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Miscellaneous 9 Flashcards

1
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top of the bill

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en haut de l’affiche, cerise sur le gâteau

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appalling

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épouvantable

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3
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candy-floss

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barbe à papa

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4
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pit

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fosse/noyau

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5
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swell

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gonfler, enfler/sensas’ !

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padded cell

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chambre capitonnée

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7
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turnip

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navet

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8
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shudder

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trembler, frémir

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9
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to bloat

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gonfler

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10
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withered

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flétri, fané

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11
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mugger

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agresseur

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12
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coot

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vieux râleur/foulque

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13
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incidentally

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à propos

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14
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to hinge on

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reposer sur, dépendre de

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15
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a waffle

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une gaufre

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16
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to waffle

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faire les cent pas/radoter

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17
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prying

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indiscret, fouineur

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18
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glaring

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éblouissant/flagrant

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19
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to buck up

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se secouer

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20
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ruthless

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impitoyable

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21
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riddle

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énigme, devinette

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22
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the bull’s-eye

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le centre de la cible

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23
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the Channel

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la Manche

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24
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the French Riviera

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la Côte d’Azur

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25
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Britanny

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la Bretagne

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26
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the Channel Islands

A

les îles anglo-normandes

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27
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claret

A

le vin de Bordeaux

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28
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a croissant, a madeleine, a soufflé

A

un croissant, une madeleine, un soufflé

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29
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the Elysée

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l’Elysée

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30
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the Foreign Office

A

le Quai d’Orsay

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31
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S.M.E.

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les P.M.E.

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32
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Riot Police

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les C.R.S.

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33
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a council housing/flat

A

un H.L.M.

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34
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tax authorities

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le fisc

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35
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V.A.T.

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la T.V.A.

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R.E.R. (suburban train)

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le R.E.R.

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37
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N.A.T.O.

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l’O.T.A.N.

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38
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U.N.

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l’O.N.U.

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39
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U.N.I.C.E.F.

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l’U.N.I.C.E.F.

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40
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W.H.O. (World Health Organization)

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l’O.M.S.

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41
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3 acres

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3 héctares

42
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the Belle Epoque, the Commune, the Restauration

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la Belle Epoque, la Commune, la Restauration

43
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Plato

A

Platon

44
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Shophocles

A

Sophocle

45
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Aeschyles

A

Aeschyle

46
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Ariostle

A

Arioste

47
Q

Moses

A

Moïse

48
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Noah

A

Noé

49
Q

1 stone

A

6.3 kilos

50
Q

two dozen

A

deux douzaines

51
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en haut de l’affiche, cerise sur le gâteau

A

top of the bill

52
Q

épouvantable

A

appalling

53
Q

barbe à papa

A

candy-floss

54
Q

fosse/noyau

A

pit

55
Q

gonfler, enfler/sensas’ !

A

swell

56
Q

chambre capitonnée

A

padded cell

57
Q

navet

A

turnip

58
Q

trembler, frémir

A

shudder

59
Q

gonfler

A

to bloat

60
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flétri, fané

A

withered

61
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agresseur

A

mugger

62
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vieux râleur/foulque

A

coot

63
Q

à propos

A

incidentally

64
Q

reposer sur, dépendre de

A

to hinge on

65
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une gaufre

A

a waffle

66
Q

faire les cent pas/radoter

A

to waffle

67
Q

indiscret, fouineur

A

prying

68
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éblouissant/flagrant

A

glaring

69
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se secouer

A

to buck up

70
Q

impitoyable

A

ruthless

71
Q

énigme, devinette

A

riddle

72
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le centre de la cible

A

the bull’s-eye

73
Q

la Manche

A

the Channel

74
Q

la Côte d’Azur

A

the French Riviera

75
Q

la Bretagne

A

Britanny

76
Q

les îles anglo-normandes

A

the Channel Islands

77
Q

le vin de Bordeaux

A

claret

78
Q

un croissant, une madeleine, un soufflé

A

a croissant, a madeleine, a soufflé

79
Q

l’Elysée

A

the Elysée

80
Q

le Quai d’Orsay

A

the Foreign Office

81
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les P.M.E.

A

S.M.E.

82
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les C.R.S.

A

Riot Police

83
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un H.L.M.

A

a council housing/flat

84
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le fisc

A

tax authorities

85
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la T.V.A.

A

V.A.T.

86
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le R.E.R.

A

R.E.R. (suburban train)

87
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l’O.T.A.N.

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N.A.T.O.

88
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l’O.N.U.

A

U.N.

89
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l’U.N.I.C.E.F.

A

U.N.I.C.E.F.

90
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l’O.M.S.

A

W.H.O. (World Health Organization)

91
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3 héctares

A

3 acres

92
Q

la Belle Epoque, la Commune, la Restauration

A

the Belle Epoque, the Commune, the Restauration

93
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Platon

A

Plato

94
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Sophocle

A

Shophocles

95
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Aeschyle

A

Aeschyles

96
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Arioste

A

Ariostle

97
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Moïse

A

Moses

98
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Noé

A

Noah

99
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6.3 kilos

A

1 stone

100
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deux douzaines

A

two dozen

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