MASTERS AND SERVANTS Flashcards

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Votre seigneurerie / monsieur / madame

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Your ladyship / lordship

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Un maître une maîtresse

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A master a mistress

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Domestic

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Servant

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Un majordome

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A Butler

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Un cuisinier

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A Cook

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Une gouvernante

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A governess / housekeeper

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Une domestique/un valet de pied

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A maid a footman

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Voiturier

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Valet

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Les conditions de travail

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Working conditions

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Un emploi pour la vie

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A lifelong job

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La vie privée

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Privacy

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Les limites

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Boundaries

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Accès limité

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Restricted access

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Le statut social

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Social status

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Le logement

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Accommodation

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l’Office

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The pantry

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Une demeure

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A mansion

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Une salle de réception

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A reception room

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Une maison imposante

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A stately home

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Un emploi subalterne

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A menial job

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Les corvées

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Chores

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de la haute société

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upper-class

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conventionnel

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conventional

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conservateur

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conservative

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raffiné
sophisticated
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riche
rich, wealthy
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bien elevé
well-mannered
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dévoué
devoted, dedicated
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obeissant
obedient
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respectueux
respectful
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épuisant
exhausting
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exploité
exploited
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dur, difficile
harsh, rough
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impuissant
powerless, helpless
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sous-payé
under-paid
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codifié
codified
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exigeant
demanding
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ardu
strenuous
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fiable
reliable
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digne de confiance
trust-worthy
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obéir aux règles
obey the rules, abide by the rules
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admirer
admire, look up to
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mépriser
despise, look down on
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compter sur
rely on
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brouiller les frontières
blur the lines
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se lier d'amitié
befriend
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être sur un pied d'égalité
be on an equal footing with
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lier des liens avec
bound with
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faire tomber les barrières
break down barriers
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se sentir indépendant de
feel independent from
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suivre les instructions
follow instructions
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satisfaire des requêtes
satisfy / meet demands
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servir quelqu'un
wait on / upon sby
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rester à sa place
keep one's place
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être à la disposition de quelqu'un
be at sby's beck and call
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travailler du lever au coucher soleil
work from sunrise to sunset
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fixer des limites
set boundaries
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appauvrir
deplete
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foyer
grate
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decourager, dissuader
deter
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salaire
salary, wage
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les restes du repas
leftovers, the meal scraps
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a peine, peu
sparcely
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être a dispo
be on hand
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arrière cuisine
scullery
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mineur
coal miner
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feutrine
baize
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effectuer des taches
carry out duties
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charge fardeau
a burden
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faire sortir
dismiss
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l'entretien
the upkeep
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un prétendant
a suitor
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le sous-sol
basement
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célibataire
bachelor
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valet de pied
footman
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semaine de congés
a week off
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une facture / billet
a bill
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avoir qqc a portée de main
keep sth on hand
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déposer
drop off
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recuperer
to pick up
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adorer
to be into
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payer avec de gros billets
pay in large bill
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de la petite monnaie
nickels and pennies
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ridicule derisoire
measly
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periode de pointe
peak times
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en attente
on hold
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charger
load up
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en retard
delayed
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radin
stingy
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faire attendre
make sb wait around
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demander un service
ask for favors