Vocabulary week 26 Flashcards

1
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se retrouver bloqué

se retrouver coincé

A

to get stuck

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2
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s’en sortir

tenir bon

A

get through

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3
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un feu rouge

A

a red traffic light

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4
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jusqu’à la fin des temps

A

until the end of time

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5
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au travail !

au boulot !

A

back to work

let’s work

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6
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prononcer

A

to pronounce

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7
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un retour ( un avis )

A

a feedback

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8
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une coccinelle

A

a ladybird

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9
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masser

un massage

A

to massage

a massage

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10
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demolir

demonter

A

to take down

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11
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une toile d’araignée

A

a web

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12
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quasiment

pratiquement

A

pretty much

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13
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s’abstenir ( éviter de faire quelque chose )

A

to refrain ( regular )

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14
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se comporter

A

to behave ( regular )

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15
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une hésitation

A

a hesitation

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16
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agressif

A

aggressive

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17
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essoufflé

a bout de souffle

A

out of breath

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18
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partir
s’en aller
déguerpir

A

to bolt

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19
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se montrer

A

to show himself

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20
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un peu de

A

a little bit

few

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21
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les frères et soeurs

A

siblings

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22
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parler trop vite

A

to speak to soon

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23
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un cafard

A

a cockroach

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24
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classique

A

mainstream

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25
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tout à l’heure ( pour dire une action fait dans le passé )
“ un peu plus tôt “
je l’ai vu tout a l’heure

A

a bit earlier

i met him a bit earlier

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26
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faire une remarque

A

to make a comment

to make a remark

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27
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complimenter

A

to compliment

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28
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une bonne mine

A

a good complexion

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29
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un tour ( politique )

A

a round

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30
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mystérieux / cachottier ( adj )

A

secretive ( adj )

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31
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une bicyclette

A

a bicycle

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32
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la boxe

A

boxing

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33
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la course

A

running

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34
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s’instruire

A

to educate

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35
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une traversée

A

a crossing

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36
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faire marcher quelqu’un

A

to take somebody for a ride

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37
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alors là

A

well there ….

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38
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encore plus

A

even more

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39
Q

comment traduire “ a publican “

A

le patron d’un bar

( un cafetier ) = celui qui gère un café

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40
Q

stable
ferme
solide

A

steady

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41
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comment traduire “ a stretch “ ?

A

d’affilé

sense de étirer, durer dans le temps

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42
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s’étirer

A

to stretch ( regular )

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43
Q

comment traduire “ as good as gold “

A
être bon comme le pain 
( pour dire ce qu'est ) 
- bien 
- très bon 
- aucun problème
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44
Q

traduction de “ suit “

A

un costume

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45
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un chapeau melon

A

a bowler hat

46
Q

week in week out ?

A

au fil des semaines

semaine après semaine

47
Q

comment traduire “ hard-earned “

A

durement gagné

48
Q

du temps libre
moment de loisir
a ces heures perdues

A

idle hours

49
Q

comment traduire “ a teetotaller “ ?

A

une personne qui ne boit plus d’alcool

une abstinence

50
Q

un échauffement

A

a warmup

a warm-up

51
Q

de coté

a part

A

aside

52
Q

un pot de fleur

A

a pot

53
Q

obtenir
gagner
acquérir

A

to gain ( regular )

54
Q

délirer

A

to rave ( regular )

55
Q

une encoche

un cran

A

a notch

56
Q

prix d’un billet

prix de la course d’un taxi

A

a fare

57
Q

brouiller

gravir

A

to scramble

58
Q

un pion

A

a pawn

59
Q
excellent 
premier choix ( très bonne qualité )
A

prime

60
Q

tranchant

A

sharp

61
Q

robuste
solide
fort
corpulent

A

stout

62
Q

disponibilité

A

availability

63
Q

disponible

A

available

64
Q

grossier

A

gross

65
Q

un nuage de fumé

un feuilleté

A

a puff

66
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une égratignure

A

a scratch

67
Q

griffer

A

to scratch ( regular )

68
Q

viser

A

to screw ( regular )

69
Q

un commerçant

A

a shopkeeper

70
Q

dissimuler

dissimulé

A

to conceal

concealed

71
Q

la cécité

A

blindness

72
Q

hurler

A

to shout ( regular )

73
Q

Qu’est-ce que tu attends pour répondre?

A

what are you waiting for answer me ?

74
Q

a certains moments

A

at times

75
Q

frôler

A

to verge

76
Q

comique

A

comical

77
Q

j’hurle pour me faire entendre

A

I’m shouting in order to make myself heard

78
Q

nature’s culling technique

A

une technique de sélection naturelle

79
Q

que signifie “ burgeoning”

A

en pleine croissance

bourgeonnant

80
Q

logique

a juste titre

A

rightly

81
Q

It all depends on how readily the animal adapts

A

Tout dépend, déclare Eveleigh, de la faculté d’adaptation de l’animal

82
Q

a porté de main

A

handy

83
Q

un automobiliste

A

a motorist

84
Q

caler ( en voiture )

A

to stall

85
Q

redémarrer

A

to restart

86
Q

un orchestre

A

an orchestra

87
Q

une boule ( comme sur le sapin )

A

an orb

some orbes

88
Q

une guirlande

A

a tinsel

89
Q

un ruban

A

a ribbon

90
Q

une récompense

A

a reward

91
Q

avoir l’impression que

A

to get the impression that

92
Q

avoir la chair de poule

A

to have goose bumps

93
Q

un pull

A

a sweater

jumper ( Royaume-Unis )

94
Q

la fiscalité

A

tax authorities

95
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une demeure
une habitation
un domicile

A

dwelling

96
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prodigieux

A

tremendous

97
Q

une coupure

A

a break

98
Q
faire la différence entre 
dead 
die 
died 
death
A

dead = adjectif
to die = to die le verbe
died = participe passé
death = la mort le nom

99
Q

paraît-il

A

( so ) it seems

( so ) it appears

100
Q

littéraire

A

literary

101
Q

admirateur

A

a fan

a admirer

102
Q

la personnalité

A

the personality

103
Q

une contradiction

A

a contradiction

an objection

104
Q

le cadre de vie

A

the living environment

105
Q

le cadrage

A

the framing

106
Q

un cadenas

A

a padlock

107
Q

détaillé

A

detailed

108
Q

un testament ( Bible )

A

Testament

109
Q

un testament

A

a will

110
Q

Comment croire pourtant qu’il n’en possédait pas?

A

How is it possible to believe that he did not possess any however?

111
Q

bien plus que
beaucoup plus que

L’armée chinoise a bien plus que quelques milliers de soldats

A

far more than

The Chinese army has far more than a few thousand soldiers.