Traduction Flashcards

1
Q

avoir qqn dans sa poche

A

to have sbdy in the palm of one’s hand

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2
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jeter un coup d’oeil

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to glance at sthg

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3
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regarder fixement

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to stare at sthg

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4
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contempler

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to gaze at sthg

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5
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scruter

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to peer at sthg

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6
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observer

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to watch

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7
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refouler / réprimer

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to bottle sthg up

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8
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pouce

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thumb

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9
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index

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forefinger

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10
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majeur

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middle finger

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11
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annulaire

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ring finger

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12
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auriculaire

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little finger

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13
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phalange

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knuckle

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14
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poignet

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wrist

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15
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le marié / le palefrenier

A

a groom

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16
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un groom

A

a doorman / porter / bellboy

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17
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former qqn

A

to groom sbdy for a post

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18
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un parking

A

a car park

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19
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un jogging (fringue)

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a tracksuit

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20
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un lifting

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a facelift

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21
Q

des baskets

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sneakers

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22
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saisir

A

to seize

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23
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une pancarte

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a placard

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24
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carton

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cardboard

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25
Q

bêtes rampantes

A

creepy crawlies

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26
Q

rouler sur l’or

A

to be rolling in money

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27
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suivre la ligne du parti, se mettre au pas, se conformer

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to toe the (party) line

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28
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sur le pas de la porte

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on the threshold

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29
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la batterie de cuisine

A

the pots and pans

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30
Q

il est soldat jusqu’à la moelle

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he is every bit a soldier

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31
Q

je ne partage pas trop l’idée de …

A

I don’t relish the idea of

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32
Q

être le portrait craché de …

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to be the spitting image of sbdy

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33
Q

être estropié

A

to be lame

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34
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boiter

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to limp, to hobble

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35
Q

un argument qui ne tient pas la route

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a lame argument

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36
Q

un homme politique sans grand pouvoir

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a lame duck

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37
Q

un film nul

A

a lame movie

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38
Q

kiosque

A

newspaper stall

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39
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un exposant

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a stall holder

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40
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caler

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to stall a car

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41
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ramper

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to crawl, to creep

42
Q

se déplacer sur la pointe des pieds

A

to tiptoe

43
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prérequis

A

prerequisite

44
Q

verger

A

orchard

45
Q

apprécier

A

to relish sthg

46
Q

se renseigner

A

to enquire

47
Q

vivement

A

crisply

48
Q

se débarrasser de, tromper

A

to fob off

49
Q

vaurien, ordure

A

a scoundrel, a rascal, a thug

50
Q

tromper

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to two-time, to double-cross sbdy, to betray sbdy

51
Q

horrible, immonde

A

foul

52
Q

dissimuler

A

to conceal

53
Q

curieux, interrogateur

A

inquisitive

54
Q

regarder qq les yeux écarquillés

A

to stare at sbdy wide-eyed

55
Q

baisser la tête

A

to lower one’s head

56
Q

la propriété

A

the gardens, the grounds

57
Q

manquer une case

A

to have a screw lose

58
Q

perdre la boule

A

to have lost one’s marbles

59
Q

plan de travail

A

worktop

60
Q

une bougie allumée

A

a lit candle

61
Q

l’aube

A

dawn, sunrise

62
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crépuscule

A

dusk, sunset, twilight

63
Q

parsemer

A

to strew

64
Q

sinueux

A

winding

65
Q

phare

A

lighthouse

66
Q

algues

A

seaweed

67
Q

se retrouver à faire qqch

A

to wind up doing sthg

68
Q

briquet

A

lighter

69
Q

en or

A

gold

70
Q

doré

A

golden

71
Q

un commerçant

A

a shopkeeper

72
Q

fumer

A

to puff on sthg

73
Q

écraser

A

to crush

74
Q

cendrier

A

ashtray

75
Q

rangée

A

row

76
Q

scarabée

A

beetle

77
Q

mélanger

A

to stir sthg

78
Q

morceau

A

lump

79
Q

verser / servir

A

to pour

80
Q

mettre la table

A

to lay / set the table

81
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débarrasser la table

A

to clean the table

82
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faire sensation

A

to cause a stir

83
Q

semer la pagaille

A

to stir things up

84
Q

faire bouger les choses

A

to shake things up

85
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éclairer (expliquer)

A

to enlighten

86
Q

les Lumières

A

the Enlightenment

87
Q

illuminer / alléger

A

to lighten

88
Q

une prairie

A

a meadow

89
Q

un berger

A

a shepherd

90
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5 jours d’affilée

A

5 days in a row

91
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une tumeur

A

a lump

92
Q

gratter une allumette

A

to strike a match

93
Q

vapoter

A

to vape

94
Q

s’éloigner / disparaître

A

to recede

95
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s’émerveiller

A

to marvel

96
Q

bec-de-lièvre

A

harelip

97
Q

un cimetière

A

a graveyard

98
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les années folles

A

the Roaring Twenties

99
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rouler sur l’or

A

to do a roaring trade

100
Q

de la vie à la mort

A

from the cradle to the grave