NOUVEAU! Vocabulaire français avancé 10 Flashcards

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to take care of oneself

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prendre soin de soi

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to feel alone

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se sentir isolé(e)s

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to start over, to start from scratch

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recommencer à zéro, repartir à zero

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the craft ( airplane, airship, escape pod or spacecraft only)

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l’engin m.

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the tiara

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la tiare

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sun-drenched adj.

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gorgé(e)s de soleil

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to control one’s emotions

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gouverner ses émotions

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to relieve sb. of his / her responsibilities

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dégager qqn. de ses responsabilités

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to say the opposite of what one has just said, to deny what one has just said

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se rétracter, se dédire

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the beginning of an answer (to problem, situation, issue, etc.)

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un début de réponse

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When he / she started out,

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À ses débuts,

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instinctively

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d’instinct, instinctivement

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with the aim of, with the intent to, for the purpose of

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dans le but de

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to be in trouble, to be in a mess

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être dans le pétrin / être dans de beaux draps

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curious about everything

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curieux / curieuse (s) de tout

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doomed to fail, doomed to failure

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destiné (s) à l’échec

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in unison

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à l’unisson

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to buy something at great cost, to pay a lot for sth.

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acheter qqch. à prix d’or

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at regular price

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à prix régulier

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at this pace, at this rate, the way things are going now, if I (you, he, she, we, they) keep this up,

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à ce rythme

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(judging) by his look

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à son regard

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to eat one’s fill of sth. (formal, literary)

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manger qqch. à satiété

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They sat staring at one another.

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Ils / elles étaient assis(e)s à se dévisager.

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all by himself

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à lui seul

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on the surface of the water
à la surface de l'eau
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as an employee (formal)
à titre d'employé(e)
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in the animal kingdom
au sein du règne animal
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the low rate
le petit taux
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at this rate
à ce train
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with use; Ex.: These rags fade with use.
à l'usage; Ex: Ces chiffons déteignent à l'usage.
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to shoot down a plane
abattre un avion
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to end up somewhere
aboutir quelque part
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to follow one's courage to the end
aller au bout de son courage
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that project of yours
ton affaire
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the single-engine plane
le monomoteur
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aerobics
l'aérobie f.
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a skill, a qualification (job)
un acquis
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to be caught on / snagged on sth.
être accroché à qqch.
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to end up in a business
aboutir dans une entreprise
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to get or arrive somewhere before sb., to show up somewhere before sb.
devancer qqn.
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to be overcome with impatience, to be full of impatience, to be exceedingly impatient
trépigner d'impatience
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to support macrobial life
abriter une vie macrobienne
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the termination of a treaty
l'abrogation d'un traité
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What you are saying is good. (Moral, logical or intellectual judgment)
Ce que tu dis / vous dites est bien.
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The agency is indeed open.
L'agence est bien ouverte.
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to give importance to
accorder de l'importance à
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to prepare for one's future
préparer son avenir
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at a zoo
dans un zoo
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You're telling me! (Way of saying 'I already know that!' or 'You better believe it!')
À qui le dis-tu! / À qui le dites-vous!
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Soldier down! (Military battle talk for 'A soldier has been shot / hit!')
Soldat à terre!
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for all practical purposes
à toutes fins utiles
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When it comes right down to it, / Turns out, / At heart,
Au fond,
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When we get back home,
Au retour de la mission,
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recklessly, carelessly; He uses God's name carelessly.
à tort et à travers; Il utilise le nom de Dieu à tort et à travers.
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to pull down the lever
abaisser le levier
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to address or touch on a point
aborder un point
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to accompany with
accompagner de
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to adapt to
s'accommoder de
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I grant you that.
Je te / vous l'accorde.
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to acknowledge receipt of a letter
accuser réception d'une lettre
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acknowledgement of receipt
un accusé de réception
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the determination to
l'acharnement à
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to be determined to
s'acharner à
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to be stubbornly fixated on / focused on
s'acharner sur
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to buy sth with confidence / confidently
acheter qqch en toute confiance
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to buy time
accorder du temps
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to succeed in convincing sb.
achever de convaincre qqn.
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to team up with sb, to become pals with sb., to become chummy with sb. (pejorative)
s'acoquiner avec qn.
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to pay a bill
acquitter une facture
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to take on the duties of
s'acquitter des devoirs de
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a big lout, a big lummox
un gros abruti
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But you look younger!
Mais tu as / vous avez pourtant l'air plus jeune!
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to be on an Antarctic expedition
être en expédition dans l'Antarctique
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to go on an expedition
partir en expédition
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to accept a joust (Medieval sport of knights)
accepter la joute
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to busy oneself (doing)
s'activer, s'affairer à
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a small matter
une mince affaire
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the golden opportunity
l'affaire d'or
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the collapsed lung
le poumon affaissé
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to look someone right in the eye
regarder qn. les yeux dans les yeux
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very early in the morning
à l'heure des poules
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self-assertiveness
une affirmation de soi
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(for) three hours in a row
(pendant) trois heures d'affilée
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to sharpen a pencil
aiguiser un crayon
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to certify having seen
affirmer avoir vu
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freed from sin
affranchi(e)s du péché
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enriched with, enhanced by (building, park, CV, resume, work of art, literary work, architecture)
agrémenté(e)s de
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astounding adj.
ahurissant(e)s adj.
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incredible adj.
stupéfiant adj.
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the narcotic(s)
le(s) stupéfiant(s)
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scandalous words
des propos ahurissants
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to use; Ex.: He walks by using a cane.
s'aider de; Ex.: Il marche en s'aidant d'une canne.
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She loves us to death.
Elle nous aime à en mourir.
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What he doesn't like about himself
Ce qu'il n'aime pas en lui
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to smell moldy
sentir le moisi
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to head up an investigation
mener une enquête
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to further an inquiry
pousser une enquête
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to look cheerful
prendre un air réjoui
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the sun is going down (astronomy, poetry)
le soleil décline
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to lead to think that...
laisser à penser que...
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to have total admiration for
vouer une admiration totale à
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to steal pirate's treasure from them
voler leurs trésors aux pirates
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What is..., anyway? / What is..., by the way?
Au fait, c'est quoi...?
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Will you please just leave me alone!
Veux-tu / Voulez-vous me lâcher, à la fin!
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to give someone a warm welcome
faire bon accueil à qqn.
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to know one's way around mathematics
s'y connaître en maths / en mathématiques
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to hold a candle to someone
arriver à la cheville de qqn.
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what rotten luck
quelle déveine, quelle guigne, quelle poisse
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You're lucky! (fam.)
T'as du pot, toi!
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supercharged (figurative; in the sense of 'energetic or pumped up')
survolté(e)s adj.
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to start (conflict, debate, discussion, process)
amorcer v.
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to demand sth. (to insist on getting or having sth., not as in sense 'to require')
réclamer qqch.
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every Thursday and Saturday
tous les jeudis et samedis
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the pawn shop
la brocante
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the ellipsis (punctuation in writing)
les points de suspension
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We're in a meeting.
Nous sommes en réunion.
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to simmer (food, cooking); Ex: the steak is simmering. You must simmer the steak / Let the steak simmer.
mijoter, faire mijoter; Ex: Le bifteck mijote. / Tu dois / vous devez faire mjioter le bifteck.
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He / She went by the church.
Il est passé / Elle est passée devant l'église.
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to be adamant about doing
tenir à faire
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the TV audience / TV viewers
les téléspectateurs.
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It's on TV tonight.
Ça passera à la télé ce soir.
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I drink neither coffee nor tea.
Je ne bois ni bois ni café.
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the canned food
les conserves
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canned beets
les betteraves en conserve
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Someone rang the doorbell.
Quelqu'un a sonné.
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I've seen it in photos / in pictures.
Je l'ai vu en photo.
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to take an interest in
prendre intérêt à
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The doctor gave me an appointment / made an appointment with me.
Le médecin m'a donné rendez-vous.
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the flag of Quebec
le drapeau de Québec
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the province of Quebec
la province de Québec
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a great success
un immense succès
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the unmanageable child
l'enfant terrible m.
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to move away from (city, place, town, region, etc.)
s'éloigner de
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to feel old
prendre un coup de vieux
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It's no holds barred. (Everything is permissible).
Tous les coups sont permis.