Thème littéraire Flashcards

1
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à la campagne

A

in the countryside

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2
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reprendre des forces

A

to pick up

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3
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s’occuper de quelqu’un

A

to look after someone

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4
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s’entendre

A

to get on/along

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5
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agressif

A

aGGressive

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6
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divorcer

A

to get a divorce

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7
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il avait fallu… pour…

A

it took… to

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8
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être opérer

A

to have surgery

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9
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se promener en voiture

A

to tour

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10
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vanter

A

to boast about

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11
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de

A
of = simple évocation
about = approfondi
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12
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confirmer

A

to bear out

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13
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permettre

A

to allow

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14
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regarder avec hostilité et suspicions qque chose

A

to cast a hostile, suspicious look at

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15
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des cartes postales sentimentales

A

mawkish postcards

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16
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à vrai dire

A

to tell (you) the truth

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17
Q

animalement

A

intuitively

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18
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méfiance

A

mistrust

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19
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la comédie du bonheur conjugal

A

the pretence of the happily married couple

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20
Q

se cacher derrière

A

to lurk behind

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21
Q

Franchement

A

Frankly

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22
Q

aller jusqu’au bout

A

to see through

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23
Q

méfiant

A

wary, mistrustful, distrustful

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24
Q

attendre la suite

A

to wait for what would come next

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25
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croquer

A

bit into it

26
Q

toujours cette habitude

A

same old habit

27
Q

ricaner

A

to sneer

28
Q

hausser les sourcils

A

to raise one’s eyebrows

29
Q

ne pas pouvoir réprimer un sourire

A

to suppress a smile

30
Q

se laisser prendre au jeu

A

to get caught at the game

31
Q

quelques minutes auparavant

A

a few minutes before

32
Q

avoir la ferme intention de

A

to firmly intend

33
Q

voilà qu’ils…

A

there they were

34
Q

engager une conv

A

to strike up a conversation

35
Q

cracher le morceau

A

out with it

36
Q

qu’est ce que vous attendez de moi?

A

what do you expect from me?

37
Q

soyons directs.

A

let’s get straight to the point

38
Q

bien sûr

A

naturally

39
Q

se demander

A

to wonder

40
Q

donner/distribuer

A

deal out

41
Q

passer devant

A

to walk passed

42
Q

chaque fois que je

A

as I

43
Q

un soir

A

one evening

44
Q

ils ont chacun…

A

they each…

45
Q

être étonné de

A

to be surprised at

46
Q

des huîtres

A

oysters

47
Q

prendre (à manger)

A

to have

48
Q

ça me donnait mal au coeur

A

it made me heartsick

49
Q

préférer la viande

A

to prefer meat

50
Q

vous êtes très pale

A

you LOOK very pale

51
Q

il faut vous nourrir

A

you need some food

52
Q

il me regardait avec gentillesse

A

he had a kind look on his face

53
Q

mais pouvait-on vmt y croire?

A

but could he really be trusted?

54
Q

quand même

A

…are you?

55
Q

impoli

A

rude

56
Q

prendre un ton sérieux

A

to sound so serious

57
Q

on aurait cru qu’elle avait reçu une bonne éducation

A

you would have thought she had been taught good manners

58
Q

comme s’il lisait dans mes pensées

A

as if he had been reading my mind

59
Q

nous étions à l’école ensemble

A

we were in school together

60
Q

salade de fruits

A

fruit salad

61
Q

un glace

A

some ice-cream

62
Q

j’étais la seule à ne pas boire

A

I was the only one not to have any