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Volume 6 Flashcards

1
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une natte

A

mat
braid
plait

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2
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bidonner

se bidonner

A 
to laugh
fall about  (colloq)
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infoutu (adj)

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incapable
incompetent
unskilled

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4
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et ainsi de suite

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and so on

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5
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une désinence

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ending

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6
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un fléau

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scourge
bane
curse

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7
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l’intoxication alimentaire

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food poisoning

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8
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un coup de gueule

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rant

fit of bad temper

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9
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recadrer

A

crop
clip
cut short

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10
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une boisson

un poisson

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drink

fish

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11
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un barreur

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coxswain

helmsman

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12
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huer

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to boo

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13
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un couvre-feu

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curfew

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14
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à peine

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barely

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15
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contrairement à

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contrary to

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16
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laisser entendre

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to imply

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17
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heures creuses

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quiet times (for business)

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18
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à condition que

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on condition that

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19
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autorités sanitaires

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health authorities

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20
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préconiser

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to recommend

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21
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enivrer

A

to intoxicate

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22
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griser

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to make grey
to exhilarate
intoxicate

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23
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la mère patrie

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mother country

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24
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les nuisances sonores

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noise pollution

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25
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un coma éthylique

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alcoholic coma

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26
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faire bon ménage avec

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to go well with

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27
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saouler

se saouler

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to intoxicate

to get drunk

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28
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l’hexagone

A

hexagon

France (informal), la métropole

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29
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liquoreux

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strongly alcoholic and sweet

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30
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un/une hygiéniste

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hygienist

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31
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l’attrait

A

appeal

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32
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les braises (fp)

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live embers

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33
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peiner à

A

to work (hard)
to have trouble
upset

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34
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dépister

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to screen

detect

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35
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le dépistage

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screening

detection

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36
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bien fait!

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serves you right!

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37
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fustiger

A

criticize
thrash
lambast

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38
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un déo

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deodorant

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39
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délaisser

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to abandon

40
Q

brader

A

to slash prices

sell off at clearance prices

41
Q

je pense à lui

je m’adresse à lui

A

I’am thinking about him
I address him

Note: à comes after the verb

42
Q

un gué

A

ford (of a stream)

43
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un curseur

A

cursor

slider (of a zipper)

44
Q

un règle à calcul

A

slide rule

45
Q

une fermeture à glissière

A

zipper

46
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un sinistre

A

fire

conflagration

47
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sinistre (adj)

les sinistres crapules
les sinistres crétins

A

sinister
ominous
bleak

idiots
crooks

48
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sinistré (adj)

A

stricken

disaster victim

49
Q

une mascarade

une mascarade de justice

A

mascarade
farce

travesty of justice

50
Q

le financement

A

financing

51
Q

à titre personnel

A

personally

as an individual

52
Q

une bluterie

A

bolter

industrial sifter for flour in a granary

53
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l’enduit (m)

A

coating

filler (drywall)

54
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l’oisiveté (f)

A

idleness

laziness

55
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la malveillance

A

malice
malevolence
evilness
viciousness

56
Q

un éboueur

A

garbage collector

57
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fainéanter

A

to laze about

58
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fainéant (adj + n. m/f)

A

lazy

shiftless

59
Q

un formulaire

A

form (to be filled in)

60
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ludique (adj)

A

playful

61
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déroger

déroger à

A

to demean

depart from
waive
ignore
infringe

62
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aux abois

A

at bay

in deep trouble (fig)

63
Q

un aboi

A

bark (of tree)

bark (of dog, cough, gun…)

64
Q

le pouce vert

A

green thumb

65
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mettre de côtés

A

to set aside

66
Q

redevenir

A

to become normal again

67
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être reconnaissant de

A

to be grateful for

68
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la prestation

A

service

benefit
allowance
loan

69
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en atteint (adj)

A

waiting

70
Q

à son bord

A

aboard

71
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l’heure est grave

A

the situation is bad

72
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l’heure est grave

A

the situation is bad

73
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tourner en rond

A

tread water

not advance

74
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un mal pour un bien

A

something bad with a good side

75
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coincé

bloqué

A

stuck

76
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rigoureux (adj)

A

precise

harsh

77
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motivant (adj)

A

motivating

78
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significatif (adj)

A

significant

79
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un partenaire de conversation

A

conversation partner

80
Q

prendre le taureau par les cornes

A

tackle something difficult

81
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fixer un rendez-vous

A

set up a meeting

82
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un mooc

A

type of online course

83
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en silencieux (phone)

A

in silent mode

84
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l’heure est grave

A

the situation is bad

85
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tourner en rond

A

tread water

not advance

86
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en silencieux (phone)

A

in silent mode

87
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un mooc

A

type of online course

88
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fixer un rendez-vous

A

set up a meeting

89
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prendre le taureau par les cornes

A

tackle something difficult

90
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un partenaire de conversation

A

conversation partner

91
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significatif (adj)

A

significant

92
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motivant (adj)

A

motivating

93
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rigoureux (adj)

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precise

harsh

94
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coincé

bloqué

A

stuck

95
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un mal pour un bien

A

something bad with a good side

96
Q

l’EHPAD

A

un établissement d’hébergement pour personnes âgées dépendantes

care home

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