sunday 1 sept Flashcards

1
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se débattre

A

to struggle / fight/ grapple

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2
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ériger

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to erect/ build

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3
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tourner en rond

A

go around in circles

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3
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fâcheux

A

unfortunate/ regrettable

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3
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en tant que….

A

as a …..

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4
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contrecoups

A

repercussions/ aftershocks

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5
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tas

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a lot / heaps

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5
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contretemps

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setbacks

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6
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préoccupé

A

concerned

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6
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alimenter

A

to provide food
or fig to fuel / sustain / stimulate

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6
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anneau

A

ring

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7
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enclencher

A

to initiate / to start/ to trigger

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8
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le compte à rebours

A

count down

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9
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démarrer

A

to start / t o initiate

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10
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mettre la puce à l’oreille

A

arouses suspicioun

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11
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guérir

A

to heal to cure

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12
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tomber sur

A

to come acoss/ encounter

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13
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une aiguille

A

a needle

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13
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clouer

A

to nail

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13
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en fonction

A

according to / based on

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13
Q

le réglage

A

the adjusment

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14
Q

le filet

A

the net

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14
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s’évader

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to escape ( often planned intentional or metaphorical)

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14
Q

la force

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the strength

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15
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il se trouve que

A

it turns out, it happens that ( revelatation of info)

16
Q

il s’avère que

A

it turns out that ,( used to indicate something has usually been proven true)

16
Q

négligé

A

scruffy / unkempt appearance

17
Q

débraillé

A

disheveled / untidy

17
Q

avérer

A

to prove to verifiy

18
Q

rassembler

A

to gather / assemble

19
Q

mal entretenu

A

poorly maintained

20
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en désordre

A

messy/ in disorder

21
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en bazar

A

messy/ disorganized

22
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entretenir

A

to maintain/ upkeep

22
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draguer

A

flirt with

23
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s’effleurer

A

lightly touch or bruhs agaisnt

24
Q

une flèche

A

an arrow

25
Q

saigner

A

to bleed

26
Q

le épines

A

the thorn

27
Q

mettre le nez dehors

A

to go outside

27
Q

au plus

A

the more

27
Q

donner tort

A

to prove someone wrong

28
Q

un as

A

an ace ( card)

29
Q

se fier à

A

to trust or rely on

29
Q

piques, carreaux, coeurs, trèfles

A

spades/ diamonds/ hearts. clubs cards

30
Q

cueillir

A

to pick or to gather up

30
Q

se confier

A

to confide / share personal info

31
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se méfier de

A

to be way of cautious of

32
Q

faire confiance à

A

to trust ( more geenrallUy)

32
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confier

A

entrust

33
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fiable

A

reliable /trustworthy

33
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faire voir

A

to show / have someoen see

33
Q

fiabiliser

A

to make something more reliable

34
Q

quotidien

A

once per day

35
Q

hebdomadire

A

weekly

36
Q

songer

A

to think about / to consider ( formal)

36
Q

se tapir

A

to crouch / hide ( usually in hidden or protected place)

37
Q

les pattes

A

paws

37
Q

tapoter

A

to pat lighlyu

38
Q

le foyer

A

home/ household
centre hub

39
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