Deck 4 Flashcards

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taper [tape]

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to hit, to slap, to tap, to hammer, to type, to dial

[ > tapoter ]

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rire sous cape

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to snicker (kichern), to chuckle, to laugh up one’s sleeve (sich ins Fäustchen lachen)

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scander [skɑ̃de]

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to scan (la littérature), to chant

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délit [deli]

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m. misdemeanour, nonindictable (nicht strafrechtlich verfolgbar) offence
[ le méfait ]

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déchanter [deʃɑ̃te]

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to be disillusioned, to become disenchanted

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hic

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m. snag (Haken)

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maudit (f maudite) [modi, it]

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damned, cursed

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crèche [krɛʃ]

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f. day-care-center

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stade [stad]

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m. stadium, stage

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filet [filɛ]

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m. fibre, trickle (de bave [f. saliva], de sang [m.]), net, fillet (de viande [f.], de poisson [m.])

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remuer le couteau dans la plaie

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to rub salt in the wound ( > une blessure )

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douane [dwan]

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f. customs (à la frontière)

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soi-disant

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according to them

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levure

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f. yeast (Hefe)

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se sentir mal à l’aise

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être embarrassé / se sentir gêné

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pilon

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m. pestle (Stößel) (pour écraser l’ail dans un mortier)

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sur le principe …

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basically

[ au fond ]

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se débrouiller

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to manage, to handle the situation

[ > débrouiller ]

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partout

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everywhere

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se soucier de

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s’inquiéter de, tracasser, préoccuper
[ > soucieux, soucieuse ]
[ le souci ]

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se prélasser

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to be stretched out [ > allonger, étirer, étendre ], to lounge (around), to laze around (faulenzen)

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se dresser contre

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to rise up against / to rebel against

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tablette [tablɛt]

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f. shelf [une petite planche], bar [de chocolat m.], tablet [une pharmacie]

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se soumettre à

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to abide by (sich halten an, etwas einhalten) [ adhérer à ], to give in, to yield (nachgeben, einbringen, abwerfen)

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impunité
f. impunity ( Straflosigkeit ) | [ en toute impunité - ungestraft ]
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singe [sɛ̃ʒ]
m. monkey, ape
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truand [tryɑ̃]
m. gangster, crook | [ un voyou ]
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ténacité [tenasite]
f. tenacity (Hartnäckigkeit, Ausdauer), persistence, perseverance, stubbornness (l'acharnement m.)
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ambitieux (f ambitieuse) [ɑ̃bisjø, øz]
ambitious, aspiring (l'ambition f.)
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fusillade [fyzijad]
f. shooting, gunfire, gunfight
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tireur, tireuse [tirɶr, øz]
m./f. gunman, shooter
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gilet pare-balles [ʒilɛ]
m. bulletproof vest
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verrouiller [veruje]
to lock, to close off
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tuerie [tyri]
f. slaughter, massacre, bloodbath
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blinder [blɛ̃de]
to armour, to reinforce, to toughen (up)
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se déclarer
to manifest, to break out, to say, to declare ///////////////// Certaines maladies mentales graves ne se déclarent qu'entre l'âge de 15 et 25 ans. [manifest themselves]
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of course not
bien sûr que non
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brebis
f. sheep | [ un mouton ]
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supercherie [sypɛrʃəri]
f. deception, trick, fraud (une fraude, une tromperie, un coup, une escroquerie)
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I have a tummy ache.
J'ai mal au bide.
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I have a cold.
J'ai la crève. [ > s'enrhumer ] [ != la crèche ]
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I'm going to be sick.
Je vais gerber. | [ = vomir, poser une galette ]
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passé composé + être verbs - agreement rule
être-verbs in a compound verb form like passé composé require an agreement of the past participle with the gender and number of the subject. ``` Elle est allée. Nous étions arrivés [plus-que-parfait] Elles sont venues. Ils seront retournés. (They will have returned) ```
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passé composé + pronomial verbs - agreement rule
All pronomial verbs take être in the compound tenses. When the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, ...) is the direct object, the past participle must agree with it. ////////////////////// Elle s'est couchée à minuit. Ana, tu t'es lavée?
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passé composé + avoir verbs - agreement rule
Avoir verbs require agreement with their direct objects / direct object prenouns when these precede the verb. Il a vu Marie. / Il l'a vue. Elle a acheté des livres. / Elle les a achetés. J'ai trouvé les clés que tu as perdues.
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bosser
to work, to grind away | [ ~ agir, travailler ]
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pointu (f pointue) [pwɛ̃ty]
sharp, pointed, astute (klug, scharfsinnig) [judicieux, malin,gne], in-depth (une étude / lecture), petulant (gereizt, launisch, ungeduldig), (very) narrowly-specialized [spécialisé en - la formation]
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chèvre [ʃɛvr]
f. goat
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assuré,e
self-assured, poised (gelassen, selbstsicher)
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fainéant (f fainéante) [feneɑ̃, ɑ̃t]
lazy (paresseux,se)
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déchirer [deʃire]
to tear, to rip | lacérer [lasere], éventrer, arracher
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échec [eʃɛk]
m. failure
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He hurt his knee while playing basketball
Il s'est fait mal au genou pendant qu'il jouait au basketball