Word Of The Day 2017 Flashcards

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C’est une personne qui peaufine un élevage…….du fromage, du vin etc.

A

It is a person who refines growing cheese, wine etc.
Peaufine: to refine/polish
Un élevage : a raising/growing/or a farming of something
Un affineur or une affineuse

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Janet s’est acheté un fouet pour battre le œufs.

A

un fouet

Janet has bought a whisk to beat her eggs.

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3
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Je baisse les store pour bloque la lumière des réverbères quand je vais me coucher.

A

Le store

I lower the blinds to block light of the streetlights when I’m going to put myself to bed.

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4
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Les cintres sont alignés sur la penderie.

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Le cintre , coat hanger

The hangers are aligned on the closet rod.

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5
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Il me semble que les gobelets de voyage ne sont pas très populaires en France.

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Un gobelet de voyage, travel mug

It seems that travel mugs are not as popular in France.

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Il faut une prise pour brancher l’ordinateur.

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Une prise, outlet

[It’s needs]One needs an outlet in order to plug in the computer

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Il faut une rallonge, la prise est trop loin!

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Une rallonge, extension cord

One needs an extension cord, the outlet is to far!

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J’utilise une perforatrice pour faire des trous dans les feuilles et les mettre dans mon classeur.

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Une perforatrice, hole punch

I use a hole puncher in order to make some holes in the sheets and put them in my notebook.

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Quelquefois, il faut un chevalet pour peindre ou pour scier une planche.

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Un chevalet, easel or sawhorse

Sometimes, one needs a/an easel/sawhorse in order to paint or in order to saw a board.

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10
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Le photographe a posé son appareil sur un trépied.

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Un trépied , tripod

The photographer put his camera on a tripod

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Greg a acheté un nouveau matelas au magasin.

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Une matelas- mattress

Greg bought a new mattress at the store.

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12
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Le panneau indique de s’arrêter.

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Le panneau- a sign

The sign says to stop.

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13
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Un bon musicien peut se faire un max de fric.

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Le fric: an uncountable amount of money

A good musician can make for himself a pile of money.

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14
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Il y a eu du fric-frac à la bijouterie du centre.

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Un fric-frac : burglary/break in

(Commercial) [There has been a break in at the jewelry store of the mall.]

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15
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Dean a tiré le couvercle du récipient.

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Le couvercle: lid

Dean took off the lid for the container.

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16
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Le chirurgien implanta un rein artificiel au patient.

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Un rein : kidney

The surgeon implanted an artificial kidney in the patient.

17
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C’est une ensemble de choses pouvant être détachées.

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Un carnet: ticket book

It’s a group of things that can be torn of/detached.

18
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Je n’arrive pas à tourner la poignée de la porte : elle est coincée.

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La poignée: door knob

I am not able to open the door : she is locked in.

19
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Si on laisse le tiroir-caisse ouvert, on encourage les voleurs.

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Un tiroir-caisse: cash draw

If one leaves the cash draw open, one encourages thieves.

20
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Le savon se trouvait dans un porte-savon à côté de l’évier.

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Le savon: soap

The soap was located in the soap dish next to the sink.