Vocabulaire anglais courant 1 Flashcards

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1
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Une articulation

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a joint

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Des rides

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wrinkles

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3
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Le teint

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the complexion

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4
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Costaud

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sturdy

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Corpulent

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stout

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Trapu, râblé

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thickset

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Émacié

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gaunt

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Dégingandé

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lanky

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Dodu

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plump

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Laid

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plain

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Grossir

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to put on weight

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Le physique, ce n’est pas tout

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Looks aren’t everything

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13
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Elle a gardé la ligne

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She kept her figure

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Elle n’a que la peau sur les os

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She’s all skin and bones

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Ce film m’a donné la chair de poule

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That film made my flesh creep

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16
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Les traits (du visage)

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the features

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17
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Les pommettes

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the cheekbones

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18
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Le palais (bouche)

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the palate

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19
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J’ai la tête qui tourne

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My head is spinning

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20
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Mouche-toi

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Blow your nose

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21
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Elle a les cheveux blonds

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She’s fair-haired

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22
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Le creux des reins

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the small of the back

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La taille (corps humain)

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the waist

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24
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Le nombril

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the navel

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25
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La nuque

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the nape of the neck

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Une omoplate

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a shoulder blade

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27
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Les jointures (des membres)

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the knuckles

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28
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Le mollet

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the calf

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29
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La plante du pied

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the sole

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30
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La trachée-artère

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the windpipe

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31
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La rate

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the spleen

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32
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Les intestins

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the bowels

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33
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La vessie

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the bladder

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34
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Une artère

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an artery

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35
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Mon cœur bat très fort

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My heart is pounding

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36
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Il a failli avoir une attaque

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He almost burst a blood vessel

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37
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Caresser

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to stroke

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38
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Chatouiller

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to tickle

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39
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Avancer à tâtons

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to feel one’s way

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40
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Ça sent le gaz

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It smells of gas

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41
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Ils se pelotaient sur le canapé

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They were petting on the couch

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42
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Regarder bouche bée

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to gape (at)

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43
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Scruter

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to peer (at)

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44
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Regarder à la dérobée

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to peep (at)

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45
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Scruter l’horizon

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to scan the horizon

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46
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Stridente, rauque

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shrill, hoarse

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47
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Sangloter

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to sob

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48
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Marmonner, marmotter

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to mutter

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49
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Bredouiller

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to stammer

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50
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Rire bêtement

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to giggle

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51
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Glousser

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to chuckle

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52
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Faire un grand sourire

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to grin

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53
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Verser des larmes

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to shed tears

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54
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Immobile

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motionless

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55
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À quatre pattes

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on all fours

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56
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S’accroupir

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to crouch, to squat down

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57
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Trainer des pieds

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to shuffle

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58
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Marcher à grands pas

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to stride

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59
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La démarche

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the gait

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60
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À vive allure

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at a quick pace

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61
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Trébucher

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to stumble

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62
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Tituber, chanceler

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to stagger

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63
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Se précipiter

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to dash

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64
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Bondir

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to leap

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65
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S’appuyer (contre, sur)

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to lean (against, on)

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66
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Se baisser

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to bend down

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67
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Saluer, s’incliner

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to bow

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68
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Être épuisé

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to be exhausted, to be worn out

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69
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Tomber malade

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to fall sick, to fall ill, to be taken ill

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70
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Faire un rechute

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to have a relapse

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71
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Il a une santé de fer

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He has an iron constitution

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72
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Il s’en sortira (d’une maladie)

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Il s’en sortira

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73
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Un handicapé

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a disabled person

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74
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Un infirme

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an invalid

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75
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Estropié

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crippled

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76
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Boiter

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to limp

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77
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Boiteux

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lame

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78
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Il doit marcher avec des béquilles

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He has to walk on crutches

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79
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Revenir à soi

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to come round

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80
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Avoir mal à la gorge

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to have a sore throat

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81
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Avoir une indigestion

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to have an upset stomach

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82
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Avoir un torticolis

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to have a stiff neck

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83
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J’ai de la fièvre

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I’m running a temperature

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84
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Se cicatriser

A

to heal

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85
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J’ai un coup de soleil

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I’ve got a sunburn

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86
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Une maladie contagieuse

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a catching disease

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87
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Le rhume des foins

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hay fever

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88
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La scarlatine

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scarlet fever

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89
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La rougeole

A

measles

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90
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La rubéole

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German measles

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91
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Les oreillons

A

mumps

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92
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La varicelle

A

chicken pox

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93
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La coqueluche

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whooping cough

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94
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La jaunisse

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jaundice

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95
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Une crise d’appendicite

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appendicitis

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96
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Un AVC

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a stroke

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97
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Un infarctus

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a coronary

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98
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La sclérose

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multiple sclerosis

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99
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Borgne

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blind in one eye

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100
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Myope

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short-sighted

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101
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Presbyte

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long-sighted

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102
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Malvoyant

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visually impared

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103
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Loucher

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to squint, to have a squint

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104
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Être sourd-muet

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to be deaf-and-dumb

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105
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Il a une case en moins

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He’s not all there

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106
Q

Les médecines douces

A

alternative medicine

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107
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La phytothérapie

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herbal medicine

108
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Une cellule souche

A

a stem cell

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Manipulations génétiques

A

genetic engineering

110
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Un médecin généraliste

A

a GP (General Practitioner)

111
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Un cardiologue

A

a heart specialist

112
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Un ophtalmologiste

A

an eye specialist

113
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Un psy (familier)

A

a shrink

114
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Ausculter un patient

A

to auscultate a patient’s chest

115
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Une pommade

A

an ointment

116
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Un antalgique

A

a painkiller

117
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Aller chez le pharmacien

A

to go to the chesmist’s

118
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Panser une plaie

A

to dress a wound

119
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Une maison de retraite

A

a nursing home

120
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Les urgences

A

the casualty department

121
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Fausse-couche

A

misscarriage

122
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La dentelle

A

lace

123
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(habit) à carreaux

A

checked

124
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(habit) style écossais

A

tartan

125
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Être sur son trente et un

A

to be all dressed up

126
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Être en haillon

A

to be in rags

127
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Elle était dans le plus simple

A

She was in the altogether

128
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Un gilet

A

a waistcoat (GB), a vest (USA)

129
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Un pardessus

A

an overcoat

130
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Une canadienne (habit)

A

a sheepskin jacket

131
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Un pantalon de sport

A

slacks

132
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Un imperméable

A

a raincoat, a mac

133
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Un smoking

A

a dinner jacket (GB), a tuxedo (USA)

134
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Un pull-over à col roulé

A

a polo-neck sweater (GB), a turtleneck sweater (USA)

135
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Des chaussures à semelles compensées

A

platform shoes

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Des mocassins

A

loafers

137
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Des talons aiguilles

A

stiletto heels

138
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La semelle

A

the sole

139
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Un chapeau haut-de-forme

A

a top hat

140
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Des bretelles

A

braces (GB), suspenders (USA)

141
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Un chemisier, un corsage

A

a blouse

142
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Un pull-over sans manches, un débardeur

A

a tank-top

143
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Un châle

A

a shawl

144
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Un slip

A

briefs, pants (GB)

145
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Un caleçon

A

shorts

146
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Une combinaison

A

a slip

147
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Une gaine

A

a girdle

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Une canne

A

a walking stick

149
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Une broche

A

a brooch

150
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Un survêtement

A

a tracksuit

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Un maillot de bain (d’homme)

A

swimming trunks (GB), swimming shorts (USA)

152
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Un maillot (de femme)

A

a swimsuit

153
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Repriser

A

to darn

154
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Coudre

A

to sew

155
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Un revers

A

a lapel

156
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Des boutons de manchette

A

cufflinks

157
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La doublure

A

the lining

158
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L’ourlet

A

the hem

159
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Une couture

A

a seam

160
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Le pli

A

the crease

161
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Ajusté

A

close-fitting

162
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Les produits biologiques

A

organic food

163
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Du rôti de bœuf

A

roast beef

164
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Un rôti de porc

A

a joint of pork

165
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La volaille

A

poultry

166
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Une volaille

A

a fowl

167
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Le gibier

A

game

168
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Du thon

A

tuna

169
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Une morue

A

a cod

170
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Un anchois

A

an anchovy

171
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Les fruits de mer

A

seafood

172
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Des moules

A

mussels

173
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Une coquille Saint-Jacques

A

a scallop

174
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Un chou-fleur

A

a cauliflower

175
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Un chou

A

a cabbage

176
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Un navet

A

a turnip

177
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Un poireau

A

a leek

178
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Le persil

A

parsley

179
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Un cornichon

A

a gherkin

180
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Un abricot

A

an apricot

181
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Une prune

A

a plum

182
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Un pruneau

A

a prune

183
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Les framboises

A

raspberries

184
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Les myrtilles

A

bilberries

185
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Une noix

A

a walnut

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Une noisette

A

a hazelnut

187
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Un marron, une châtaigne

A

a chestnut

188
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Mûr

A

ripe

189
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Le sucre en poudre

A

caster sugar

190
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Un morceau de sucre

A

a lump of sugar

191
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La crème anglaise

A

custard

192
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La bière

A

ale

193
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La bière brune

A

stout

194
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La bière blonde

A

lager

195
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Le xérès

A

sherry

196
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Le porto

A

port

197
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Un tire-bouchon

A

a corkscrew

198
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Le bordeaux rouge

A

claret

199
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Le bourgogne

A

burgundy

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La bière pression

A

draught beer

201
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Gazeux (eau)

A

fizzy, sparkling

202
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La tisane

A

herbal tea

203
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Amer

A

bitter

204
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Aigre, sur

A

sour

205
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Une soucoupe

A

a saucer

206
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Une casserole

A

a saucepan

207
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Une poêle

A

a frying pan

208
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Il ne tient pas l’alcool

A

He can’t hold his liquor.

209
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Une fenêtre à guillotine

A

a sash window

210
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Un verrou

A

a bolt

211
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Une boîte aux lettres

A

a letter box

212
Q

Le paillasson

A

the doormat

213
Q

Une porte-fenêtre

A

a Franch window

214
Q

Une baie vitrée

A

a picture window

215
Q

Un paratonnerre

A

a lightning conductor

216
Q

Un étage (considéré de l’extérieur)

A

a storey

217
Q

Une antenne de TV

A

a TV aerial

218
Q

Une antenne parabolique

A

a satellite dish

219
Q

Retaper une vieille maison

A

to do up an old house

220
Q

L’appartement a besoin d’être remis à neuf.

A

The flat needs refurbishing.

221
Q

Un ascenseur

A

a lift (GB), an elevator (USA)

222
Q

Un débarras

A

a junk room

223
Q

Une table basse

A

a coffee table

224
Q

Un buffet

A

a sideboard

225
Q

Une bibliothèque

A

a bookcase

226
Q

Une étagère

A

a shelf

227
Q

Une commode

A

a chest of drawers

228
Q

Un lustre

A

a chandelier

229
Q

Un abat-jour

A

a lampshade

230
Q

Une couette

A

a duvet

231
Q

Un lit d’enfant

A

a cot

232
Q

Un traversin

A

a bolster

233
Q

Une carpette

A

a rug

234
Q

Une cuisinière

A

a cooker

235
Q

Une bouilloire électrique

A

an electric kettle

236
Q

Une cocotte-minute

A

a pressure-cooker

237
Q

Une hotte

A

a hood

238
Q

Un robot ménager

A

a food processor

239
Q

Un plan de travail

A

a counter top

240
Q

Une table roulante

A

a trolley

241
Q

Un tabouret

A

a stool

242
Q

Un lavabo

A

a washbasin

243
Q

Un poêle

A

a stove

244
Q

L’urbanisme

A

town planning

245
Q

Une agglomération

A

a built-up area

246
Q

Une décharge publique

A

a refuse dump

247
Q

Un bidonville

A

a shanty town

248
Q

Une zone industrielle

A

an industrial estate (GB), an industrial park (USA)

249
Q

Les faubourgs, les périphéries

A

the outskirts

250
Q

La mairie

A

the town hall

251
Q

Un hôtel particulier

A

a mansion

252
Q

Un studio

A

a studio flat, a studio apartment

253
Q

Un atelier d’artiste

A

a studio

254
Q

Un pensionnaire

A

a boarder

255
Q

Un locataire

A

a tenant

256
Q

Le marché de l’immobilier

A

the property market

257
Q

Un agent immobilier

A

an estate agent

258
Q

Un déménagement

A

a removal

259
Q

Trouver à se loger

A

to find accomodation

260
Q

La grand-rue

A

the high street

261
Q

Un passage pour piétons

A

a pedestrian crossing

262
Q

Un passage souterrain

A

an underpass

263
Q

Une impasse

A

a blind alley, a cul-de-sac

264
Q

Une zone piétonne

A

a pedestrian precinct

265
Q

Une place

A

a square

266
Q

Un square

A

a public garden