Version II (Concours) Flashcards by Léo Babonnaud | Brainscape

Q

une gare

A

a (train) station

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

minuscule

A

tiny

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

un circuit de course

A

a race track

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

suivre la trace de …

A

to be on sbd’s track

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

garder le souvenir de qqchose

A

to keep track ON sthg

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

perdre le fil de …

A

to loose track of sthg

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Il a fait ses preuves

A

He has a good track record

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

doux / tendre

A

gentle ( #kind)

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

saisir avec force / vigueur / fermement

empoigner

A

to grab
to clutch
to seize
to grip

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

murmurer

A

to whisper

to murmure

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

être ravi

A

to be pleased

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

l’hotel de ville

A

the townhouse

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

le Palais de Justice

A

the courthouse

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

poursuivre quelqu’un en justice

A

to take somebody to court

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

faire la une

Ex : actuellement, Trump fait la une des journées

A

to grab the headlines

Ex : currently, Trump is grabbing the headline

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

les pots de vin

A

hush money

Q

will a une connotation de vouloir

Ex : veux tu m’épouser ?

A

Ex : will you marry me ?

Q

un ami d’enfance

A

a childhood friend

Q

de toute une vie

Ex : l’ambition de toute une vie

A

lifelong

Ex : a lifelong ambition

Q

l’espèce humaine

A

the human kind

Q

dicton

A

a saying

Q

comme le dit le proverbe

A

as the saying goes

Q

s’élever à

A

to amount to

Q

mon père était unique en son genre

A

my father was one of a kind

Q

ils se ressemblent beaucoup

A

they are both of the kind

Q

down

A

un peu plus loin / idée de dessous

Q

Elle habitait un peu plus loin dans la rue

A

She lived down the road

Q

une crise de

Une crise de rire / de pleure

A

a fit of

a fit of laughter / crying

Q

à moitié / a demi

A

half way

Q

a mi chemin

A

hald way

Q

s’insurger contre

A

to rail against

Q

être criblé de dettes

A

to be crippled with debts