Vocab 1 Flashcards by Barbara Diggs

Q

to extend / expand

A

étendre

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to transfer (sports club, job position)

A

mutation

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Q

I hit my head

A

Je me suis cogné la tête

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la balance

A

the scale (to weigh things)

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la caisse

A

the cash register / till

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mon pays natal / mon pays d’origine

A

my home country (2 possibilities)

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un rebord de fenêtre

A

a window sill

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en concurrence avec

A

in competition with

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emblématique

A

iconic

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presentatrices

A

female announcers

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divertir

A

entertain

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ménages/foyers français

A

French households (2 answers)

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attendrissant / attachant

A

endearing

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tentant

A

tempting

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babioles futiles

A

frivolous trinkets

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bredouille / les bras ballants

A

empty-handed (2)

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on the sly/secretly

A

en cachette

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to display / exhibit /post

A

afficher

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to bug/pester someone (2)

A

casser les pieds à / embêter

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the fantasy

A

la fantaisie

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the magic

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la magie

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goes to a lot of trouble

A

se donner beaucoup de mal/peine

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mischievous

A

malicieux / malicieuse

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a view of the world

A

une vision du monde

underrated

sous-estimé

to appreciate /enjoy something

apprécier

to stir

remuer

attentionné(e) / attentif/ attentive

caring (2)

the stream

le ruisseau

the greenhouse gas emissions

les émissions de gaz à effet de serre

a sustainable economy

une économie durable

within easy reach

à portée de main

the sleeping bags

sacs de couchage

the tent

la tente

disgusting (2)

répugnant / dégoûtant

social media

réseaux sociaux

to catch up with

rejoindre

to meet up with

se rejoindre

an exemption

une dérogation

in relation to /compared to

par rapport à

in accordance with

conformément à

crop yield

rendement agricole

détourner

to divert/ hijack/ repurpose

at length

longuement

se donner

to devote one's self/ to give one's self

fond

background/bottom

Rebelote

Not again/ here we go again

personnes démunies.

disadvantaged people/ people in need

devices/systems

dispositifs

Group lessons (at a gym)

Cours collectifs

the key chain/ring

le porte-clé