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Man's Basic Concerns - Comfort Flashcards

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1
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un interphone

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an intercom / a buzzer

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un placard

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a cupboard

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un rayon

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a shelf (shelves)

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un parquet

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a parquet floor

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de la moquette

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fitted carpet

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une rampe d’escalier

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a banister

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un volet / un store

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a shutter / a blind

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le double vitrage

à double vitrage

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double-glazing

double-glazed

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un évier

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a kitchen sink

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un plan de travail

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a worktop

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la plomberie

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the plumbing

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un ballon d’eau chaude

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a hot-water tank

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un tuyau

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a pipe

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un robinet

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a tap / a faucet (US)

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ouvrir / fermer (robinet)

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turn on / off

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un lavabo

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a washbasin / a sink (US)

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un tapis de bain

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a bathmat

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un porte-serviette

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a towel rail

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la cuvette des toilettes

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the toilet bowl

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le courant

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power

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un fil électrique

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a wire

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l’installation électrique

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the electric wiring

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un fil électrique (appareils)

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a flex / a cord (US)

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une prise

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a plug

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un radiateur

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a radiator

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une flamme

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a flame

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une étincelle

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a spark

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attiser le feu

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to poke the fire

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une bûche

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a log

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les braises

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embers / live coals

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la climatisation

un climatiseur

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air conditioning

an air conditioner

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une ampoule

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a light bulb

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un spot

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a spotlight

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une lampe / un abat-jour

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a lamp / a lampshade

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une lampe halogène

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a halogen

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un lustre

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a chandelier

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un interrupteur

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a switch

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allumer / éteindre la lumière

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to switch on / off the light

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un meuble

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a piece of furniture

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un fauteuil

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an armchair

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un tabouret

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a stool

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une commode

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a chest of drawers

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un tiroir

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a drawer

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une bibliothèque

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bookshelves

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une table de nuit

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a bedside table

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un matelas

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a mattress

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une armoire

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a wardrobe

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une penderie

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a hanging wardrobe

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une table basse

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a coffee table

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des lits superposés

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bunk beds

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un tapis

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a rug

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un rideau
un voile
une tringle à rideaux

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a curtain
a net-curtain
a curtain-rail

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un coussin

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a cushion

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poser une étagère

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to put up a shelf

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accrocher un rideau

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to hang a curtain

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accrocher un tableau

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to hang a painting

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tirer les rideaux

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to pull / draw the curtains

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une cabine de douche

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a shower cubicle

59
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une coupure de courant

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a power cut

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faire disjoncter

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to blow a fuse

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une pièce enfumée

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a smoke-filled room

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chauffage au gaz

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gas-fired heating

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monter le chauffage

baisser le chauffage

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to turn the heating up

to turn the heating down

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un lampadaire

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a floor lamp

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un plafonnier

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a ceiling light

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une lampe de chevet

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a bedside lamp

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sous le feu des projecteurs

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in the spotlight

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