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Bookmarked cards 2 Flashcards

1
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une serrure

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a lock

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la clé de la porte d’entrée = clé plate

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the latchkey

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un verrou

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a bolt

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une sonnette

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doorbell

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une alarme

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a burglar alarm

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6
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être entrouvert

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to be ajar (e’dja:)

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7
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claquer la porte

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to slam the door

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8
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un grenier (3)

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an attic, a garret, a loft

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une entrée (2)

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a hall, a lobby

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10
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une cuisine américaine

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a kitchenette

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11
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un couloir (2)

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a corridor, a passage

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12
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tirer la chasse

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to flush the toilet

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13
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une cave

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a cellar

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14
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la crise du logement

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the housing shortage

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15
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une agence immobilière

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a real estate agency

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16
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à louer / à vendre

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to rent out / for sale

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17
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contracter un emprunt

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to take out a loan

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18
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un colocataire (2) = administration

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a joint-tenant, a co-tenant

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19
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faire l’état des lieux

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to draw up the inventory of fixtures

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20
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renouveler un bail

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to renew a lease

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21
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un trois-pièces

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a three-room flat

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22
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une maison de campagne

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a weekend house

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23
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vivre au numéro 75

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to live at number 75

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24
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en haut de l’escalier

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at the top of the stairs

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25
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un trousseau de clés

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a bunch of keys

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26
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un interphone (2)

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an intercom, a buzzer

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27
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un placard

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a cupboard

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28
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un rayon

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a shelf

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29
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un parquet

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a parquet floor

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30
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de la moquette

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fitted carpet

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31
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une rampe d’escalier

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a banister

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32
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un volet / un store

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a shutter / a blind

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33
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le double vitrage

à double vitrage

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double-glazing

double-glazed

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34
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un évier

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a kitchen sink

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35
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un plan de travail

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a worktop

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36
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un ballon d’eau chaude

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a hot-water tank

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37
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un tuyau

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a pipe

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38
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un robinet (2)

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a tap (UK) / a faucet (US)

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39
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ouvrir / fermer (un robinet)

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to turn on / off

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40
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un lavabo (2)

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a washbasin / a sink

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41
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un tapis de bain

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a bathmat

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42
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un porte-serviette

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a towel rail

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43
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la cuvette des toilettes

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the toilet bowl

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44
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le courant

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power

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45
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un fil électrique

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a wire

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46
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l’installation électrique

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the electric wiring

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47
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un fil électrique (appareils)

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a flex (UK), a cord (US)

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une prise

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a plug

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49
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un radiateur

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a radiator

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50
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attiser le feu

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to poke the fire

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51
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une bûche

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a log

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52
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les braises (2)

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embers, live coals

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53
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une ampoule

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a light bulb

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54
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un spot

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a spotlight

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55
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un abat-jour

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a lampshade

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56
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une lampe halogène

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a halogen (ˈhælədʒən)

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57
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un lustre

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a chandelier

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58
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un interrupteur

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a switch

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59
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allumer / éteindre la lumière

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to switch on / off the light

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60
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un meuble

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a piece of furniture

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61
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un fauteuil

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an armchair

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62
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un tabouret

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a stool

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63
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une commode

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a chest of drawers

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64
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une bibliothèque

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bookshelves

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65
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une table de nuit

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a bedside table

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66
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une armoire

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a wardrobe

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67
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une penderie

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a hanging wardrobe

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68
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une table basse

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a coffee table

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69
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un tapis

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a rug

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70
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des lits superposés

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bunk beds

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71
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un rideau
un voile
une tringle à rideaux

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a curtain
a net-curtain
a curtain-rail

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72
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un coussin

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a cushion

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73
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tirer (ouvrir/fermer) les rideaux

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to pull / draw the curtains

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74
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une cabine de douche

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a shower cubicle

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75
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une coupure de courant

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a power cut

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76
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une pièce enfumée

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a smoke-filled room

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77
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chauffage au gaz

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gas-fired heating

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78
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monter le chauffage

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to turn the heating up

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79
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un lampadaire

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a floor lamp

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80
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un plafonnier

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a ceiling light

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81
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une lampe de chevet

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a bedside lamp

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82
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sous le feu des projecteurs

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in the spotlight

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83
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une plaque chauffante = plaque de cuisson (2)

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a hotplate, a hob

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une hotte aspirante

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a hood

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85
Q

les draps et les couvertures

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bedclothes

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86
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un dessus de lit

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a bedcover

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87
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une couette

une housse de couette

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a duvet (ˌduˈveɪ)
a duvet-cover
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un oreiller

une housse d’oreiller

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a pillow

a pillowcase

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89
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une nappe

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a tablecloth

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90
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une serviette de table

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a napkin

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91
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un torchon à vaisselle

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a tea towel

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92
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le ménage (2)

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housework, housecleaning

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93
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faire le ménage à fond (2)

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to clean out / up

94
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un chiffon

A

a duster

95
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une pelle à poussière

A

a dustpan

96
Q

récurer (2)

A

to scrub, to scour (ˈskaʊ(ə)r)

97
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un balais

A

a broom

98
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essuyer qch

A

to wipe sth (clean)

99
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éponger

A

to mop out

100
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une serpillère (2)

A

a mop / a floorcloth

101
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la lessive

A

the washing

102
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la planche à repasser

un fer à repasser

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the ironing board

a steam iron

103
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la vaisselle (tâche)

A

the washing up

104
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du liquide vaisselle

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a washing up liquid

105
Q

salir

A

to dirty

106
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la crasse (2)
crasseux (2)
A

grime, filth

grimy, filthy

107
Q

la graisse

graisseux

A

grease

greasy

108
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souiller

  • souiller son lit
A

to soil

  • to soil one’s bed
109
Q

une salissure

A

a mark

110
Q

des traces de doigts

A

fingermarks

111
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une tache (2)

A

a stain, a spot

112
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une poubelle (2)

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a rubbish bin (UK), a trash (US)

113
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jeter qch

A

to dispose of sth

114
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impeccable / immaculé

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spotless / immaculate

115
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une cuisinière à gaz

A

a gas cooker

116
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remplir / charger le lave vaisselle

A

to load / to stack the dishwasher

117
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faire le ménage

A

to do the housework

118
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un sac poubelle

A

a garbage bag

119
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impeccable (2)

A
  • spick and span

- spotlessly clean

120
Q

un escabeau

A

a stepladder

121
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une rallonge

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an extension lead/cord

122
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des pinces

des tenailles

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a pair of pincers

a pair of pliers

123
Q

serrer ≠ desserrer

A

to tighten ≠ to loosen

124
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souder

A

to solden

125
Q

forer, percer

A

to drill

126
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une perceuse électrique (2)

A

an electric/power drill

127
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une lime

A

a file

128
Q

en panne

A

out of order

129
Q

un tuyau qui fuit

A

a leaking pipe

130
Q

un robinet qui fuit

A

a dripping tap

131
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déborder

A

to overflow

132
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boucher une fuite (2)

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to stop / to plug a leak

133
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un court circuit

A

a short circuit

134
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couper l’electricité

A

to cut off the power

135
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rétablir le courant

A

to put the power back on

136
Q

une mode passagère

A

a fad

137
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la braguette (2)

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flies / a fly

138
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une salopette

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dungarees

139
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un survêtement (2)

A

a jog-suit / a track suit

140
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un pull-over

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a jumper = a sweater

141
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un col roulé

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a roll-neck (UK) // a turtleneck (US)

142
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un ourlet

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a hem

143
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une fermeture éclair

A

a zipper

144
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boutonner / déboutonner

A

to button up ≠ to unbutton

145
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se déshabiller complètement

A

to strip off

146
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un cintre

A

a coathanger

147
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une robe décolletée (2)

A

a low-necked / low-cut dress

148
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avoir un look d’enfer

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to be dressed to kill

149
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être en petite tenue

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to be scantily dressed

150
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uni

A

plain

151
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à carreaux

A

checked

152
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la semelle

A

the sole

153
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des pantoufles

A

slippers

154
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un bonnet

A

a bonnet

155
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un lacet

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a shoe lace

156
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voyager avec peu d’argent

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to travel on a shoestring

157
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des bottes en caoutchouc

A

wellies

158
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oisif

l’oisiveté

A

idle

idleness

159
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un défilé, un cortège

A

a procession

160
Q

un tirage au sort

tirer au sort

A 
a draw
to draw (lots)
161
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un manège

A

a merry-go-around

162
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les auto-tamponneuses

A

dodgems

163
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passer le temps, tuer le temps

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to while away the time

164
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une pelouse

A

a lawn

165
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le gazon

A

turf

166
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un bassin (2)

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a pond, a pool

167
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une serre (2)

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a greenhouse, a hothouse

168
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un arrosoir

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a watering can

169
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un tuyau d’arrosage, jet d’eau

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a hose

170
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flâner, faire un tour

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to stroll

171
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une barque

A

a rowing boat

172
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un braconneur

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a poacher

173
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un jardin potager (2)

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a vegetable, kitchen garden

174
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tondre la pelouse

A

to mow the lawn

175
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une tondeuse à gazon

A

a lawn mower

176
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une montée raide

  • Il y a une montée raide jusqu’en haut de la tour.
A

a steep climb

  • There’ a steep climb to the top of the tower.
177
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une ascension difficile

A

a rough climb

178
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souple (body, leather, person)

  • La souplesse gracieuse de la danseuse
A

supple

  • The supple grace of the dancer.
179
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résistant (physically)

A

resilient

180
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charnu

A

fleshy

181
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une artère

A

an artery

182
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une articulation

A

a joint

183
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la nuque

A

the nape

184
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le nombril

A

the navel (ei)

185
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l’utérus

A

the womb (wum)

186
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une aisselle

A

an armpit

187
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un avant-bras

A

a forearm

188
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le tibia

A

the shin

189
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un mollet

A

a calf

190
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être glacé jusqu’aux os (2)

A

to be chilled / to be frozen to the bone

191
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donner la chair de poule à qn

A

to make sb’s flesh creep

192
Q

faire la grimace (2)

A

to pull / make a face

193
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à première vue

  • à première vue or au premier abord, ça paraît facile
A

on the face of it

  • on the face of it, it sounds easy
194
Q

croiser les bras

A

to fold one’s arms

195
Q

être très maladroit

A

to be all thumps

196
Q

tous dans les muscles et rien dans la tête

A

all brawn and no brains

197
Q

frissonner
un frisson

  • ca me donne froid dans le dos
A

to shiver
a shiver

  • it gives me the shivers
198
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avoir le nez qui coule

A

to have a runny nose

199
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avoir mal à la gorge

A

to have a sore throat

200
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s’infecter

A

to go/turn septic

201
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une bosse

A

a bump

202
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un bleu

A

a bruise

203
Q

piquer

une piqure

A 
to sting (stung, stung)
a sting
204
Q

démanger

qui gratte

A

to itch

itchy

205
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une morsure

A

a bite

206
Q

une brûlure

A

a burn

207
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une ampoule

A

a blister

208
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une entaille

A

a slash

209
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un pansement

A

a plaster

210
Q

une entorse, une fêlure

A

a twist

211
Q

enfler

A

to swell

212
Q

un plâtre

A

a cast

213
Q

des béquilles

A

crutches

214
Q

zozoter

A

to lisp

215
Q

bégayer

A

to stutter

216
Q

loucher

A

to squint

217
Q

daltonien

A

colour-blind

218
Q

boiter, claudiquer

A

to limp

219
Q

un torticolis

A

a stiff neck

220
Q

une douleur aigu

A

a sharp pain

221
Q

être myope comme une taupe

A

as blind as a bat

222
Q

les gencives

A

gums

223
Q

un appareil dentaire

A

braces

224
Q

un dentier

A

a denture

225
Q

un accouchement

A

a delivery

226
Q

un point de suture

A

a stitch

227
Q

une prise de sang

A

a blood sample

228
Q

le service des urgences

A

the casualty ward

229
Q

un médecin généraliste

A

a GP = general practitioner

230
Q

perdre du poids, maigrir

A

to slim down

231
Q

se faire dorloter

A

to be pampered

232
Q

un coupe faim

A

an appetite depressant

English Vocabulary (87 decks)

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