The king's speech vocabulary Flashcards

1
Q

chuffing along

A

je vais bien, ca peut aller

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2
Q

no avail

A

en vain

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3
Q

an appraisal

A

une évaluation

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4
Q

turf

A

gazon

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5
Q

she is a sport

A

c’est une chic fille

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6
Q

a mackarel

A

un maquereau

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7
Q

to long for

A

avoir très envie

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8
Q

herrings

A

hareng

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9
Q

a mallard

A

un canard colvert

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10
Q

seldom

A

rare

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11
Q

a country shack

A

une maison de campagne, chaumiere

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12
Q

to be dreary

A

etre morne, triste

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13
Q

wretched

A

misérable

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14
Q

hence

A

ainsi

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15
Q

to be infatuted with someone

A

etre epris de qq

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16
Q

a jumped up jackeroo

A

un parvenu, pretentieux

17
Q

the outback

A

arriere pays, cambrousse

18
Q

to withold

A

retenir, refuser

19
Q

a saddle

20
Q

to vouch for someone

A

se porter garant

21
Q

something is looming

A

quelque chose se profile

22
Q

to ensnare

A

prendre au piège

23
Q

to withdraw

A

retirer, annuler

24
Q

un serment

A

promise, solemn

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spruce
épicea
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an asset
un atout
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ascends
s'élever, monter
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dominion
territoire
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edward 3
david, king of england
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stanley baldwin
prime minister
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neville chamberlain
(prime minister 2) known for signing munich agreement
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3 september 1939
war
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10 may 1940
churchill prime minister