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Lingoda B2.3 Part 2 Flashcards

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1
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job interview

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entretien d’embauche

entretien = interview
embauche = hiring
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to carry out (a job)

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effectuer

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a training

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un formation

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completely!

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toute à fait

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considering

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Compte tenu

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generated

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engendrés

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to be fired

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être viré (familier), être licencié

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8
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since

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puisque

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….anyway

ex. people wouldn’t speak to each other on the metro anyway

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de toute façon or “quand même”

les gens ne se parleraient pas dans le métro de toute façon

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10
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imperative please

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veuillez

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11
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to trust/to be proud

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se fier de / être fier de

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12
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to start

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Démarrer

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13
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stage

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étape

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14
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to thank

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remercier

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15
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to try

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essayer

“tenter” if risk is involved

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16
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to prevent but mainly to inform/let know or WARN

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prévenir

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17
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don’t worry about it

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Ne vous en faites pas
ne pas en faire
ne t’en fais pas

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18
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greetings vs goodbyes

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salutations vs prendre congé

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19
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job

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métier

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20
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to roll

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rouler

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21
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to realize

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se rendre compte

vous êtes vous rendus compte que

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22
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talkative

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loquace

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23
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suddenly

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du coup

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24
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auparavant

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previously

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25
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Ainsi

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so

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26
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surprised

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étonné

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27
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delighted

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ravi

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28
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to worsen

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empirer

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29
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mind

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l’esprit

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30
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without doing anything

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sans rien faire

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31
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l’essor

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the rise, boom

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32
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a success

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un réussite

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33
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a failure

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un échec

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34
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expectations

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attentes

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35
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everything fits perfectly

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Tout colle parfaitement !

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36
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to please someone, to be happy

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contenter, se contenter

je me contente!

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37
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to provide

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fournir

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38
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I cannot stand

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je ne supporte pas*

*always a negative connotation with supporter

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39
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to be correct/right

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être tombé(es) juste

J‘ai essayé de deviner son âge et je
suis tombé juste.

40
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of lesser degree

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de moindre degré.

41
Q

unforeseen victory

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un exploit

42
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different degrees of saying to fail

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échouer, rater, essuyé un échec

43
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obstacle

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épreuve

44
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no energy

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cuit/cuite


45
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no energy/weak

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cuit/cuite
 (fam)

46
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born gift - talent

A

le don

47
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to be good at something

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être douée en …

je suis doué en cuisine.

48
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glow

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rougeoient

49
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to realize

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s’aperçoit

50
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to invade

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envahir

51
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issues

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enjeux

52
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within..

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au sein de

53
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cruel to animals

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être cruel avec

54
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crowd (of people)

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une foule de personnes

55
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swarm (of kids)

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une ribambelle de

56
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court/yard

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une cour

57
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mouthfull (for liquid)

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gorgée (de vin)

58
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handful

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poignée

59
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a bite

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bouchée

60
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spoonful

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cuillerée

61
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a pinch of salt

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une pincée de sel

62
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more than tens… hundreds… (of x)

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plusieurs dizaines, plusieurs centaines

63
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herd of animals

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troupeau

64
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umpteenth thing

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énième chose

65
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slang for money

A

le fric = l’argent

66
Q

slang for police officer

A

un flic

67
Q

to not be satisfied (you can say with anything like a bad film or meal)

A

rester sur sa faim

je suis resté sur ma faim :/

68
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se pencher sur

A

to lean on
Ex. Il faut se pencher sur ce problème
difficile.

69
Q

you did not tell him thank you, he got upset

A

Tu ne lui as pas dit merci, il s’est vexé.

70
Q

this beats me (i don’t know)

A

ça me prend la tête

71
Q

to bother

A

gêner

72
Q

safe from

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à l’abri de

73
Q

help out someone

A

rendre service à quelqun

74
Q

has been introduced

A

est entrée en

vigueur.

75
Q

i focused on

A

J‘ai mis l‘accent sur ..

76
Q

was unanimously agreed on

A

a été adopté à
l’unanimité/à une large
majorité.

77
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i bought (something) i could afford

A

Il a acheté sa voiture comptant

78
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on a whim, impulsively

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sur un coup de tête, impulsivement

Ex. j’ai acheté les chaussures sur un coup de tête

79
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to lecture someone on

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faire la morale à Quelqu’un

80
Q

to emphasize

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mettre en valeur

81
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to unpack things

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déballer, déballage (noun)

82
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summoned (by a manager for example)

A

convoqué

83
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anonymously give birth?

A

accoucher sous

X

84
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to buy (fancy expression)

A

se porter acquéreur

Ex. Je me suis porté acquéreur pour le studio en vente en bas de la rue.

85
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i gave up half way through

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abandonnées en cours de route
Ex. J’ai commencé des études de journalisme, mais je les ai abandonnées en
cours de route car cela ne me plaisait pas.

86
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immediately

A

sur-le-champ

87
Q

useless (expression)

A

accordés au compte gouttes (water dropper)
Les congés sont accordés au compte-gouttes dans cette entreprise, il faut
batailler pour en avoir.

88
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a mercy (good)

A

une grâce

89
Q

to not stop … (expression)

A

annoncer….. coup sur coup

90
Q

to have followed the rules (expression)

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appliquer à la lettre

91
Q

learned in the moment, during the job

A

apprend sur le tas

92
Q

management of time

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gestion du temps

93
Q

to manage

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gérer

94
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annoying

A

agaçant

95
Q

phrase: im nervous!

A

J’ai l’estomac noué!!!

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