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

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Paludisme

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4
Q

Get used to

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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
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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
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Haunting

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Obsédante

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15
Q

Fringe

A

La frange

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16
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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
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To advocate for

A

Préconiser

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20
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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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Gossip
Potin, rumeur
26
Whipped cream
Chantilly (chant-tee-Lee)
26
However beautiful she is
Si belle qu'elle soit.
27
To the point that
Si bien que....indicative
29
Check out
Faire le checkout
30
Waffle
Une gaufre
31
A puddle
Une flaque
32
To snore
Ronfler
33
Nap
Faire la sieste
34
Bait
Appât
35
Clumsy
Maladresse
36
Pole
Pôle
37
Intimacy
Intime (m) intimé | Intimité: intimacy
38
Buffer
Un Tampon
39
Clothing: waist, length, changing room (booth)
Taille Longueur Une cabine Sizes given s/m/l
40
A form
Une fiche
41
Speaker
Locuteur
42
To forward mail
Faire suivre mon courriel
43
Prodigy
Prodige
43
Moat
Un fossé
44
Homeless
Sans abri
46
The opposite
Le contraire
47
To be in love with
Être amoureux de
48
Mansion
L'hôtel particulier
49
Thumb
La pouce
50
To rust
Rouiller
51
A scale
La bascule
51
To hook up
Brancher
52
Stubborn
Têtu | Obstinée
53
To scribble
Griffer Griffonne : scribble
54
To write
Rédiger
55
To whistle
Siffler
56
Order
La Consigne
58
Dazzling
Éblouissante
58
Endearing
Attachante
59
Attractive
Attirant
61
Pumpkin
Une citrouille
61
Production (2)
Production, la confection
62
Agreement
L'entente
64
Citizens (2)
Citoyen, ressortissants
65
Software
Logiciel
66
Device
Dispositif
67
Keyboard Capital Lowercase
Le clavier Majuscule Minuscule
68
The worst
Au pire
69
Stapler | Staples
Une agrafeuse | Une agrafe
70
Pen
Un stylo
71
Paper clip
Un trombone
72
Cell phone
Un mobile
73
Laptop
Un portable
74
My computer crashed
Mon ordinateur s'est planté
75
File
Le fichier
75
Internet cable
Le câble internet
76
USB
La clé USB
78
Printer
Une imprimante
79
Tidbit
friandise (same word as snacks in movie theater: les friandises)
80
Far, remote
eloignée
81
fare
le tarif
82
tax (on goods) tax (on income)
la taxe, l'impôt
82
car pedal
la pédal
83
car clutch
l'embrayage
85
break
un frein pronounced fraaahn en
85
to bet on
miser
86
walkout/disengaged (literally)
le débrayage
87
dice
dés
89
in hindsight, in retreat/decline/chill, time to reflect
avec le recul, recul, temps de recul
89
Brush
Le pinceau
90
to tear
déchirer
91
Reflection, decline
Recul (prendre de recul)
92
To scatter
Éparpiller
93
Benchmark, landmark Finding your bearings
Le Repère Prendre ses repères
94
Older son, younger son
Fils âne, fils cadet
96
Older son, younger son
Fils âne, fils cadet
96
Whip
Un fouet
97
To overwhelm
Accabler | Il est accablé par le travail (ou du travail) he's overwhelmed
99
Brunette
Châtain (usually for both men and women!)
99
To be tense
Être crispé
100
Drown
Noyer (also means walnut)
102
To gnaw
Ronger
103
To be broken mentally
Êtres brisé
104
Roll up your sleeves
Retrousser la manche
105
flying butress
arc-boutant (nm)
106
stained glass
vitrail, vitraux (nm)
107
pilgramage
pèlerinage (nm)
108
pilgrim
pèlerin (nm)
109
wolf
loup (nm)
110
personality character
personnage (nm)