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Everyday Flashcards

1
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new, just out, previously unpublished or unreleased (film, book, TV programme)

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inédit

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to crease, crumple

e.g.: my dress is creased

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(se) froisser

e. g.: ma robe s’est froissée

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3
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celeriac

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le céleri-rave

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4
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to go mouldy

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moisir

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5
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mouldy

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moisi

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6
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mould

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la moisissure

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7
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to peel

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éplucher

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8
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peel, peelings

e.g.: potato peelings

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des épluchures (f)

e.g.: des épluchures de pommes de terre

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to afford to do something

e. g.: I can’t afford to buy a new bike
e. g.: My parents cannot yet afford to retire

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avoir les moyens de faire qch

e. g.: je n’ai pas les moyens de m’acheter un nouveau vélo
e. g.: mes parents n’ont pas encore les moyens de prendre leur retraite

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10
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chubby

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potelé

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11
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bone marrow

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la moelle osseuse

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12
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transplant

a lung transplant

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une greffe

une greffe des poumons

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13
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by the way

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au fait

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14
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Please get rid of it.

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S’il vous plaît, débarrassez-vous en.

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15
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to hoist

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hisser

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16
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to hoist oneself up

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se hisser

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17
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it’s sorted

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c’est réglé

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18
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I spilled my drink (in a glass / mug / bottle)

I spilled some water

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j’ai renversé mon verre / ma tasse / ma bouteille

J’ai renversé de l’eau

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19
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prominent

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proéminent

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20
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arched, curved

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cambré

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21
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if need be

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le cas échéant

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22
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It’s just a drop

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ce n’est qu’une goutte

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23
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to spread (a map, carpet, butter…)

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étaler

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24
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my waters have broken

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j’ai perdu les eaux

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25
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to suckle

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téter

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26
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to breast-feed

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donner le sein / allaiter

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27
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to change a nappy

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changer une couche

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28
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greenish

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verdâtre

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29
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Is she sleeping through the night?

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Elle fait ses nuits?

30
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dummy

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la tétine

31
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ajar

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entrebâillé

32
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to stand up straight

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se redresser

33
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to mutter

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marmonner

34
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eight hours straight

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huit heures d’affilée

35
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a sleeping pill

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un somnifère

36
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discrepancy

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le décalage

37
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alarming, astounding

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effarant

38
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minor problems

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des problèmes minimes

39
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to be holding one’s breath

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être en apnée

40
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basic knowledge

A

les connaissances de base

41
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too early

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précoce

42
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constantly

A

en permanence

43
Q

scalp

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le cuir chevelu

44
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line (of a graph)

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le tracé

45
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the more sth happens… the less sth happens

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plus qch se passe, moins qch se passe

46
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famine

A

la disette

47
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wave

A

une onde / une vague

48
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to collapse, slump

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s’effondrer, s’écrouler

49
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fleeting

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fugace

50
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falling asleep

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l’endormissement

51
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marker, reference point, landmark

A

un repère

52
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innate

A

inné

53
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to break down [machine]

A

se détraquer

54
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throughout

throughout the day
throughout her career

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tout au long de

tout au long de la journée
tout au long de sa carrière

55
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along

all along the river

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le long de

tout le long de la rivière

56
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including

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y compris

57
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at once

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d’emblée

58
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Genesis

A

la Genèse

59
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over the years

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au fil des années

60
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reduction (of)

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un allègement (de)

61
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I’m a journalist at Politico. It’s a website that deals with European politics. I’m on maternity leave at the moment.

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Je suis journaliste à Politico. C’est un site web qui traite de la politique européenne. Je suis actuellement en congé de maternité.

62
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to go (well, peacefully etc.) / avoir lieu

A

se dérouler

63
Q

You made me jump!

A

Tu m’as fait sursauter!

64
Q

to increase tenfold

A

décupler

65
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to succeed / to end up

his efforts have come to nothing
to end up in prison

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aboutir

ses efforts n’ont pas abouti
aboutir en prison

66
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to have one’s work cut out

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avoir du pain sur la planche

67
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neurosis

A

la névrose

68
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suitable

A

approprié

69
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to allow

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permettre, autoriser

70
Q

a random number

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un numéro aléatoire

71
Q

anonymity

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l’anonymat (m)

72
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troublemaker

A

un emmerdeur

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