Vocabulaire -vocabulaire Flashcards

Mots, expressions glanées, pense-bêtes

1
Q

eventually

[– °° – –]

A

finalement

en fin de compte

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2
Q

What do you do for a living ?

A

Qu’est-ce que tu fais dans la vie ?

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3
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to a certain extent

A

dans une certaine mesure

d’une certaine manière

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4
Q

actually

A

En fait
En réalité
Vraiment

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5
Q

to check in

A

s’enregistrer (par ex. à l’aéroport)

faire le point

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6
Q

To tick the boxes

A

Cocher toutes les cases

[signifie : répondre à toutes les attentes]

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7
Q

As you may know

A

Comme vous le savez sans doute

Comme vous devez le savoir

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8
Q

a night owl

A

un.e couche-tard
un oiseau de nuit
un.e noctambule

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9
Q

in order to

A

pour
afin de
dans le but de
en vue de

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10
Q

a check-in

A
un enregistrement (par ex. à l'aéroport)
une vérification
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11
Q

a stab

A

un coup de couteau

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12
Q

a cobblestone

A

une pierre de taille

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13
Q

within

A

à l’intérieur de

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14
Q

seldom

A

rarement

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15
Q

damp

A

humide

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16
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to stab, (stabbed, stabbed)

A

poignarder

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17
Q

feathery

A

doux comme des plumes

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18
Q

cranny

A

fissure

fente

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19
Q

slightly

A

légèrement

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20
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to squander, (squandered, squandered)

A

gaspiller

dilapider

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21
Q

thenceforth

A

dès lors
à partir de là
désormais

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22
Q

nook and cranny

e.g. In every nook and cranny

A

coin et recoin

ex : dans chaque coin et recoin

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23
Q

a smattering of

A

une poignée de, un petit nombre

quelques notions de

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24
Q

ridge

A

crête

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25
Q

talons

A

serres

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26
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consumption

A

consommation

(vieilli) : consomption, tuberculose

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27
Q

to pull over

A

se garer

se ranger

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28
Q

filthy

A

dégoûtant

immonde

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29
Q

It’s hard to get by just upon a smile girl

A

C’est difficile de s’en sortir juste avec un sourire ma petite

30
Q

to strew

strewed,strewn

A

éparpiller

parsemer

31
Q

downy

A

duveteux

32
Q

nook

A

coin

33
Q

merci beaucoup - il n’y a pas de quoi

A

thank you so much - not at all

thank you very much - you’re welcome

34
Q

shriek

shrieking

A

cri perçant

perçant

35
Q

airport transportation

[°° - - - - °° - - - -]

A

trajet depuis/vers l’aéroport

transfert depuis/vers l’aéroport

37
Q

unterthered

A

détaché

libre

38
Q

sensible

A

raisonnable

sensé

39
Q

to gather

gathered, gathered

A

ramasser
réunir
collecter

40
Q

to hiss at her

A

pester contre elle

41
Q

unfazed

A

impassible
imperturbable
indifférente

42
Q

to be stumped

A

ne pas avoir quoi répondre

sécher

43
Q

feral

A

sauvage

44
Q

en fin de compte

A

eventually

45
Q

éparpiller

A

to strew

strewed,strewn

46
Q

crête

A

crest

ridge

47
Q

légèrement

A

slightly

lightly

48
Q

jaundice

A

jaunisse

49
Q

necessary

[°° – – –]

A

nécessaire

50
Q

cliff

A

falaise

51
Q

reluctantly

A

à contre-cœur

52
Q

swaying

A

se balaçant

53
Q

buoy

[‘bui]

A

bouée

54
Q

gear

A

matériel

55
Q

heater

A

radiateur

56
Q

to take up

A

utiliser

57
Q

It takes little space

A

Ça prend peu de place

58
Q

straw

A

paille

59
Q

to avoid

A

Éviter

Empêcher

60
Q

Bone-weary

A

Éreinté.e jusqu’aux os

Exténué.e

61
Q

to dig

dug, dug

A

creuser

62
Q

grubs

A

larves

vers blancs

63
Q

shallow

[** — ]

A

peu profond

superficiel

64
Q

busboy

A

garçon
commis
aide-serveur

65
Q

lewd

A

obscène

lubrique

66
Q

to beckon

A

faire signe

67
Q

beyond

A

derrière

après

68
Q

gangplank

A

passerelle

69
Q

to peer

A

scruter

70
Q

pinhole

A

trou d’épingle

71
Q

fleece

A

polaire

72
Q

travesty

A

pastiche

parodie