Man's Basic Concerns - Doing Repairs Flashcards

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1
Q

le bricolage

A

DIY = Do-it-yourself

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2
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un magasin de bricolage

A

a DIY shop

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3
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un bricoleur

A

a handyman

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4
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une échelle

A

a ladder

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5
Q

un escabeau

A

a stepladder

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6
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une rallonge

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an extension lead / cord

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7
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une lampe de poche

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a torch / a flashlight (US)

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8
Q

un clou

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a nail

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9
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une vis

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a screw

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10
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un tournevis

A

a screwdriver

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11
Q

des pinces

des tenailles

A

a pair of pincers

a pair of pliers

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12
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serrer ≠ desserrer

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to tighten ≠ to loosen (s)

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13
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souder

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to solden

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14
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forer / percer

A

to drill

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15
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une perceuse électrique

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an electric / power drill

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16
Q

une pince coupante

A

wire cutters

17
Q

une scie

A

a saw

18
Q

une lime

A

a file

19
Q

en panne

A

out of order

20
Q

une fuite / fuir

un tuyau qui fuit

A

a leak / to leak

a leaking pipe

21
Q

fuir / un robinet qui fuit

A

to drip

a dripping tap

22
Q

déborder

A

to overflow

23
Q

boucher une fuite

A

to stop / to plug a leak

24
Q

une panne d’électricité

A

a power failure

25
Q

une coupure de courant

A

a power cut

26
Q

un court circuit

A

a short circuit

27
Q

faire des travaux dans une maison

A

to make alterations to a house

28
Q

avoir besoin d’être réparé

A

to need repairing / fixing

29
Q

couper l’électricité

A

to cut off the power

30
Q

rétablir le courant

A

to put the power back on

31
Q

rénover un endroit

A

to do up a place