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Marcus Learns French > French Phrases - December 23 > Flashcards

French Phrases - December 23 Flashcards

1
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waterproof / soundproof

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étanche

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headphones

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les casques

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the front page

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la une

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to review the newspapers

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passer en revue les journaux

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perishable

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périssable

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a tricky word

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un mot un peu piège

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relevant

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pertinent

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relevant to my profession

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en rapport avec ma profession

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cap / hat

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la casquette

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10
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to browse a text

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parcourir un texte

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11
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the winners

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les lauréats / les gagnants

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12
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a carbon footprint

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une empreinte carbone

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13
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a tightrope walker

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un funambule

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14
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prisoner or conscience

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prisonnier d’opinion

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15
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to emprison

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emprisonner

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16
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to incarcerate

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incarcérer

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17
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by the way

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au fait

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18
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a cork / stopper

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un bouchon

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19
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to uncork the bottle of wine

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déboucher la bouteille de vin

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20
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a corkscrew

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un tire-bouchon

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21
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(the) cork (the material)

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le liège

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22
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a traffic jam

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un embouteillage

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23
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a shady town

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une ville louche

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24
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a plug socket

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une prise de courant

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25
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to withdraw from

A

retirer de

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26
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to squint

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loucher

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27
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he squinted at me

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il a louché sur moi

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28
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a shopping list

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une liste de courses

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29
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most of the day

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la majeure partie de la journée

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I find myself at the end of the day

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je me retrouve en fin de journée

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31
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I still don’t know

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je ne sais toujours pas

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32
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five days a week

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cinq jours par semaine

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33
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somehow

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d’une manière ou d’une autre

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34
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to do other things

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faire autre chose

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35
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to age

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vieillir

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36
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the aging of the wine

A

le vieillissement du vin

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37
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a grain silo

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un silo à grains

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38
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a school dropout

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un décrocheur scolaire

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39
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a sideways step

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un pas de côté

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40
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a portmanteau word

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un mot valise

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41
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that sounds familiar

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ça me dit quelque chose

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42
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to catch someone unawares

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prendre quelqu’un au dépourvu

43
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everything we didn’t say

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tout ce qu’on ne s’est pas dit

44
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a nickname

A

un surnom

45
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to hide

A

dissimuler

46
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to make a vow

A

faire un vœu

47
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to have problems doing something

A

avoir du mal un à faire quelque chose

48
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the strategy seems completely confused

A

la stratégie semble totalement confuse

49
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obliged to take it into account

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obligé d’en tenir compte

50
Q

a concern

A

un souci

51
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he had a very distinctive voice

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il avait une voix très particulière

52
Q

sad news for the music world

A

le monde de la musique a connu une triste nouvelle

53
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a life marked by drug addiction

A

une vie marquée par la dépendance aux drogues

54
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this realisation

A

cette prise de conscience

55
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we fear the worst

A

nous craignons le pire

56
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to move into

A

se déplacer dans

57
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a blockade

A

un blocus

58
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to have difficulty in doing something

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avoir du mal à faire quelque chose

59
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she lacks patience

A

manque de patience

60
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to take hostage

A

prendre en otage

61
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he was taken hostage

A

il a été pris en otage

62
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also

A

également

63
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a character (in a story)

A

un personnage (d’une histoire)

64
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contemporary

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contemporain(e)

65
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to tip (up)

A

verser

66
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to spill

A

renverser

67
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to transfer money

A

verser de l’argent

68
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a bank statement

A

un relevé de compte bancaire

69
Q

a deposit

A

un dépôt

70
Q

a bank transfer

A

un virement bancaire

71
Q

there is an audience for this music

A

il y a un public pour cette musique

72
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an audience with the queen

A

une audience avec la reine

73
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five tips for living longer

A

cinq trucs pour vivre plus longtemps

74
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a tip / trick

A

un astuce

75
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to rig the elections

A

truquer les élections

76
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to cheat

A

tricher

77
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he’s a cheat

A

c’est un tricheur

78
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to download a file

A

télécharger un fichier

79
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the telegraph poles

A

les poteaux téléphoniques

80
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to make a connection

A

faire une liason / un lien / une association

81
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once I had seen her …

A

une fois que je l’avais vue

82
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to work the clay

A

travailler l’argile

83
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to bind / connect / link

A

(re)lier

84
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implied

A

sous-entendu

85
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a hyphen

A

un trait d’union

86
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to involve someone

A

impliquer quelqu’un

87
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What do you think of the film?

A

Que pensez-vous du film ?

88
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to dig the furrow (to forge ahead)

A

creuser le sillon

89
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on jumping out of bed

A

au saut de lit

90
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to experiment with something

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expérimenter de quelque chose

91
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to experience something

A

faire l’expérience de quelque chose

92
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I have the feeling that …

A

j’ai le sentiment que …

93
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rigged / false

A

de truqué

94
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the plinth (of a statue)

A

le socle

95
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as for me, on my part

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pour ma part

96
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during the year

A

au cours de l’année

97
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more

A

davantage

98
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as part of / in the context of

A

dans le cadre de

99
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to bounce

A

(re)bondir

100
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a break-up

A

une rupture

101
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to tidy (up)

A

ranger

102
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no matter what / whatever happens

A

quoi qu’il arrive

103
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to put pressure on

A

faire pression sur

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