Spring: Week 1 Flashcards

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la mise en chantier

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housing start (literal) ; putting into production; getting underway

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2
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une fournée

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a batch

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3
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une recette

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receipt; recipe

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4
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une manne

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windfall

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5
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un tournage

A

filming

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6
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une embauche

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a new hire (US); new job; employment

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un cadre

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an executive; a frame

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un augure

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an omen; a portent

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9
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moribond (adj)

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dying; half-dead; on its last legs

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10
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à l’instar de

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following the example of; in the manner of

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11
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un point d’orgue

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the high point; the culmination

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faire un pied de nez

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to thumb one’s nose at

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13
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avoir du pain sur la planche

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to have work still to do; to have one’s work cut out

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une ébauche

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a sketch

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15
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un ponte

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a big cheese; a big shot

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