11 Flashcards

1
Q

Arracher qqch â qqn

A

To wring sth out of sbdy

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2
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Banal

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Mundane

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3
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Lucarne

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Skylight

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4
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Reconnaissant, sensible a qqch

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Appreciative

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5
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marionnette

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puppet

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6
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chahuter

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to shake

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7
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disparaître à l’horizon

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to disappear below the horizon

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8
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étreindre, prendre dans ses bras

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to hug

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9
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la petite souris

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tooth fairy

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10
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déchirer

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to rip

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11
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arracher

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to rip off

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12
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to be confident

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être confiant, sur de soi

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13
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to have confidence in

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faire confiance à

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14
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hôtel particulier

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town house

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15
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cour intérieure

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inner courtyard

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16
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appartements luxueux

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high-class flats

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17
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grassouillet

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podgy

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18
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à en croire

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on the evidence

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19
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matoux

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tomcat

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20
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pattes

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paws

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21
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principes

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creed

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22
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la foi

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creed

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23
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croyance social

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popular belief

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24
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rouages

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cogs

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Secte
Cult
26
Gribouillage
Scribble, scrawl
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Assistante
Personnal assistant
28
Piquer
Pinch
29
Cassant
Brittle
30
Détestable, énervant
Obnoxious
31
Piste, indication
Hint
32
s'installer à l'arrière (de la voiture)
to settle in the back
33
en somme
all in all
34
voix aigu
high-pitched voice
35
un ton durci
a harsher tone
36
rechercher à tâtons
to feel for
37
un air blessé
a hurt stare
38
elle faisait son mieux pour ne pas être en retard
she does her best never to be late
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Avoir une dispute
To have a domestic
40
Travail de terrain
Legwork
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Avoir un pépin
To hit a snag, hitch
42
Pépin
Pip
43
Être en bon état
To be in good nick
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Une carie
A cavity
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Dent cariée
Decayed tooth
46
Events have reached a state of completion; nothing more can be done
Goodnight Vienna
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An invonluntary departure
A goodnight Irene
48
Prendre de l'avance
Get a head start, take the lead
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Poudre aux yeux
Smoke and mirrors
50
Jeter de la poudre aux yeux
It's all just for show, to snow sbdy
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Aperçu
Glimpse
52
Sur-mesure
Tailor-made, custom-made
53
Sourciller
Bat an eyelid
54
Siffler, s'empiffrer
Guzzle*
55
Colporter
Peddle
56
Locaux
Premises
57
absence
non-attendance
58
to be in attendance
être de service
59
il souvent absent
he's attendance record is poor
60
nombre de spectateurs
attendance figures
61
fréquentation
attendance
62
se moquer de, ne pas tenir compte
to ride roughshod over
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Moucheture
Speckle
64
Apaiser
Placate
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futilité
trivia
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être dans les pommes
to be out cold
67
goudron
tar
68
dalle
slab
69
pleurnicher
snivel
70
tout confort
all mod cons (all modern conveniences)
71
Ministry of Defence
MOD
72
minutieux
thorough
73
frénétique, hystérique
manic
74
interférer
splice into
75
humide
damp
76
ne pas être dans son assiette, pâlot
peaky*
77
mettre son grain de sel, contribuer à payer
chip in
78
carillon, sonner
chime
79
dégoûter, repousser
repel
80
gaufrette, hostie
wafer
81
infime, très fin
wafer-thin
82
sans réserve, de tout cœur
wholeheartedly
83
petit coin
loo*
84
concubin
live-in partner
85
compagnon
live-in lover
86
à demeure
live-in
87
énigme, devinette
riddle
88
counterpart
opposite number
89
verrou
bolt
90
refuge
bolt-hole
91
droit comme un piquet
bolt upright
92
fixer qqch
to bolt sth to sth
93
boulon
bolt
94
démarche
gait
95
titubation
drunken gait
96
rouler des fesses
roll your hips
97
se dandiner
to have a rolling gait
98
saluer de ma part
to give my regards
99
faire entrer
fetch in
100
se retrouver à Dublin
to fetch up in Dublin
101
Coucher avec toi
Jump your bones*