Headway Livre Vocab Flashcards

1
Q

Une sieste fatidique

A

A fateful nap

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2
Q

Dormir ds la rue

A

Sleeping rough

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3
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Il a appris à débrouiller tout seul

A

He learnd to fend for himself

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4
Q

Proposé à l’adoption

A

Put up for adoption

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5
Q

Elle avait un peu de mal à saisir que…

A

She had a bit of trouble grasping

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6
Q

Un acte criminel

A

Foul play

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7
Q

Il était Bein installe ds sa nouvelle maison

A

Hé settled down well in his New home

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8
Q

Miteux

A

Shabby

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9
Q

Il se tient devant eux vidé

A

He stared at them blankly

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10
Q

Qd il s’est perdu

A

When he got Lost

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11
Q

On est sortis du train

A

We got off the train

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12
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J’ai fini par m’endormir

A

I ended up falling asleep

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13
Q

Bidonvilles

A

Slums

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14
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Un mendiant

A

A beggar

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15
Q

Un abri

A

A shelter

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16
Q

Fuir

A

To run away

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17
Q

Retrouver le chemin du retour

A

To find my way back home

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18
Q

14 jours

A

fortnight

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19
Q

attend

A

hang on

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20
Q

monte

A

hop in

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21
Q

finalement

A

eventually

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22
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il a adopté une statégie effficace

A

he hit on an effective strategy

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23
Q

j’ai trouvé comme distance approximative 1200km

A

i came up with a tough distance, about 1200 km

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24
Q

il a trouvé sa route

A

he found his way

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25
Q

ce nest pas ce qu’ila vait esperé

A

it was not what he had hoped for

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26
Q

elles attendaient (debout)

A

they stood waiting

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27
Q

semblait vaguement familier

A

seemed remotely familiar

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28
Q

il lui a fait signe

A

he gestured towards her

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29
Q

le visage marqué

A

weathered face

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30
Q

il y avait quelque chose qui ne faisait pas de doute

A

there was someting unmistakable

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31
Q

attraper ama main

A

grab my hand

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32
Q

elle a longtemps eu peur

A

she had long feared

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33
Q

wagon de train

A

a railway track

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34
Q

glisser et chuter

A

slip and fall

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35
Q

le souhait de toute une vie

A

lifelong wish

36
Q

que son voeux ait éé exaucé

A

that his wish was granted

37
Q

je ne rpends pas les choses pour aqcuises

A

i don’t take things for granted

38
Q

ils sont désireux de faire un film

A

they are eager to make a film

39
Q

lifelong

A

Marriage should be regarded as a lifelong commitment.
ⓘ Germaine et moi sommes des amies de longue date (or: de toujours).
ⓘ Pour moi, partir à Las Vegas, c’est le rêve de toute une vie.
Le mariage doit être considéré comme un engagement à vie.

40
Q

life size

A

grandeur nature

41
Q

bound

A

lié

42
Q

entre!

A

come on in

43
Q

est ce que je vous connais de quelque part ?

A

don’t i know you from somewhere ?

44
Q

je vais prendre la mousse au chocolat

A

i’ll have the chocolate mousse

45
Q

il ne peut pas venir

A

he can’t make it

46
Q

tu devais le prendre à la légere

A

you should take it easy

47
Q

tu as l’air trop stressé

A

you look stressed out

48
Q

je t’ai eu les derniers tickes

A

i’ve got you the last twwo tickets

49
Q

jje pense que je ne vais pas m’embeter avec le dessert

A

i don’t think i’ll bother with dessert

50
Q

je ne me sens pas de sortir ce soir

A

i don’t feel up to going out tonight

51
Q

je savais que tu allais rendre ça possible pour nnous

A

i knew you’d swing it for us

52
Q

est descendu

A

stepped off

53
Q

Missy les a littéralement nargués !

A

Missy literally taunted them!

54
Q

ourson gelatine

A

a gummy bear

55
Q

Si tu restes avec tes habitudes

A

If you stick to your habits

56
Q

Sans effort

A

Effortless

57
Q

il est parti pour la chine

A

he set off for china

58
Q

à cheval

A

on horseback

59
Q

il s’est envolé pour bangkok

A

he flew into bangkok

60
Q

depuis, il a été au laos

A

since then, he’s been to laos

61
Q

j’ai été agressé

A

i’ve been mugged

62
Q

le virus du voyage

A

the travel bug

63
Q

le voyage

A

the journey

64
Q

produit du terroir

A

home grown

65
Q

le mal du pays

A

home sick

66
Q

arroser mes plantes interieures

A

water my house plants

67
Q

je vais m’assurer que ton appart reste propre et rangé

A

i”ll make sure you flat stays clean and tidy

68
Q

quand elle revient de NY

A

when she gets back from NY

69
Q

soigneux de ton inteireur

A

house proud

70
Q

une fete de retour a pays

A

home coming

71
Q

une mere au foyer

A

a housewife

72
Q

unne pendaison de cremaillere

A

a house warming

73
Q

travaux menagers

A

housework

74
Q

confiné à la maison (pers agée)

A

housebound

75
Q

il est resté dans des auberges à bas prix, de même que d’autres voyageurs

A

He’s been staying in cheap hostels, along with a lot of other travellers

76
Q

son itinéraire l’a mené à travers la perse et l’Afghanistan

A

his route led him through persia and Afganistan

77
Q

iil a été reçu par l’empereur

A

he was met by the emperor

78
Q

il a été piqué sur tout le corps

A

he’s been stung all over his body

79
Q

il fiat un voyage de 9 mois

A

he is on a nive-month trip

80
Q

il y est allé douement pendant 1 semaine

A

he’s been taking it easy for a week

81
Q

outstanding

A

exceptionnel

82
Q

plus de 100 millions

A

over 100 millions

83
Q

il l’a emmené partout ds le monde

A

took him all over the world

84
Q

3 jours après être arrivée

A

3 days after arriving

85
Q

ils ont vecu à melbourne de temps en temps

A

they have lived in melbourne on and off