LFBP November 2017 I Flashcards

1
Q

joystick

A

une manette (de jeu)

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2
Q

mine sweeping (can be figurative)

A

le déminage

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3
Q

square feet

play poorly

A

pieds carrés

avoir les pieds carrés

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4
Q

acorn

squirrels collect acorns in winter

A

le gland

Les écureuils amassent des glands pour l’hiver

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5
Q

swell (ocean)

stormy (literal and figurative)

A

la houle

houleux

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6
Q

hitch/snag

without a hitch

A

une anicroche

sans accroc

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7
Q

After all

A

Après tout

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8
Q

rewarding

A

gratifiant

satisfaisant

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9
Q

Sunbathe

A tan

A

Prendre du soleil
Se faire bronzer
Un bronzage

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10
Q

godfather

godson/goddaughter

A
un parrain (une parraine) 
un filleul (fille-uhl)
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11
Q

on the fly

A

tout de go

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12
Q

to talk about this and that..

A

discuter à bâtons rompus

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13
Q

against all expectations

A

Contre toute attente

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14
Q

to lie

lying on the ground

A

gésir

gisait au sol

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15
Q

the end of the political career of someone who lead Zimbabwe for so long

A

la fin de la carrière politique de celui qui dirige au Zimbabwe depuis si longtemps

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16
Q

puppet

A

une marionnette

17
Q

human life is quite ephemeral that is to say short

A

les vies humaines sont bien éphémères, c’est-à-dire bien courtes

18
Q

to depart

A

s’en aller

19
Q

fin (fish)

shark fin

A

une nageoire

un aileron

20
Q

unseen development (also means bounce)

A

un rebondissement