Littéraire Flashcards

1
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un sourire en coin

A

a crooked smile

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tordu, difforme

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crooked

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recourber, plier, lever le petit doigt

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to crook (one’s little finger)

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4
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un escroc

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a crook

a swindler

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5
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cajoler, attirer par la ruse

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to coax

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s’attirer des ennuis

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to get into a scrape

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7
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un cambriolage

A

a bulgary

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8
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tergiverser, lambiner

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to dally, to dawdle

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9
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admonester, réprimander

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to berate

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une chaîne

briser les chaînes de qch

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a shackle

to throw off the shackles of sthg

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une recherche
chasser
chercher partout, fouiller

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a hunt
to hunt
to hunt for

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un labyrinthe

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a maze

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un tas, une pile

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a stack, a heap

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14
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faire bouillir l’eau de la bouilloire

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to boil the kettle

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15
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trébucher

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to stumble

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16
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(faire) un signe de la tête

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(to give) a nod

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17
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expulser, chasser

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to expel

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18
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la gorge

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the throat

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19
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simple, sobre

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plain

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20
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(se) tremper

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to soak (oneself)

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21
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caramel

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toffee

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22
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une ordure

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a garbage

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23
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s’évanouir

un évanouissement

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to (faint)

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24
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la foule

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the crowd

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25
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une barriere, un portail

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a gate

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26
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méchant, cruel

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wicked

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27
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accidenté, déchiqueté

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rugged

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28
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effiloché, déchiqueté

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ragged

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29
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un chiffon

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a (bit of) rag

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30
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sortir précipitamment

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to rush out of

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31
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faillir réussir

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to nearly / almost pass the test

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32
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finir par décider

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to eventually decide to

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33
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le portail s’ouvrit en grinçant

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the gate creaked open

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34
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un article qui expliquait comment

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an article on how to

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35
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être trempé jusqu’aux genoux

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to be soaked from the knees down

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36
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être appelé sur le lieu de l’accident

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to be called to where the accident had happened

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37
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simplement, seulement

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merely

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38
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un mouchoir

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a handkerchief

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39
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un coffre de voiture

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a boot, a trunk

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40
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hausser les épaules

hausser les sourcils (épais)

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to shrug
to raise (bushy) eyebrows
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41
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soupirer

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to sigh

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42
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murmurer

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to murmur, to whisper

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43
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lever la tête

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to raise one’s head

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44
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fille de la cuisine

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scullery maids

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45
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faire chauffer de l’eau

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to heat water

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46
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la fatigue

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the tiredness

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47
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inconscient

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thoughtless

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48
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l’inconscience (danger)

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the foolhardiness

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49
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sans me quitter des yeux

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without taking her eyes off me

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50
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s’excuser auprès de, de, d’avoir fait

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to apologize to, for, for doing

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51
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partir à pied

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to leave on foot

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52
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garage

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garage

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53
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d’un ton vif

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crisply

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54
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petite maison, chaumière

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thatched, cottage

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55
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(maison) en bois

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timbered house

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56
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un toit

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a roof

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57
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un “nègre”

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a ghostwriter

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58
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une théière

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a teapot

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59
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remplir de

A
to fill (up) with
to pour (out) sthg
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60
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plein

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full

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61
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un coussin

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a cushion

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62
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étonner

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to surprise

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63
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se mettre à son aise

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to make oneself confortable

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64
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tendre qch à qqn

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to hold sthg out to sbdy

to hand to

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65
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du coup

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as a result

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66
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un fauteuil

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a seat, an armchair

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67
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faire qch par goût

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to do sthg for pleasure

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68
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un roman policier

A

a detective novel

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69
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trembler (de)

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to shake (with)
to tremble
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70
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qu’est ce qui t’arrives

A

what’s wrong with you

what’s the matter with you

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71
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parler de qch (mentionner)

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to mention sthg

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72
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demander l’hospitalité

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to put up sbdy

to accommodate

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73
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ça ne sert à rien de…

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it is no use being

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74
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nulle part où aller

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nowhere to go

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75
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rassurante

A

reassuring

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76
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voguer

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to wander, to drift

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77
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de petit boulot en petit boulot

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from one odd job to another

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78
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mettre qqun à la porte

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to throw sbdy out

to kick sbdy out

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79
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supporter

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to bear
to stand
to put up with

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80
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embrouille

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shady/fishy/dodgy going-on

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81
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servez-vous

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help yourself

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82
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un oreiller

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a pillow

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83
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remarquer

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to noticeIt

It strikes me

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84
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elle avait l’habitude de faire

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she was used to doing

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85
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s’installer

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to settle oneself

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86
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être surpris, étonné

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to be astonished

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87
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c’est moi qui…

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I was the one who

I was I who

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88
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impliquer

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to involve

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89
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une douzaine d’œufs

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a dozen eggs

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90
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Une douzaine d’années

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For about 12 years, for 12 years or so, for 12 odd years

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91
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être amené à faire qch

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to be led to do sthg

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92
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curieux, indiscret

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to be prying, inquisitive, intrusive *nos(e)y

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93
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s’immiscer dans la vie des gens

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to pry into sbdy life

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94
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un feu, un incendie

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a blaze

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95
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deviner, estimer

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to guess

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96
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une maison à 3 étages

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a 3-storey house

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97
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un claquement, un craquement

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a snap

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98
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s’essuyer les mains

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to wipe one’s hands

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99
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décrocher le téléphone

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to pick up the receiver

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100
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se plaindre

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to complain

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101
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voler (objet)

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to stole

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102
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rénover une pièce

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to do up / to refurbish a room

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103
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jour d’ouverture ou fermeture

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the closing day / opening

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104
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se lever

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to get up

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105
Q

au lieu de

A

instead of ING

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106
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une fermeture définitive

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the closure

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107
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une machine à café

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a coffeemaker

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108
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aller à la boulangerie

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to go to the baker’s

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109
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une boulangerie

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a bakery

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110
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aller chez le boucher

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to go to the butcher’s -> a butchery

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111
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aller à au pression

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to go to the dry cleaner’s

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112
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le monsieur qui tient une presse

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a newagent

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113
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la papeterie

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the stationner

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114
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la confiserie

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the confectioner

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115
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le bureau de tabac

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the tobacconist

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116
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l’épicerie

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the grocery

117
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le poissonnier

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the fishmonger

118
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le cordonnier

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the shoerepairer

119
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l’institut de beauté

A

the beauty parlour

the beautician shop

120
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un morceau

A

a piece of

121
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une tranche de

A

a slide of

122
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un pain beurré

A

a buttered toast

123
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croquer

A

to crunch, to bite into, to munch

124
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un toast

A

a piece of toast

125
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porter un toast

A

to drink a toast

126
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monter dans une voiture

monter dans un train, avion

A

to get into a car

to get on a train

127
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descendre d’une voiture

d’un train

A

to get out of

to get of

128
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Un bol

A

a bowl

129
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du lait tiède

A

warm milk

130
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un pichet de lait

A

a jog of milk

131
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une cruche d’eau

A

a jug of water

132
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une corbeille

A

a basket

133
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du pain tranché

A

a sliced bread

134
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mettre la table

A

to set, to lay the table

135
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avec tant d’attention

A

with such care

so carefully

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la nappe

A

a table cloth, a spread

137
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un dessus de lit

A

a bed spread

138
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un set de table

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a mat

139
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une soucoupe

A

a saucer

140
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qu’est ce qui te prend ?

A

what’s got into you

what’s come over you

141
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entrer

A

To walk in, to come in

142
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presque rien

A

hardly
barely
scarcely
+ positif

143
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apercevoir

A

to have caught sight of

144
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s’assurer

A

to make sure that

145
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d’un ton curieux

A

In a inquisitive tone

146
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absolument

A

I’m positive

147
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Demander

A

To enquire

148
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ce qu’il se passe

A

what is going on

149
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Ouvrir de grands yeux

A

to start wide-eyed

150
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avoir honte

A

to feel ashamed

151
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baisser la tête

A

to hang my head

152
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avoir l’intention

A

to intented

153
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faire croire

A

to pretend

To make people believe

154
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voler
un vol
un voleur

A

to steal
a theft
a thief

155
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se diriger vers

A

to head for

156
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sans rien demander

A

without asking for permission

157
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un tabouret

A

a stool

158
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un banc

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a bench

159
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Bénir

A

to bless

160
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benir la nourriture sur la table

A

to say grace, a prayer

161
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une fourgonnette

A

a small truck, a van

162
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en vue de

A

in sight of

163
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minuscule

A

tiny

164
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une gare

A

a station

165
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un quai

A

a platform

166
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un rail

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a track

167
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en direction de, vers

A

toward

168
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un quai pour les bateaux

A

a quay

169
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ça revient à la même chose

A

it amounts at the same thing

170
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mon père était unique en son genre

A

my father was one of a kind

171
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ils sont très similaires

A

they’re two of a kind !

172
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un fou rire

A

a fit of laughter / anger

173
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lacer des chaussures

A

to lace one’s shoes / to tie

174
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fermer une veste

A

to do up, to button

175
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s’insurger contre

A

to rail against

176
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paralysant

A

crippling

177
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un handicapé

A

a diseable person

178
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une aiguille

A

a needle

179
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reconnaître quelque chose à Tokyo

A

to recognize much of Tokyo

180
Q

to write down

A

noter

181
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avoir envie de faire

A

to feel like doing

182
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allons… c’était pour rire

A

come on, it was just a joke / i was just kidding

183
Q

organiser une soirée

A

to throw a party

184
Q

rédacteur en chef

A

editor

185
Q

Éditeur

A

a publisher

186
Q

insouciant

A

carefree, blithe

187
Q

joyeux, réconfortant

A

cheerful

188
Q

d’un ton…

A

IN a tone

189
Q

faire sa vie

A

to lead her Life

190
Q

une phrase absurde

A

a nonsensical sens

191
Q

apparemment

A

apparently

192
Q

soi disant

A

purportedly = supposedly

193
Q

intentionnellement

A

intentionally purposely

194
Q

un train pour Marseille

A

a train heading to / bound to Marseilles

195
Q

ouvrir à qlq un

A

to come and open the door TO sbdy

196
Q

un short

A

a pair of shorts

197
Q

porter, arborer

A

to wear, to sport

198
Q

une cicatrice

A

a scar

199
Q

laisser passer qlq un

A

to let sbdy in

200
Q

Elle avait les trains bouffis, un t-shirt froissé, les cheveux sales.

A

Her features were puffy, she was wearing a crumpled/creased tee-shirt and her hair was dirty.

201
Q

Parler de choses et d’autres

A

to make small talk

202
Q

Être sur la même longueur d’onde

A

to be on the same wavelength

203
Q

un gardien de but

A

a goalkeeper (goal-keepers)

204
Q

une brosse à dent

A

a toothbrush

205
Q

une automobiliste

A

a woman driver

206
Q

un domestique

A

a manservant

207
Q

une machine à coudre

A

a sewing machine

208
Q

la planche à voile

A

the windsurfing

209
Q

un passant

A

a passer-by

210
Q

un prospectus

A

a handout

211
Q

un enregistrement à l’aéroport

A

a check-in

212
Q

un plat à emporter

A

a take-away

213
Q

un train de marchandises

A

a goods-train

214
Q

un cintre

A

a clothes-hanger

215
Q

un magasin de vêtement

A

a clothes shop

216
Q

un bouquet de fleurs

A

a bunch of flowers

217
Q

prendre, attraper

A

to pick up

218
Q

…. Sur le siège

A

lying on the seat

219
Q

pleuvoir des cordes

A

to pour with rain

220
Q

ce jour-là

A

that day

221
Q

chez qui il vivait depuis deux ans

A

at whose place he had been living for two years

222
Q

se disputer

A

to argue, to quarrel, to have an argument a row

223
Q

une dispute

A

an argument

224
Q

a l’époque

A

at that time

225
Q

un jour

A

once

226
Q

pousser des cris hystériques

A

to scream to shout to yell hysterically

227
Q

se précipiter

A

to dash

228
Q

une tuile, un carreau

A

a tile

229
Q

le carrelage

A

the tiled floor

230
Q

briser

A

to shatter

231
Q

l’un après l’autre

A

one by one

one after the other

232
Q

briser contre le sol

A

dash onto the floor

233
Q

une fois que

A

once

234
Q

briser en morceau

A

to break into pieces

235
Q

continuer de (dialogue)

A

to go on

236
Q

un pauvre type

A

a dead loss, a creep

237
Q

t’es juste un pauvre type

A

You, creep !

238
Q

tu as foutu ma vie en l’air

A

you’ve wrecked my life

239
Q

merder

A

to screw up

240
Q

un ornement

A

an ornament

241
Q

la cheminée

A

the fireplace

242
Q

le dessus de la cheminée

A

the ma tél pièce

243
Q

les bibelots

A

the trinkets

244
Q

lâche-moi

A

Let go of me

245
Q

laisse tomber

A

Let the matter go

246
Q

laisse moi tranquille

A

leave me alone

247
Q

profiter

A

to take advantage

248
Q

calme toi

A

do calm down

249
Q

pour l’amour du ciel

A

for God’s sake

250
Q

vous nous gâtez

A

what a treat

251
Q

méprisant, dédaigneux

A

scornful

252
Q

mépriser

A

To despise

253
Q

un locataire

A

a tenant, a renter

254
Q

Soudroyer

A

to Bribe

255
Q

être contrarié par

A

to be annoyed by

256
Q

une barbe touffue

A

a bushy Beard

257
Q

se raser la barbe

A

to shave off one’s beard

258
Q

Idiot

A

Fool

259
Q

tomber sur

A

to come across

260
Q

ça m’a rappelé

A

it conjures up

261
Q

Submerger

A

Overwhelm

262
Q

la vue de

A

the sight of

263
Q

laisser sans voix

A

left me speechless

264
Q

Avec du recul

A

With hindsight

265
Q

D’ailleurs

A

Besides

266
Q

Siroter

A

Sip

267
Q

Éclater

A

To burst out

268
Q

Ridicule

A

Preposterous

269
Q

Ça me rappelle quelque chose

A

It rings a bell

270
Q

Transpirer

A

To sweat

271
Q

Rougir

A

To blush

272
Q

Bailler

A

To yawn

273
Q

Être bouche bée

A

To gape at

274
Q

Sangloter

A

To sob

275
Q

Marmonner

A

To mumble

276
Q

Se mordre les lèvres

A

To bite one’s lips

277
Q

Se serrer la main

A

To Shake hands

278
Q

Être essoufflé

A

To be out of breath

279
Q

Verser une larme

A

To shed a tear

280
Q

Avoir le fou rire

A

To have the giggles

281
Q

Avoir la chair de poule

A

To have gooseflesh

282
Q

Ronfler

A

To snore

283
Q

Saluer quelqu’un

A

To greet someone

284
Q

Loucher

A

To squint

285
Q

un soulagement

A

a relief

286
Q

Intérieurement

A

Deep inside

287
Q

Finir par

A

To end up +ing

288
Q

A emploi exigent

A

A demanding job

289
Q

S’impliquer

A

To commit oneself