Mars Flashcards

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1
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faire une overdose de médicament

A

to overdose on a drug

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etre imputable à

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to be down on to

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3
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kiné

A

a physical therapist

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4
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prendre la solution de facilité

A

to take the easy way out

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5
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être bcp de complication

A

to be a lot of hassle

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médicaments qui ont besoin (ou pas) de prescription

A

prescription drugs

≠ over the counter drugs

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etre en proie à une épidémie

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to be in the grip of an epidemic

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8
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omniprésent

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pervasive

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9
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les américains ont une faible résistance à la douleur

A

Americans have a very law pain threshold.

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10
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copinage

A

cronyism

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11
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courtiser

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to woo

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12
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ça revient à (faire des pots-de-vin)

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it amount to (bribing)

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13
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pot-de-vin déguisés

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bribes in disguise

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14
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être accro à l’opium

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to be hooked on opium

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15
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placer un enfant dans une autre famille

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to foster a kid with a new family

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16
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to be at odds

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etre en désaccord

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17
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marge de manoeuvre

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leeway

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18
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etre rare

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to be scarce

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19
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ne pas courir les rues

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to be few and far between

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20
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un voile

A

a headscarf

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21
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insensé

A

nonsensical

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22
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Marseille

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Marseilles

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23
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un tatouage

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a tattoo

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24
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la soeur de Mary

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Mary’s sister !! pas the sister of Mary

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25
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elle avait l’air endormie

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she looked sleepy

26
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I’m going to do…

I will…

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ça veut dire qu’on a longtemps réfléchi (éviter en colle) → dire I Will talk about
ça exprime une volonté pour laquelle on a pas bcp réfléchi

27
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parler de choses et d’autres (3)

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to talk about everything and nothing
to talk about this and that
to make small talk

28
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À propos de Mary

A

When it came to Marie

29
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un aquarium

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a fish tank

30
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faire le plein

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to fill up / to tank up

31
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renverser

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to spill

32
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une marée noire

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an oil spill(age)

an oil slick

33
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avoir du courage

A

to have guts

34
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des tas de, un grand nombre de

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scores of*
heaps of
loads of

35
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approvisionnement

A

supply

36
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une vingtaine de personnes

A

a score of people

37
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une partition

A

a score

38
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une augmentation

A

a (pay) raise/rise

a pay hike

39
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tremper / faire tremper

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to soak

40
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être trempé jusqu’aux os

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to get soaked threw

41
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être trempé de sueur

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to be soaked with sweat

42
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essence

A

petrol

43
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proper holiday

A

des vacances dignes de ce mot

44
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grincer

A

to squeak

45
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faire un bruit de ferraille

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to rattle

46
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coffre

A

boot

47
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hamper

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panier (de pique nique)

48
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se meler (aux gens, à une odeur..)

A

to mingle

49
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faire une sieste

A

to have a nap

50
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se chamailler

A

to squabble

51
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resister à l’envie de

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to resist sg / doing sg

52
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saisir, empoigner

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to grip

53
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jaillir, sauter

un bond

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to leap

54
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conclure de façon hâtive que

A

ump to the conclusion that,

leap to the conclusion that

55
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se curer le nez / les dents

A

to pick one’s nose - teeth

56
Q

faire appel aux lumières de qn

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to pick sb’s brain

57
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renifler

A

to sniff

58
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éternuer

A

to sneeze

59
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faire du mal

A

to do harm

60
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harmless

A

inoffensif

61
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léger

A

slight