June & July 2020 Flashcards
(72 cards)
1
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guetter
A
to watch, to watch out for, to threaten
2
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taie d’oreiller (f)
A
pillowcase
3
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ébréché,e
A
chipped
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déchiré
A
torn (up)
5
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abimé
A
damaged
6
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cadran (m)
A
the dial
7
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escroc
A
swindler
8
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dédommager
A
to compensate sb for sth
9
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déplorable
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appalling, deplorable
10
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rude
A
tough, hard
11
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indemnisation (f)
A
financial compensation, indemnity
12
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ils n’ont rien volu entendre
A
they did not want to hear of it
13
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Quel culot!
A
What nerve!
14
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tilleul
A
lime tree
15
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échec (m)
A
failure
16
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pourvu que
A
let’s hope
17
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à moins que
A
unless
18
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puisque (conj)
A
since (conj)
19
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répandu,e
A
widespread
20
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si bien que
A
so that, with the result that
21
Q
givre (m)
A
frost
22
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âpre
A
acrid, harsh
23
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secouer
A
to shake
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épouvantable
A
dreadful
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cela ne regarde pas
that's none of his business
26
piger
to get it*, to understand
27
ronce (f)
bramble branch
28
timbré,e *
nuts *
29
assommer
to stun, to knock out, to bore stiff *
30
effroi (m)
terror
31
paille (f)
straw
32
encore que
even through
33
avouer
to confess
34
détourner
to divert, embezzle, misappropriate
35
dérober
to steal
36
dissimuler
to conceal
37
hormis
apart from
38
hameçonnage (m)
phishing
39
échouer
to fail, to end up
40
nous avons échoué dans un petit hôtel
we ended up in a small hotel
41
encadrer
1. to frame, 2. to train, to manage
42
ruisseau (m)
stream, creek
43
tirelire (f)
moneybox, piggy bank
44
mouiller
1. to dampen, to get sth wet
| 2. to water down (vin), to baste (rôti)
45
munir de
to provide with
46
se munir de courage
to pluck up courage
47
parution (f)
publication
48
corne (f)
horn, antler, tusk
49
enlaidir
to make look ugly, to deface, to become ugly
50
trinquer
1. to clink glasses, to drink
| 2. to take the rap*
51
tituber
to stagger
52
aménagement du temps de travail
reform/adjustment of working hours
53
au gré des saisons
with the seasons
54
au gré de
drifting with, according to
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bon gré mal gré
whether you (we, etc) like it or not
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de bon gré
willingly
57
exercer
(+ metier) to have, (+ fonction) to fulfil, (+ talent) to exercise
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dans le métier que j'exerce
in my profession
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se dégrader
to degrade, to deteriorate
60
pénible
hard, tiresome
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c'est vraiment pénible
it is a real nuissance
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surmenage (m)
(the) overwork
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épanouissement (m)
the blooming
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contrainte
constraint (f)
65
rentable
profitable
66
monter son entreprise
to set up a business
67
obus (m)
cannon ball, shell
68
houx (m)
holly
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aire (f)
zone
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air (m)
air
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mettre au point
develop, perfect, devise
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un hic (m)
a problem, a hitch, a snag
