LFBP October II Flashcards

1
Q

two faced

A

faux-cul (cul is like q no l pronounced)

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2
Q

Obama annonce the upkeep of american troops in afghanistan beyond 2016

A

annonce le maintien de troupes américaines en Afghanistan au-delà de 2016

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3
Q

a hinderance/constraint

do the laws constitue a protection or hinderance to our liberties?

A

une entrave

Les lois constituent-elles une protection o une entrave à nos libertés ?

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4
Q

in real time

A

en temps réel

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5
Q
to lean (literal and figurative)
she leans her head to look out the window
once you lean to the left......
A

pencher
Elle penche la tête pour regarder par la fenêtre
une fois que vous penchiez à la gauche…

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6
Q

mutually exclusive

A

incompatible

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7
Q

give tips

lean towards

A

donner des tuyaux ou astuces

pencher vers

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8
Q

synonym for soft from mou/molle
gentle person
this young man is a very gentle

A

tendre

Ce jeune homme est très tendre

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9
Q

divide

this debate divided the group in two

A

scinder

Ce débat a scindé le groupe en deux

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10
Q

in olden days/long ago (auparavant)

in olden days Paris was called Lutèce

A

jadis

jadis Paris s’appelait Lutèce

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11
Q

the open space (square) before a cathedral

the open space before St John cathedral is paved

A

le parvis

Le parvis de la cathédrale Saint Jean est pavé

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12
Q

to shiver (2)

A

grelotter, frissoner

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13
Q

fear/terror

seeing the pickles he let out a cry of terror

A

un effroi

voir les cornichons, il a poussé un cri d’effroi

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14
Q

have a head start/edge

up until now the industry always had an edge

A

avoir un longueur d’avance

jusqu’à present, l’industrie a toujours un longueur d’avance

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15
Q

pronounce Allemagne: Al–pause–magne (e is almost silent)

A

longueur= long-errr (not bad)

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16
Q

powder-keg (expressive and literal)

the powder keg of suburbs

A

la poudrière

la poudrière des banlieues

17
Q

stubble

far from the image “old-fashioned” of the past

A

la barbe de trois jours

Loin de l’image “ringarde” d’auparavant

18
Q

on mondays i meet my friends at the gym

A

Le lundi je vois mes amis à la gym

se rencontrer is for meeting by chance or first time, or opponent

19
Q

to be lucky duck (2)

she had the luck to find her cellphone

A

avoir de la veine/avoir du pot

elle a eu de la veine de retrouver son téléphone portable

20
Q

to send shivers down your spine
ghost stories sends shivers down my spine
grandpa’s house sends shivers down my spine

A

faire froid dans le dos
Les histoires de fantômes me font froid dans le dos
la maison de papy me fait froid dans le dos

21
Q

skull and bones

A

un tête de mort

22
Q

by any chance (on the off chance)

A

à tout hasard

23
Q

dramatic turn of events

A

un coup de théâtre

24
Q

Great barrier reef

A

Grande Barrière de corail

25
Q

the stump/strain (virus)

indeed it takes into account the virus strain….

A

la souche

En effet, il prend en compte la souche du virus

26
Q

stem cell

A

une cellule souche

27
Q

beetle

A

un scarabée

28
Q

nail clipper

A

un coupe-ongles

29
Q

kiss ass (2)

A

thuriféraire

un lèche-bottes (even more: lèche-cul)

30
Q

updates (weird)

some updates on de gaulle’s thoughts on race

A

mises au point

Quelques mises au point sur la pensée du général de Gaulle quant aux notions de « nation » et de « race »