Liste 11 Flashcards

(50 cards)

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Le match a été retardé en raison du mauvais temps

A

The game was delayed due to bad weather.

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Il vit dans un village isolé à environ 100 km d’ici

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He lives in a remote village about 100 km from here

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Jenny a beaucoup de problèmes en ce moment: elle traverse une période difficile

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Jenny has a lot of problems at the moment: she is going through a rough patch

To go through a rough patch : traverser une période difficile

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Nous devons réduire de moitié la somme que nous dépensons pour la nourriture

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We need to halve the amount we spend on food

To halve: réduire de moitié

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Des hommes armés ont enlevés l’héritière jeudi soir

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Armed men abducted the heiress on Thursay evening

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En tant que gardien d’immeuble, il a un revenu modeste

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He earns a modest living as a janitor

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Il faut que je trouve un travail qui paie bien

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I need to get a job that pays well

To get a job : trouver un travail

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Les principes de l’Islam

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The tenets of Islam

The principles of Islam

اركان الإسلام

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Tout le monde aime investir sur un marché haussier

Les analystes sont tous confiants du devenir de l’entreprise au prochain trimestre

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Everyone likes to invest in a bullish market

Analysts are all bullish about the company in the next quarter

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Bullish

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Optimistic

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Le patient était parfaitement conscient

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The patient was fully conscious

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De nos jours, il est banal de raconter sa vie sur les blogs

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These days, it is commonplace to record one’s life in a blog

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To bridge the gap

Nous n’avons pas de serviettes, mais de l’essuie-tout devrait faire l’affaire

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Réduire l’écart
Combler un fossé

We have no napkins, but paper towels should serve to bridge the gap

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To feel the pinch

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Souffrir financièrement

Everyone felt the pinch of these crises

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L’automobiliste freina a la vue du chat sur le bord de la chaussée

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The driver braked when he saw the cat….

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Laura a reçu un gros héritage de son père lorsqu’il est décédé

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Laura got a big inheritance from her father when he passed away

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Dana a hérité de tout l’argent de sa mère

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Dana inherited all of her mother’s money

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L’éducation est la pierre angulaire d’une vie réussie

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Education is the cornerstone of a successful life

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Une plus-value

Une moin-value

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A capital gain

A capital loss

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Supposer

Partir du principe que

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To assume

Many people assume that a tie indicates a person of authority

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Couper la parole
Interrompre

Il interrompait constamment l’intervenant avec ses commentaires

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He was constantly interrupting the speaker with his comments

To interrupt

22
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Recommencer

23
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Supposer

Partir du principe que

A

To assume

Many people assume that a tie indicates a person of authority

24
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Couper la parole
Interrompre

Il interrompait constamment l’intervenant avec ses commentaires

A

He was constantly interrupting the speaker with his comments

To interrupt

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Le bilan de son stage n'est pas très bon
El balance de sus practicas no es muy bueno
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Un parachutiste
Un paracaidista A skydiver
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Ils doivent être riches s'ils peuvent se payer une maison de ce quartier
They must be well-off if they can afford to buy a house there ! well-off = être riche = wealthy
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Karine s'est cassée la colonne vertébrale en tombant dans les escaliers
Karine broke her backbone when she fell down the stairs
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Une lueur d'espoir
A glimmer of hope
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Ce soi-disant professeur n'a aucune compétence
This so called teacher has no skills at all
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Composition d'équipe
La alineacion La Formacion
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Matières premières
Raw material
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Salaire variable Salaire fixe
Variable pay Basic salary
34
Ce fromage pue vraiment
This cheese is really stinky That Camembert is smelly = smelly
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Je suis/serai diplômé en Mai
I am graduating in May I will graduate in May
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Etre reposé (apres avoir dormi)
I am rested
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Extrême-droite (politique)
Far right Far right wing La gauche (politique) = the left wing
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Un microbe
Un microbio A germ, a bug
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J'ai du attraper tes microbes. Je me sens vraiment pas bien
I must have caught your flu bug . I feel awful
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Casse-toi
Get out of here ! Bugger off !
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Va te faire foutre
Fuck off !
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Mandat présidentiel
Presidential mandate
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Bon boulot ! Continue comme ça !
Good work ! Keep it up !
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Des munitions (armes)
Ammunution
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Le jeune couple n'est pas propriétaire de la maison; ils sont locataires
That young couple don't own the house: they are tenants. Tenant : locataire
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Appartement meublé
Furnished flat Furnished apartment
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Avoir un rhume Lina avait un rhume: son nez coulait et sa gorge était irritée
Lina had a cold: her nose was running and her throat was sore Attraper un rhume: to catch a cold Avoir un rhume: to have a cold
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j'ai le nez qui coule et je n'arrête pas de tousser
I have a runny nose and I keep coughing
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Comment se débarrasser d'un nez qui coule ?
How to get rid of a runny nose ?
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Il faut que tu te débarrasses de ce pantalon: tu ne le portes plus jamais
You need to get rid of those pants: you never wear them anymore