Lesson 3 Flashcards by David Kilpatrick

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acquired < to acquire, to gain

A

a acquis < acquérir

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showed up < to show up suddenly

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a débarqué < débarquer

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apart from, except (for), other than

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à part

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Germans

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allemands

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arrived < to arrive for a weekend

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arrivaient < arriver en week-end

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took on water < to leak, to take on water

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avait pris l’eau < prendre l’eau

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with the rain

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avec la pluie

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tarp, tarpaulin

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bâche (f)

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perfect timing

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ça ne pouvait pas mieux tomber

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free rein, full freedom

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carte (f) blanche

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smokes

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cigarettes (fpl)

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house cocktail

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cocktail (m) maison

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compliments, praises

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compliments (mpl)

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to bother, to annoy

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embêter

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in fact

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en fait

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stopover, layover

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escale (f)

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came back < to come back

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est revenu < revenir

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hardly, barely

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guère

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regular customers

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habitués

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flooded

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inondé

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to launch, to introduce

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lancer (une idée, un produit)

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mum’s the word, no comment

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motus et bouche cousue

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Dutch

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néerlandais

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asked < to ask

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ont demandé < demander

took over < to take over, to dominate

ont monopolisé < monopoliser

originally from

originaire de

Basque Country

Pays (m) basque

little by little

petit à petit

rain

pluie (f)

except for

sauf

smiling, cheerful

souriant

memory, keepsake

souvenir (m)

success

succès (m)

world tour, trip around the world

tour (m) du monde

soaked to the skin

trempé jusqu’aux os

a wink, a gesture

un clin d’œil

around 6pm

vers 18h

calm, relaxed

zen