09 Working In The House IV Flashcards by Bertrand herrmann

Q

Casser qqch

A

Break sth

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Se casser

A

Break

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Tomber en panne

A

Break down

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Cassé

A

Broken

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Hors service

A

Out of order

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Ca ne marche pas

A

It doesn’t work

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L’usure

A

Wear and tear

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Reparer (objet)

A

Repair

Mend

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Reparer (fuite, dechirure)

A

Mend

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Reparer, arranger (appareil)

A

Fix

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Q

Des reparations a qqch

A

Repairs to sth

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Remplacer

A

Replace

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Faire venir qqn, appeler qqn

A

Send for sb, call sb

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Homme a tout faire

A

Odd-job man

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Bricoler, faire de menus travaux

A

Do odd jobs

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Bricoleur

A

Handyman

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Il est tres bricoleur

A

He’s very handy

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Le bricolage (passe-temps)

A

Br: do-it-yourself (DIY)

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Un magasin de bricolage

A

A DIY shop

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Un kit

A

A (DIY) kit

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La renovation, la remise a neuf

A

Renovation

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Renover, remettre a neuf

A

Renovate

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Moderniser

A

Modernize

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Retaper une vieille maison

A

Do up an old house

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Faire des travaux dans une maison

Make alterations to a house

Agrandir une maison

Extend a house

Ravaler (facade)

Restore

Plombier

Plumber

La plomberie

Plumbing

Fuite

Leak

Toit qui fuit

Leaking roof

Robinet qui fuit

Br: dripping tap Us: dripping faucet

Deborder

Overflow

Les canalisations sont bouchees

The drains are blocked

Electricien

Electrician

Le courant

Power

Coupure de courant

Power cut

Couper le courant

Cut off the power

Panne d'electricite

Power failure | Blackout

Court-circuit

Short circuit

Se mettre en court-circuit

Short(-circuit)

Court-circuiter qqch

Short(-circuit) sth

Disjoncteur

Circuit breaker | Cutout

Faire sauter un plomb

Blow a fuse

Un plomb a sauté

A fuse has blown

Rétablir le courant

Put the power back on

Decharge (electrique)

Shock | Electric shock

Recevoir une decharge electrique

Get a shock | Get an electric shock

Electrocuter

Electrocute

L'electrocution

Electrocution

Menuisier

Joiner

Charpentier

Carpenter

Des vers (de bois)

Woodworm (sing)

Vermoulu

Worm-eaten

Un termite

A termite

La pourriture seche (du bois)

Dry rot

L'humidite par capillarite

Rising damp

Macon (en general)

Builder

Macon (qui travaille la pierre)

(stone)mason

Macon (qui pose les briques)

Bricklayer

Lezarde, fissure

Crack

Vitrier

Glazier

Serrurier

Locksmith

Le depanneur

The repair man

Sous garantie

Under guarantee

Le service après-vente

After-sales service