Mars 2 Flashcards

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être d’un grand secours

A

to be a pillar of strength

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2
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etre à 4 pattes

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to be on all fours

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3
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animal / monstre ! pas bête

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beast

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4
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propriété privée

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no trespassing

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5
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un pilier

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a pillar

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6
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avoir le vertige

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to be afraid of heights

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7
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s’emmêler

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to mat

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8
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des cheveux en broussaille, emmêlés (2)

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matted / tangled hair

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9
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en prime, par dessus le marché

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to boot (she is divorced, to boot)

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10
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une lueur d’espoir

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to be a glimmer of hope

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11
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bouquet

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bunch of flowers

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12
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campagne

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countryside

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13
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pleuvoir des cordes

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to pour (with rain)

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14
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un conflit salarial

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a wage dispute

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15
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carrelage

A

tiles

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16
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lancer qc à qn

accabler [qqn] de [qch] (2)

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to hurl sg
to hurl [abuse] at sb
Old Larry always sat on his front porch and hurled insults at the schoolchildren walking by.

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17
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carreler

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to tile

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18
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briser (3)

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to break, to shatter, to dash

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19
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tu n’es qu’un pauvre type (4)

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You’re just a looser / a dead loss / a nobody / a creep

You, creep!

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20
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ramper

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to creep

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21
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tu as foutu ma vie en l’air

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you’ve wrecked my life / You’ve screwed up my life

22
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épave, carcasse

23
Q

se diriger vers

A

to head for

24
Q

la cheminée

A
the fireplace 
the mantelpiece (manteau de la cheminée sur laquelle on met des bibelots → ornaments)
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babiole
trinkets
26
se débattre
to struggle
27
lâcher qn | Lâche moi !
to let go of sb | Let go of me !
28
laisse moi tranquille
leave me alone
29
la disparition
the disappearance
30
réfréner son enthousiasme
to curb one's enthusiasm
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se laisser emporter, être transporté, s'emballer pour
to get carried away
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un car
a coach
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se blottir
to huddle
34
tournesol
sunflowers
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bruler, dessécher, roussir
to scorch
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ail
garlic
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élever animaux, cultiver
to farm → a cheep farm (élevage mouton)
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une laiterie
a dairy farm
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une carrière (foret)
quarry
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une requête, demande
a query
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verdir
to grow green
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laine
wool (a woolen shirt)
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grains de beauté
moles
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dodue/corpulente
plump
45
tache de rousseur
freckles
46
une taupe
a mole
47
souffrir le martyr
to be in agony
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éteindre une cigarette
to put out a cigarette
49
embêter
to bother
50
Ils ont pris des chemins différents
They went their separate ways
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lancer violemment qc
to hurl sg