Liste 3 Flashcards

(50 cards)

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Q

A breakdown

A

Une panne (voiture, machine)

My car has broken down

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2
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Fair trade

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Commerce équitable

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3
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World-renowned

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Mondialement connu

Renowned = connu, célèbre, renommé

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4
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Breathtaking (adj)

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A couper le souffle

Incroyable

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5
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To be accustomed to

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I grew up in india, so I am accustomed to spicy food

Avoir l’habitude de
Être habitué à

J’ai l’habitude de manger épicé

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6
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Une manifestation

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A demonstration

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7
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To give away

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Faire don de qch
Donner qch a qqn

She put her old clothes in a bag and gave them away

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8
Q

A carpet

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Un tapis

Una alfombra

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9
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Upheaval = uprising

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Soulèvement
Révolte
Agitation

Political upheaval : soulèvement contre l’autorité politique

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10
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Looming

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Imminent

That does not mean disaster is LOOMING

The looming debate : le débat imminent

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11
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A harvest

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Une récolte (fruits, légumes) 
Une moisson (céréales)

To harvest : recolter, moissonner
The farmer harvested his wheat early this year

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12
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To outstrip

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Dépasser
Surpasser

Water demand will outstrip supply in 2020

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13
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To spy on

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Espionner

The NSA spies on three French Presidents

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14
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A watershed

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Un tournant décisif
Un moment charnière

This moment is a watershed in the history of our country

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15
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A levy

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Un impôt

Une taxe

Un prélèvement

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16
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A rally

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Un rassemblement

Un meeting

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17
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A heartache

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Un chagrin d’amour

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18
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To overtake

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Dépasser (une voiture, un concurrent, en nombre, business)

The red car is overtaking the blue car

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19
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Pois chiche

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Chickpea

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20
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Ramollir

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Soften

Soak the apricots in the water till they soften : trempez les abricots dans l’eau jusqu’a ce qu’ils ramollissent

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21
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Démissionner (renoncer a un emploi)

22
Q

Un sujet sensible

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A sensitive topic

23
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Une brochette

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A skewer

How to make the best chicken skewers ?

24
Q

Gaz de schiste

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Grim
Triste Sinistre Sombre
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Un ventilateur
A fan A ventilator
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Upset
Contrarié
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Un sac a main
A purse | A handbag
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Un chaton
A kitten
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Sous le Seuil de pauvreté
Beneath the poverty threshold Seuil : threshold
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Passer le temps Tuer le temps
To while away I whiled away a few minutes looking in shop windows
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Poumon
Lung Lung cancer
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Foie
Liver
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Menton
Chin
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Rein
Kidney
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Prêter serment
To take an oath The president took an oath to defend our constitution = Le president a prêté serment de defendre la constitution
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De suite | D'affilée
In a row Five days in a row = cinq jours de suite
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Raccrocher (le telephone)
To hang up Do you hang up on your boyfriend ?
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Se comporter | Les enfants se sont bien comportés a la messe
To behave The children behaved well at mass Behave yourself! = sois sage !
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Un orphelinat
An orphanage Un orphelin : an orphan
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Un trou (dans une chaussure, sur la route, dans un mur)
A hole Watch out for that hole in the road = Fais attention à ce trou dans la chaussée
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Est-ce que ça vaut toujours le coup d'aller a l'université ? Ce n'est pas la peine !
Is it still worth going to university ? It's not worth it !
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Un prêtre
A priest
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Musee de cire
Wax museum
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Un collier
A necklace
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Une bague
A ring
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Un bracelet
A bracelet
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Déshydratation
Dehydration
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Une paille (drinking)
A straw
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Une joue (anatomie)
A cheek