LFBP October 2015 I Flashcards

1
Q

whooping cough

A

la coqueluche (koch-luche–silent e in middle)

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2
Q

inappropriate

the antibiotics are prescribed in an inappropriate manner

A

inadapté

les antibiotiques sont prescrits de manière inadaptée

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3
Q

stem cells

A

les cellules souches (nf)

une cellule embryonnaire

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4
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to appear

no new meds appear on the horizon

A

poindre (apparaître)

aucune nouveaux médicaments ne point à l’horizon

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5
Q

gonorrhea

chlamydia

A

la blennorragie

la chlamydiose

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6
Q

affirmative action

A

la discrimination positive

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7
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to seek/aspire (also means crave)
he craves favors of management
he doesn’t intend to seek a third term

A

briguer
Il brigue les faveurs de la direction.
il ne comptait pas briguer un troisième mandat.

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8
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rally

their call to arms

A

ralliement (rally-ment)

leur cri de ralliement

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9
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blending/interbreeding

the great cities present an important cultural mixing

A

le métissage

Les grandes métropoles présentent un métissage culturel important.

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10
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to embark/start
(not commencer/se mettre à/entamer)
to start a new life……

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amorcer
pour amorcer une nouvelle vie….
se mettre à means to TAKE UP SOMETHING (not just start)

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11
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useless/vain

a useless quest for eternal youth

A

vain/vaine

une vaine quête de l’éternelle jeunesse

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12
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to not give a damn about

he doesn’t give a damn about it (age)

A

s’en contreficher

il s’en contrefiche

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13
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double park

A

se garer en double file

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14
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relentlessness, (stubborn connotation)

his uncle is the victim of a relentless treatment

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l’acharnement (nm)

son oncle est victime d’un acharnement thérapeutique

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15
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to strive (almost desperately) 
they tried (desperately) to plug the leak
A

s’acharner à

Ils s’acharnèrent à colmater cette fuite.

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16
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walk on part
to just play a minor role
(also means to just go through the motions)

A

la figuration

faire de la figuration

17
Q

i don’t know why she came she’s just going through the motions

A

Je ne sais pourquoi elle est venue, elle ne fait que le figuration

18
Q

these new seniors won’t play a secondary role

A

ces nouveaux seniors ne joueront pas à faire de la figuration

19
Q

to remarry

A

convoler

se remarier

20
Q

the joy

the joy of self sacrifice

A

la jouissance

la jouissance à l’abnégation

21
Q
message publicitaire
un bulletin (bull-tin) d'info
A

ad

a little information tidbit

22
Q

it’s not his first time doing this (aint his first rodeo)

A

il n’en est pas à son coup d’essai

23
Q

on the edge
on the edge of madness
on the brink of ruin/the abyss

A

au bord de
au bord de la folle
au bord du gouffre

24
Q
the release (prison)
the egyptian justice orders the release of the moubarak sons
A

la remise en liberté

La justice égyptienne ordonne la remise en liberté des fils Moubarak

25
Q

to create havoc/upset
his breakup messed him up
the eruption of this volcano has create havoc (for) all the air trafffic

A

chambouler
Sa rupture l’a chamboulé.
L’éruption de ce volcan a chamboulé tout le trafic aérien

26
Q

jaundice (yellow complexion)

A

le teint jaune

27
Q

have you noticed blood in your stool? are they black

A

avez-vous remarqué du sang sans vos selles? sont-elles noires?

28
Q

while mettre means turn on/wear se mettre has at least 2 meanings: to become (weather) and to start
it’s going to get cold tomorrow
he finally started working
i’m going to take up dancing

A

1) to start
2) to become
Il va se mettre au froid demain.
Il s’est enfin mis au travail
Je vais me mettre à la danse

29
Q

what do they expect?

A

Qu’est-ce qu’ils attendent ?

30
Q

short term

A

à court terme

31
Q

out of reach

there’s no problem out of reach

A

hors de portée

il n’y a pas de problème hors de portée

32
Q

pedestrian walkway

there exists a link between these two pathways

A

une passerelle

Il existe une passerelle entre ces deux filières