MASTERS AND SERVANTS Flashcards

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Votre seigneurerie / monsieur / madame

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Your ladyship / lordship

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Un maître une maîtresse

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A master a mistress

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Domestic

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Servant

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Un majordome

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A Butler

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Un cuisinier

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A Cook

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Une gouvernante

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A governess / housekeeper

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Une domestique/un valet de pied

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A maid a footman

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Voiturier

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Valet

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Les conditions de travail

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Working conditions

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Un emploi pour la vie

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A lifelong job

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La vie privée

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Privacy

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Les limites

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Boundaries

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Accès limité

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Restricted access

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Le statut social

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Social status

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Le logement

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Accommodation

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l’Office

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The pantry

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Une demeure

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A mansion

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Une salle de réception

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A reception room

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Une maison imposante

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A stately home

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Un emploi subalterne

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A menial job

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Les corvées

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Chores

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de la haute société

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upper-class

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conventionnel

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conventional

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conservateur

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conservative

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raffiné

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sophisticated

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riche

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rich, wealthy

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bien elevé

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well-mannered

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dévoué

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devoted, dedicated

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obeissant

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obedient

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respectueux

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respectful

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épuisant

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exhausting

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exploité

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exploited

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dur, difficile

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harsh, rough

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impuissant

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powerless, helpless

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sous-payé

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under-paid

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codifié

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codified

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exigeant

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demanding

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ardu

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strenuous

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fiable

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reliable

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digne de confiance

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trust-worthy

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obéir aux règles

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obey the rules, abide by the rules

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admirer

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admire, look up to

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mépriser

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despise, look down on

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compter sur

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rely on

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brouiller les frontières

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blur the lines

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se lier d’amitié

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befriend

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être sur un pied d’égalité

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be on an equal footing with

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lier des liens avec

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bound with

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faire tomber les barrières

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break down barriers

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se sentir indépendant de

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feel independent from

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suivre les instructions

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follow instructions

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satisfaire des requêtes

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satisfy / meet demands

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servir quelqu’un

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wait on / upon sby

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rester à sa place

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keep one’s place

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être à la disposition de quelqu’un

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be at sby’s beck and call

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travailler du lever au coucher soleil

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work from sunrise to sunset

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fixer des limites

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set boundaries

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appauvrir

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deplete

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foyer

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grate

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decourager, dissuader

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deter

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salaire

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salary, wage

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les restes du repas

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leftovers, the meal scraps

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a peine, peu

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sparcely

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être a dispo

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be on hand

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arrière cuisine

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scullery

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mineur

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coal miner

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feutrine

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baize

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effectuer des taches

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carry out duties

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charge fardeau

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a burden

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faire sortir

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dismiss

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l’entretien

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the upkeep

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un prétendant

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a suitor

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le sous-sol

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basement

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célibataire

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bachelor

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valet de pied

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footman

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semaine de congés

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a week off

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une facture / billet

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a bill

78
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avoir qqc a portée de main

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keep sth on hand

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déposer

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drop off

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recuperer

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to pick up

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adorer

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to be into

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payer avec de gros billets

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pay in large bill

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de la petite monnaie

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nickels and pennies

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ridicule derisoire

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measly

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periode de pointe

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peak times

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en attente

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on hold

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charger

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load up

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en retard

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delayed

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radin

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stingy

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faire attendre

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make sb wait around

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demander un service

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ask for favors