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Unit 13 Obj 3 Flashcards

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1
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welcoming

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accueillant(e)

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to admit, to accept, concede, tolerate, allow

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admettre

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in business

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en affaires

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to spray oneself with

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s’asperger de

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plane ticket

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le billet d’avion

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joke (n), trick (n)

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la blague

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personal space

bubble

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la bulle d’intimité

la bulle

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seat belt

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la ceinture de sécurité

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air conditioning

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la climatisation

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by heart

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par coeur

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dress code

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le code vestimentaire

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pantyhose

sticky

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le collant

collant (adj)

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salesperson, retailer

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commerçant(e)

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behavior

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le comportement

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reprehensible

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condamnable

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spouse/partner

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conjoint(e)

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to use/ to consume

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consommer

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old-fashioned, outdated

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dépassé(e) adj

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to relax

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se détendre

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flirting

to hit on

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la drague

draguer

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21
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efficiency

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l’efficacité (f)

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influence

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l’emprise (f)

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to lead to

to carry away, pull away, drag away

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entraîner

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to spare, to save

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épargner

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entrepreneurship

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l’ esprit d’entrepris (m)

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en plein été

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in the middle of summer

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to avoid

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éviter

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to demand, to require, to necessitate

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exiger

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in front of

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face à

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to feign, to pretend

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feindre

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to congratulate

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féliciter

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to smoke

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fumer

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to win, to earn, to gain

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gagner

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gallentry

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la galanterie

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knee

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le genou (les genoux)

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size, scale, greatness

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la grandeur

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magnificent

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grandiose

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hurried, hasty

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hâtif (adj)

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irrelevant, inopportune, off-topic

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hors de propos

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to step in

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imprégner

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leg

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la jambe

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language, or tongue

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la langue

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freedom of expression

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la liberté d’expression

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law

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la loi

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for a long time

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longtemps

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misunderstanding

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le malentendu

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headache

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le mal de tête

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as far as/ to the extent that

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dans la mesure où

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letter

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la missive

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way of life

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le mode de vie

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to use perfume

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se parfumer

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driver’s license

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le permis de conduire

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waste of time

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une perte de temps

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le port d’armes

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carrying a firearm

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le porte-gobelet

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cupholder

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to favor

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privilégier

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cleanliness

toilet-training

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la propreté

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to protect oneself from

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se protéger de

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legal recourse

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recurs aux lois

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key rules

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les règles incontournables

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fast food

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la restauration rapide

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meeting

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la réunion

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career success

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la réussite professionnelle

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minimum wage

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le salaire minimum

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dirty, careless, nasty bad

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sale

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bra

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le soutien-gorge (le soutif)

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height/size

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la taille

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to perspire, sweat

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transpirer

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everyday life

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la vie quotidienne (f)

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face

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le visage

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distorted view

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le vision déformé

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to be the same for

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en être de même pour

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to be spotted by

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être repéré(e) par

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to be under the influence of

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être sous l’emprise de

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to be tempted to

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être tenté(e) de

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to be widely used

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faire florès

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to lecture, to preach

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faire la morale

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to line up/ to wait in line

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faire la queue

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to turn a blind eye on/to

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fermer les yeux

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to prevail over, to win out over

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l’emporter sur

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it’s better…

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mixed vaut…

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to prosecute. to sue

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poursuivre en justice

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to take risks

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prendre des risques

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to take care of , to look after

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prendre soin de

85
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to set oneself apart

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se mettre a l’écart

American Culture French CD Unit 13 (5 decks)

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