Agnes Desarthe Flashcards by agneta sherborne

ask [sb] questions v expr

quiz v informal)

Interroger

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Overall

Salopette f

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Dispute squabble row

Querelle f

And quarell

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Burgundy, wine (colours)

Lie-de-vin adj

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Simmer, stew and fig

Mijoter

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Play doh

Pâte à modeler f

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Self-suffiency

Autosuffisance f

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Sleep through

Faire les nuits

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Leap day

Jour intercalaire
intercalaire nm	(fiche cartonnée colorée)	insert, divider n
 	Les intercalaires permettent de séparer des groupes de feuilles.
Intercalaire en carton

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binder n
 	 	folder n
 	 	jacket n
 	 	file n
Filing cabinet

Classeur m

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Flatten, smooth out, level v

Iron out fig

Aplanir

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Tireless relentless

Puncture-proof

Increvable adj

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Perishable

Périssable

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be bowed down by, be bowed down under the weight of, be weighed down by v expr buckle v

Ployer

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lay [sb] low, bring [sb] down

Terrasser

And to level

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Hare lip

Bec-de -lièvre m

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flaw, defect, blemish, imperfection n

Tare f

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be impassioned, get passionate, get enthusiastic v

be filled with enthusiasm expr

s’enflammer v

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Its none of yr business

C’est pas tes oignons

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hung-up adj
repressed adj
inhibited adj
tense adj

Coincé

Ce garçon est trop coincé pour oser draguer les filles.

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Unicorn

Licorne f

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Revenge

Vengeance f

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Overwork, burn out n

Surmenage m
Etre surmené
Se surmener overwork, overstretch, run yr self ragged

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Solliciter

Notaire

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Lease, lease agreement

Bail m

Bush, shrub

Arbuste m

Start beginning n

Démarrage m

Overexcited

Survolté adj

Play ur cards right

Tirer son épingle du jeu

Insipid bland mushy soppy | Tear jerker

Mièvre

Gloomy sorrowful mournful

Tristounet -te

On the alert on the watch out

Sur le qui-vive

Honeysuckle

Chèvrefeuille m

At the foot, below, further down

En contrebas

Eyelash

Cil m

Oversleep | Be unable to get up

Avoir une panne de réveil | Avoir une panne d'oréiller

Old car, banger, lemon

Guimbarde f

Vegging out n | Idleness, lazing about

Farniente m | Je profite de cette journée de vacances pour me livrer au farniente.

Cap n

Opercule (de la canette) m | Les pots de yaourt sont fermés par un opercule en plastique.

Bloke

Bougre m

Housed

Hébergé | Héberger to accommodate, host, put up (inf)

Squawking

Piaillement

No phone coverage

Le portable ne capte pas | Être connecté

A drop of vodka

Une larme de vodka

Fail, flunk inf v

Pêcher And fish Il a peur des résultats, car il croit avoir pêché en maths.

Physical, bodily, sensual adj

Charnel | And sexual, carnal

Satiate, satis, quznch' slakefy

Assouivir

work v | Think, use yr head inf

``` Carburer Speed along (car) ```

Munch, crunch v Squander Depict, outline, sketch

Croquer

Wander' drift (thoughts etc) | Sail v

Voguer

Ginger biscuit

Un biscuit au gingembre | Croquer dans un biscuit

Fearful, apprehensive, uneasy, jittery, nervous adj | And n

Peureux | Peureux nm fearful'person, bag of nerves, coward, wimp, pussy

Nonsense | Talk nonsense, make silly remarks

Âneries | Dire des âneries

Working class

La couche ouvrière | Sector, layer, coat. Nappy

Regain prestige, restore one's image

Redorer son blason Dorer son blason Blazon m coat of arms, shoeld

Make a blunder, cook up

Faire une gaffe | Gaffer v

Not to bother too much about

ne pas se prendre le chou familier | Se prendre le chou do yr head in

Gypsy

Bohémien -ne

Become depressed

Tomber dans la déprime

Lack of self esteem n

Un manque d'estime de soi

Learnedly, knowledgeably, skillfully

Savamment adv

Tidal wave

Raz-de-marée m

By trial and error

Par essais- erreurs

Beg for demand require call for

Rèclamer

Radish

Radis m

Guinea pig

Cobaye m

Parking meter

Parcmètre m

Burn char over cook

Cramer

Dodgy fishy

Louche

Flag sway give

Fléchir

Rip off Hoax Swindle

Arnaque f | Arnaquer qqn take someone for a ride

Hardware shop

Quincaillerie f

Quirky eccentric

Biscornu

Crack open a bottle of champagne | Crack open the bubbly

Sabler le champagne

Screw up get it wrong be mistaken

Se planter

Fall flat on ur face

Se casser la gueule

Moron idiot halfwit

Abruti

Gift of gab

Tchatche

Bloke guy

Bougre m

Net curtain

Voilage m

Have great results succeed brilliantly inf

Cartonner Crash bang prang inf Attack slam Have arc with inf

Lawn mower

Tondeuse f

Enjoyable. Exhilarating

Jouissif

Litter (dogs fex)

Portée f Gestation gestation period Range Impact significance

Trick (cards)

Pli m

Comical funny

Cocasse adj

Tournament

Tournoi m

To worry about

Se soucier de

To boast off

Se vanter de

Elite, top of the crop

Gratin m | Tout le gratin anybody who is anybody

Fairy tale

Un conte ( de fées)

Story n

Récit m

Play n

Pièce de théatre f

Every other day

Un jour sur deux

Film star

Vedette f (regardless of if is a man)

He is a beast

``` Il est une brute Un auteur Une personne Un peintre Une vedette ```

Cheer v

Acclamer | And acclaime

Fling, passing romance | Casual love affair

Amourette f

Insight wisdom

Sagacité f

Chat inf

Papoter

Shrub bush

Buisson m

Maple sugar | Maple

Sirop d'érable | Érable m

Agnes Desarthe Flashcards

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