Organize 05 Flashcards

1
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Overwhelmed, buried with ( work, problems )

Overwhelmed by the heat

buried with work

To dump criticism on someone

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Accablé

Accablé / écrasé de chaleur

Accablé / écrasé de travail

accabler quelqu’un de reproches

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2
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Evil

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Maléfique

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3
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Misunderstood

( / underappreciated / underrated artist style )

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Incompris 4

méconnu

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4
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Cowardly, wussy

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Lâche
S’être dégonflé / se dégonfler

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5
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Broken down, stranded
In a pinch, in trouble

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être en rade 4

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6
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gloomy, dreary

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lugubre, morne, maussade 4

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7
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Obsolete, Outdated

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Désuet, désuète
( d’ay-z’uu-(w)eh / (w)-eh’tt )

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mopey, sulky

( verb form )

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boudeur, -euse

broyer du noir

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9
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Dull, boring

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terne 4

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10
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Fool-proof, sure-fire, rock-solid
( plan, theory )

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Infaillible

à toute épreuve

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11
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High scale / high quality / upscale

Low-grade / Low quality / cheap

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Haut de gamme

Bas de gamme

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Old

Former, previous

From a while back
“His former strength / talent”

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ancien

précédent, ancien

_____ d’autrefois
“Sa force / son talent d’autrefois”

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13
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Clever
( several versions )

Talented with

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malin(e), habile (de), futé
More?

“il est habile de ses mains.”

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14
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Shaggy ( hair, beard )

Bushy ( eyebrows, beard )

“The man with the bushy beard.”
“The man with the shaggy hair.”

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Hirsute
( eer-suut )

​broussailleux, -euse [sourcils, barbe]

“L’homme à la barbe hirsute / broussailleuse.”
“L’homme aux cheveux hirsutes.”

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15
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Deaf

To be as deaf as can be

To turn a deaf ear to

To be deaf in one ear

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Sourd(e)

être sourd comme un pot

faire la sourde oreille à

Sourd d’une oreille

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16
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Nice / kind

“he’s a nice man”

“It was very kind of you to wait for me.”

“It’s very kind of you to let me come tonight.”

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aimable

“c’est un homme aimable.”

“Tu es bien aimable de m’avoir attendu.”

“c’est très aimable à vous ( ou de votre part ) de me permettre de venir ce soir.”

17
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Confident ( of oneself )

“He’s confident that he’ll pull it off.”

“They trust him.”

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Avoir confiance en soi-même, être sûr de soi

“il est sûr de son fait / son coup.”

“Ils ont confiance en lui // ils lui font confiance.”

18
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Mixed up / confused
( slang phrases, phrases )

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Je m’y retrouve plus, on s’y perd

s’emmêler dans ses explications
( s’aw(n)- m’eh-l’eh )

s’emmêler les pinceaux

19
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Outdated, out of style

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Démodé, passé de mode