Version DS 2 Flashcards

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se tromper de chemin

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to make a wrong turn

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la tournure des évènements

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turn of events

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un livre pas facile à lire

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a book which is heavy going

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tracer (carte + carrière)

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to map out

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guider

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to direct

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atop

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= at/on the top of

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une pente, colline

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an incline

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s’élancer, s’élever (majestueusement)

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to sweep upward

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l’autoroute s’élance dans les collines

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the motorway sweeps accross the hills

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une casquette

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a cap

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capped with

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coiffé de

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12
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courroner le tout

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to cap it all

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13
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le bonnêt d’âne

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the dunce cap

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ice cap

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la calotte glaciaire

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a peaked cap

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un képi

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faire travailler ses méninges

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to put one’s thinking cap on

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entrer/sortir rapidement

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to sweep in/out

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18
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le capitole américain

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the U.S. Capitol

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19
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par mégarde

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inadvertently

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20
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clairement, exactement

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in so many words

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21
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the VERY heart

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le coeur MEME

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charismatique (personne), source d’inspi, édifiant (dlc)

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inspirational

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23
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mon coeur bat la chamade

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my heart is in my mouth

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avoir bon coeur

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her heart is in the right place

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perdre courage/ prendre courage
to lose heart, to take heart
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voulloir absolument qqch
to set one's heart on smth
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au profond de soi
in your heart of hearts
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se tourner vers
to turn to/turn towards
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turn down
rejeter (suggestion), refuser (candidate)
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s'en prendre à qq
to turn on someone
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peu de gens sont venus
not many people turned out
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en fin de compte
as it turned out
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un frisson de joie
a thrill of joy
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quelle émotion !
what a thrill
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saisissant, palpitant, excitant
thrilling
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se procurer des sensations fortes
get a thrill out of doing smth
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cela m'a vrmt fait plaisir
i was thrilled to
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imiter john
to take one's cue from John
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donner la réplique à
give someone his cue
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awe
révérence, respect mêlé de crainte et d'admiration
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to be in awe of s.o.
ê intimidé, rempli du + grand respect
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awesome, impressionant
awe-inspiring
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s'arrêter (véhicule)
to pull up alongside someone
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rebord de fenêtre
window ledge
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rregarder l'avenir
to look ahead
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revenir sur les events de 2009
to look back to 2009
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mépriser
to look down on
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faire attention
to look out
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compter sur qqn pour quelque chose
look to someone for something
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les choses s'arrangent
things are looking up
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envouté, captivé
enthralled
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captiver qqn
to hold someone enthralled
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éclipser (prouesse, succès)
to dwarf
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semblé minuscule à côté de
to be dwarfed by
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folks
les gars
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chanter à tue-tête
to shout your head off
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to bawl
brailler
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to shrill, to screech, to shriek
pousser un cri aigu
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to wail
hurler (siren), gémir (people)
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parler en faveur de qqn
to speak up for someone
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empressé, enthousiaste, impatient
eager
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étudier l'anglais avec enthousiasme
to be an eager student of English
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désirer, ê impatient de faire qq ch
to be eager to do something
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attaboy
that's a boy
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hausser les sourcils
to raise one's eyebrows
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ardent défenseur
eager supporter
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réssuciter
to raise someone from the dead
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hausser le ton, la voix
to raise one's voice