LFBP September 2015 IV Flashcards

(33 cards)

1
Q

to stuff

A

bouffer

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2
Q
to struggle
a pain
i struggled a lot to park
this is gonna be hell
friends are in trouble
A
une galère 
galérer 
je galère trop pour me garer 
bonjour la galère
mes amis en galère
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3
Q
outside something (figurative) 
the presidents discussed this point outside the summit
A

en marge

Les présidents ont discuté de ce point en marge du sommetLes appels téléphoniques encombrent la ligne

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4
Q

blockage/nuisance
back at new york without any issues
the telephone calls are blocking the line

A

encombre
rentré à new york sans encombre
Les appels téléphoniques encombrent la ligne

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5
Q

to hoard

my grandpa doesn’t stop hoarding knick-knacks.

A

encombre

Mon grand-père n’arrête pas de s’encombrer de vieilleries

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6
Q

to go to sleep
to go back to sleep
go back to sleep

A

s’endormir
rendormir
rendors-toi

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7
Q

to show your credentials (identify yourself)

it (the system) only delivers the program if on shows it your credentials

A

montres patte blanche

il ne délivre ses programmes que si on lui a montré patte blanche

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8
Q

mess,chaos

it’s chaos in the stations

A
la pagaille (pag---guy)
 c'est la pagaille dans les gares
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9
Q

famous is not fameux in that context

a very famous park

A

un parc très connu (maybe nommé)

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10
Q

turn slightly left then take the first right

A

tourne légèrement à gauche, puis de prendre la première à droite

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11
Q

to spy on (camera) (2)

A

espionner

guetter

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12
Q

a record/deposit (also means left luggage)

A
une consigne (confusing since also order)
le retrait des consignes (des bagages)
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13
Q

If i’m not mistaken

A

si je ne me trompe pas

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14
Q

what are the challenges of this new technology?

A

quels sont les enjeux de cette nouvelle technologie

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15
Q

could we imagine that we are robots?

A

pouvons-nous imaginer que nose soyons robots? (SUBJ in question form!)

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16
Q

i am as strong as you

I have as many candies as you

A

je suis aussi fort que toi (aussi + adjective)

j’ai autant de bonbons que toi (autant+ nom)

17
Q

to lose a match against someone

A

perdre un match face à quelqu’un

18
Q

some type of material

A

un quelconque matériel (NO un/une after quelconque)

19
Q

what…..is

that which is interesting is the fact that…

A

ce qui/dont, etc…… c’est

ce qui est intéressant, c’est le fait que….

20
Q

the future at one moment exciting, at one moment interesting but also obscure

A

L’avenir est à la fois palpitant, à la fois intéressant, mais aussi très obscur

21
Q

a softie/sweet hearted
soft/tender
filet is a cut of meat very tender

A

un/une tendre
tendre
Le filet est un morceau de viande très tendre.

22
Q
piss off (v)
he pisses off all his family with his problems
A

emmerder

Il emmerde toute sa famille avec ses problèmes

23
Q

diviser synonym

this political party divided itself into three leanings/factions

A

scinder

Ce parti politique s’est scindé en trois tendances.

24
Q

lucky dude

25
glitch (argot) | he always has glitches with his car
pépin | Il a toujours des pépins avec sa voiture.
26
to brighten up | even better if the macarons of touraine lightened up the flight
agrémenter | Tant mieux si les macarons de Touraine ont agrémenté le vol
27
``` to unscrew (spiral down) he can get up and go as he wishes ```
dévisser | il peut dévisser quand il le souhaite.
28
to rip open (also means to disembowel) some sandbags were ripped open during the transport
éventrer | Quelques sacs de sable on été éventrés durant le transport.
29
trial/pilot | it's not my first try (ain't my first rodeo)
un coup d'essai je n'e suis pas à mon coup d'essai il n'en est pas à son coup d'essai
30
It's pretty touching and funny at the same time
c'est assez tendre et drôle en même temps
31
pickle
un cornichon
32
clash
des échauffourées (nfpl)
33
to be overstaffed | stockholders don't like it that the employees are overstaffed
sureffectif | Les actionnaires n'aiment pas que les employés soient en sureffectif