English 1 Flashcards by Hervé GAUTHIER | Brainscape

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Etre à la hauteur

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To pass muster

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Tombola

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Raffle

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Bûche (wood burnt at Christmas)

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Yule log

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Bûche de Noel (pastry)

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Yule log

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Bûche

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Log

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Lait de poule

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Eggnog (frothy drink of milk, eggs and alcohol)

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Mousseux, écumeux

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Frothy

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Remonter le moral de quelqu’un

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To cheer somebody up

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Courage !

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Cheer up!

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Tiens bon !

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Hold on!

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Boire d’un trait

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To chug

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Je m’occuperai de toi plus tard

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I’ll deal with you later

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Au rabais, à prix bas, à prix réduit

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Cut-rate

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Nul, pourri (familier)

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Lousy

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Qualité du travail, facture, confection

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Workmanship

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Camelote, pacotille

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Junk

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Toutou

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Doggy

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Sac pour emporter les restes

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Doggy bag

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Souffler, exploser, faire exploser

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To blow

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Bâtonnet de glace a l’eau

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Popsicle, popsicle stick

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Se mélanger, se confondre avec, s’intégrer dans, se mêler à (to match, to mix)

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To blend into

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Se marier, se mélanger

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To blend together

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De fondre dans, parmi, avec (to be camouflaged)

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To blend in

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Formule secrète

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Proprietary blend

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Décalage horaire

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Jet lag

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Labeur, travail dur

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Toil

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Feu de camp
Feu de joie
Feu de jardin

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Bonfire

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Crétin (pejorative)

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Chump

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Se faire recaler, rater, ne pas avoir, planter, de planter en

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To flunk

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Abandonner, laisser tomber, larguer, jeter

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To ditch

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Fossé

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Ditch

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Tanière, repaire, antre

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Lair

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Se souvenir, se rappeler

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To recollect

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Balançoire

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Swing

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Sieste, somme, roupillon

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Nap

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Célèbre

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Famous

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Avoir la tête qui tourne, pris de vertige

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Dizzy

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Uriner, pisser, faire pipi

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To pee

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Doué

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Gifted

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Seul, unique

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Sole

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Saisir, agripper

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To grab

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Fuir, s’enfuir

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To run away, To run off, To flee

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Canette de bière

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Beer can

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Peloton, section (army)

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Platoon

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Embuscade

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Ambush

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Tendre une embuscade

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To ambush

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Décimé, anéanti

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Wiped out

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Lessivé, épuisé, crevé

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Wiped out

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Ruiné, sans le sou

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Wiped out

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Comme un poisson dans l’eau

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Like a duck in water

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Abruti, idiot

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Moron

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Estropié, éclopé, invalide, impotent, handicapé

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Crippled

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Dur, pénible

Dur, résistant, robuste, coriace

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Tough

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Je suis un homme de parole.

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I am a man of my word.

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Énorme mensonge

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Whopper

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Des millions, des tas

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Zillion