Liste 11 Flashcards

1
Q

Le match a été retardé en raison du mauvais temps

A

The game was delayed due to bad weather.

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2
Q

Il vit dans un village isolé à environ 100 km d’ici

A

He lives in a remote village about 100 km from here

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3
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Jenny a beaucoup de problèmes en ce moment: elle traverse une période difficile

A

Jenny has a lot of problems at the moment: she is going through a rough patch

To go through a rough patch : traverser une période difficile

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4
Q

Nous devons réduire de moitié la somme que nous dépensons pour la nourriture

A

We need to halve the amount we spend on food

To halve: réduire de moitié

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5
Q

Des hommes armés ont enlevés l’héritière jeudi soir

A

Armed men abducted the heiress on Thursay evening

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6
Q

En tant que gardien d’immeuble, il a un revenu modeste

A

He earns a modest living as a janitor

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7
Q

Il faut que je trouve un travail qui paie bien

A

I need to get a job that pays well

To get a job : trouver un travail

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8
Q

Les principes de l’Islam

A

The tenets of Islam

The principles of Islam

اركان الإسلام

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9
Q

Tout le monde aime investir sur un marché haussier

Les analystes sont tous confiants du devenir de l’entreprise au prochain trimestre

A

Everyone likes to invest in a bullish market

Analysts are all bullish about the company in the next quarter

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10
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Bullish

A

Optimistic

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11
Q

Le patient était parfaitement conscient

A

The patient was fully conscious

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12
Q

De nos jours, il est banal de raconter sa vie sur les blogs

A

These days, it is commonplace to record one’s life in a blog

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13
Q

To bridge the gap

Nous n’avons pas de serviettes, mais de l’essuie-tout devrait faire l’affaire

A

Réduire l’écart
Combler un fossé

We have no napkins, but paper towels should serve to bridge the gap

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14
Q

To feel the pinch

A

Souffrir financièrement

Everyone felt the pinch of these crises

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15
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L’automobiliste freina a la vue du chat sur le bord de la chaussée

A

The driver braked when he saw the cat….

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16
Q

Laura a reçu un gros héritage de son père lorsqu’il est décédé

A

Laura got a big inheritance from her father when he passed away

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17
Q

Dana a hérité de tout l’argent de sa mère

A

Dana inherited all of her mother’s money

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18
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L’éducation est la pierre angulaire d’une vie réussie

A

Education is the cornerstone of a successful life

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19
Q

Une plus-value

Une moin-value

A

A capital gain

A capital loss

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20
Q

Supposer

Partir du principe que

A

To assume

Many people assume that a tie indicates a person of authority

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21
Q

Couper la parole
Interrompre

Il interrompait constamment l’intervenant avec ses commentaires

A

He was constantly interrupting the speaker with his comments

To interrupt

22
Q

Recommencer

A

Start again

23
Q

Supposer

Partir du principe que

A

To assume

Many people assume that a tie indicates a person of authority

24
Q

Couper la parole
Interrompre

Il interrompait constamment l’intervenant avec ses commentaires

A

He was constantly interrupting the speaker with his comments

To interrupt

25
Q

Le bilan de son stage n’est pas très bon

A

El balance de sus practicas no es muy bueno

26
Q

Un parachutiste

A

Un paracaidista

A skydiver

27
Q

Ils doivent être riches s’ils peuvent se payer une maison de ce quartier

A

They must be well-off if they can afford to buy a house there !

well-off = être riche = wealthy

28
Q

Karine s’est cassée la colonne vertébrale en tombant dans les escaliers

A

Karine broke her backbone when she fell down the stairs

29
Q

Une lueur d’espoir

A

A glimmer of hope

30
Q

Ce soi-disant professeur n’a aucune compétence

A

This so called teacher has no skills at all

31
Q

Composition d’équipe

A

La alineacion

La Formacion

32
Q

Matières premières

A

Raw material

33
Q

Salaire variable

Salaire fixe

A

Variable pay

Basic salary

34
Q

Ce fromage pue vraiment

A

This cheese is really stinky

That Camembert is smelly
= smelly

35
Q

Je suis/serai diplômé en Mai

A

I am graduating in May

I will graduate in May

36
Q

Etre reposé (apres avoir dormi)

A

I am rested

37
Q

Extrême-droite (politique)

A

Far right

Far right wing

La gauche (politique) = the left wing

38
Q

Un microbe

A

Un microbio

A germ, a bug

39
Q

J’ai du attraper tes microbes. Je me sens vraiment pas bien

A

I must have caught your flu bug . I feel awful

40
Q

Casse-toi

A

Get out of here !

Bugger off !

41
Q

Va te faire foutre

A

Fuck off !

42
Q

Mandat présidentiel

A

Presidential mandate

43
Q

Bon boulot ! Continue comme ça !

A

Good work ! Keep it up !

44
Q

Des munitions (armes)

A

Ammunution

45
Q

Le jeune couple n’est pas propriétaire de la maison; ils sont locataires

A

That young couple don’t own the house: they are tenants.

Tenant : locataire

46
Q

Appartement meublé

A

Furnished flat

Furnished apartment

47
Q

Avoir un rhume

Lina avait un rhume: son nez coulait et sa gorge était irritée

A

Lina had a cold: her nose was running and her throat was sore

Attraper un rhume: to catch a cold
Avoir un rhume: to have a cold

48
Q

j’ai le nez qui coule et je n’arrête pas de tousser

A

I have a runny nose and I keep coughing

49
Q

Comment se débarrasser d’un nez qui coule ?

A

How to get rid of a runny nose ?

50
Q

Il faut que tu te débarrasses de ce pantalon: tu ne le portes plus jamais

A

You need to get rid of those pants: you never wear them anymore