Septembre Flashcards

1
Q

To make concessions

A

Lâcher du lest

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2
Q

A mess

A

Une pagaille

Quelle pagaille

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3
Q

Low cost holidays

A

Le voyage à bas coût

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4
Q

A controversy

A

Une polémique

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5
Q

Bankruptcy

A

La faillite

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6
Q

Cash

A

Le pognon

Le fric

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7
Q

Chatty

A

Loquace

Bavard

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8
Q

To rummage

A

Farfouiller

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9
Q

The crowd

A

La foule

La cohue

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10
Q

Surrogacy

A

La grosesse par autrui

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11
Q

Following the example of

A

À l’instar de

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12
Q

There is no pressure

A

Il n’a aucune contrainte

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13
Q

To get a refund

A

Obtenir une ristourne

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14
Q

A dump

A

Une décharge

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15
Q

It’s a dump

A

C’est un vrai taudis

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16
Q

To be down in the dumps

A

Avoir le cafard

Broyer du noir

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17
Q

The jar

A

Le bocal

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18
Q

He’s a back seat driver

A

Il est toujours à donner des conseils au conducteur

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19
Q

To make one’s presence felt

A

Se faire remarquer

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20
Q

There’s something amiss

A

Il y a quelque chose qui cloche

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21
Q

To absolutely believe in sth

A

Croire dur comme fer

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22
Q

In hindsight

A

A posteriori

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23
Q

Le mépris des homme

A

La misandrie

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24
Q

An un achieved goal

A

Un but inachevé

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25
Q

At bay

Stranded

A

En rade

26
Q

The last count

A

Le dernier bilan

27
Q

Strong winds

A

De fortes rafales de vent

28
Q

Torrential rain

A

Des pluies torrentielles

29
Q

Dumbfounded

A

Sidèré

30
Q

Wheeling and dealing

A

Il fait des magouilles

31
Q

Wrongdoing

A

Des malversations

Des malfeasances

32
Q

Airlifted

A

Hélitreuillé

33
Q

The vandals

A

Les casseurs

34
Q

Recognizable by

A

Reconnaissable à leur tenue

35
Q

Flood

A

Innondation

Crue

36
Q

Upheaval

A

C’est un grand chamboulement

37
Q

Tact

A

Le tact

Le doigté

38
Q

To go to the polls

A

Se rendre aux urnes

39
Q

Vultures

A

Des vautours

Les vautours planent sur la baie

40
Q

Hem

A

L’ourlet

41
Q

Stem

A

La tige

42
Q

Emblem

A

L’emblème

43
Q

Lid

A

Le couvercle

44
Q

To keep a lid

A

Faire taire qch

45
Q

Riddle

A

Une devinette

46
Q

Nasty tricks

A

Les mauvais tours

47
Q

One at a time

A

À tour de rôle

Un à la fois

48
Q

A pool

A

Une flaque

49
Q

To rush out

A

Sortir précipitamment

50
Q

As soon as

A

À peine

51
Q

Rule

A

Un règle

Une consigne

52
Q

The shore

A

Le berge

La rivage

53
Q

Almost

A

Quasiment

54
Q

To twist in and out

A

Se faufiler

55
Q

Gathering strength

A

Reprendre des forces

56
Q

Glum

A

Maussade

57
Q

Fais gaffe

A

Be careful

58
Q

Shambles

Havoc

A

La pagaille

59
Q

The snow created havoc

A

La neige a semé la pagaille

60
Q

Heatwave

A

Vague de chaleur

Canicule

61
Q

To be neck and neck

A

Etre au coude à coude

62
Q

Shoulder to shoulder

A

Coude à coude