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Deck 3 Flashcards

0
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capote

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f. condom (un chapeau, un gant [gɑ̃] )

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mocheté [mɔʃte]

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f. ugly person

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loulou, louloutte

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m./f. boyfriend, girlfriend

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nénette [nenɛt]

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f. bird, broad (Mieze)

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I could eat a horse

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je mangerais un bœuf

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Shall we go for a meal ?

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On se fait une bouffe? On va grailler?

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disgusting, unfair

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dégeuelasse, dégeue, super dégeue

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I’m licking my fingers

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Je m’en lèche les doigts

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8
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booze

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la picole

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coffret [kɔfrɛ]

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m. box, case

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mépris [mepri]

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m. contempt, disdain, scorn

[ mépriser - to despise, dédaigneux, narquois ]

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11
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se méprendre

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(sur) to make a mistake

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12
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diffamatoire [difamatwar]

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defamatory (verleumderisch, übel nachredend) / slanderous / libellous

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13
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diététique [djetetik]

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health, health food

[ un repas diététique ]

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préavis [preavi]

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m. (advance) notice /////////////

mon propriétaire m’a donné un mois de préavis :::: my landlord gave me a month’s notice (to move out)

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impudence [ɛ̃pydɑ̃s]

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f. impudence (Frechheit, Unverschämtheit, Anmaßung), insolence, audacity (Dreistigkeit)

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16
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intrépidité [ɛ̃trepidite]

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f. intrepidity (Furchtlosigkeit, Kühnheit), boldness

[ une valeur ]

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poubelle [pubɛl]

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f. garbage can

[ > une corbeille ]

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pertinent (f pertinente) [pɛrtinɑ̃, ɑ̃t]

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pertinent, relevant, apt

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couloir [kulwar]

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m. corridor, passage

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20
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voyelle

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f. vowel

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21
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Vous avez répondu à Mme X?

Vous avez parlé à Mme X et sa fille?

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Oui, je lui ai répondu.
Oui, je leur ai parlé.
(verbe + à quelqu’un)

22
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passé composé usage

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  • with time words (hier soir, l’année dernière)
  • action that occured within a limited amount of time
  • expresses the action in a story, rather than descriptions
    (Ce jour là, il y a eu un gros orage)
23
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imparfait usage

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  • express a lasting action without time constraint (j’étais fatigué)
  • express a repetitive action in the past (j’allais chez lui tous les étés)
  • express descriptions in the story
    (Ce jour là, il faisait beau et chaud)
24
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remise

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f. remission (Abklingen, Nachlassen, Erlass [des dettes f.]), delivery, discount, deferment (> to defer)

25
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soit (adverbe)

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so be it, very well then

26
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ostensible [ɔstɑ̃sibl]

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conspicuous (auffällig, unübersehbar, offensichtlich), open, clear

27
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accord [akɔr]

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m. consent, agreement, harmony, chord (la musique)

28
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affronter [afrɔ̃te]

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to face

29
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parrain [parɛ̃]

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m. godfather, sponsor, promoter

[ > un mécène ]

30
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cinéaste

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m. (film) director

31
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fragiliser

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to weaken

32
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cadre [kadr]

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m. executive (dans une entreprise), frame (d’un tableau, d’une porte), setting, surroundings

33
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accueillir [akɶjir]

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to meet, to greet, to welcome, to house, to accommodate (héberger, recevoir, abriter)

34
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soutenir [sutnir]

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to support (supporter), to defend, to withstand, to assert (behaupten), to claim, to maintain, to keep up (une réputation, une conversation)
[le soutien]
[ > exiger, revendiquer ]

35
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enjeu [ɑ̃ʒø]

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m. c’est un enjeu important - the stakes are high

36
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do you feel like going out?

A

ça te dirait de sortir ? Ça te tente de sortir?

37
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embauche [ɑ̃boʃ]

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f. hiring (un entretien d’embauche)

38
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avoir beaucoup du travail (expression idiomatique)

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avoir du pain sur la planche

39
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anguille [ɑ̃gij]

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f. eel

[ != une aiguille [egɥij] ]

40
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aube [ob]

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f. dawn

41
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aussitôt (adverbe)

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immediately

42
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broyer [brwaje]

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to grind, to crush ( affûter [afyte] - to grind, to sharpen )

43
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cambrousse [kɑ̃brus]

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f. countryside ( > la campagne )

44
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comestible [kɔmɛstibl]

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edible

45
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conte [kɔ̃t]

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m. story, tale (un conte de fées)

46
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drapeau (pl drapeaux) [drapo]

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m. flag, colours

47
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figurer [figyre]

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to appear, to represent, to depict, to symbolize

[votre nom ne figure pas sur la liste]

48
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gosse [gɔs]

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m./f. kid

49
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inondation [inɔ̃dasjɔ̃]

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f. flood, deluge ( [Sinn-] Flut, Überschwemmung ), inundation

50
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lame [lam]

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f. blade, sword, wave (une vague)

[ != une larme ]

51
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verb ‘voir’ conjugé en futur simple et conditionnel présent.

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futur simple:
je verrai, tu verras, il verra, nous verrons, vous verrez, ils verront
conditionnel présent
je verrais, tu verrais, il verrait,
nous verrions, vous verriez, ils verraient

52
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don’t worry !

A

Ne t’en fais pas.

Ne vous en faites pas.

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