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Week 6 Flashcards

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1
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Wages

A

How much we are paid (salaire)

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2
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Dumped sb

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To dump someone means to end a relationship with them in a sudden or unkind way.

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Fancy sb

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If you fancy someone, it means you are attracted to them in a romantic way.

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Hit it off with sb

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When you hit it off with someone, you like them and become friends immediately.

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5
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Drift apart

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When people drift apart, they gradually lose interest or affection towards one another.

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6
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Put your foot in it

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Say too much/the wrong thing

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7
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Couldn’t face doing sth

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Feel unable to do sth

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8
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Put your foot down

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Say no forcefully

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9
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Couldn’t keep a straight face

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Not laugh

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10
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Get cold feet about something

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Change your mind
Nervous about decision

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Came face to face with sth

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Have a direct experience with sth, not be able to ignore it,

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12
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Casanier ( expression)

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I am à bit of a home body

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13
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Rehersal

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Répétion ( de dance)

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14
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Believe something is vers likely to happen

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Except

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15
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Wait for sth with excitement, happiness

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Look forward

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16
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Have a plan in mind ( intention )

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Intend

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17
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Be presented at a meeting, interview

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Attended

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18
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Déposer

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Drop off

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19
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To talk about plans/changes for the future

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Going forward

(You have to going forward for your listening because you don’t grave a good mark)

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20
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Scheme

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A plan to achieve sth ( un régime)

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21
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Tous les 15 jours

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Fortnightly

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22
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Enhance

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Improve

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23
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Broadening

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Expend

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24
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To hone

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Perfectionner

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25
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Faire face à

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Cope with
Deal with
Manage

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26
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Turn up (2)

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Arrive
Appear

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27
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Blow up (2)

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Destroyed with a bomb
Erlarge sth

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28
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Look into

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Investigate

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29
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Try (sth) out

A

Tested first ( I never buy anything unless I try it out)

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30
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Call of

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Cancel

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31
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Look up

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Try to find its meaning (dictionary)

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32
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Get over

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Recover from (se remettre)

33
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Hold up (2)

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When you rob with weapons
to be delayed

34
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Hold off

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To decide to do sth at a later time )

35
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Come into 2)

A

Inherit
Enter

36
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Bring out

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Published (magazines,song)

37
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Give up 2

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Stop,quit
To stop trying (abandonner)

38
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Break up 2

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Close for the holiday
Seperate

39
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Get on with sb
Get on with sth

A

Have a very good relationship with
To hurry up, start focusing on a task

40
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Go out (feu)

A

Éteindre (le feu), extinguish

41
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Go with 2

A

Match
Accompany

42
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Put off 2

A

Postpone
Discourage

43
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Turn down 2

A

Refuse
Reduce the sound (turn down the volume)

44
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Put on 2

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Dress
Gained in weight

45
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To Make a living

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To earn money to live
(What is your job ?
How do you make money ?)

46
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Can’t afford

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Ne peux pas se permettre

47
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Causing a lot of disagreement

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Controversial

48
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Carry on

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Poursuivre

49
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Allegdedly

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Prétendre, Say that something happened but have no proof

50
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Keen on

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To be excited/happy do do sth

51
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Cheer on

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Encourager

52
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Cheer up

A

Make someone happy

53
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Advent

A

The arrival of an important thing/person

54
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Guérison

A

Healing

55
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Sake 2 def

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For the purpose of/ in the interest of
In order to help or be nice to sb

56
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J’ai klaxonné

A

I honked

57
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Marin

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Sailor

58
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Casque

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Helmet

59
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Casquette

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Cap

60
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Chapeau

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Hat

61
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Hanche

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Hip

62
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Béquille de moto

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Kickstand

63
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Une narine

A

A nostril

64
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Manche d’un t-shirt

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Sleeve

65
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Pattern

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Motif

66
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Shaved

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Se raser

67
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Waxing

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S’épiler

68
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Courbatures

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Sore

69
Q

Baleine

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Whale

70
Q

Stared

A

Fixé

71
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Ripped my head off

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M’a arraché la tête

72
Q

Clumsiness

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Maladresse

73
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Pouce levé

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Thumbs-up

74
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Nostalgique

A

Wistful

75
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Bump into

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Se cogner

76
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Tripped

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Trébuche

77
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Coup d’œil

A

Glance

78
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Ratting her out

A

La dénoncer

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