Mars Flashcards

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faire une overdose de médicament

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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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kiné

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a physical therapist

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prendre la solution de facilité

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to take the easy way out

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5
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être bcp de complication

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to be a lot of hassle

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médicaments qui ont besoin (ou pas) de prescription

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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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omniprésent

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pervasive

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les américains ont une faible résistance à la douleur

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Americans have a very law pain threshold.

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10
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copinage

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cronyism

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11
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courtiser

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to woo

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ça revient à (faire des pots-de-vin)

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it amount to (bribing)

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pot-de-vin déguisés

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bribes in disguise

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être accro à l’opium

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to be hooked on opium

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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

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a headscarf

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21
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insensé

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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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elle avait l'air endormie
she looked sleepy
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I'm going to do... | I will...
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
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parler de choses et d'autres (3)
to talk about everything and nothing to talk about this and that to make small talk
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À propos de Mary
When it came to Marie
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un aquarium
a fish tank
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faire le plein
to fill up / to tank up
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renverser
to spill
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une marée noire
an oil spill(age) | an oil slick
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avoir du courage
to have guts
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des tas de, un grand nombre de
scores of* heaps of loads of
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approvisionnement
supply
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une vingtaine de personnes
a score of people
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une partition
a score
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une augmentation
a (pay) raise/rise | a pay hike
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tremper / faire tremper
to soak
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être trempé jusqu'aux os
to get soaked threw
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être trempé de sueur
to be soaked with sweat
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essence
petrol
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proper holiday
des vacances dignes de ce mot
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grincer
to squeak
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faire un bruit de ferraille
to rattle
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coffre
boot
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hamper
panier (de pique nique)
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se meler (aux gens, à une odeur..)
to mingle
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faire une sieste
to have a nap
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se chamailler
to squabble
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resister à l'envie de
to resist sg / doing sg
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saisir, empoigner
to grip
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jaillir, sauter | un bond
to leap
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conclure de façon hâtive que
ump to the conclusion that, | leap to the conclusion that
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se curer le nez / les dents
to pick one's nose - teeth
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faire appel aux lumières de qn
to pick sb's brain
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renifler
to sniff
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éternuer
to sneeze
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faire du mal
to do harm
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harmless
inoffensif
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léger
slight