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L'immigration Flashcards

1
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fan (waving), range

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l’éventail

on the range there are peacocks with an even tail

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totally relaxed

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les doigts de pieds en éventail

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unravel/undo

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détricoter

un-knit

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ineffective

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inopérant

this doctor is ineffective in operations

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5
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be power-hungry, overly ambitious

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avoir les dents qui rayent le parquet

so power-hungry that you eat the floor - have teeth long enough to reach the floor

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Public Prosecutors department

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le parquet

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7
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breaking the thermometer (blaming the tools for bad work, changing the measuring system to make a problem go away)

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Ce n’est pas en cassant le thermomètre qu’on fait tomber la fièvre.

(it’s not by breaking the thermometer that we make fall the fever)

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8
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covertly

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subrepticement

under the reptiles made of cement gangsters meet

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9
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withdrawal into oneself

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repli sur soi

don’t want to reply

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10
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hit like a ton of bricks

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tomber comme un couperet

fall like a guillotine

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guillotine blade

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le couperet

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12
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straightaway, right away

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d’emblée

I’ll nom with wheat (ble) straight away

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13
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hold up (bank)

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braquer

break in

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14
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uncultivated land

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la friche

on peut trouver du fric sur la friche et etre riches (comme Bouratino)

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15
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crack

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le interstice

crack in the sky appeared when jesus was interred during the solstice

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housing stock

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le parc de logement

park of lodgings available for picking

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17
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work, slog away

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bosser

if you slog away, you can become a boss

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18
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seal, conclude

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sceller

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19
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intending to intimidate or show strength

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a coups de menton

with a blow of the stuck-out chin

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20
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get round, overcome, cover up

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pallier

pal, you’ll help me cover this murder up so we can overcome the problem of jail? yee

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21
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cover the costs

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assumer les coûts

you can’t just assume we can cover the costs

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22
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family reunification

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le regroupement familiale

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23
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commited

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commi

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24
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disposable

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jetable

throwawayable

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25
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well ahead

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loin devant

my loins are deviant and far ahead of you

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26
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mate

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un pote

got a mate in a pot - cannibalism

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27
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to disturb

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déranger

don’t disturb the ranger Aragorn

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28
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on the other hand

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en contrepartie

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29
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thin-skinned, sensitive

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a fleur de peau

a skin made of flowers

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30
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in this respect

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a son egard

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31
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report

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le rapport

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32
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someone who is surveyed

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un sonde

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33
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rioters

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les emeutiers

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34
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facial features

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les facies

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35
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official, compulsory

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d’office

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36
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well anyway

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enfin bref

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37
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socioeconomic category

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la categorie socioprofessionnelle

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38
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I can’t do anything about it

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je n’y peux rien

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39
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to the city and the world

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urbi et orbi

to the urbans and to the orb

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40
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holding your breath

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l’apnée

an app for holding your breath when you are born

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41
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absolute must

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le passage oblige

you are obliged to take this passage - there’s some lovely flower ships there

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42
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with no change

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brut de pomme/brut de fonderie”, “brut de décoffrage”

brutally apple

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43
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become angrily easily

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etre soupe au lait

angry because there’s soup in my milk

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44
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not be naive

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ne pas etre ne de la derniere pluie

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45
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be a bit crazy

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avoir un petit velo dans la tete

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46
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too smart to fall for something, to know better than that

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Pas folle, la guêpe!

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47
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forget everything

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avoir la tete comme une passoire

have a head like a colander

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48
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self-confident in a pretentious way

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se regarder le nombril

look intro your navel

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49
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be of a low intellectual level

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voler bas

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50
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to beat fast (heart) (have your heart in your throat)

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battre la chamade

the drumming champ made it, got first place, heart racing

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51
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show your reaction

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accuser le coup

I accuse you of this coup!

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52
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get better after a problem/illness

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reprende du poil de la bête

the rescued dog started growing beast hair again

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53
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get fed up

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la moutarde me monte au nez

I’m really fed up with this mustard plant climbing into my nose

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54
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dazed by knocking against something

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en voir 36 chandelles

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55
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in the same way

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au meme titre

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56
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top of the range

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haute de gamme

highest gama

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57
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week

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la semaine

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58
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forest

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la foret

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59
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by chance

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au hasard

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60
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a problem

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un problème

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61
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sunny

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ensoleille

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62
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be pre-occupied with something

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etre aux prises avec qqch

pre-occupied with polishing all my prizes

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63
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established

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acquis

Atlantis was an established aquatic city

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64
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the living environment

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cadre de vie

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65
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third

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un tiers

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66
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in this capacity

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a ce titre

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67
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already

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d’ores et deja

the oars are already on the bank

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68
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bask in sun (lounge), crack

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lézarder

if lizards bask in the sun too long, their skin starts to crack

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69
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solemn, pompous

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solennel

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70
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tombola, lucky draw

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le tirage au sort

the university of the Third Age holds a sort of lucky draw for who can get in

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71
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advise, recommend, encourage

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preconiser

he’s a pretty big con, he advised me to be a miser

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72
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typing machine (to type)

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le dactylographiant

pterodactyl typing graphic novels on a typing machine

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73
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housewarming, hanging

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la pendaison

I’ll give you this season’s pendant for the housewarming, and then hang you by it – anna wintour

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74
Q

surrender

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capituler

put your hat up in the air

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75
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self-sufficiency

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la autarcie

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76
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direct debit, sample, swab

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le prélèvement

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77
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ensure that

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faire en sorte que

i’l sort it out, i’ll ensure that it works

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78
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on the sly

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en catamini

the cat puts on a mini dress on the sly

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79
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with trust

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les yeux fermes

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80
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follow, ensue, come out, stem from

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découler

flow straight from the cooler

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81
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work for peanuts

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travailler pour des clopinettes

work for crappy net profits

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82
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identity theft

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l’usurpation d’identite

83
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assault, bullying

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le harcèlement

84
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damage to property

A

l’agression a main armee

85
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l’agression a l’arme blanche

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knife attack

86
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hold-ups

A

les braquages

87
Q

shop-lifting

A

le vol a l’etalage

88
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school drop-out

A

le décrochage scolaire

89
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parental neglect

A

la démission parentale

90
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anti-crime squad

A

la BAC

anti-crime squad against kids who don’t pass the bac

91
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riot squad

A

le CRS

are you seriously sending in the riot squad?

92
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priority education zone

A

la ZEP

we need to make the kids zip up their studies

93
Q

job centre

A

le pole emploi

job centre on the North pole for polar bears

94
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hotspot

A

la zone sensible

this isn’t a sensible zone, lots of fights

95
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rent

A

le loyer

lawyers can weasel out of rent

96
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suspended

A

avec sursis

you have to look on your sis, so your sestence is suspended

97
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left to their own devices

A

livres a eux-memes

left to their own devices with the books

98
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feel, experience

A

eprouver

can you prove that you’ve felt love?

99
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be bullied/assaulted

A

se faire harceler

100
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work, strive for

A

œuvrer

101
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to enjoy/benefit from

A

jouir de

get joy from

102
Q

go along, walk along, go the length of

A

longer

103
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proliferate/multiply

A

pulluler

pull proliferating eulers out of a hat

104
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aimlessly

A

sans but précis

without a specific goal

105
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on (two) occasions

A

a deux reprises

at two reprisals

106
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package, presence, measures, plan

A

le dispositif

we must take measures to dispose of these packages

107
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police presence

A

le dispositif policiere

dispose of criminals through a police presence

108
Q

prize list, list of hits

A

le palmarès

the Palme d’or goes to a film about the ‘res’ (indian reserve), it’s got a long prize list

109
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touched, filled with emotion

A

ému

emu is filled with emotion

110
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frail, unstable

A

précaire (precarious)

111
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spread, communicate

A

propager (propagate)

112
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beam (wood)

A

la poutre

pudra (rouge) on a beam of wood

113
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rotten, decayed, lousy (fam), corrupt

A

pourri

the pot pourri in the bathroom of corrupt officials is totally decayed

114
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rotten to the core

A

pourri jusqu’à la moelle

moe’s wife, she is rotten until the marrow

115
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spoiled rotten

A

pourri gate

kid puts poo on his rice, no punisment, he’s spoiled rotten

116
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stroller, shopping cart

A

la poussette

117
Q

gush, spout (water), mushroom, spring up

A

jaillir

broke the plumbing to escape from jail, water gushing out ; later on, mushrooms spring up

118
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spring to mind, brainwave

A

jaillir de (son) cerveau

escape from the jail of your brain

119
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coconut palm

A

le cocotier

120
Q

gust, barrage, torrent

A

la rafale

torrent/barrage of rafael nadal’s forehands

121
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wooded countryside

A

le bocage

aged book about the wooded countryside

122
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batch, group

A

la fournée (batch of furniture)

123
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malveillant

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malevolent

124
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lifejacket

A

le gilet de sauvetage

125
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short

A

haut comme trois pommes

126
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racket, row, commotion (fam)

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le boucan

row between the books in the library over one book

127
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casual worker

A

le intermittent

128
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temporary show business worker

A

intermittent du spectacle

129
Q

bring my contribution

A

apporter mon petit pierre à l’édifice

130
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woodland forest (adjective)

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sylvestre

sylvestre stallone taking a woodland walk

131
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conservatism, nationalism, centralized govt

A

gaullisme

132
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person who goes to confession

A

pénitent

133
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cassock

A

la soutane

tanned legs under the cassock

134
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chestnut-coloured horse/salad herb

A

sorrel

135
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prayer book

A

missel

136
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shake yourself, snort

A

s’ébrouer

this brute of a dog is snorting and shaking himself

137
Q

decipher, sight read

A

déchiffrer

138
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in the centre/heart of

A

en plein cœur de

139
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stranglehold, dominance

A

la mainmise

hand put on throat

140
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ground rent (building owner paying land owner rent)

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foncière

The Fonz owns the building, has to pay rent yerr

141
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interbreeding, melting pot

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le métissage

put in a melting pot with sage

142
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impoverish

A

appauvrir

143
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enter the Church

A

prendre la soutane

144
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hair (mass), comet tail

A

la chevelure

horse lures comet tail after it with his hair

145
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sway

A

chalouper

a wolf sways doing the cha cha

146
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chilled out, cushy (job)

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peinard

being payed for not doing anything hard

147
Q

someone who doesnt live in the cites

A

excitadin

148
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to be way off the mark

A

être a cote de la plaque

149
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penis, cane

A

la verge

150
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wear and tear, erosion

A

la usure

151
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be sandwiched

A

être pris en sandwich

152
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chef, cook (argot)

A

le cuistot

the chef cooks early

153
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skull, head (fam)

A

le crane

the cranium

154
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gossip about, scorn smth

A

gloser

155
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hen, chicken, cheap perfume

A

la cocotte

cocococo

156
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simmer, (inf.) plot scheme

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mijoter

midgets simmering in a pot and scheming

157
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rifraff, scum

A

la racaille

the scum is stealing chicken wings from the rack

158
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brash, boastful military person

A

traîne-sabre

159
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duck-billed platypus

A

le ornithorynque

thor has an ornate-billed platypus that he fucks

160
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octopus

A

la poulpe

ocotpus ground into a pulp

161
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marshall

A

le marechal

162
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cool, well-ventilated area where dishes are stocke

A

garde-manger

163
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edible

A

comestible

is this comet digestible?

164
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salicornia (sea bean, succulent, grows in marshed and salt)

A

la salicrone

165
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severity, harshness

A

la rudesse

166
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deficiency

A

la carence

this car has a deficiency, hence you cant use it

167
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zipper

A

la fermeture eclair

168
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nettle

A

la ortie

arty person making soup with nettle

169
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chickweed

A

le mouron

chicks die on weed

170
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alfalfa

A

la luzerne

only losers eat alfalfa

171
Q

breadcrumbs

A

la chapelure

breadcrumbs covering the chapel to lure pigeons into shoot them

172
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to lessen (risk), to grow slimmer (chances)

A

s’amenuiser

the chance of this man becoming an asthmatic weezer are growing slimmer

173
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lard

A

le saindoux

lard keeps me sane and gentle

174
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barley

A

la orge

having an orgy with barley

175
Q

chestnut (fam), blow, punch, shock

A

la châtaigne

a cat gets hit by a chestnut thrown by an aigneau

176
Q

poaching

A

le braconnage

177
Q

(animal) game

A

le gibier

glib about the amount of game you catch, yer?

178
Q

leg (of lamb), leg (fam)

A

le gigot

gigi eating a leg of lamb a lot

179
Q

livestock, herd

A

le cheptel

the shepherd has such a big herd!

180
Q

stretch, spread yourseful out, roll out

A

étirer

retirees stretching themselves out and rolling dough

181
Q

wash

A

ébrouer

bro, wash yourself, ey?

182
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develop, grind

A

roder

rider develops skill by grinding the hooves of his horse

183
Q

settle in

A

se roder

sit down on the road and settle in (protest)

184
Q

used to

A

rode

185
Q

dominate something

A

avoir la mainmise sur qqch

186
Q

lifeboat, rowing boat

A

chaloupe

charred (burnt) wolf in a lifeboat

187
Q

orchard

A

le verger

this orchard is verging on being a garden!

188
Q

to wear somebody down

A

avoir qqn a l’usure

189
Q

show off, act tough

A

craner

smash bricks against your cranium to look tough

190
Q

brainwashing, cramming

A

bourrage de crane

191
Q

bourrer

A

stuff, fill, force-feed

stuff yourself with butter

192
Q

bourrer le cran a qqn

A

brainwash someone

193
Q

shaved head

A

crane rase

194
Q

time bomb

A

la cocotte-minute

minute clucker

195
Q

waiting period

A

delai de carence

196
Q

have smth to worry about

A

avoir du mouron a se faire

I have some chicks who are high on weed, have to worry about them

197
Q

worry yourself sick

A

se faire du mouron

worry yourself sick about the chicks high on weed

198
Q

whack (fam)

A

châtaigner

lamb hits a cat

199
Q

draw lines on, crss out, eliminate, remove, scratch

A

rayer

200
Q

gipsy

A

le gitan

gipsy man playing guitar

201
Q

to name just a few

A

pour n’en citer que quelqus’uns

202
Q

headquarters

A

le haut-lieu

headquarters on top of a clif (in a high place

203
Q

to tell off

A

houspiller

house md tells himself off for taking pills

French (18 decks)

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