Birmingham 30 Flashcards

(50 cards)

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Le vent a emporté un billet de cinq euros.

A

The wind blew a five-euro note away.

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Je ne veux pas gâcher (=nuire à) sa réussite, mais il n’aurait pas pu le faire sans mon aide.

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I don’t want to take away from his achievements, but he couldn’t have done it without my help.

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Le parti au pouvoir.

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The ruling party. /ˈruːlɪŋ/ /ˈpɑːtɪ/

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Un bon à rien.

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A worthless individual/person. /ˈwɜːθləs/ /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl/

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Un balai à chiottes.

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A toilet brush.

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Un balai

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A broom /ˈbrʊm/

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Il est gentil mais bête comme ses pieds. (=con comme un balai)

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He’s nice but daft as a brush. /dɑːft/ /brʌʃ/

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Je n’ai pas pris au sérieux ce que Pierre m’a dit.

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I brushed off what Pierre told me. /brʌʃ/

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Un feu de forêt.

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A forest fire. /ˈfɒrɪst/ /faɪəʳ/

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Après qu’elle ait frôlé la mort, …

A

After her brush with death, … /brʌʃ/

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Je l’ai effleuré.

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I brushed her.

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Un pinceau pour peindre.

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A brush /brʌʃ/ to paint.

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C’est un prix élevé !

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It’s a stiff price. /stɪf/ /praɪs/

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Il était courbaturé de partout.

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He felt stiff all over. /stɪf/

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Elle avait le torticolis.

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She had a stiff neck. /stɪf/ /nek/

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16
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Essaie mon manteau mec !

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Try on my coat man! /kəʊt/

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Il y a des puces.

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There’re fleas. /fliː/

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La petite aiguille indique les heures.

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The little hand shows the hours.

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Pierre était à court d’argent et sa propriétaire le menaçait de l’expulser. Sa détresse (=situation difficile) était évidente (pour tout le monde.)

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Pierre had run out of money and her landlord was threatening to evict him; her plight was plain for all to see.

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Il est têtu.

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He’s headstrong. /ˈhedstrɒŋ/

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Une personne entêtée. (formal)

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A wayward person. /ˈweɪwəd/

22
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Un cafard

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A cockroach /ˈkɒkrəʊtʃ/

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Il mâchait une brindille.

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He was chewing on a straw. /strɔː/

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Ben a essuyé la fenêtre avec un chiffon.

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Ben wiped the window with a rag. /waɪp/ /’ræg/

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il a porté un chapeau pour cacher sa calvitie.
He wore a hat to hide his baldness. /wɔːʳ/ /ˈbɔːldnəs/
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Un poulailler
A henhouse
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A marée haute ou basse.
At high or low tide.
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Un dentier
Dentures /ˈdɛntʃərz/
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Un éventail
A fan /fæn/
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Ses narines
His nostrils /ˈnɒstrɪl/
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Pour repousser un voleur.
To fend off a mugger. /ˈmʌgəʳ/
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Une route pavée.
a cobblestone street. /ˈkɒblstəʊnz/
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Les pavés (2)
The cobbles /ˈkɒblz/ (= the cobblestones /ˈkɒblstəʊnz/)
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Cils
Eyelashes /ˈaɪlæʃ/
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Sourcils
Eyebrows /ˈaɪbraʊ/
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Il a froncé les sourcils.
He frowned. /ˈfraʊn/
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Un fervent partisan de la monarchie.
A staunch supporter of the monarchy. /stɔːntʃ/ /səˈpɔːtəʳ/ /ˈmɒnəkɪ/
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Le manuscrit était une reproduction fidèle de l'original.
The manuscript was a faithful reproduction of the original. /ˈmænjʊskrɪpt/ /ˈfeɪθfʊl/ /ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃən/ /əˈrɪdʒɪnl/
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La lutte (Sport)
Wrestling /ˈreslɪŋ/
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Un souvenir qui demeure/durable.
An abiding/lasting memory. /əˈbaɪdɪŋ/ /ˈlɑːstɪŋ/
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Je repense à mes années à l'école et je souris.
I look back on my years in school and smile.
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Un boutonneux, pauvre mec, intello
A nerd /n3ːd/
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Gaz lacrymogène
Teargas /ˈtɪərgæs/
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Il pense que l'opéra, c'est pour les intellectuels.
He thinks opera is too highbrow. /ˈɒpərə/ /ˈhaɪbraʊ/
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Je veillerai à ce que
I'll see to it that
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Un tournevis
A screwdriver /ˈskruːˌdraɪvəʳ/
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Ça m'étonnerai mais ...
It's a long shot but ...
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Il n'a pas mâché ses mots.
He didn't mince his words. /mɪns/
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Un éclat d'obus
A shrapnel /ˈʃræpnl/
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Un obus
A shell /ʃel/