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Volume 3 Flashcards

1
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marre (adv)

J’en ai marre.

A

too much, more than enough

I’m fed up with it.

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marrer

se marrer

A

to have a laugh

to have a great time, a good laugh

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se revenir

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to come back to oneself

to remember, recall

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l’argot

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slang, often localized

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à l’epoque du franc

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Lit: at the time of the franc

When francs were used

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un passage

A 
a passage (of time)
a scene in a play or movie
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pourpre (adj)

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purple

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enquêter sur qqc

Il enquête sur la profanation d’une tombe.

A

to investigate something

He is investigating the desecration of a tomb.

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Ça me dit quelque chose (expression)

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Lit: that tells me something

That rings a bell

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Il y a de l’orage dehors ce soir.

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It’s stormy outside tonight.

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la précipitation

avec précipitation
sans précipitation

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precipitation
hurry

hurriedly
unhurriedly

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attraper

Tout en attrapant un balai, elle lui dit…

A

to catch
to get

While getting a broom, she says to him…

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gêné (adj)

A

constrained, embarrassed, uneasy

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traître (adj)

pas un traître mot! (colloquial)

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treacherous

not a single word!

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planté (adj)

A

well placed, robust

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un portemanteau

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hanger, coat rack

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17
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postuler pour

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to apply for

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18
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le fioul

fioul domestique

A

heating oil

domestic heating oil

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19
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la travailleuse sociale

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social worker

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sacrer

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to consecrate, bless, crown

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subvenir

subvenir à

subvenir aux besoins de sa famille

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to support

to meet the needs of

to provide the needs of his family

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tannant (adj)

A

tanning (product)

infuriating (colloquial)

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impérieux (adj)

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imperious, pressing

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singulariser

se singulariser

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to mark out, distinguish

to call attention to oneself

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fastieux (adj)

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sumptuous, magnificent

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dingue (adj) (colloquial)

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crazy, unreasonable

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27
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va comprendre (colloquial)

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go figure

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28
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un grain de beauté

A

beauty spot, mole

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29
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dégouliner

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to trickle, dribble, stream

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30
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indicible

A

unexpressible

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31
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donc = par conséquence = du coup

J’aime lire, donc j’achete beaucoup de livres.

A

and so (introduces an explanation after a statement)

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valoir le coup (expression)

Ça vaut le coup!

A

to be worthwhile

That’s worth doing!

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33
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avoir tendance à

A

to have a tendancy to…

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34
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C’est pas top (expression)

A

That’s not so good

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À voir

C’est à voir.

A

to be seen

That remains to be seen.

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36
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rassurer

A

to reassure

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37
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se garer

A

to park

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38
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l’arbitre (m)

A

referee, arbiter

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rendre visite à qqn

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to visit someone

40
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visiter

A

to go and see (not a person)

41
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une amende

A

a (traffic) ticket

42
Q

les feux tricolores

A

traffic lights

43
Q

j’ai bien fait de….

J’ai bien fait de passer par la route nationale N23.

A

It’s a good thing I….

It’s a good thing I took the national N23.

44
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un rafale de vent (m)

un rafale de tir

A

gust of wind

burst of gunfire

45
Q

évider

A

to pierce

stab

46
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tout ou rien

A

all or nothing

47
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tu ne crois pas si bien dire (expression)

A

You don’t know how right you are

48
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regaler

A

to treat sb to a good meal

49
Q

se régaler avec

se régaler de

A

to enjoy st thoroughly

to love st

50
Q

un pavé de saumon

A

a piece of salmon

un pavé usually means a cobblestone

51
Q

Rien que d’y penser…

A

come to think of it…

52
Q

en rab (informal, oral use)

A

extra

53
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remballer

A

to repack

to send sb packing (colloqial)

54
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par terre

A

on the floor

on the ground

55
Q

Moi, c’est pareil

A

Me too

56
Q

Par contre

A

on the other hand

57
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s’atteler à une tâche

s’atteler à faire

A

to get down to a task

to get down to doing

recall: atteler à = to couple to

58
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sur le chemin du retour

A

on the way back

59
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le chaos

A

chaos

60
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assez d’informations

A

enough information

61
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attendre que

A

to wait for

62
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avant qu’il ne redémarre

A

before it starts up again

63
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Il doit beaucoup fumer.

A

He must smoke a lot.

64
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Heureusement que j’ai pris une paire de chaussure en rabs.

A

Happily I brought an extra pair of shoes.

Note “que” after adverb.

En rab is used in only in oral familiar speech.

65
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la limitation de vitesse

A

speed limit

66
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faire sembler

A

to pretend

67
Q

avoir certaine choses en plusieurs exemplaires.

A

to have several of certain items.

68
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Un jour ou l’autre…

A

Sooner or later…

69
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différé (adj)

A

postponed
deferred
pre-recorded (media)

70
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différer

différer de

A

to postpone

to differ from

71
Q

se retenir

A

to hold back

restrain oneself

72
Q

au quotidien

A

daily

73
Q

clôturer

A

to enclose, fence in

74
Q

se casser les dents sur qc

A

to fail

to succeed with great effort

75
Q

se situer

A

to be situated

76
Q

à court terme

A

in the short term

at the time

77
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sur internet

A

on the internet

note: no article

78
Q

regarder par la fenêtre

A

to look out the window

79
Q

attendre que le temps passe

A

to wait until the weather improves (passes)

80
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mouvementé (adj)

A

eventful

81
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chargé (adj)

A

busy

82
Q

le timing

A

timing

schedule

83
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à mon avis

A

in my opinion

84
Q

machinalement

A

mechanically

85
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de fixe (adj)

A

scheduled

defined

86
Q

une barrière

A

barrier

87
Q

tous les deux

A

both

88
Q

damer le pion à qn

A

to win out over sb

89
Q

c’est sympa
c’est cool
c’est chouette
c’est bien

A

used to show that you like st

90
Q

quelque part ça

note: no “de”

A

some part of that

91
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encore une fois

A

again

92
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ailleurs

A

elsewhere

93
Q

une prestation

une prestation de sermont
les prestations sociales

A

benefit (concert)
allowance
performance

taking an oath
social security benefits

94
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hors normes

A

extraordinary

95
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là-dessus

A

thereupon

96
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là-dedans

A

therein

97
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là-dessous

A

under here

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