Chap 7 Flashcards

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aim at, aim for

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viser (nom ou à verbe)

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to manage
to get by in French
to manage to do

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se débrouiller
se débrouiller en français
se débrouiller pour faire

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to institute, to establish

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instaurer

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to wet, moisten

to get wet

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mouiller (vt)

se mouiller

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roughly, by guesswork

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au jugé

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to loosen, to release

not to open one’s mouth

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desserrer

ne pa desserrer les dents

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condemned

if he finds me, I’ve had it.

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foutu (foutre)

s’il me trouve, je suis foutu

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comfort
to need comforting
he was a great comfort to me

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réconfort (m)
avoir besoin de réconfort
Il m’a été d’un grand réconfort

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native (to) - product, animal, plant, person e.g.

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originaire (de)

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caterer

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traiteur (m)

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desperately

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éperdument

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to annoy, to hassle

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emmerder

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to puncture, to bu est

it breaks my heart

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crever

ça me crève le coeur

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14
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eyelid

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paupière (f)

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15
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to blink

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ciller

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eyelash

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cil (m)

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consideration, regard
without any/the slightest regard for
out of consideration for

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égard (m)
sans aucune/le moindre égard pour
par égard pour

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18
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sudden

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subit/subite

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barely, hardly (adv.)
they were hardly prepared
it won’t take much more than 10 minutes to do

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ne….guère
ils n’étaient guère préparés
il ne faut guère plus de dis minutes pour faire

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20
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to behave

behavior

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se comporter

comportement (m)

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to start doing sth

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se faire à mettre qch (<=> commencer à faire qch)

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22
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to spoil (e.g. a child)

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gâter

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to look (sb) up and down
to look each other over
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toiser

se toiser

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peculiar (adj.)

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singulier/singulière

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respite
répit (m)
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to try | to try hard to understand
efforcer, s'efforcer | s'efforcer de comprendre
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to handle, to manage, to use | the car handles well
manier | la voiture se manie aisément
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to convert | to convert a loft into a study
aménager | aménager un grenier en bureau
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without warning
sans crier gare
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person in charge
responsable (mf)
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to lend a hand
prêter main-forte
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tsunami
raz-de-marée (m)
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cool (neat)
chouette
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attempt (n)
tentative (f)
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hasty, hurried
hâtif/hâtive
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reading (n) | a skim through the newspaper
lecture (f) | une lecture hâtive du journal
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to be stubborn, to persist
s'entêter (dans qch, à faire qch.
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to ruin, to exhaust | utterly worn out
anéantir | anéanti par la fatigue
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to compensate, to make up (for sth)
dédommager (de qch)
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to make fun of
se moquer de
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leader
meneur/meneuse
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to extend, make longer (thing, vacation)
rallonger | rallonger son sejour
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to be mad about, smitten | fan (n)
être mordue/mordue de | mordu/mordue (n)
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dust
poussière (f)
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to yawn
bâiller
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to note, to notice
constater
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catch-all, for all occasions (adj.)
passe-partout
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to chew
mâcher
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to build
bâtir
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furtively, stealthily | to watch someone stealthily
à la dérobée | observer quelqu'un à la dérobée
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to annoy, to irritate | it annoys me that you never listen to what I say
agacer | tu m'agaces à ne jamais écouter ce que je dis
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trouble, problems to put sb to a lot of trouble to worry about sth/sb
tracas (m) donner/valoir du tracas à qn se faire des tracas pour/au sujet de qn/qch
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deprived of
privé/privée de
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extended weekend to take an extended weekend Monday, I'm taking off.
pont (m) faire le pont lundi, je fais le pont
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shortly
sous peu
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care taking, security | dog sitting
gardiennage (m) | gardiennage de chien
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file (document)
fichier (m)
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email
courriel (m)
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enclosed
ci-joint
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limp - noun/verb | to walk with a limp
boiterie (f)/boiter | marcher en boitant
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henceforth - from now, from then
dorénavant (adv.)
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to force, to oblige force sb to eat sth I have no choice but to resign
contraindre contraindre qn à manger qch je me vois contraint de démissionner
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to direct, steer (person, conversation) | she was badly advised about what to study
aiguiller | elle a été mal aiguillée dans ses études
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at worst
au pis aller
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``` panic to terrify, to throw sb into a panic to panic (oneself) ```
affolement (m) affoler s'affoler
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to wear out, to bore | to grow weary, bored
lasser | se lasser
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to happen, to be come of whatever happens what will happen to democracy?
advenir quoi qu'il advienne qu'adviendra-t-il de la démocratie ?
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to stroll up and down; to pace
arpenter
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crowd, mob
foule (f)
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``` to fix (car, appliance) repair (noun) ```
dépanner | dépannage (m)
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to reassure sb, to calm sb down | to calm down (self)
rasséréner | se rasséréner`
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to cough
tousser
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keen | a keen sense of duty
aigu | un sens aigu de devoir
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to save face
sauver la face
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to confront | confrontation
affronter | affrontement (m)
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outmoded (style, idea)
suranné/surannée
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only child
fils/fille unique
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capital letters | a capital F
lettres majuscules | un F majuscule
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to skimp on, to be sparing with | to spare no expenses
lésiner sur | ne pas lésiner sur la dépense
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to bother (vt) to worry about don't worry he didn't bother to study
tracasser se tracasser ne vous-tracassez pas il ne s'est pas tracassé
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pregnant
enceinte
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to feel, to have a sensation to feel embarrassed to do to feel angry with sb.
éprouver éprouver une gêne à faire éprouver de la colère contre qn
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mammal
mammifère (m)
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``` to satisfy (desire, curiosity); to assuage to satisfy one's urge for vengeance ```
assouvir (vt) | assouvir sa vengeance
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to fatten/to grow fat (on sth)
engraisser/s'engraisser (de qch)
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shortcut
raccorci (m)
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to make angry (by doing) angry (with); sorry about I am sorry they are leaving/to see you so sad.
fâcher (en faisant) fâché (contre) je suis fâché de leur départ/de te voir triste
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tight(adj.)
serré
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to make disappear, to cover up, to retract
escamoter
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to seal up, | to shut oneself away
calfeutrer | se calfeutrer
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to abound, to be plentiful
abonder
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issue, stake (n) | an economic issue
enjeu (m) | un enjeu économique
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to agree (on sth)
tomber d'accord (sur qch.)
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``` to threaten (to do, with sth) to be in jeopardy ```
menacer (de faire, de qch) | être menacé
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to pretend
faire comme si
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``` to realize (something/that) Do you realize how long that will take? We realized that something was wrong. ```
se rendre compte (de/que) Est-ce que tu te rends compte du temps que cela prend? Nous nous sommes rendu compte que quelque chose n'allait pas.
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in addition
au surplus
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to catch up with | to catch up
rattraper | rattraper son retard
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due date
échéance (f)
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bankruptcy to go bankrupt to file bankruptcy
faillite (f) faire faillite se mettre en faillite
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to make friends
se faire des amis
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to take (your own) shoes off
(se) déchausser
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(a pair of) socks | stockings
(une paire de) chaussettes (f) | bas (m)
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track, path to be on the warpath off the beaten path
sentier (m) être sur le sentier de guerre hors des sentiers battus
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to stay, to linger
s'attarder
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management the company suffers from bad management production control time management
gestion (f) l'entreprise souffre d'une mauvaise gestion la gestion de la production la gestion du temps
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``` hair (on a person or dog) to have a hairy chin stark naked (fam.) ```
poil (m) avoir du poil au menton à poil
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device, system or operation safety device police operation
dispositif (m) dispositif de sécurité un dispositif policière
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to bother, to bore
ennuyer
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to shout
gueuler
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to rejoice (in, at sth)
se réjouir (de qch.)
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to return, to refund
restituer
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I don't care
je m'en fous/ca m'est égal
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anguish, anxiety
angoisse (f)
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computer bug
bogue (m)
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to attend to | to see to the household chores
vaquer à | vaquer aux tâches ménagères
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gossip
potins (m, pl.)
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contact lenses
lentilles (f) cornéennes/lentilles de contact
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shrewd, crafty
malin
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lively
vif
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to swear to swear at sb to swear to sth
jurer jurer après qn jurer de qch
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``` to think (not analytical like penser) when you think of it he is thinking of changing jobs ```
songer si on y songe il songe à changer de métier
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fir tree | Christmas tree
sapin (m) | sapin de Noel
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harassment | sexual harassment
harcèlement (m) | harcèlement sexuelle
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expectancy, hope | life expectancy
espérance (f) | espérance de vie