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Unit 13 Obj 2 Flashcards

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without a hitch

snag, tear, breach

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sans accroc

l’accroc

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to transport

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acheminer

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posted to , assigned to

to affect

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affecté(e) à

affecter

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to behave, to act
to affect, have an effect on, to be effective against
to be a question of…, to be about..

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agir (v)
agir sur (qqch)
s’agir de (qqch)

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needle

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la aiguille

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elsewhere, somewhere else

something better

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ailleurs

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friendly

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aimable (adj)

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to combine, unite

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allier (v)

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fine

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la amende

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cancellation, annulment

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la annulation

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bladed weapon, knife

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la arme blanche

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prohibited item

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l’article interdit (m)

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to attend, witness

assist, aid support

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assister à (qch)

assister

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to land, to end up

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atterrir

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to warn, to inform

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avertir

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carry-on bag

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le bagage à main

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suburb

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la banlieue

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scholarship recipient

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boursier (ère)

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to hide, conceal, suppress

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cacher

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headache

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le casse-tête, puzzle

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light meal, snack

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la collation

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monetary compensation

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la compensation monétaire

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to stamp, to validate, to compost

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composter

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instructions, (left luggage office), deposit

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le consigne

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counterfeit, forgery

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la contrefaçon

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knife

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le couteau

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blanket

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la couverture

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to fear, to be afraid of

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craindre (qch, qqn)
craindre de (faire qqch)
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custom declaration

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la déclaration de douane

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detached, unglued
to separate, to detach
to take off (figuratively)

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décollé(e)

décoller

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to march, to parade, to file past

to go by

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défiler

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to pay the expenses

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défrayer

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to move, to get around, to travel

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se déplacer

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to get off ( a plane, train etc) go down

to drop, to fall, to drop, to take down, to lower,

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descendre de

descendre

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to go, to head for

to go into, to gravitate toward

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se dirigir vers (qqch/qqn)

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36
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customs

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la douane

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customs officer

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douanier (-ère)

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grade, step, level, rung (ladder)

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l’échelon (m)

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elected

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élu(e) PP

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to board

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embarquer

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to take

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emporter

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to check in, to register

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enregistrer

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listed

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énuméré(e)

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snail

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l’escargot (m)

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exhausted

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extenué(e)

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way

a sort, type or kind

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la façon

47
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criminal fact

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le fait délictuel

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fake/ false

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faux (fausse) adj

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government employee

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fonctionnaire (m/f)

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to search, to go into (criminal)

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fouiller

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police force, police station (in rural areas)

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la gendarmerie

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seed

potential, in the making

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la graine

une graine de

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window (plane ,boat)

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le hublot (m)

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offense

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l’infraction (f)

55
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bad weather

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les intempéries (f)

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wool

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la laine

57
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prizewinner

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lauréat(e)

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maintenance of law and order

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le maintien de l’ordre

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vendor

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marchand(e) (n)

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street vendor

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marchand(e) ambulant(e) (n)

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honey

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le miel

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to get on (plane, train etc)

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monter dans (un avion, un train etc)

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mode of transportation

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un moyen de transport

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package, a bag
lumps, stack, mass
a lot of…, loads of…

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un paquet

un paquet de

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boss, manger

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le patron

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one-time payment (bonus, savings

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le pécule

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lost luggage

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la perte de bagages

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to weigh, to be heavy

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peser

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back up plan

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plan B

70
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just about to

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sur le point de

71
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la police judiciare

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criminal investigation dept

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local police

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le police municipale

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boarding gate, departing gate

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la porte d’embarquement

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tip

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le pourboire

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to take advantage of, to benefit

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profiter de

76
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to react to (sth)

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réagir à (qqch)

77
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to get back, recover, salvage

make (sth) up (ie missed day of work)

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récupérer

78
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to write up, to draw up

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rédiger

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to refuse, to decline to do something
refuse turn down (sth)
Forbid (sb) to do (sth)

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refuser de (faire qqch)
refuser
refuser que (qqn) fasse (qch)
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to spread, to diffuse, scatter

go all over

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se répandre

81
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to risk, to venture

to risk doing something

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risquer

risquer de faire (qqch)

82
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backpack

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le sac à dos

83
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syringe

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la seringue

84
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safety, collateral

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la sûreté

85
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bulletin board, flight info board

notice board, scoreboard

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le tableau d’affichage

86
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conveyor belt, moving walkway
mat, rug, carpet
to roll

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le tapis roulant
le tapis
rouler

87
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flight time

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le temps de vol

88
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to hang on to.

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se tenir à / s’accrocher

89
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to translate

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traduire

90
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route, journey, commute

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le trajet

91
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public transportation

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les transports en commun (m)

92
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plants, vegetables

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les végétaux

93
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neighbor

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voisin(e)

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in case

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au caso où

95
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a whole different story

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une autre paire de manches

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in case of

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en cas de

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according to, depending on

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en fonction de

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in the other hand

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en revanche

99
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in the opposite direction, the other way around

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en sens inverse

100
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it will take

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il faut compter (+ durée)

101
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it’s a matter of / it’s about

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il s’agit de

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it seems that

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il semble que

103
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it’s better

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il vaut mieux

American Culture French CD Unit 13 (5 decks)

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