Phrases From Written Materials Flashcards by Cecilia D Turner

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Tiens

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hey, well, you know

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Ça commence à faire

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that is enough

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Ça commence à bien faire

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this is getting ridiculous

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Se rendre compte

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to realise

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je n’y peut rien

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I cant do anything about it

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temoinage

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testimony, evidence, proof

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Se faire bouffer

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to walk all over someone

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tirer des griffes

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pull from the grip/claws/talons

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soustaire

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to take away/remove

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veiller à

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ensure, make sure of something

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ils ne tournent pas rond! ceux-la

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they’ve got a screw loose

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on a rompu

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we’ve broken up

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ça te dirait….?

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Does it speak to you/do you want or feel like it

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bien entretenu

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well maintained

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inoxydable

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tough, un bendable, unflexible

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en tout point

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completely, totally

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inedit

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previously unseen, unheard of new

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babbiller

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to babble

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babillant

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babbling

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soit

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that is to say

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usée

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worn out, used

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a peine

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barely , hardly, scarecely

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anachronique

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anachronistic (not in it’s right time)

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fringant

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alive, full of life, full of energy, alert, smartly dressed

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les fringues

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clothes (slang)

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siege

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seat, head office

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or

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but, well

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idem

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ditto, likewise

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bref

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in short

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papy

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grandpa

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redouter

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fear that

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réac reactionnaire

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reactuary

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rétive

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cautious, recalcitrant, edgy

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réfractaire

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resistant, unwielding

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ne ……..que

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only

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parfaire

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to perfect, finish off, polished, round off

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voire

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Indeed, even, infact

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tonique

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lively, dynamic

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descrispe

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relaxed, decontracted

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accompagner

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to help, assist, take care of

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inexorable

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relentless, inflexible

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jusqu’il y a

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up until, recently

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defi

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challenge

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prise en charge

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dealing with, taking care of

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pourtant

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yet, however

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rude

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hard, tough, dreadful, (important - great)

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pic

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peak

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lors de

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at the time of, while, during

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decortique

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unpicked, analysed

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accaparé

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to monopolise, take up someone’s time

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au fur et à mesure

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as we go along, gradually

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aborder un sujet

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to tackle an issue