Thème 2 Flashcards by Paul Cril

avoir une main de fer dans un gant de velours

to be an iron hand in a velvet glove

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s’intéresser

to take interest in

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tout un tas de, une foule de

a whole host of

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depuis quelque temps

lately

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je suis sure que

I bet

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tu me fais marcher

to pull one’s leg

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Mais quel rapport avec les timbres?

But what’s that got to do with stamps?

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quand il n’y a pas de sujet précis

voix passive > voix active

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exercer une pression sur qqn

to exert pressure on sb

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tourner le dos

to turn one’s backS

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théâtral

overdramatised

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mes plus chers désirs

my deepest desires

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les couples qui n’ont pas d’enfants

childless couples

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l’hypocrisie

the hypocrisy

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une fête inoubliable

a never-to-be-forgotten party

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adjectifs construits à partir d’expression idiomatique

a couldn’t-care-less attitude, a take-it-or-leave-it attitude, a I-will-not-let-you-down speech (pour se moquer)

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un treillage

a lattice-work

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un palet

a quoit

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une drôle de bande, une bande hétéroclité

a motley crew

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motley

hétéroclite

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un diable (outil)

a handcart

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une porte-fenêtre

a French door

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la vinaigrette

the French dressing

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filer à l’anglaise

to take a French leave

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pardonnez mon langage

pardon my French

un stand

a booth

une gauffre

a waffle

une moule

a mussel

une crevette

a shrimp

un pain d'épice

a gingerbread

une pastille à la menthe

a peppermint

puer

to reek (familier)

sentir à plein nez

to reek of sth

s'embuer, courir de buée

to mist up

la pestilence

la puanteur, la pestilence

chatouiller

to tickle

longer, border

to skirt

Rien ne t'échappe!

Nothing escapes you!

un grand mystère

a deep mystery

sauf le placard où elle était rangée

except for the cupboardin which it was stored

prendre le risque

to run the risk

le bureau (pièce)

the study

avoir la trouille

to have the jitters / the wobbles

Pourquoi?

Why is that?

bouger légèrement

to budge

changer d'avis (fig)

to budge

aller chercher (item)

to fetch

examiner

to peer over

alors que dans le sens bien que

although

l'avion partait seulement demain

was to leave only on the following day

à l'envers

the wrong way round

sans succès

with no success

effacer, chasser qch/qn de sa mémoire

to blot sth/sb out of my memory

c'était surement

chances were that

éviter les vérifications à l'état civil

to bypass public records checks

Kelmar et moi nous...

Kelmar and I both

On aurait pu croire à une grande comédie, mais il y avait les gémissements et il y avait l'odeur du sang.

It could have appeared as some great comedy, but for the moans and the smell of blood. (were it not for)

nous étions essoufflés

we were out breath (#pant=haleter)

le feuillage

the foliage

passer devant, dépasser

to go past

roussir, calciner

to scorch

Je n'irais pas plus loin

I won't go any further

devenir fou

to go mad

se ruer sur, fondre sur

to pounce on

essayer de

try + ING

un pinceau

a paint brush

Qu'Est-ce que tu deviens de puis tout ce temps?

What have you been up to all this time?

prendre (serrer) dans ses bras

to hug

dénicher

to dug up

prendre

to pick up

qu'Est-ce que je t'offre?

what can I get you?

un régal pour les yeux

a feast for the eyes

une bière à la pression

a draught beer

c'est un régal des Dieux

it's a nectar for the Gods

il a pris son parti de renoncer à toi, répondis-je aussitôt

he made up his mind to give you up, I replied at once

reprit-elle

she went on

rapporter (dans le sens relater)

to relate

six mois s'étaient écoulés

six months had gone by

sans que le moindre mot d'amour ait été prononcé entre nous

without a single word of love having passed between us

..., je l'ai dit, ...

as I said (toujours expliciter les connecteurs)

faire battre le cœur si fort

make my heart pound so heavily

apprécier qqn

to be taken with

Elle m'a assez plu

I was quite taken with her

L'idée semblait lui plaire

She seems very taken with the idea

un moment de silence

a moment's silence

d'un moment à l'autre

any moment now

au moment où

just as

un moment de silence

a moment's silence

une minute de silence

a moment of silence

elle serait triste sans cela

she would be sad anyway

d'une voix mal assurée

in a shaky/unsteady voice

protester

to protest

avec une sorte d'impatience

somewhat impatiently

par peur de me faire de la peine

for fear of grieving me

deux adjectifs

pas de and !

un vent rapide

a swift breeze

un vallon

a hollow

être niché, se blottir

to nestle

descendre (dans le sens être incliné)

to dip

se prélasser au soleil

to bask in the sun