Texte 6 - Julia Deck, Propriété privée Flashcards
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Serpenter , radpter
ronronner
purr
racler
scrape, scrub
gravier
gravel
courtyard
cour
fouiller
search
piquer
sting (dard d’insecte)
picoter
fizz on
sparkle on
tingle
Bend participe passé
bent
rambarde
railing
serrure
lock
chaleur
warmth
carton
cardboard (la matiere) donc un carton = a cardboard box
transborder
transfer / transport
maison mitoyenne
terraced house
semi-detached house
en comparaison de
compared to
in comparison with
next to
renfermer t
to hold / contain
sinon shut away, lock away, lock up
déballer
unbox
affaires (objets)
belongings, possession, things (inf)
vie commune
life together
résumés
summed up
PAS DE TIRET 2 M
objet
object item
100
jamais au pluriel ?
obstruer
obstruct
ranger
tidy
put away
put aside
indispensable
vriller
tear
parmi
au mileu de
stripe
bande, rayure
morceaux
piece
chutes
scrap / offcut / remnant
scotch
papier bulle
placards de cuisine
kitchen cabinets
sous
under, below, beneath
camion
truck (us), lorry (uk) van
on a coupé le moteur
the engine was turned off / switched off
to hum
fredonner chantonner
vrombir, ronfler
On
they, someone, one
des pas ont raclé le gravier
steps could be heard on the gravel
scrap
(petit) bout : a scrap of info
to pick the lock
crocheter la serrure
pantoufle
slipper
enfiler
to put on
to thread (enfiler les perles)
As et Like
Like = préposition + groupe nominale
As = conjonction de coordination + préposition
sauf quand double la préposition pas like in mais as in.
le froid piquait
biting cold
sinon freezing cold (mais un peu moins bien)
tingle
fourmillement
se pencher
Bent OVER
to shout / to yell AT vs TO
to shout / yell
At: agressive
To : moins agressif
crier
shout (out)
yell (out)
transborder def francais
changer de bord.
mais peut pas etre traduit par carry car carry c’est juste porter.
amas
heap
la maison mitoyenne
the house next door
à coté de quoi
in comparison to which
while
whereas
bien adverbe d’emphase
such a
truly
vie
life /existence
rather
une certaine quantité de, pas tout à fait
ou
I would rather = préférence
déballer
unwrap = papier cadeau
unpack
nos affaires
our things
j’avais eue
I had had
I had
c’était l’impression
this was the feeling
unboxing def
associé aux gens qui font des vidéos
vie commune
x years of living together
x years together
résumé
summed up
pas de tiret
amounting to
sumarize
exercice résumé
resume (anglais)
reprendre
quelques milliers de livre
a few thousand books
indispensable
necessary / essential
très peu d’objets
barely any objects
hardly any objects
very few objects
étouffer
stifle
obstruer
block / obstruct
la circulation de la pensée
the flow of thoughts
movement
placard de la cuisine
kitchen cabinets /cupboards
vriller le coeur
made my heart sink
rang my heart
pierced my heart
plastique à bulle
bubble wrap
scotch en francais
scotch tape
entre
amid
between
je me suis mise à pleurer
started crying
broke down in tears
c’était plus fort quoi momi
It was more than I could bear/stand
It was beyon my control
It was overwhelming
j’ai fait de mon mieux
I tried my best
I made an effort
I did what I could
renifler
sniffle
faire le moins de bruit possible
make as little noise as possible
the least possible noise
less and least
‘Less’ refers to a small amount, while ‘(the) least’ refers to the smallest amount or number.
They are the superlative and comparative forms of the adjective ‘little’.
débouler dans
rushed into
stormed into
He hurried into the room Chassé croisé
hurried = maniere
into = action
donc chassé croisé
pour me mettre les points sur les i
to make the things all clear
to set things straight
to spell things out
to dot the i’s and cross the t’s
to pay a great deal of attention to the details of something, especially when you are trying to complete a task
voilà 2 ans
It was two years since
two years before
mûrement pesé
well-though
well-considered
mon attitude était inconséquente (sens de décalage)
My behaviour was unconsistent / unreasonnable / uncoherent
reckless
imprudent
