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Birmingham 10 Flashcards

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1
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être accro au football

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to be hooked on football

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Traverser le cimetière en marchant la nuit donne la chair de poule !

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It’s very spooky walking through the graveyard at night!

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brouiller

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obfuscate

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Il est très séduisant

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He’s nothing if not charming

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illustrer en donnant 1 exemple

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exemplify /ɪgˈzemplɪfaɪ/

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effrayant

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chilling, spooky

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crade (fam.)

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mangy /ˈmeɪndʒɪ/

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baratiner

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to chat up

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Il s’assit là et pleurnicha comme un bébé

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There he sat, blubbering like a baby

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L’homme blessé était allongé sur le sol et gémissait.

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The injured man was lying on the ground, moaning

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en un rien de temps

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in no time

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un coup de semonce (un avertissement)

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a wake up call

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contredire, nier

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To gainsay

To contradict

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huile de foie de morue

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cod-liver oil

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grignoter

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to nibble

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un appât

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a lure

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C’est un grand opportuniste (EMPHASE)

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He is nothing if not an opportunist

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dans la nuit (prop.) / du jour au lendemain (fig.)

Ex: Les dons ne viennent pas du jour au lendemain.

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Overnight (ex: Skills don’t come overnight)

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(adj.) mensonger

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Mendacious

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massacrer

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To slay/slew/slain (vb.)

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massacré

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choquer (vb.)

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To appal (vb.)

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à perte de vue

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as far as the eye can see

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(adj.) Syn. more than seriously

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earnest (adj.)

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médiéval
medieval /ˌmediˈiːvl/
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Les enfants adorent jouer des tours au prof
Children like playing tricks on their teacher
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faire équipe avec
to team up with
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Condamné par peloton d’exécution
Execution by firing squad
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déroutant
confusing
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fastidieux
tedious
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partir chercher des médicaments
to go for medecines
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bon rétablissement !
Get well soon!
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-faire l’affaire- (2)
1- It fits the bill | 2- That’s will do the trick
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Appeler un chat un chat
To call a spade a spade
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supposition, hypothèses
an assumption
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Pousser, inciter (3)
1- To urge 2- To impel 3- To incite
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Une erreur commise par un chercheur a fait fausser les résultats de l'étude.
A researcher’s mistake has skewed the results of the study.
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De nombreux enfants se voûtent à cause du manque de confiance.
Many children slouch because of lack of self-confidence
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obsolète
obsolete
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Prendre une décision
To make a decision
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épuisé (article)
out of print
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Syn. it doesn’t work
It’s out of order
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Ce mot c'est l'intru
This word is the odd one out
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En moyenne
on average
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Il veut éviter ça à tout prix.
He wants to avoid it at all costs.
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Un papillon jaune faisait du surplace au-dessus de la barrière. Et je ne pouvais pas résister/m'empêcher de prendre une photo.
A yellow butterfly was hovering above the fence, and I couldn't resist taking a picture.
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Je n'arrive pas à me décider quoi commander, et ce serveur qui rôde près de moi me rend nerveux.
I can't decide what to order, and that waiter hovering next to me makes me nervous.
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Le professeur trouvait que le rouge à lèvres de la fille de 12 ans était trop adulte.
The teacher thought the twelve-year-old girl's lipstick was too grown-up. /ˈlɪpstɪk/ /grəʊn/
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Paul n'aime pas quand les grands lui parle de l'école.
Paul dislikes when grown-ups ask her about school. /grəʊn/
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L'inspecteur examinait / inspectait soigneusement le restaurant à la recherche d'infractions.
The inspector looked over the restaurant for code violations.

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