Virginie: Calais, la Jungle d'Etat Flashcards by aditi arora | Brainscape

Q

Cogner =

syn

A

Frapper

= to hit

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la juriste

A

legal practitioner/expert

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deposer plainte/porter

- porter plainte (contre X)

A

file a complaint/press charges (against X)

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edifiant

A

enlightening/edifying

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livrer (V)

A

deliver/give [sth] over to [qqn]

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aire d’autoroute

A

motorway rest area

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grimper

A

to climb

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poids lourds =

syn

A

heavy truck/heavy goods vehicle

- camion

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cueillir

A

gather/pick/pluck

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le nez tuméfie, la lèvre ouverte

A

swollen nose, lip split open

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la camionette

A

van

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sans éclairage

A

without lightning

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tourner au vinaigre (v)

A

to turn sour

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porter la poisse (v)

A

jinx

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faire le canard (v)

A

to keep mum

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gonfle (2)

A

blown up/inflated

- have got a nerve

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la prefete

de la police

A

prefect

police commissioner

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La procureur de la République

A

Crown prosecutor

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L’inspection générale de la gendarmerie

A

General Inspectorate of the Police

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Bear in mind that/bear [sth] in mind (3)

A

Ne pas perdre de vue (le fait que)
Garder a l’esprit (que)
Ne pas oublier (que)

Q

Avoir du culot

= avoir du toupet/être effronté

A

Have some nerve/cheek

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Abonder =

A

to be full of/abound

Q

abonder dans le sens de [qqn]

A

to agree wholeheartedly with [qqn]

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(coup de) malchance

jouer de malchance

A

(bit of) bad luck

be plagued by bad luck