Chap 2 Flashcards

(130 cards)

1
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(pullover) sweater

A

pull (m)

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2
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unemployment

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chômage (m)

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3
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to be unemployed

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être au chômage

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4
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to complain about

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se plaindre de

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5
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to imply

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sous-entendre

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6
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nickname

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surnom

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7
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to be supposed (to do something_

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être censé (faire quelque chose)

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8
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on the sly

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en douce

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9
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to be scared (be scared to death)

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avoir la frousse (avoir la trouille)

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10
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nothing to do with

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rien à voir avec

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11
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it’s up to you

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c’est vous qui voyez

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12
Q

spell checker

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correcteur orthographique

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13
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grammar checker

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vérificateur de grammaire

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14
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colon

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deux-points

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15
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semicolon

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point virgule (m)

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16
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weekly

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hebdomadaire/hebdo

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17
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sparkling

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pétillant

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18
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fellow citizens

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concitoyens (m)

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19
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manager, executive

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cadre (m)

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20
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middle manager

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cadre (m) moyen

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21
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senior manager

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cadre supérieur

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22
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executive officer

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cadre dirigeant

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23
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to be mad about

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raffoler (vt)

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24
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to rush (in/towards/out of)

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se ruer (dans/vers/hors de)

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25
to be all the rage
faire fureur
26
skimpy
étriqué
27
piece of furniture
meuble (m)
28
from now on
désormais
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spending
dépense (f)
30
to electrify
élecdtriser
31
fail
rater
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on the air
à la antenne
33
sketch
croquis (m)
34
swindle
escroquerie (f)
35
private persons, referring to members of a group, company, etc
particuliers (m)
36
homeless people
les SDF, sans domiciles fixes; also les sans abris (shelter)
37
to overshadow
occulter (vt)
38
more
davantage. Il devrait travailler davantage. Il faudrait davantage de stages do formation.
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liveliness, hustle and bustle
animation (f)
40
to stay awake (vi), to watch over (vt)
veiller
41
grape harvest
vendange (f)
42
belly
ventre (m)
43
sail, sailing
voile (f)
44
steering wheel
volant (m)
45
yet
pourtant
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oldest sibling
ainé/ainée
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2nd oldest sibling
cadet/cadette
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youngest sibling
benjamin/benjamine
49
jet lag
décollage horaire
50
work experience
stage (m)
51
trainee, intern
stagiaire (m/f)
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to disappoint
déçu
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to be disappointed
être déçu(e)
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link (hyper or otherwise)
lien (m)
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to download (free or paid)
télécharger
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flavor
saveur (m)
57
to relax
(se) détendre
58
great, brilliant, of genius
génial(e)
59
angry
fâché(e)
60
to have fallen out with someone
être fâché(e) à quelqu'un
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to lie
mentir
62
cheerful
gai
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slight, thin
menu(e)
64
wasp
guêpe (f)
65
to act
agir
66
skyscraper
gratte-ciel (m)
67
holiday
congé (m)
68
rate, level
taux (m)
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to note, to notice
constater
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puddle
flaque (f)
71
cardboard
carton (m)
72
shoe box
un carton à chaussures
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to get on, to mount (e.g. bike)
enfourcher
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steep
escarpé(e)
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tide
marée (f)
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however, nonetheless
cependant
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withdrawal
retrait (m)
78
attack, assassination attempt
attentat (m)
79
bomb attack
attentat (m) à la bombe
80
screen
écran (m)
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to reach, to achieve
parvenir (vi)
82
to send (something to someone)
faire parvenir (quelque chose à quelqu'un)
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to joke, to kid, to make fun of
plaisanter
84
more
davantage
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to reopen
rouvrir
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to order (someone to do something)
ordonner (à quelqu'un de faire qch)
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to move
bouger
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either
soit
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flash of light
un éclair de lumière
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to relieve
soulager
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to swallow
avaler
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to loosen, to relax
(se) détendre
93
to worry, to bother
tracasser
94
as (a role)
en tant que | en tant qu'un représentant - as a representative
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to almost do (something)
``` faillir faire (quelque chose) j'ai failli tomber - I almost fell ```
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to frown
froncer les sourcils
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bad weather
les intempéries (f) | no singular form
98
slim (paper, chances), thin (person)
mince
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eureka!
ça y est
100
rope
corde (f)
101
a lower price
un prix inférieur
102
fluently
couramment
103
jet engine
le réacteur
104
falls
chutes (f)
105
stopover
escale (f) escale technique = refueling stop faire escale à = put in a call, stop at (ship))
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writer
un écrivain/une écrivaine
107
household tasks
tâches ménagères (f)
108
job interview
entretien d'embauche (m)
109
report/talk/presentation
un exposé
110
stingy
radin
111
nurse
infirmier/infirmière
112
relaxation
détente (f)
113
frantic
effréné
114
preach
prêcher
115
stage, stadium
stade (m)
116
healthy
sain/saine
117
easy as pie to (verb)
ce n'est pas sorcier à (verbe)
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to get wet (trans)
mouiller
119
painful
douloureux/douloureuse
120
wheel
roue (f)
121
crammed with X
bourré de X
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tool
outil (m)
123
briefing
le compte rendu du réunion
124
record, report
le compte rendu
125
shot, injection
une piqure
126
tap, faucet
le robinet
127
scarcely
ne... guère
128
to buy more X
racheter du X
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Good Lord!
parbleu
130
to register
inscrire