étaient

typiquement celles de l’époque de Dickens