5 Flashcards by Jordan Bishopp

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cloisonné

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partitioned, siloed

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réléver le défi

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to take up the challenge

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croître

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to grow, increase

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défiler

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To pass by

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avoir la flemme

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can’t be bothered

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captivant

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Exiting, captivating

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barbant

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tedious, boring

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une gabadine

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a raincoat

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des parents

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relatives

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engagé

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committed

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à paillettes

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sequined

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un bal

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a ball (dance)

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Les coordonnés

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(contact) details

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un maillon

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link

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avoir lieu

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To take place

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globalement

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in general

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concevoir

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to design

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soudé

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tight knit

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faillir + infinitif

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almost happened

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trahir

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To betry

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traître

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traitorous, treacherous

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soulagé

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relieved

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servir d’entremetteur/euse

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to play matchmaker

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être un pilier

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to be a regular/be a pillar

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Je touche du bois

touch wood

trier

to sort

un leitmotiv

buzzword

un berger

shepherd

une péniche

a barge

Ça vaut le coup

It’s worth it

Ça vaut le détour

It’s worth the visit

Je suis mitigé(e)

I’m torn/I have mixed feelings

C’est horrible

It’s every day bad

C’est terrible

It’s awful- only used for very extreme, tragic situations

C’est à tomber par terre

It’s to die for

sans doute

probably

sans aucune doute

Without a doubt

C’est courant

It’s common

finalement

eventually

vachement

very (informal)

Je me fou de ___

I don’t care about ____ (rude)

Je me fiche de ___

I don’t care about ____ (not rude)

volontiers

gladly/willing/with pleasure (formal)

fauché(e)

broke (money)

Il a des oursins dans la poche

He has sea urchins in his pocket (he’s stingy)

radin(e)

stingy, tight $

Ça ne casse pas des briques

It’s nothing to write home about

éventuellement

Possibly (NEVER eventually)

normalement

it should be/if I’m not wrong

un videur

bouncer

craquer

To crack, to split

J’en ai marre

I’m fed up

la brume

Haze

mériter

to deserve

en acier

made of steel

un cellier

a pantry

un étagère

A shelf

un placard

cabinet

gâter

to spoil (child, food, event)

être pris(e)

to be busy, booked up

joignable

reachable/contactable

rendre l’âme

to die/breathe one’s last

no way

Pas question

frimer

To show off

to sleep in

faire la grasse matinée / grasse mat

un soulagement

a relief

It takes one hour.

It faut une heure / On met une heure

se fier (à qq)

to trust (someone)