New vocab (eng - french) Flashcards

(66 cards)

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the act of harvesting (noun)

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la cueillette

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the harvest

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la récolte

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the homeless

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les sans-abri / les SDF (les sans domicile fixe - not fixed home)

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a beggar

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un mendiant

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the summer season

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la saison estivale

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an obstacle

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une entrave

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to prohibit

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interdire

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begging (noun)

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le mendicité

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the challenges

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Les défis

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it’s useless except for ….

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c’est nul sauf pour* qqch

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to make noise (disputing/arguing/protesting)

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faire du bruit

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dedicated

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consacrée

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the rate

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le taux

Un fort taux de violence - a high rate of violence

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the distrust (feeling of suspicious)

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La méfiance

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the pill

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la pilule

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to mitigate

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atténuer

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to show

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montrer

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To clear one’s mind

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Faire le vide

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19
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To really like something

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Coup de cœur

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Touching, moving

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Touchent

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21
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So that

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Afin que

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22
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To put in progress

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Mettte en cours

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renewed / reappointed (as head of smth)

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reconduit

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disappointed

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déçu (décevoir)

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to disappoint
décevoir | tromper = to deceive
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to give back / to return
rendre
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is an understatement (description)
est un euphémisme (description)
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To indulged oneself in
se régaler de ## Footnote Je me suis régalée = I indulged myself
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to regain one's mental health
se ressaisir
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...none other than
à nulle autre que ## Footnote Example sentence: Elle est **nulle autre que** la présidente de la société
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to get to [place] / to go to [place]
se rendre à
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so that
pour que
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to be found / are found / are located
se trouver
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the barracks (army type shi)
la caserne
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to say/do too much | idiomatic expression
de trop en dire/faire
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nothing is signed yet
rien n'est encore signé
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he was able to go to
il a pu aller
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let's start at the beginning (exp)
Commençons par le commencement
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to establish / build (a relationship)
nouer
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while | Often used to highlight contrast - same as tandis que but tandis que has ## Footnote e.g. Il a réussi l'examen, alors que je l'ai échoué
alors que
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whilst | Often used to highlight contrast, with stronger opposition ## Footnote e.g. Il travaille, tandis que sa sœur préfère s'amuser - He works, whereas his sister prefers to have fun
tandis que
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while | Used to express actions happening simultaneously ## Footnote e.g. Il travaille pendant que sa sœur s'amuse - He works while his sister has fun
pendant que
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to be trained/educated
Être formée
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all that can be said is that
tout ce qu'on peut dire c'est que
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one like that | used to emphasize surprise, comparison or emphasise ## Footnote Je n'ai jamais vu un pareil spectacle - I've never seen such a show Il n'y a pas un pareil dans toute la ville - There isn't one like that in the city Elle a un robe rouge et sa soeur en a un pareil
EXP: un pareil
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took place, occurred, happened
a eu lieu
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the 90s
les annees 90
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hanging out with [my friends]
traîner [avec mes amis]
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lived/experience/done it (vivre)
vécu
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to [have] struggle/difficulty ## Footnote les jeunes **ont** du mal à nouer des liens avec les autres - the young have a difficulty forming bonds with others
[avoir] du mal à
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to be a witness to
être témoin de
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to bother ## Footnote il me gêne que tu sois assis là - It bother me that you are sitting there
gêner
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inside
dedans (informal, spoken) à l'intérieur (formal)
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to lie
mentir
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disoriented
déboussolés
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to freeze
se figer ## Footnote mon sang s'est figé dans mes veines - the blood froze in my veins
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to monitor / to track ## Footnote eg. this is a way **to track **your tasks and activities for the week
de faire le suivi ## Footnote eg. cet un moyen de faire le suivi de vos activités et tâches pour la semaine
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to manage to do sth
arriver à faire qch
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traduction (traduire)
translation (to translate)
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body hair
les poils
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at one go
dans un coup
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to hit two birds with one stone
on fait d'une pierre deux coups
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'the perfect film'
le film idéal NOT le film parfait
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as an individual / an a group
en tant qu'individu / en tant que groupe
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to lend / to loan
prêter
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planned
prévu (prévoir)