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Birmingham 19 Flashcards

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parfait, sans imperfection

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flawless

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Je suis sorti de cette merde.

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I came out of this fucking situation.

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Un voleur à l’étalage

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A shoplifter /ˈʃɒpˌlɪftəʳ/

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Une pute (US)

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a hooker /ˈhʊkəʳ/

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Je suis timbré.

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I’m nuts. /nʌts/

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Ta place est ici.

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You belong here.

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Nos pensées se tournent vers les familles.

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Our hearts go out to the families.

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Une mine de crayon

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A pencil lead /ˈpensl liːd/

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Ici on n’accueille pas la racaille de Toulouse !

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Here we don’t welcome the scum from Toulouse! /skʌm/

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Puis-je effacer le tableau ?

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Can I erase the board? /ɪˈreɪz/

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Comment tailler un crayon avec un taille-crayons ?

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How to sharpen a pencil with a pencil sharpener? /ˈʃɑːpən/ /ˈpensl ˈʃɑːpnəʳ/

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Ok, les gars, les boîtes en cartes d’abord !

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Ok, guys, cardboard boxes first!

/ˈkɑːdbɔːd/

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Un sac de patates était le genre d’aumône que les œuvres de charités données aux pauvres.

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A sack of potatoes was the kind of alms the charities gave the poor. /ɑːmz/ /ˈtʃærɪtɪ/

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Un accent circonflexe

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A circumflex accent /ˈs3ːkəmfleks/

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Ne bouge pas, reste immobile.

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Stand still

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La laverie (automatique)

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The laundromat /ˈlɔːndrəˌmæt/

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Une attaque terroriste

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A terror attack /ˈterə əˈtæk/

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Docile

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Obedient /əˈbiːdɪənt/

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Question bête

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Silly question

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Péjorative

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Derogatory /dɪˈrɒɡətri/

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La vie reprend son cours

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Things are back to normal

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Excessif, obsequieux

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Fulsome /ˈfʊlsəm/

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Le monde est petit !

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It’s a small world!

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Un appartement sompteux

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A lavish flat. /ˈlævɪʃ/

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Introverti
Introverted /ˌɪntrəʊˈv3ːtɪd/
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Sincère
Sincere /sɪnˈsɪə/
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Une tâche de rousseur
A freckle /ˈfrekl/
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Des paillettes
Glitters /ˈglɪtəʳ/
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Un couvercle
A lid /lɪd/
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Format paysage (Ordi)
Landscape layout
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Ils m'ont mis en relation avec toi.
They put me in touch with you.
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L'affaire est désormais entre les mains de l'avocat.
The matter is now in the hands of my lawyer
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C'est une bien triste affaire !
That's such an unfortunate matter! /ʌnˈfɔːtʃnɪt/
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La question de l'immigration clandestine.
The matter of illegal immigration. /ɪˈliːgəl/ /ˌɪmɪˈgreɪʃən/
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Qu'est-ce que ça peut faire ? / Et alors ?
What does it matter?
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Quoi qu'il arrive.
No matter what happens.
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Il n'y a pas de quoi rire quand on glisse sur la neige.
Slipping on the ice is no laughing matter
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J'étais fâchée, mais ma mère m'a dit de ne pas m'énerver pour un rien.
I was upset, but my mother told me not to get so worked up over a minor matter.
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C'est une question de vie ou de mort.
It's a matter of life and death.
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C'est une question de temps.
It's a matter of time.
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Tu ne dois pas le dire par principe.
You don't have say it as a matter of principle.
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Ni dans un autre pays d'ailleurs.
Or any other country, for that matter.
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Ce qui nous amène au coeur du problème.
Which brings us to the heart of the matter.
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Elle succombe en l'espace de quelques secondes.
She succumbed in a matter of seconds. /səˈkʌm/
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Ça ne change pas grand chose qu'il vienne tard ou non.
It matters little whether he comes late or not.
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C'est une question de chance.
It's a matter of chance.
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Je serai présent à la naissance.
I'll be present at the birth. /prɪˈzent/
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Jusqu'à présent (3)
- Until now, - Up to now, - So far
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Profiter de l'instant présent.
- To seize the moment /siːz/ | - To live each moment to the full
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Je voulais vraiment me faire pardonner.
I really wanted to make it up to him.

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