Vocab. 2 Flashcards

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faire la queue

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to stand in a line, to queue

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2
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l’échafaudage

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scalfolding

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3
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une échelle

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a ladder

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4
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dedans

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inside

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5
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prendre l’attitude militaire

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to stand at attention

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diviser

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to divide into

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exhiber, étaler

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to display

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8
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lire

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to read / read / read

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9
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orné

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ornate

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empiler

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to pile up

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11
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sous

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under

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12
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un journaliste de radio

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a radio journalist

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13
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une télécommande

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a remote control

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14
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une montagne russe

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a roller-coaster

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15
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un omnibus

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a local

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16
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une boite de vitesse manuelle

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a stick-shift

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17
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un désaccord, une divergence

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a discrepancy

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18
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un taux

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a rate

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19
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un ragoût

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a stew

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20
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un réverbère

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a lamp-post

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21
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être bouleversé

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to be upset

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22
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mince

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lean

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23
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les épreuves de

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trials and tribulations of

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24
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débrancher

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to unplug

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25
rebondir
to bounce
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avoir l'air beau
to look dashing
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le gel
frost
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une ordonnance
a prescription
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agilité
deftness
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paresse
sloth
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rigidité
stiffness
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comportement
demeanor
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faible, mou
flimsy
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déçu
disappointed
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une révision
an overhaul
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une nage
a stroke
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le papillon
the butterfly
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la brasse
the breakstroke
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un élève en première année
a freshman
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un élève en 2ème année
a sophomore
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un élève en 3ème année
a junior
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la main verte
a green thumb
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brûlure d'estomac
heartburn
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un abonnement
a subscription
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l'entracte
the intermission
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avoir bien envie de
to yearn FOR
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une augmentation
a raise
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habillement
apparel
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ronfler
to snore
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un bûcheron
a lumberjack
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l'écorce
bark
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en amont
upstream
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une scie à chain
a chain-saw
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la sciure de bois
sawdust
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une scierie
a sawmill
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mal taillé
blunt
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une nappe
a tablecloth
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gagner de l'argent
to earn money
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être à court de qqch
to run out of something
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un bail
a lease
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des fourmis
ants
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empirer
to worsen
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saignant (la viande)
rare
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arriver
to come to
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trouver du temps disponible
to spare some time
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attendre le moment juste
to bide your time
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tissu
fabric
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se plier en quatre
to bend over backwards
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presser ou pincer qqch
to squeeze something
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ramasser
to gather
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dont
whose
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en ce qui concerne, quant à
regarding / as regards
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mûre
ripe
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la taille de qqun
waist
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amener
to bring / brought / brought
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s'élever
to rise / rose / risen
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directorial
managerial
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être impatient de
to be eager
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porter plainte contre qqun
to sue someone
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épeler
to spell
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devoir (moral)
to ought to
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un sous-verre
a coaster
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arriver quelque part
to get somewhere
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la moisissure
mould
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le foin
hay
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s'impatienter, avoir hâte
to look forward to + ing
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malgré, en dépit de
despite something
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malgré, en dépit de
in spite of something
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être à la hauteur de
to live up to
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opposant
opponent
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désirer qqch fortement
lo long + infinitif
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occasion
opportunity
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être effacé
to be erased
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quelques (dénombrables)
a few
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turbulent, incontrôlable
rambundious
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néanmoins
nevertheless
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un rappel
a reminder
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un plan (de travail)
a schedule
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recolter
to harvest
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l'engrais
fertilizer
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les boeufs
oxen
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un globe, une sphère
an orb
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un égout
a sewer
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une anguille
an eel
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un crapaud
a toad
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un cent
a penny
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5 cents
a nickel
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10 cents
a dime
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25 cents
a quarter
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les dépenses générales
overhead
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un hourlet
a hem
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modifications
alterations
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un chemisier
a blouse
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une vente aux enchères
an auction
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pourvoir aux plaisirs de
to cater to
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les personnes âgés
the elderly
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faire partie d'un jury
to be on a panel