t-u Flashcards

1
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jeter, lancer

A

to toss

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2
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jouer à pile ou face

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to toss a coin

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3
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piétiner, bafouer (sens propre et fig)

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to trample

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4
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passager, éphémère

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transient

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5
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entrer sans permission

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to trespass

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6
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s’introduire sans permission dans la propriété/sur les terres de qqn

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to trespass on smbd’s estate

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7
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entrée interdite

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no trespassing

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8
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empiéter sur les droits de qqn

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to trespass/infringe on smbd’s rights

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9
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une gâchette

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a trigger (gun)

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10
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appuyer sur la gâchette/sur la détente

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to press/pull the trigger

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11
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réagir vite (expression)

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to be fast on the trigger

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12
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déclencher, amorcer, entraîner

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to trigger off

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13
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à la gâchette facile

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trigger-happy (terrorists, nation for ex)

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14
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bien tenu, propret

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trim, neat

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15
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une coupe de cheveux soignée

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a trim haircut

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16
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un petit jardin bien soigné

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a trim little garden

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17
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être en bon état

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to be in good shape

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18
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en bonne forme

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in good shape/in fighting trim

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19
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se mettre en forme

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to get into trim

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20
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mettre les choses en ordre

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to get things into trim

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21
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couper, tailler (la haie du jardin par ex)

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to trim (the garden hedge for ex)

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22
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réduire (fig. les coûts, la main d’oeuvre par ex)

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to trim (costs, the workforce for ex)

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23
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décorer (le sapin de Noël par ex)

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to trim the Christmas tree

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24
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galvaudé, facile, éculé

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trite (remark, expression for ex)

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25
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un voyage, une excursion

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a trip

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26
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un voyage d’affaires

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a business trip

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27
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trébucher

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to trip over smtg

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28
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sans intérêt, insignifiant

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trivial

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29
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une nouvelle sans intérêt

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a trivial piece of news

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30
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une faute sans gravité

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a trivial mistake

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31
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un creux, une dépression

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a trough (peaks and troughs of the economy)

32
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un élève absentéiste

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a truant

33
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sécher les cours, faire l’école buissonnière

A

to play truant

34
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honnête

A

truthful, honest

35
Q

une affirmation exacte

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a truthful statement

36
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un atout, une carte-maîtresse (sens propre et fig)

A

trump card

37
Q

avoir un atout en réserve

A

to have a trump up one’s sleeve

38
Q

avoir tous les atouts dans son jeu

A

to hold all the trumps

39
Q

un tube

A

atube

40
Q

un bébé-éprouvette

A

a test-tube baby

41
Q

le métro (brit.)

A

the tube

42
Q

la télé (US)

A

the tube

43
Q

une partie de bras-de-fer

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a tug-of-war, a showdown

44
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une lutte acharnée entre des parents qui divorcent pour obtenir la garde des enfants (cf Kramer vs. Kramer)

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a tug-of-love

45
Q

se battre

A

to tussle, to struggle, to fight

46
Q

se disputer qqc

A

to tussle over smtg

47
Q

entortiller

A

to twist

48
Q

fausser (sens fig)

A

twist facts, words

49
Q

un rebondissement

A

a twist

50
Q

unanime

A

unanimous

51
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non déguisé

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unashamed

52
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au dépourvu ou par mégarde

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unawares (adverbe)

53
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prendre qqn au dépourvu

A

to catch smbd unawares

54
Q

casser qqc par mégarde

A

to break smtg unawares

55
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insupportable

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unbearable

56
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mystérieux, troublant

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uncanny (feelings for ex)

57
Q

incontesté

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unchallenged (genius for ex)

58
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sous-alimenté

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underfed

59
Q

une classe très défavorisée

A

an underclass

60
Q

vendre moins cher

A

to undercut, to sell cheaper

61
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vendre moins cher qu’un compétiteur

A

to undercut a competitor

to undermine, to reduce (sens fig)

62
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l’inflation réduit le pouvoir d’achat

A

inflation undercuts ppl’s purchasing power

63
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sous-estimer

A

to underestimate, to underrate

64
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être en route

A

to be under way (unterwegs sein)

65
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la réforme est bien en cours

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the reform is well underway/in the pipeline

66
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sans entraves, incontrôlé

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unfettered

67
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incapable

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unfit

68
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inapte au service militaire

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unfit for military service

69
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une maison inhabitable

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a house unfit to live in

70
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impropre à la consommation

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unfit for consumption

71
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inlassable

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unflagging

72
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un enthousiasme inépuisable

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unflagging enthusiasm

73
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déployer

A

to unfold

74
Q

déplier une carte

A

to unfold a map

75
Q

révéler ses projets (fig)

A

to unfold one’s plans

76
Q

impardonnable

A

unforgivable