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Volume 2 Flashcards

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1
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une secrétaire

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a secretary

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la peinture

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paint (eg wall)

painting

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antivirus (adj)

Ce programme antivirus n’est pas bon.

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antivirus

This antivirus program is no good.

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un bloc-note

les blocs-notes

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notepad

notepads

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une corbeille

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wastebasket

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gâcher

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to spoil, ruin s.t.

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C’est pour ça que…

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That’s why…

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réussir à

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to manage to

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les baskets

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sneakers

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decider de…

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to decide to…

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un théorème

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theorem

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un consultant

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consultant

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un changement de…

un changement d’attitude

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change in…

a change in attitude

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un assaut

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an assault

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prendre

Ils sont passés nous prendre hier

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to take etc; in this case: to pick up, to collect

They came by to pick us up yesterday.

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l’angine (f)

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throat infection

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avec un quart d’heure de retard

Le train est parti avec un quart d’heure de retard

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a quarter of an hour late

The train left a quarter of an hour late

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les actions (f)

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stocks

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un manuscrit

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manuscript

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monter

A 
to go up
to start (eg. a business or a project)
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une prime

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a bonus

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faire grêve

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to be on strike

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l’Union Européenne

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European Union

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tracasser

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to upset

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un chèque

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a cheque

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toucher

Combien de chèques as-tu touchés?

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to touch, handle

How many cheques did you cash?

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les données (fp)

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data

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une base de données

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a database

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le numéro de vol

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flight number

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la gare routière

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bus terminal

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la marchandise

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merchanise

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étaler

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to display
to spread
to spread out
to scatter

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un commerçant

une commerçante

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shopkeeper

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un routier

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a teamster, a truck driver

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routier (adj)

le transport routier

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highway

highway transport

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un expéditeur

une expéditrice

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sender

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un prêt

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a loan

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le marketing

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marketing

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acquitter

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to acquit

to clear, pay back

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un débiteur

une débitrice

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debtor

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la formation

Un cours de formation
La formation des jeunes

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formation, training

training course
youth education

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une succursale

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branch office

43
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la bureautique

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office automation

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l’ouverature (f)

A

opening

45
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vanner

je suis vanné!

A

to winnow
to tire out (colloquial)

I’m wiped out!

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un vanne

ouvrir les vannes (colloquial)
envoyer les vannes à qqn (idiom)

A

a sluice, sluice gate

open the floodgates = make funds flow
to take a dig at someone

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un gratte-ciel

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skyscraper

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un architecte

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architect

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un guichet automatique de banque (GAB)

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automatic teller machine (ATM)

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l’espionnage (m)

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espionage

51
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un régisseur

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a stage manager

52
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tourner un film

A

shoot a film

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monter

Le métro était très bondi et je n’ai pas pu monter

A

to get on (bus, train etc)

The subway was very busy and I couldn’t get on.

54
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bondi (adj)

A

busy

55
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la mansarde

A

attic

56
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la cultivation

A

cultivation

57
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entouré (adj)

A

surrounded

58
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une clôture

A

a fence

59
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la chaussée

rez-de-chaussée

A

roadway, pavement

street level floor of a building

60
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recevoir

On utilisait le salon seulement pour recevoir.

A

to have company, receive guests (plus usual meaning)

We used the living room only to have company.

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mentionner

A

to mention

62
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l’augmentation (f)

A

increase, raise (eg. a salary raise)

63
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une marque

A

a brand (of product)

64
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en vouloir à qqn

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to resent someone

to hold a grudge against someone

65
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convenir à qqn

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to be good for someone

to suit someone

66
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succéder à qqn

A

to succeed someone

67
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le criminel

la criminelle

A

criminal

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parvenir

parvenir à

Ils sont parvenus la sommet de la montagne.
Je parviens à l’apprendre

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to reach

to manage tp

They reached the mountain’s summit.
I’m managing to learn it

69
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la summet

A

summit

70
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les alpinistes (m, f)

A

mountaineer

71
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être qqn tout craché

Il est son père tout craché.

A

to be the spitting image of someone

He is the spitting image of his father.

72
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en avoir marre de

J’en ai marre de ses bêtises.

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to be fed up with

I’m fed up with his nonsense.

73
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bien du/de la/de l’/des

bien du mal
bien des gens

A

lots

lots of trouble
lots of people

74
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accabler de

A

to overwhelm with…

75
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encombrer de

A

to clutter with

76
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jouir de

A

to get pleasure from

77
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en revenir

A

to get over it

78
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s’en tenir

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to stick to (story, facts…)

79
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en vouloir qqn

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to have a grudge against someone

80
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s’en prendre à qqn

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to attack someone

to pick a fight with someone

81
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le répondeur

A

answering machine

82
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la tablette

A

tablet (computer)

83
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s’offenser

A

to get insulted

84
Q

débarbouiller qqn

se débarbouiller

A

to wash someone’s face

to one’s face

85
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détendre qqn

se détendre

A

to cause someone to relax

to relax

86
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limer

se limer les ongles

A 
to file (down)
to file one's nails
87
Q

s’éloigner de

A

to move away from

88
Q

se mettre debout

A

to stand up

89
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animer qqn

s’animer

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to rouse someone, cheer someone on

to feel more lively

90
Q

embêter qqn

s’embéter

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to annoy someone

to be or get bored

91
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enthousiasmer qqn

s’enthousiasmer

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to fill someone with enthusiasm

to get enthusiastic

92
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impatienter qqn

s’impatienter

A

to annoy someone

to get impatient

93
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indigner qqn

s’indigner

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to make someone indignant

to get indignant or annoyed

94
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préoccuper qqn

se préoccuper

A

to worry someone

to worry

95
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ranimer qqn

se ranimer

A

to revive someone

to regain consciousness, be revived

96
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réjoir qqn

se réjoir de

A

to gladden someone

to be delighted at

97
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la figure

A

face

French Verb Review and Practice (3 decks)

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