Man's Basic Concerns - Doing Repairs Flashcards

1
Q

le bricolage

A

DIY = Do-it-yourself

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2
Q

un magasin de bricolage

A

a DIY shop

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3
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un bricoleur

A

a handyman

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4
Q

une échelle

A

a ladder

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5
Q

un escabeau

A

a stepladder

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6
Q

une rallonge

A

an extension lead / cord

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7
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une lampe de poche

A

a torch / a flashlight (US)

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8
Q

un clou

A

a nail

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9
Q

une vis

A

a screw

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10
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un tournevis

A

a screwdriver

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11
Q

des pinces

des tenailles

A

a pair of pincers

a pair of pliers

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12
Q

serrer ≠ desserrer

A

to tighten ≠ to loosen (s)

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13
Q

souder

A

to solden

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14
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forer / percer

A

to drill

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15
Q

une perceuse électrique

A

an electric / power drill

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16
Q

une pince coupante

A

wire cutters

17
Q

une scie

18
Q

une lime

19
Q

en panne

A

out of order

20
Q

une fuite / fuir

un tuyau qui fuit

A

a leak / to leak

a leaking pipe

21
Q

fuir / un robinet qui fuit

A

to drip

a dripping tap

22
Q

déborder

A

to overflow

23
Q

boucher une fuite

A

to stop / to plug a leak

24
Q

une panne d’électricité

A

a power failure

25
une coupure de courant
a power cut
26
un court circuit
a short circuit
27
faire des travaux dans une maison
to make alterations to a house
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avoir besoin d'être réparé
to need repairing / fixing
29
couper l'électricité
to cut off the power
30
rétablir le courant
to put the power back on
31
rénover un endroit
to do up a place