Busuu Vocabulary Flashcards

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irritating

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lourd, relou

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persnickety

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tatillon

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CSG

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contribution sociale générale. (First minimum wage)

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clumsy

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maladroit

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sans déconner

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No shit, Sherlock!, j No way!

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coffee latte

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le café noisette

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c’est une tuerie

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It’s amazing

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How is it?

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Tu en trouves quoi?

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J’ai trainé

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I idled around

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10
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poser ma démission

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to resign

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Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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Qui ne tente rien n’a rien.

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comedian

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humoriste

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postuler à un poste

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to apply for a job

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envoyer sa candidature

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to apply

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unsolicited application

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la candidature spontanée

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passer un entretien

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to have a job interview

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fail an exam

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planter un examen

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foirer

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to screw up

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19
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major (at uni)

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la filière

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tutor

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le tuteur, la tutrice

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21
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Uni library

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la BU

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interpersona skills

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le sens de contact

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23
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digital literacy

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la maîtrise du numérique

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soft skills

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les savoir-être

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sans déconner!
No shit, Sherlock!
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c'est une tuerie
It's amazing
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Tu en penses quoi?
How it it?
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J'ai trainé
I idled around
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être un panier percé
to be a spendthrift
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être fauché comme les blés
to be flat broke
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rag newspaper
le torchon
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faire la couverture
to be on the cover
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faire les gros titres
to make the headlines
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fake news
l'intox
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la photo choc
shocking photo
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le Gorafi
satirical online newspaper
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dénoncer
to expose
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une enquête contre qqn
an investigation into
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attaquer en justice
to sue
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la fake news
fake news
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reliable source
la source fiable
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J'hallucine
I can't believe it.
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Cest ouf!
It's crazy!
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les potins sur les people
gossip about celebrities
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cause an accident
provoquer un accident
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rester sans réponse
to remain unsolved
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Je suis bleu de
I'm in love with
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la chocolatine
pain au chocolate dans le sud-ouest
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je suis tombé sans glisser avec
I fell in love with
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the giggles
le fou rire
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rencontrer un obstacle
to encounter
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Ça te dit
Would you like to?
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La flemme!
I don't feel like it.
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le bobard
fib
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le rebondissement
new development
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le prétexte
excuse
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sous prétexte que
on the grounds that
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de crainte que
out of fear. (takes subjunctive)
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de peur que
out of fear of
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to bet turned down
se prendre un vent; se prendre un râteau
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to get engaged [to put a ring on it]
passer la bague au doigt
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one night stand
le coup d'un soir
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date
le rencard
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convenient
pratique
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déhanté
crazy
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Tu deviens quoi?
What have you been up to?
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How have you been?
Qu'est-ce que tu racontes?
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It's been ages since ....
Ça fait un bail que ....
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Woah!
Eh ben!
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to hang up on someone
raccrocher au nez
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to obsess
obseder
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to puker up
faire la mou
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padded
rembourré, capitonné
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to fail a class
échouer, redoubler
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under control
sous contrôl
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you job title
l'intitulé de ton poste
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at a conference
à une conférence
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although
même si
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meet a challenge
relever un défi
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to deal with customers
traiter avec les clients
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manager
le responsable
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schedule, calendar
l'emploi du temps
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to schedule
organiser
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check your emails
consulte tes e-mails
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salary review
la révision de salaire
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working from home
le télétravaille
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to be causing problems
être problématique
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a raise
une augmentation
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deadlines
les échéances
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to go
se dérouler
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laptop
l'ordinateur portable
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charger
le chargeur
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the cable connects ....to the charger
le câble relie mon ....au chargeur
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on my mobile
sur mon portable
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to set up
installer
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to reschedule
reporter à
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turn it off and restart
l'éteindre et le rallumer
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mail box
la boite mail