Vocabulaire 40 Flashcards

1
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the bewildered child

A

L’enfant éffaré

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2
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he started to shake

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il a commencé à trembler

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3
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he started to run away (pas commencer)

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il s’est mis à s’enfuir

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4
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shortness of breath forced him to stop

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l’essoufflement l’a forcé de s’arrêter

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5
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brusque

A

sudden

abrupt

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6
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the daydream

A

la rêverie

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7
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I am going to begin doing that

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je vais commencer à faire ça

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8
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he always went out after breakfast, sat on the same bench under the oak, read, then slept for a good half hour

A

il sortait toujours après le petit déjeuner , s’asseyait sur le même banc sous le chêne, lisait, puis dormait pendant une bonne demi-heure

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9
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it was sunny. it was a sunday

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il faisait beau. c’était un dimanche

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10
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people were walking in the streets or chatting on the terrace of cafes

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les gens se promenaient dans les rues ou bavardaient à la terrasse des cafés

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11
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I was happy

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j’étais heureux

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12
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fight me

A

combat moi

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13
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he fights the villain

A

il combat le méchant

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14
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she is arguing with her mom

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elle se dispute avec sa mère

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15
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to argue

A

se disputer

argumenter

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16
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he let me know he wanted to leave

A

il m’a fait savoir qu’il voulait partir

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17
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one more minute

A

encore une minute

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18
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the scissors

A

les ciseaux

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19
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the nail clipper

A

le coupe-ongles

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20
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I need to cut my toe nails

A

j’ai besoin de me couper les ongles d’orteil

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21
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they didn’t exist yet

A

ils n’existaient pas encore

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22
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he wanted to see other things

A

il voulait voir autre chose

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23
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the pyramids were already built

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les pyramides étaient déjà construites

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24
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we are discussing a gift for Jo’s birthday

A

nous discutons d’un cadeau pour l’anniversaire de Jo

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25
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she already has two

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elle en a déjà deux

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26
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he caught a cold from the two girls

A

il a attrapé un rhume des deux filles

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27
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she is red as if she was kissed seconds ago

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elle est rouge comme si elle avait été embrassée il y a quelques secondes

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28
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they organised a protest

A

ils ont organisé une manifestation

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29
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the waste

A

les déchets

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30
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the damage

A

les dégâts

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31
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nous avons failli le faire

A

we almost did it

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32
Q

ils ont failli avoir un accident

A

they almost had an accident

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33
Q

a little more

A

encore un peu

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34
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elle a failli le gifler

A

she almost slapped him

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35
Q

she almost slapped him

A

elle l’a presque giflé

elle a failli le gifler

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36
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he almost finished

A

il a presque terminé

il a failli terminer

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37
Q

she almost won

A

elle a failli gagner

elle a presque gagné

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38
Q

the pressure

A

la pression

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39
Q

I will sell it at an auction

A

je vais le vendre aux enchères

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40
Q

he is part of the community

A

il fait partie de la communauté

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41
Q

They did not even know each other, the wedding was a sham.

A

Ils ne se connaissaient même pas, c’était un simulacre de mariage.

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42
Q

Not even a little phrase the press is supposed to love.

A

Pas même une petite phrase dont la presse est censée raffoler.

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43
Q

we are from the same team

A

nous sommes de la même équipe

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44
Q

go through the portal

A

franchir le portail

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45
Q

the fear

A

la peur

la trouille

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46
Q

you will be a hit

A

tu vas cartonner

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47
Q

Veiller auprès d’un malade

A

Watching over a sick person

48
Q

the core of the problem

A

le cœur du problème

49
Q

he landed

A

il a atterri

50
Q

to write (pas écrire)

A

rédiger

51
Q

I gather the papers

A

je rassemble les papiers

52
Q

She blushed when I talked to her about the Beatles

A

Elle a rougi quand je lui ai parlé des Beatles

53
Q

I asked her

A

je lui ai demandé

54
Q

She asked me if I could lend her my book

A

Elle m’a demandé si je pouvais lui prêter mon livre

55
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j’étais émue

A

I was moved

56
Q

he looked at her

A

il l’a regardée

57
Q

he smiled at her

A

il lui a souri

58
Q

he spoke to her

A

il lui a parlé

59
Q

he ate her

A

il l’a mangée

60
Q

he has no friends

A

il n’a pas d’amis

61
Q

nous avons roulé toute la nuit

A

we drove all night

62
Q

It is impossible to kill someone who never existed in the first place

A

Il est impossible de tuer quelqu’un qui n’a jamais existé en premier lieu

63
Q

if it converts, it is not passé simple

A

s’il se convertit, ce n’est pas du passé simple

-la vraie règle: passé composé peut changer du passé au présent mais le passé simple reste dans le passé

64
Q

only one case

A

un seul cas

65
Q

I had a lot of friends

A

j’avais beaucoup d’amis

66
Q

I am giving a quantity

A

je donne une quantité

67
Q

relier

A

to link

to connect

68
Q

do not close the meter, there is a risk of a short circuit

A

ne fermez pas le compteur, il y a un risque de court-circuit

69
Q

He is telephoning the bank

A

Il téléphone à la banque

70
Q

He is telephoning Sarah

A

Il téléphone à Sarah

71
Q

He is calling Sarah

A

Il appelle Sarah

72
Q

He is calling the bank

A

Il appelle la banque

73
Q

he called them after an hour

A

Il les a appelés au bout d’une heure

74
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he did it in. a week

A

il l’a fait en une semaine

75
Q

she sang the song in 2 minutes

A

elle a chanté la chanson en 2 minutes

76
Q

the carpet

A

le tapis

la moquette

77
Q

Il était tout bossu, terriblement déglingué

A

He was all hunchbacked, terribly battered

78
Q

ideal

A

idéal

idéale

79
Q

La couverture esquintée

A

The crumpled blanket

80
Q

esquinter

A

to damage

to wreck

81
Q

she damaged it (la couverture)

A

elle l’a abîmée

elle l’a esquintée

82
Q

the dog wiggles it’s tail

A

le chien remue la queue

83
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sneaky

A

sournois

sournoise

84
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dissimulé

A

hidden

concealed

85
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grincer

A

to squeak

to grind

86
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he pushes her to bump the bed.

A

il la pousse à cogner le lit.

87
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he bandaged his wound

A

il a pansé sa blessure

88
Q

he wrapped the gift

A

il a emballé le cadeau

89
Q

he chewed the chewing gum

A

il a mâché le chewing-gum

90
Q

a drop of water

A

une goutte d’eau

91
Q

the bump

A

La bosse

92
Q

he started to chuckle

A

Il s’est mis à glousser

93
Q

that folded him in half

A

Ça l’a plié en deux

94
Q

to get spoiled

to go bad

A

Se gâter

95
Q

the salad is spoiled

A

la salade est gâtée

96
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he nods

A

Il hoche la tête

il branle du chef

97
Q

I noded

A

J’ai hoché la tête

je me suis mis à branler du chef

98
Q

I have a habit of nodding my head

A

J’ai la manie de hocher la tête

J’ai l’habitude de hocher la tête

99
Q

the mania

A

la manie

100
Q

the crab

A

le crabe

101
Q

Partly because I have a nutty vocabulary

A

En partie parce que j’ai un vocabulaire à la noix

102
Q

Je suis môme

A

I am a kid

103
Q

it ends up knocking me out

A

Ça finit par m’assommer

104
Q

to knock out

A

assommer

105
Q

he started to unclog his nose

A

Il s’est mis à se décrotter le nez

106
Q

it’s bogus

A

Ça fait bidon

107
Q

A nail to drive into my head

A

Un clou à m’enfoncer dans le crâne

108
Q

i killed two of them

A

j’en ai tué deux

109
Q

I kissed both of them

A

je les ai embrassés tous les deux

110
Q

4 of them were there

A

4 d’entre eux étaient là

111
Q

i saw three of them

A

j’en ai vu 3

112
Q

Il a loupé son coup

A

he missed his shot

113
Q

louper

A

to flunk

to miss out

114
Q

to sack; to fire

A

saquer

renvoyer

115
Q

the value

A

la valeur

116
Q

a clothing

A

Un vêtement

117
Q

a machine for running

A

Une machine à courir