Concours Blanc Flashcards by Théo Charrier

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Forcer la main

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To twist her arm

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Absurde (sans sens

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Nonsensical; Absurde

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Un jour férié

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A bank holiday; A public holiday

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Un loubard

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A hoodlum; A thug; A yob; A yobbo; A lout

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Etre marqué à vie

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To be scarred for life

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Laisser des profondes cicatrices

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To leave deep scars

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Un tatooeur

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A tattooist

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Un short

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A pair of shorts

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La mer des Antilles

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The Caribbean sea

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Les Antilles

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The West Indies

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Arborer

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To sport

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Se lever (du lit)

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To get up

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Une bouffée de

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A puff of

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Gonfler

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To swell -swelled -swollen

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Froissé (habit/vetement)

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Crumpled; Creased

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Un megot

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A cigarette butt

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Donner un coup de tête a qq un

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To headbutt sbdy

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Une paume de discorde; un sujet de litige

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A bone of contention

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Ne pas hesiter à faire qq chose

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To make no bone doing sthg

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Etre fiancé

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To be engaged

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Aller à l’enconter de qq chose (tendance)

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To buck sthg (trend)

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Etre de bonne augure

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To be good news

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Par dessus le marché

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…. to boot

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Un roturier; une roturière

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A commoner

Oser faire qq chose

To dare (to) do sthg

Une marre

The pond

Une lueur d'espoir

A glimmer of hope

Un vent de changement souffle

A wind of change is blowing

Donner un nouveaux souffle

To give sthg a new lease of sthg

Etre mis sur la touche

To be sidelined

Une monarchie parlementaire

A parliamentary monarchy; | A constitutional monarchy

Etre déconnecté de la réalité

To be out of touch; | To be out of tune

Etre impliqué dans un scandal

To be involved in a scandal; | To be embroil in a scandal

Que nous réserve l'avenir ? On va-t-on ?

Whither ... ?

Les probkèmes du quotidient

Bread and butter issues

Le monarchie a fait son temps

The monarchy has outlived its usefulness

Les produits dérivés

Merchandising

Suivre le mouvement; Emboiter le pas

To follow suit

Etre partie intégrante

To be part and parcels of sthg

Avoir des sentiments mitigés

To have mixed feelings

Au fil du temps; Avec le temps

Over time, ...

Tout bien considéré

All things consodered, ...

Accéder au trone

To succeed/accede to the throne

Etre influent

To be influential