Random Vocabulary 1 Flashcards

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Rendre lourd

A

Alourdir

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Á partir de maintenant

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Désormais

Dorénavant

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Devenir plus lourd

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S’alourdir

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3
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Hinge, transition

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Une charnière

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4
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Chopsticks

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Des baguettes

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5
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Magic wand

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Baguette magique

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6
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Be stern, rule with an iron hand

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Mener à la baguette, faire marcher à la baguette

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7
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With the wave of a (magic) wand

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D’un coup de baguette ( magique)

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8
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conductor’s baton

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baguette de chef d’orchestre

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9
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Rempli au maximum

Fig. Ivre

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Bourré (à craquer)

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10
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To stuff oneself (with), to get sloshed

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Se bourrer (de)

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11
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Drôle

Comical

A

Cocasse

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12
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Confuse the issue

A

Brouiller les cartes

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13
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Scramble, quarrel

A

Brouiller

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14
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Fall out with someone

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Se brouiller avec qq’un

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15
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Become muddled, blurred, cloud over

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Se brouiller

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16
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My mother’s family is of French descent.

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Ma famille maternelle est de souche française.

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17
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A stump

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Une souche

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18
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A stem cell

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Une cellule souche

19
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I slept like a log.

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Je dormais comme une souche.

20
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I felt the need to help him.

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J’ai ressenti le besoin de lui aider.

21
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I am still feeling the effects of my car accident.

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Je me ressens encore de mon accident de voiture.

22
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The hornet stung me and I felt a sharp pain.

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Le frelon m’a piquée et j’ai ressenti une vive douleur.

23
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The arrival of spring delighted me.

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L’arrivé du printemps m’a réjoui.

24
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I am delighted with my success.

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Je me réjouis de ma réussite. ( mon succès)

25
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Don’t celebrate too soon.

Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.

A

Ne te réjouis/vous réjouissez pas trop vite.

Ne vends/vendez pas la peau de l’ours avant de l’avoir tuer.

26
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I approached the round-about cautiously.

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J’ai abordé le rond-point avec précaution.

27
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The ship will reach land tomorrow.

A

Le navire abordera demain.

28
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Broach a subject.

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Aborder un sujet

29
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I took up pottery 15 years ago.

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J’ai abordé la poterie il y a 15 ans.

30
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The roses are giving off a nice smell.

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Les roses dégagent un odour très agréable.

31
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I am looking forward to meeting her.

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Je me réjouis de la rencontrer.

32
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It is necessary to clear the exit.

A

Il faut dégager la sortie.

33
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The diplomats were unable to reach a consensus.

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Les diplomates n’arrivaient pas á dégager un consensus.

34
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Oil sands

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Les sables bitumineux

35
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Coffin, casket

A

Le cercueil

36
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Drill

Drill bit

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Perceuse

Mèche ( à perceuse) f.

37
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To be in cahoots with somebody

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Être de mêche avec qq’un

38
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Let the cat out of the bag

A

Vendre la mêche

39
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More

A

Davantage

40
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I won’t wait any longer.

A

Je n’attendrai pas davantage.

41
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To trust in, to rely on

A

Se fier à
Avoir confiance en
Compter sur

42
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She goes by appearances.

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Elle se fie aux apparences.

43
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To be careful, wary, on guard

Watch out, be on guard

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Se méfier

Méfie-toi

44
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To distrust

A

Se méfier de

45
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Winner

Winning, victorious

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Vainquer m.

Adj.

46
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Rumpus

To make a rumpus

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Chahut m.

Faire du chahut