vocabulaire 1 Flashcards

1
Q

vous n’avez encore rien vu

A

you ain’t seen nothing yet.

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2
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sur le qui vive

A

be on the lookout

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3
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repousser (v)

A

postpone, push back

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4
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des louanges

A

praise

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5
Q

une déception

A

disappointment

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6
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chercheur, chercheuse (n)

A

researcher

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7
Q

plutôt chahuté

A

rather rowdy/hectic

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8
Q

piégée

A

trapped

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9
Q

effondré

A

collapsed

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10
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empressé

A

eager

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11
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venons-en

A

let’s get to it

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12
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un bilan

A

a review, a report

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13
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sanglots

A

tears, sobs

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14
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décombres

A

rubble

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15
Q

l’étendue

A

the extent

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16
Q

en garde à vue

A

in custody

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17
Q

comment s’est déroulé ?

A

how did it go?

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18
Q

périple

A

journey

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19
Q

bénéfice (n, masc)

A

profit

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20
Q

sauter (v)

A

to jump

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21
Q

enfoncer (v)

A

to sink, to get stuck in

22
Q

hoche la tête

A

nod

23
Q

seuil de la porte (n)

A

threshold

24
Q

réserves de graisse

A

fat stores

25
Q

soulagement

A

relief

26
Q

cahin-caha

A

chugging along

27
Q

ahurissant (adj)

A

mind-boggling

28
Q

Je le glisse

A

I slip it into

29
Q

bouillant

A

boiling

30
Q

complexe dernier cri

A

state-of-the-art complex

31
Q

sous-entendu

A

implied

32
Q

sans aboutir

A

without success

33
Q

démenti

A

denial/denied

34
Q

piste

A

track, runway, leads (as in “clue”)

35
Q

poursuivre (v)

A

to continue

36
Q

noir de jais

A

jet black

37
Q

chevelure

A

hair (locks, tresses)

38
Q

le seuil

A

the threshold

39
Q

pour que

A

so that

40
Q

réagisse dans la foulée

A

reacts immediately

41
Q

agacement

A

annoyance

42
Q

á l’égard

A

with regards to

43
Q

convoitise

A

lust

44
Q

m’observer á la dérobée

A

watch me on the sly

45
Q

s’éloigner (v)

A

to walk away, to move away

46
Q

à emboîter le pas

A

to follow in his footsteps

47
Q

emboîter (v)

A

to fit together

48
Q

la moquette

A

the carpet

49
Q

faire volte-face

A

to turn around, do an about-face

50
Q

pour ne pas me rentrer dedans

A

so as not to run into me