Version DS 2 Flashcards by Achot Mouradian | Brainscape

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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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courroner le tout

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to cap it all

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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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le capitole américain

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the U.S. Capitol

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par mégarde

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inadvertently

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clairement, exactement

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in so many words

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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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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

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to lose heart, to take heart

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voulloir absolument qqch

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to set one’s heart on smth

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au profond de soi

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in your heart of hearts

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se tourner vers

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to turn to/turn towards

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turn down

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rejeter (suggestion), refuser (candidate)

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s’en prendre à qq

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to turn on someone

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peu de gens sont venus

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not many people turned out

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en fin de compte

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as it turned out

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un frisson de joie

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a thrill of joy

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quelle émotion !

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what a thrill

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saisissant, palpitant, excitant

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thrilling

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se procurer des sensations fortes

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get a thrill out of doing smth

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cela m’a vrmt fait plaisir

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i was thrilled to

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imiter john

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to take one’s cue from John

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donner la réplique à

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give someone his cue

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awe

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révérence, respect mêlé de crainte et d’admiration

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to be in awe of s.o.

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ê intimidé, rempli du + grand respect

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awesome, impressionant

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awe-inspiring

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s’arrêter (véhicule)

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to pull up alongside someone

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rebord de fenêtre

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window ledge

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rregarder l’avenir

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to look ahead

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revenir sur les events de 2009

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to look back to 2009

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mépriser

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to look down on

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faire attention

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to look out

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compter sur qqn pour quelque chose

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look to someone for something

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les choses s’arrangent

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things are looking up

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envouté, captivé

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enthralled

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captiver qqn

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to hold someone enthralled

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éclipser (prouesse, succès)

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to dwarf

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semblé minuscule à côté de

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to be dwarfed by

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folks

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les gars

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chanter à tue-tête

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to shout your head off

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to bawl

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brailler

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to shrill, to screech, to shriek

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pousser un cri aigu

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to wail

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hurler (siren), gémir (people)

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parler en faveur de qqn

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to speak up for someone

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empressé, enthousiaste, impatient

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eager

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étudier l’anglais avec enthousiasme

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to be an eager student of English

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désirer, ê impatient de faire qq ch

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to be eager to do something

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attaboy

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that’s a boy

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hausser les sourcils

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to raise one’s eyebrows

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ardent défenseur

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eager supporter

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réssuciter

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to raise someone from the dead

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hausser le ton, la voix

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to raise one’s voice