Larousse 3 Flashcards

(43 cards)

1
Q

witchcraft

A

sorcellerie

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2
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wherever you go it’s the same thing

A

où que vous alliez c’est la même chose, c’est partout pareil

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3
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wherever we went, he complained about the food

A

partout où on est allés, il s’est plaint de la nourriture

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4
Q

he can sleep wherever he likes

A

il peut dormir (là) où il veut

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5
Q

I wish, wherever possible, to avoid job losses

A

je souhaite éviter toute perte d’emploi quand c’est possible

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6
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in a moment of weakness

A

dans un moment de faiblesse

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7
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he has a weakness for sports cars

A

il a un faible pour les voitures de sport

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8
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to make OR take a vow to do something

A

promettre OR jurer de faire quelque chose

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9
Q

un café? — très volontiers

A

a coffee? — yes please OU I’d love one, gladly

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10
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gladly, willingly

A

volontiers

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11
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he is not very generous with smiles

A

il ne sourit pas volontiers

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12
Q

rape

A

viol

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13
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old people, the old, the aged

A

les vieillards

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14
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selling technique

A

technique de vente

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15
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door-to-door selling

A

vente à domicile

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16
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telesales, telemarketing

A

vente par téléphone

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17
Q

en vente sur/sans ordonnance

A

obtainable on prescription/without a prescription

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18
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valuable

19
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to let a ticket go out of date, expire

A

laisser se périmer un billet

20
Q

my driver’s licence is no longer valid

A

mon permis de conduire est périmé

21
Q

valid for two months

A

valable deux mois

22
Q

it´s a valid mistake

A

c’est une erreur valide

23
Q

we would be perfectly in our righ to ask them to pay

A

on serait tout à fait en droit d’exiger qu’ils paient

24
Q

to admit defeat, se admitir vencido

A

s’avouer vaincu

25
to suffer a defeat
connaìtre une défaite
26
we were defeated by the weather
nous avons échoué à cause du temps
27
to be overcome by fear
être paralysé par la peur
28
to be overcome with joy
être comblé de joie
29
I was overcome by the news
la nouvelle m'a bouleversé
30
we had to overcome the adversities
nous avons dû surmonter les adversités
31
unsuccessful
qui est un échec, qui n'a pas réussi
32
to be unsuccessful
échouer
33
I was unsuccessful in my attempts to find her
je n'ai pas réussi OR je ne suis pas arrivé à la trouver, je l'ai cherchée en vain OR sans succès
34
it is undeniable that he is the best
il est indéniable qu'il est le meilleur
35
to be out of tune with someone
être en désaccord avec quelq'un
36
tune up your instruments
accorder ses instruments
37
I think this is cheating
Je pense que cela est une tricherie
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to swindle money out of somebody, to swindle somebody out of (his/her) money
escroquer de l'argent à quelqu'un
39
to worm a signature out of somebody
escroquer une signature à quelqu'un
40
trickster, con man, cheater
tricheur, tricheuse
41
the roads are very treacherous, slippery
les routes sont très glissantes
42
to be a traitor to OU to betray one's country
être traître à sa patrie
43
this little local wine is stronger than you'd think!, this wine is a deceitful
il est traître, ce petit vin de pays!