Mars 2 Flashcards

1
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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

A

to be on all fours

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3
Q

animal / monstre ! pas bête

A

beast

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4
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propriété privée

A

no trespassing

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5
Q

un pilier

A

a pillar

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6
Q

avoir le vertige

A

to be afraid of heights

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7
Q

s’emmêler

A

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
Q

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
Q

bouquet

A

bunch of flowers

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12
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campagne

A

countryside

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13
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pleuvoir des cordes

A

to pour (with rain)

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14
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un conflit salarial

A

a wage dispute

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15
Q

carrelage

A

tiles

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16
Q

lancer qc à qn

accabler [qqn] de [qch] (2)

A

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
Q

carreler

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to tile

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18
Q

briser (3)

A

to break, to shatter, to dash

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19
Q

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
Q

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)
25
Q

babiole

26
Q

se débattre

A

to struggle

27
Q

lâcher qn

Lâche moi !

A

to let go of sb

Let go of me !

28
Q

laisse moi tranquille

A

leave me alone

29
Q

la disparition

A

the disappearance

30
Q

réfréner son enthousiasme

A

to curb one’s enthusiasm

31
Q

se laisser emporter, être transporté, s’emballer pour

A

to get carried away

32
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un car

33
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se blottir

34
Q

tournesol

A

sunflowers

35
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bruler, dessécher, roussir

36
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ail

37
Q

élever animaux, cultiver

A

to farm → a cheep farm (élevage mouton)

38
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une laiterie

A

a dairy farm

39
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une carrière (foret)

40
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une requête, demande

41
Q

verdir

A

to grow green

42
Q

laine

A

wool (a woolen shirt)

43
Q

grains de beauté

44
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dodue/corpulente

45
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tache de rousseur

46
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une taupe

47
Q

souffrir le martyr

A

to be in agony

48
Q

éteindre une cigarette

A

to put out a cigarette

49
Q

embêter

50
Q

Ils ont pris des chemins différents

A

They went their separate ways

51
Q

lancer violemment qc

A

to hurl sg