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1
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a guy

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un type, un gars, un mec*

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a kid

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un môme, un gosse, un gamin

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les vieux

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the parents

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le paternel

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the old man (father)

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la maternelle

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the old lady (mother)

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un fiston

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a son

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un frangin

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a brother

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une frangine

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a sister

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un chameau

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a beastly person

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une salope

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a bitch

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une vache

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a bitch or a bastard (literally “a cow”)

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un fumier

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a shit

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un lèche-bottes

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a boot-licker

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14
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a dog

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un cabot
un klebs
un klébard

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un piaf

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a bird

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16
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quedale

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nothing

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17
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bouquin

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a book

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une bagnole

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a car

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une sèche

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a cigarette

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20
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la flotte

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water

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21
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du papelard

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paper

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22
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a bike

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a bikeune bécane

un velo

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une piaule

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a bed (the sack)

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24
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un coup de fil

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a phone call

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un rafiot

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a boat

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clothes

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les frusques
les fringues
les nippes

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a hat

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un bitos

un galurin

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un falzar

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a pair of trousers

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une liquette

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a shirt

30
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un imper

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a raincoat (short for impermeable)

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shoes

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les godasses

les tatanes

32
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a ring

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une bagouse

33
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funny

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rigolo, rigolote

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disgusting

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dégueulasse

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moche

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ugly

36
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à la gomme

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useless

37
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to not understand a damn thing about

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ne piger quedale

38
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to understand

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piger

39
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to be careful about

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faire gaffe à

40
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to make a mistake

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faire une gaffe

se gourer

41
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to be cheeky; to have some nerve

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avoir du culot

être culotte

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to go too far

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charrier

43
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to have a good time

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rigoler

se marrer

44
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to joke

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rigoler

45
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to be in a good mood

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être de bon poil

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to be in a bad mood

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être de mauvais poil

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to be lucky

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avoir du bol

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to be unlucky

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manquer de bol

49
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to nick (to steal)

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chiper
pincer
piquer
faucher
barboter
rafler
50
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to lick someone’s boots

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faire de la lèche à quelqu’un

51
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Ok

A

d’ac

52
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no way

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des clous!

53
Q

so what?

A

et alors?

ben quoi?

54
Q

you…

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espèce de… (espèce de salaud = you bastard)

55
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extremely + adjective

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archi-

56
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very, really

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vachement
drôlement
rudement

57
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this afternoon

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c’e’aprèm (cet après midi)

58
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irritating

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enquiquinant

empoissonnant

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boring

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barbant
rasant
rasoir

60
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to cry

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chialer*

61
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to be tired

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être crevé

être vanné

62
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to sleep

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roupiller

pioncer

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to take a catnap

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pousser un roupillon

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to be dying of thirst, hunger, cold

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crever de soif, de faim, de froid

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to be cold

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cailler (je caille = I’m freezing)

66
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to catch a cold

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attraper la crève

67
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a handsome young thing (male)

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un beau gosse

68
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a wig

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une moumoute

69
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fickle

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volage

70
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obsessed

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obsédé

71
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love at first sight

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le coup-de-foudre

72
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a kiss

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une bise
un bisou
un bécot

French 3010 (6 decks)

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