Organize 0011 Flashcards

1
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Staggered, dumbfounded

“I can’t believe this BS.”

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Sidéré

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To not be fond of someone

“I’m not exactly fond of him.”

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Ne pas porter quelqu’un dans son cœur

“Je ne le porte pas dans mon cœur.”

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3
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To be heavy-hearted

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avoir le cœur gros / serré

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4
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Forgettable, painfully ordinary

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banal, vulgaire, quelconque

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5
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Hoarse

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Enroué, éraillé

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6
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Entitled ( to do something )

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être en droit de faire quelque chose

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7
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“pitiful excuse for a….”

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piètre

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8
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Diligent ( travail, personne )

Constant / regular ( présence, soins, efforts )

“pupil/employee with a good attendance record.”

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Assidu

“Un élève/employé assidu”

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9
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Hard-working ( person )

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Appliqué

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10
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Curvy ( woman )

Full ( lips )

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pulpeux, -euse, bien roulée

pulpeux

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Skillfull, clever

“Good with one’s hands.”

skillfully

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adroit, e (=habile)

“adroit de ses mains”

Adroitement / habillement

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12
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Highly paid / handsomely paid

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grassement payé

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13
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Devoid of

senseless

Devoid of interest

Devoid of imagination

completely unfounded

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dénué de quelque chose

dénué de bon sens

dénué d’intérêt

dénué d’imagination

dénué de tout fondement

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14
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Sickening, loathsome, disgusting
( think: stinking rich )

( also: overly rich or sugary food )

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écœurant

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15
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Secretive

To be secretive / keep things from people

“This boat left Singapore with 246 containers, but it got here with 247. So I think someone is hiding something from me.”

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cachottier, cachottière

faire des cachotteries ( à quelqu’un )

“Ce navire a quitté Singapour avec 246 conteneurs mais il est arrivé avec 247. Alors je pense qu’on est en train de me faire de petites cachotteries.”

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16
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The head _____, the main _____

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Le / la _____ en chef
Le / la _____ principal(e)

17
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Casual(ly) ( style of dressing )

Casual wear

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de façon décontractée

Une tenue décontractée

18
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Lucky

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Verni, chanceux

Slang expressions! Add!

19
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se vautrer [votʀe] VPR ⓐ (=se rouler) to wallow (dans in)
ⓑ (=s’avachir) se vautrer dans un fauteuil to slouch in an armchair •se vautrer sur [+tapis, canapé] to sprawl on •vautré dans l’herbe sprawling in the grass

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se vautrer [votʀe] VPR ⓐ (=se rouler) to wallow (dans in)
ⓑ (=s’avachir) se vautrer dans un fauteuil to slouch in an armchair •se vautrer sur [+tapis, canapé] to sprawl on •vautré dans l’herbe sprawling in the grass

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écaillé, e [ekɑje] ptp d’écailler ADJ [peinture, surface, baignoire] chipped; [façade] peeling

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écaillé, e [ekɑje] ptp d’écailler ADJ [peinture, surface, baignoire] chipped; [façade] peeling

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ébréché, e [ebʀeʃe] ADJ [assiette] chipped •la lame est ébréchée the blade has got a nick in it

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ébréché, e [ebʀeʃe] ADJ [assiette] chipped •la lame est ébréchée the blade has got a nick in it

22
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Serrated ( couteau )

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en dents de scie

23
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[contrat, salaire] fantastic

[résultats] brilliant

“And what’s the next step of your brilliant plan?”

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Mirobolant

“Et quelle est la prochaine étape de votre plan mirobolant?”

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[personne, attitude, morale] uncompromising

To take a hard line with someone

“In taking on an uncompromising attitude toward organized crime, he made Gotham a safer city that it was at the time of his death 8 years ago.”

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intransigeant(e)

se montrer intransigeant envers quelqu’un

“En adoptant une attitude intransigeante face au crime organisé, il a fait de Gotham une ville plus sûre qu’elle ne l’était au moment de son décès il y a 8 ans.”

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connivence [kɔnivɑ̃s] NF ils sont de connivence they’re in league with each other •un sourire de connivence a smile of complicity

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connivence [kɔnivɑ̃s] NF ils sont de connivence they’re in league with each other •un sourire de connivence a smile of complicity

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“For sale,” corruptible, crooked, shallow

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Vénal(e)

27
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Closing

“this play will close the festival”

Closing session / date

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de clôture / en clôture

“cette pièce sera présentée en clôture du festival”

séance/date de clôture

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Fallen, dethroned, disgraced

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Déchu

29
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Mind-boggling, staggering

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Ahurissant, effarant

30
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Alarmed, scared, wowed

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Effaré

31
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​arborer [aʀbɔʀe] VT [+sourire] to wear; [+air] to display; [+décoration] to sport

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​arborer [aʀbɔʀe] VT [+sourire] to wear; [+air] to display; [+décoration] to sport