LFBP October 2014 I Flashcards

1
Q

Goosebumps

A

La chair de poule

Chair means flesh

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2
Q

Do volunteer work

A

Faire du bénévolat

Bénévole: volunteer

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3
Q

Malaria

A

Paludisme

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4
Q

Get used to

A

S’habituer

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5
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As for…regarding

A

Concernant
Par rapport
En ce-qui concerne

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5
Q

Concrete

A

Béton

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6
Q

Whisper

A

Chuchoter, murmurer

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7
Q

Pulse

A

Le pouls (poo)

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8
Q

Discount

A

Une réduction

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9
Q

Illiteracy

A

Illettrisme

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10
Q

To bid

A

Enchérir

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11
Q

What is just like à propos

A

Sur: nous parlons sur la situation en France

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12
Q

Spent my childhood in New York

A

J’ai Passé ma jeunesse à New York

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13
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According to

A

D’après

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14
Q

Haunting

A

Obsédante

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15
Q

Fringe

A

La frange

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16
Q

As a result of

A

Du fait

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18
Q

Comes down to

A

Se résumer:la vie ne se résume pas à la production

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18
Q

Well being

A

Bien être

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19
Q

To advocate for

A

Préconiser

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20
Q

To plan

A

Prévoir de (short term…longer term is more planifier )

Nous prévoyons de venir te voir

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21
Q

Villain

A

Fripouille

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22
Q

Whatever the reason

A

Peu importe la raison

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23
Q

The reverse

A

L’inverse

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25
Q

Gossip

A

Potin, rumeur

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26
Q

Whipped cream

A

Chantilly (chant-tee-Lee)

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26
Q

However beautiful she is

A

Si belle qu’elle soit.

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27
Q

To the point that

A

Si bien que….indicative

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29
Q

Check out

A

Faire le checkout

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30
Q

Waffle

A

Une gaufre

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31
Q

A puddle

A

Une flaque

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32
Q

To snore

A

Ronfler

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33
Q

Nap

A

Faire la sieste

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34
Q

Bait

A

Appât

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35
Q

Clumsy

A

Maladresse

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36
Q

Pole

A

Pôle

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37
Q

Intimacy

A

Intime (m) intimé

Intimité: intimacy

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38
Q

Buffer

A

Un Tampon

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39
Q

Clothing: waist, length, changing room (booth)

A

Taille
Longueur
Une cabine
Sizes given s/m/l

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40
Q

A form

A

Une fiche

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41
Q

Speaker

A

Locuteur

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42
Q

To forward mail

A

Faire suivre mon courriel

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43
Q

Prodigy

A

Prodige

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43
Q

Moat

A

Un fossé

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44
Q

Homeless

A

Sans abri

46
Q

The opposite

A

Le contraire

47
Q

To be in love with

A

Être amoureux de

48
Q

Mansion

A

L’hôtel particulier

49
Q

Thumb

A

La pouce

50
Q

To rust

A

Rouiller

51
Q

A scale

A

La bascule

51
Q

To hook up

A

Brancher

52
Q

Stubborn

A

Têtu

Obstinée

53
Q

To scribble

A

Griffer

Griffonne : scribble

54
Q

To write

A

Rédiger

55
Q

To whistle

A

Siffler

56
Q

Order

A

La Consigne

58
Q

Dazzling

A

Éblouissante

58
Q

Endearing

A

Attachante

59
Q

Attractive

A

Attirant

61
Q

Pumpkin

A

Une citrouille

61
Q

Production (2)

A

Production, la confection

62
Q

Agreement

A

L’entente

64
Q

Citizens (2)

A

Citoyen, ressortissants

65
Q

Software

A

Logiciel

66
Q

Device

A

Dispositif

67
Q

Keyboard
Capital
Lowercase

A

Le clavier
Majuscule
Minuscule

68
Q

The worst

A

Au pire

69
Q

Stapler

Staples

A

Une agrafeuse

Une agrafe

70
Q

Pen

A

Un stylo

71
Q

Paper clip

A

Un trombone

72
Q

Cell phone

A

Un mobile

73
Q

Laptop

A

Un portable

74
Q

My computer crashed

A

Mon ordinateur s’est planté

75
Q

File

A

Le fichier

75
Q

Internet cable

A

Le câble internet

76
Q

USB

A

La clé USB

78
Q

Printer

A

Une imprimante

79
Q

Tidbit

A

friandise (same word as snacks in movie theater: les friandises)

80
Q

Far, remote

A

eloignée

81
Q

fare

A

le tarif

82
Q

tax (on goods) tax (on income)

A

la taxe, l’impôt

82
Q

car pedal

A

la pédal

83
Q

car clutch

A

l’embrayage

85
Q

break

A

un frein pronounced fraaahn en

85
Q

to bet on

A

miser

86
Q

walkout/disengaged (literally)

A

le débrayage

87
Q

dice

A

dés

89
Q

in hindsight, in retreat/decline/chill, time to reflect

A

avec le recul, recul, temps de recul

89
Q

Brush

A

Le pinceau

90
Q

to tear

A

déchirer

91
Q

Reflection, decline

A

Recul (prendre de recul)

92
Q

To scatter

A

Éparpiller

93
Q

Benchmark, landmark

Finding your bearings

A

Le Repère

Prendre ses repères

94
Q

Older son, younger son

A

Fils âne, fils cadet

96
Q

Older son, younger son

A

Fils âne, fils cadet

96
Q

Whip

A

Un fouet

97
Q

To overwhelm

A

Accabler

Il est accablé par le travail (ou du travail) he’s overwhelmed

99
Q

Brunette

A

Châtain (usually for both men and women!)

99
Q

To be tense

A

Être crispé

100
Q

Drown

A

Noyer (also means walnut)

102
Q

To gnaw

A

Ronger

103
Q

To be broken mentally

A

Êtres brisé

104
Q

Roll up your sleeves

A

Retrousser la manche

105
Q

flying butress

A

arc-boutant (nm)

106
Q

stained glass

A

vitrail, vitraux (nm)

107
Q

pilgramage

A

pèlerinage (nm)

108
Q

pilgrim

A

pèlerin (nm)

109
Q

wolf

A

loup (nm)

110
Q

personality character

A

personnage (nm)