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Volume 5 Flashcards

1
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suite à

A

following

further to

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un appel téléphonique

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‘phone call

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passer par

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to go through

use the serves of

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une auto-école

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driving school

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une formule

avoir le sens de la formule

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formula
option
phrase
form

to have a way with words

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par rappport à

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with regard to
compared with
in relation to

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un topo

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rundown

explanation

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le code de la route

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highway code

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assidu (adj)

assidu auprès qn

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diligent
with a good attendance record

attentive towards sb

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oui et bien…

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yes, well…

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de toute façon

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in any case

anyway

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prendre la route

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set off

hit the road

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tabler sur

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to count on

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apte (adj)

A

capable

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refiare

A

to do again

redo

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le clignotant

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signal (car)

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le rétroviseur

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rear view mirror

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une pédale

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pedal

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vice-versa

…ou vice-versa

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vice versa

…or vice versa

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grand-chose (m,f inv)

pas grand-chose

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a big deal

not much

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un forfait

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fixed price
all-in-one package
contract

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Voilà et bien

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Okay, well…

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et cetera

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et cetera

and so on

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au niveau de…

au niveau de la mer
au niveau de l’oeil

au niveau de qc

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at the level of…
concerning

sea level
eye level

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un acompte

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deposit

down payment

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transparent (adj)

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transparent

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le solde

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balnce due

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la répartition

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sharing out

distribution

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échelonner

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to spread out

space out

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échelonné

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by instalments

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31
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par contre

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however

on the other hand

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Bien écoutez

A

well, listen…

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apporter

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to bring

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après bon

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then, okay…

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grossièrement

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roughly (not in detail)
crudely
boorishly

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l’orthographe (f)

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spelling

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tout rond

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exactly

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38
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un tampon

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pad

stamp

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39
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furtivement

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furtively

in secret

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40
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se maintenir

Espérons que le beau temps va se maintenir pour le week-end.

se maintenir en forme

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to persist
remain stable

Let’s hope the good weather holds over the weekend.

to stay in shape

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faire partie de

faire partie du décor
faire partie du sérail (fig)

A

to be part of
to be a member of
to belong to

to be part of the furniture
to be one of the happy few

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une notion

les notions

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notion (idea)

rudiments

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un mécanicien

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mechanic

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44
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par la suite

A

afterward(s)

45
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une roue

A

wheel

46
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la pression

faire pression sur
relâcher la pression

A

pressure

to put pressure on
to relax the pressure

47
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être apte à

apte au service

A

to be capable of

fit for service

48
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être en sécurité

A

to be safe

49
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un organe

organes de commande
organes de transmission
organe de presse

A

organ
component

controls
transmission system
newspaper

50
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se lancer

A

to start a challenging task

51
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une boule au ventre

A

knot in the stomach

52
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la circulation

A

traffic

53
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basique (adj)

A

basic

54
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le réglage

A

adjustment
tuning
setting

55
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le désembuage

A

defogging

56
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la buée

A

mist
vapor
steam
condensation

57
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un poste

A

post

position

58
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les essuie-glace (m)

une barre d’essuie-glace

A

windshield wipers

windshield wiper arm

59
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le klaxon

A

horn

60
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tendu (adj)

A

tight

tense

61
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l’accélérateur

A

accelerator

62
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le frein

le frein à main

A

brake

hand brake

63
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l’embrayage (m)

A

clutch

64
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la marche arrière

A

reverse

65
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mettre le contact

A

engage the starter

66
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la ceinture de sécurité

A

seat belt

67
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un virage

A

corner

68
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appréhender

appréhender + noun
appréhender + de + verb
appréhender que

A

to dread
arrest
comprehend
assess

to be afraid of st
to dread doing…
to be afraid that…

69
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un défaut

A

fault
flaw
failing

70
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un débriefing

A

debriefing

71
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les vitesses

A

speeds

gears

72
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enlever

enlever les vitesses

A

to remove

take out of gear

73
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serein (adj)

A

serence (person)

dispassionate (judgement)

74
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avec le temps

A

in time

75
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le jour J

A

D-day

76
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concrètement

A

in concrete terms

77
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un examinateur

une examinatrice

A

examiner

78
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tout bêtement (exp)

A

quite simply

79
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la voie rapide

A

freeway

80
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un créneau

créneau horaire
faire un créneau

A

slot

time slot
reverse into a parking space

81
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se préciser

A

to become clearer

82
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insister

insister pour faire qc
insister sur

A

to insist
stree

to insist on doing st
to stress

83
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traverser

A

to cross

go through

84
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revérifier

A

to double-check

85
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se planter

se planter dans qc

A

to crash
be wrong

to det sb wrong

86
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à la rigueur

A

if need be
possibly
at a pinch

87
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se revoir

A

to see each other again

88
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s’entretenir

s’entretenir avec qn

A

to speak

to have a conversation with sb

89
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enfin

A

finally

90
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se rater

A

to miss each other

91
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tant que

en tant que

A

as long as
as much as

as
while

92
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une fois que

A

when

once

93
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en plus

A

more

in addition

94
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du rentre-dedans

A

sweet talk

seduction but with some aggressivfity

95
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Les doigts dans le nez (id)

A

piece of cake

96
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en travers

A

across

97
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excédé (adj)

excédé de

A

exasperated

exhausted

98
Q

faire abstraction de

abstraction faite de…

A

to leave aside…

leaving aside…

99
Q

recaler qn

se faire recaler

A

to fail sb

to fail

100
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au pire

en pire

A

in the worst case

for the worse

101
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assimiler

s’assimiler

A

to assimilate
have learned

to be assimilated

102
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cacher un œil

A

to cover one eye

103
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tâter

tâter de

A

to feel out
sound out

have a taste of
try one’s at

104
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de première main

A

with only one previous owner

105
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revendre

A

to sell on

106
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un break (auto)

A

station wagon

107
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brader

A

to sell at a low price

have a clearance sale

108
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la motorisation

A

motorization

109
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du moment que

à partir du moment où…

au moment que

A

seeing that
since
given

from the the moment when…

at the moment that…

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