LFBP September 2016 I Flashcards

1
Q

chopsticks

A

les baguettes (!)

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2
Q

to sketch

a sketch

A

esquisser

une esquisse

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3
Q

the researcher sketch a future particular fragile for the rhinos

A

les chercheurs esquissent un avenir particulièrement précaire pour les rhinocéros

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4
Q

headcount

A

le comptage

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5
Q

breach/gap

A

une brèche

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6
Q

nick/notch

A

une brèche, une entaille (coupure)

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7
Q

care/protection

Saudia Arabia: the women want to drop male protection

A

la tutelle

Arabie Saoudite: les femmes veulent faire tomber la tutelle masculine

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8
Q

pressure cooker

A

une cocotte-minute

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9
Q

not the only reason

A

n’est pas seule en cause.

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10
Q

approval rating

A

le taux d’approbaton

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11
Q
the due date (bill)
due date (birth)
A

l’échéance

le terme

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12
Q

base/pedestal (literal and figurative)

the base of the statue is cracked

A

le socle

Le socle de cette statue est fêlé

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13
Q

a tome/big book

A

un pavé

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14
Q

pond (small duckpond)

pond (larger)

A

la mare

un étang

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15
Q

a stretch

a big stretch of grass rolls out on the foot of the castle

A

une étendue

Une grande étendue herbeuse ondule au pied du château.

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16
Q

a bad odor/stench(2)

stinky

A

une puanteurs
une odeur nauséabond (soutenu)
puant

17
Q

the smell of rotten eggs is a stench

A

L’odeur de l’œuf pourri est une puanteur.

18
Q

very loud

a loud splash

A

retentissant

un plouf retentissant

19
Q

blackish

A

noirâtre

20
Q

the fire left black marks/traces on the walls

A

L’incendie avait laissé des traces noirâtres sur les murs.