LFBP September 2015 II Flashcards

1
Q

a jumble/mess
haphazardly
his room is a jumble of books, tools
this thumb that expresses haphazardly interest

A

un pêle-mêle
sa chambre est un pêle-mêle de livres, outils, etc
ce pouce qui exprime pêle-mêle l’interêt

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2
Q

bloodbath

A

un bain de sain

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3
Q

shampoo

to shampoo

A
un shampooing (!) 
laver les cheveux (when at salon: faire un shampooing)
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4
Q

to fill (can be figurative
one must fill this hole with rocks
especially, emojis have filled, to a great deal, the lack of nuance of a simple “like”

A

combler
Il faut combler ce trou avec des pierres
Surtout, l’utilisation des emojis comble en bonne partie le manque de nuance d’un simple « J’aime »

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5
Q

an obstacle course (think for allusion to like nyc housing market)

A

le parcours du combattants

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6
Q

in the suburbs

A

en bainlieu

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7
Q

a sprain (2)

A

1) une foulure

2) une entorse

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8
Q

ligament tear

A

un arrachement ligamentaire

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9
Q

the spinal cord is not affecte

A

la moelle épinière n’a pas été atteinte

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10
Q

a splint

you have to wear a splint

A

une attelle

il faut porter une attelle

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11
Q

kneecap

A

la rotule

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12
Q

response

also means aftershock

A

une réplique

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13
Q

to stand up to

kids love to stand up to their parents

A

tenir tête à

Les enfants aiment tenir tête à leurs parents

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14
Q

one of the candidates that stood up to him the most was carly fiorina

A

l’une des candidats à lui avoir le plus tenu tête fut Carly Fiorina

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15
Q

To be up to it, to live up to

A

Être à la hauteur

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16
Q

shortcomings/gap (figurative + literal)
she has some gaps in math
to fill a gap

A

une lacune
elle a des lacunes en mathématiques
combler une lacune

17
Q

candor

A

la franchise

18
Q

flashlight

A

une lampe de poche

19
Q

to tumble

this worker tumbled from the roof

A

dégringoler

Cet ouvrier a dégringolé du toit

20
Q

wire-cutter

A

une cisaille

21
Q

i’m sorry (formal)

A

je suis navré

22
Q

to get ripped a new one/got ass kicked
he got ripped a new one
i got ripped a new one

A

prendre en plein la gueule/la figure
Il s’en est pris plein la figure
je m’en suis pris plein la figure

23
Q

some kind of..

some kind of reason

A

une quelconque

une quelconque raison

24
Q

in a way, of some sort
it’s a bag of some sort
the punishment became in some sort a lithmus test…

A

en quelque sorte
c’est un sac, en quelque sorte
Le châtiment devient alors en quelque sorte le test

25
Q

think outside the box

i’m a fan of walks off the beaten track

A

sortir des sentiers battus

je suis avide de ballades hors des sentiers battus

26
Q

for next to nothing

the shipyards were privatized for a pittance

A

pour une bouchée de pain

les chantiers navals ont été privatisés pour une bouchée de pain

27
Q

we have quite a lot of things to do before vacation

A

on a encore du pain sur la planche avant les vacances

28
Q

they’re selling like hotcakes

A

cela se vend comme des petits pains

29
Q

to wander

i wandered like a lost soul for six months

A

errer

j’ai erré comme une âme en peine pendant six mois

30
Q

not exactly…

A

pas tant que cela

31
Q

an end in and of itself

A

une fin en soi

32
Q

the expat life is not an end in and of itself but a necessary step in their career

A

l’expatriation n’est pas une fin en soi mais une étape obligée dans leur carrière
l’expatriation is also banishment (nf)

33
Q

additionally….

additionally the return is often embarrassing

A

en outre

en outre, revenir, c’est souvent gêner

34
Q

being in the shoes of…

many find themselves in the shoes of a almost beginner

A

dans la peau de

beaucoup se retrouvent dans la peau d’un quasi-débutant

35
Q

prove your credentials

he want to prove himself

A

montre patte blanche

il veut montrer patte blanche

36
Q

colorless/drab
this decoration is drab
the sick kid had a lifeless look
(can also mean lifeless)

A

terne
Cette décoration est terne
L’enfant malade avait le regard terne