Liste 4 Flashcards
Derrière
Behind
Une couche (bebe)
A nappy
A diaper
You have to change babies’ nappies several times a day
Éternuer
To sneeze
Estornudar
He is sneezing all the time
En quoi cela consiste ?
What does it consist of ?
To bring someone up to speed
To get someone up to speed
To make somebody aware of the latest information
Bring me up to speed ! = mets moi au courant
We bring you up to speed = nous vous tenons informés
Sourd (unable to hear)
Deaf / Sordo
Deaf and dumb : sourd-muet
J’ai mal au “something”
J’ai mal au bras
I have a painful arm
I have a painful neck
I have a sore neck
Chair de poule
Goose bumps
It gives me goose bumps
J’ai été mordu par un serpent !
I’ve been bitten by a snake
Environ
Around
Marca del Distribuidor
Private Label Brand
PLB
Tongues
Chancletas
Une aiguille (pour coudre)
Una aguja
A needle
Coudre
To sew
Machine a coudre : sewing machine
Lave-linge
Washing machine
Lave-vaisselle
Dishwasher
Décapiter
To behead
List of people who were beheaded
Condamner
Prononcer une condamnation contre
To sentence sb
He is sentenced to death
The court sentenced the thief to two years in prison = la cour a condamné le voleur à deux ans de prison
Taux d’alphabétisation
Literacy rate
Coupe-ongles
Nail clipper
Cortauñas
Une cicatrice
A scar
Una cicatriz
Faire l’éloge
Encenser
To praise
She was praised for her volunteer work
=elle a été louée pour son travail bénévole
He praised the website as one of the best
=il a fait l’éloge du site web qu’il considère comme l’uns des meilleurs
Nocif
Harmful
Un Somnambule
A sleepwalker
Un sonámbulo
Une serpillère (floor-cleaning tool)
A mop
Una fregona
Renverser (répandre un contenu)
To spill
They spilled vinegar on the tablecloth=
Elles ont renversé du vinaigre sur la nappe
Derramar
Derramó la la taza de cafe sobre su camisa = he spilled the cup of tea on his shirt
La chasse d’eau
The flush
Did you remember to flush ?
Don’t flush too much paper down the toilet, you will block it !
Une serre (plantation)
A greenhouse
Gaz a effet de serre
Greenhouse gas
Repasser (vêtements)
To iron
I need to iron a shirt for work = j’ai besoin de repasser une chemisse pour aller au travail
Planche a repasser = ironing board
Colonie (palestine)
A settlement
Israeli settlements
Colons (colonisateur)
Settler
Tousser
To cough
Bustling (adj)
Animé
With many people
A bustling nightlife
Cambrioler
To burgle
Her house was burgled
Un cambriolage
2 words
A burglary
A break-in
Être bourré
J’etais bourré
To be drunk
I was drunk
She was drunk last night
Une gorgée
Un trago
A mouthful
Rez-de-chaussée
Ground floor
First floor
On the ground floor
Sous-sol
Basement
In the basement
Passer le balai
Balayer
To sweep
Un balai = a broom
Reckless (adj)
Imprudent
To rely on
Compter sur
Dépendre de
Thriving (adj)
Prospere
Florissant
A thriving business
Hotel chains are thriving
Grace a
Thanks to
Swanky
Chic
Huppé
It’s a swanky hotel
Hefty (adj)
A hefty commission
Une grosse commission
Croiser quelqu’un (rencontrer par hasard)
To bump into somebody To run into somebody I bumped (or: ran) into my neighbour Guess who I ran into yesterday.
On purpose
Volontairement
I didn’t do it on purpose
Remplir, compléter (formulaire)
Fill in
Fill out
I am going to fill out an application for the job
To put (somebody) up
Héberger
My brother will put us up for a few nights
We would be happy to put you up when you next come to london :
Nous serions heureux de vous héberger la prochaine fois que vous passerez par Londres
