verbes et mots Flashcards

0
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to feel (eprouver un sentiment ou une sensation)

A

ressentir

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to feel like (doing something)

A

se ressentir de faire qqc

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2
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to allow yourself

A

s’octroyer

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3
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to let yourself go

A

se laisser aller

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4
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everything fades with time

A

avec le temps tout s’éloingé

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5
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everything heals with time

A

avec le temps tout se soigne

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6
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to struggle to do something x2

A

avoir peine à faire qqc

avoir du mal à faire qqc

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7
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an introduction (to something)

A

une entrée en matière

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8
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to work behind the scenes

A

travailler dans les coulisses

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9
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to commit to/to commit yourself to x2

A

s’investir dans qqc

s’engager à faire qqc

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10
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to be in your Sunday best

A

être endimanche

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11
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asset qualifications

A

les qualifications contituant un atout

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12
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essential qualifications

A

les qualifications essentielles

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13
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to be embarassed

A

être gêné

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14
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it makes me embarassed that…..+SUBJONCTIF

A

ça me gêne que…..

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15
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to shed light on something

A

éclairer sur qqc

éclairer qqn sur qqc

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16
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that leaves a lot to be desired

A

ça laisse à desirer

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17
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to lead one to believe

A

laisser à penser

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18
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to set the cat among the pigeons

A

laisser entre le loup dans la bergerie (la cage)

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19
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to let time take it’s course

A

laisser du temps au temps

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20
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to let nature takes its course

A

laisser faire la nature

21
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let time do its work / time heals all wounds / give it time

A

laisser le temps faire son travail

22
Q

to be intimidated

A

se laisser impressionner

23
Q

to let ones imagination run

A

laisser libre cours à son imagination

24
Q

favorable (adj) x2

A

propice

favorable

25
Q

whatever (subjonctif) …….the N (reason eg)

A

quel(le)(s) que so(ien)t….
quelle que soit la situation….
quelles que soient les règles….
Ton problème, quel qu’il soit, n’est certainement pas très grave.
Ta situation, quelle qu’elle soit, n’est……

26
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by way of, acting as, as (+ noun)

A

en guise de…

en tant que….

27
Q

to hinder, bind, or shackle

A

entraver

28
Q

the door closed itself

A

la porte-même s’est fermée.

29
Q

capitalize (letter)

A

majuscule

30
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smaller case (letter)

A

miniscule

31
Q

to thank someone for doing something

A

remercier qqn de faire qqc

eg je te remercie d’être venu m’aider à déménager

32
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to beat, defeat (comme une maladie) OR to overcome something (like shyness)

A

vaincre qqc (irregular)
vaincu (past participle)
Je devais vaincre ma timidité.

33
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to prove to be

A

se révéler +adj
OR
se révéler être +adj

eg: ça s’est révélé inutile

34
Q

to hit, collide

A

heurter

35
Q

to match

A

qqn correspondre à qqc

qqc correspondre à qqn

36
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discretionary

A

facultatif(ive) (adj)

C’est formation est factultative.

37
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as of, as from, starting from

A

à compter de….

38
Q

in anticipation of, towards

A

en prévision de

39
Q

to relax (not reposer)

A

se détendre

40
Q

a century

A

le siècle

41
Q

la monde occidental

A

first world

42
Q

the more things change, the more they stay the same

A

plus ça change, plus c’est pareil

43
Q

at the mercy of, at the will of

A

à gré de qqn

44
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without your informed knowledge

A

à l’insu de son plein gré

45
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whether you like it or not

A

bon gré mal gré

46
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against your will

A

contre son gré

47
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I would appreciate if you…

A

Je vous/te saurais gré de + INF

48
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of your own free will

A

de son plein gré

49
Q

media circus

A

cirque médiatique