Volume 5 Flashcards

1
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la location

A

the act of renting

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2
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la localisation

A

localisation—defining the site of st

act of limiting the spread of st

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3
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une station locale

A

field station

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4
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un opérateur radio

A

radio operator

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5
Q

plus ample connaissance
de

faire plus ample connaissance

A

broader knowledge of

get to know each other better

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6
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le faste

avec faste

A

splendour

with pomp

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7
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un fêtard

A

reveller

merrymaker

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8
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grouiller de

se grouiller

A

to swarm with

to get a move on

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9
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trousser

A

to hitch up

truss

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10
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insoumis (adj)

A

rebellious

unruly

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11
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prévaloir

A

to prevail

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12
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un polisseur

A

polisher

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13
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en vue de faire qqc

A

with a view to doing st

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14
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un comté

A

county

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15
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la faïence

A

earthenware

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16
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avoir hâte de

être impatient de

A

to be excited to

note: «exciter» means sexually

But: these expressions are rarely used; it is preferable to be less direct and to use expressions such as « cool» or «super».

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17
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avoir la flemme de + infinitive

A

to lack energy, motivation to do st.

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18
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se pieger

A

to trick oneself

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19
Q

couler à flots

A

to be plentiful

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20
Q

le coup de foudre

A

love at first sight

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21
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faire l’impasse sur qqc

A

to avoid a subject

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22
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en voie de disparition

A

at risk of disappearing

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23
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avoir du pain sur la planche

A

to have a lot of work to do

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24
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un bras de fer

A

duel

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25
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faire qqc à l’arrache

A

to do st spontaneously, not pre-organized

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26
Q

au fait

vs

en fait

“t” pronounced in both

A

= au courant
up to date
well informed

in fact
contrary to appearances

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27
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en fait de

A

= en ce qui concerne
= en matière de

concerning…

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28
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le faîte

A

= sommet

peak
summit

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29
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disposer de

A

to have

to have at one’s disposal

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30
Q

pile ou face

A

heads or tails

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31
Q

pile-poil

A

exactly

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32
Q

la destitution

A

dismissal

disposition

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33
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lever le pied (exp)

A

to slow down

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34
Q

se mettre au vert

A

to take a break

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35
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tomber à pic

A

to happen at just the right moment

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36
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faire un bien fou à qqn

ça m’a fait un bien fou

A

to have a very positive experience

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37
Q

un lupanar

A

whore house

brothel

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38
Q

l’avortement

A

abortion

39
Q

un enceinte

A

enclosure (eg speakers)

40
Q

tonton

A

uncle

41
Q

un drôle de genre

A

a strange character

42
Q

hésiter

A

to hesitate

be in a dither

43
Q

un riverain

une riveraine

A

local resident

44
Q

grimacer

A

to grimace
wince
make a face

45
Q

une arête

sans arêtes

A

bone (fish)
ridge

deboned

46
Q

se traduire par

A

to translate into

result in

47
Q

une règle

A

rule
ruler

mensus

48
Q

déconner

A

to mess around
play up
talk nonsense

49
Q

filandreux

A

stringy

50
Q

le gosier

A

throat

gullet

51
Q

ORL spécialiste

A

Oto-rhino-laryngologiste

ear-nose-throat specialist

52
Q

s’arranger

A

to come to an agreement

sort things out

53
Q

se voir

A

to see os

to happen

54
Q

se réfugier

A

to take refuge

55
Q

tantôt

A

sometimes

56
Q

la malle

A

trunk (car)

suitcase

57
Q

se corser

A

get more complicated

58
Q

un parpaing

A

breeze block

59
Q

L’hystérie (f)

A

hysteria

60
Q

un prêteur

une prêteuse

A

money lender

61
Q

un prêteur sur gages

A

pawn broker

62
Q

le gage

A

wage

63
Q

se savoir

A

known to be

64
Q

un internat

A

boarding school

65
Q

inédit (adj)

A

unpublished
new

unheard of

66
Q

chevaucher

se chevaucher

A

to overlap

to be astride
ride

to overlap each other

67
Q

une jument

A

mare

68
Q

infect (adj)

A

vile

revolting

69
Q

un guérisseur

une guérisseuse

A

healer

70
Q

épancher

s’épancher

A

to give vent to

to open one’s heart
pour out   (liquid)
71
Q

dodu (adj)

A

plump

72
Q

kiffer

A

to like very much

dig

73
Q

épineux (adj)

A

thorny

74
Q

scélérat (adj)

une vague scélérate

A

rogue

a rogue wave

75
Q

chiant (adj)

A

boring

76
Q

escompter

A

to discount

disregard

77
Q

le pic

A

peak

pickaxe

78
Q

à pic

couler à pic

tomber à pic

A

sheer
very steep

to go straight down

to happen at just the right time

79
Q

appliquer la loi du talion

A

to demand an eye for an eye

80
Q

prendre de haut

A

to treat sb with disdain

81
Q

un couche-tard

A

night owl

82
Q

une quéquette

A

pecker

dick

83
Q

jouissif (adj)

A

pleasurable
enjoyable
delightful

84
Q

un gloussement

A

chuckle

85
Q

l’hors-sol

A

soilless culture

industrial husbandry

86
Q

placardisé (adj)

A

put aside

demoted

87
Q

gamberger

A

to think hard

88
Q

la récré

A

break

recess

89
Q

un billet

A

note (money)
ticket

posting
post

90
Q

s’obstiner

A

to persist

91
Q

être interprété comme

A

to be construed as

92
Q

en rayon

A

on shelf

93
Q

un soubresaut

A

jolt

94
Q

choyer

A

to cherish