Miscellaneous 8 Flashcards

1
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a knack

A

un tour de main, un don

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2
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quaint

A

pittoresque/original, étrange

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3
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solace

A

réconfort

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4
Q

to sap

A

miner (moral), pomper (énergie)

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5
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sap

A

la sève

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6
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a sap

A

une andouille

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7
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a quarry

A

une proie, du gibier/une carrière (minerai)

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8
Q

a hose

A

un tuyau d’arrosage

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9
Q

searing

A

virulent/torride

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10
Q

to gloat

A

jubiler, exulter

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11
Q

deception

A

la tromperie

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12
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a ploy

A

un stratagème

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13
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to vilify

A

diffamer, calomnier

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14
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to hype

A

promouvoir, matraquer publicitairement

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15
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bind over/parole

A

la liberté conditionnelle

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16
Q

to tag

A

mettre un bracelet électronique

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17
Q

community service

A

le travail d’intérêt général

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18
Q

a curfew

A

un couvre-feu

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19
Q

yobbishness

A

un comportement de voyou

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20
Q

loutishness

A

la grossièreté

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21
Q

licensed premises

A

les lieux où la vente d’alcool est autorisée

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22
Q

curbstone, kerbstone

A

le bord du trottoir

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23
Q

a headstone

A

une pierre tombale

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24
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to clamp down on sth.

A

mettre un frein à qqch.

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25
Q

to get the knack of

A

se faire la main

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26
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a foreboding

A

un pressentiment, une prémonition

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27
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foreboding (adj.)

A

de mauvaise augure

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28
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to hinder sth.

A

empêcher, faire obstacle à qqch.

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29
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to duck

A

éviter

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30
Q

to thrive

A

prospérer

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31
Q

to trample on

A

piétiner, bafouer

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32
Q

patronizing

A

condescendant

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33
Q

sleaze

A

le sordide, le vulgaire, les scandales

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34
Q

lowbrow

A

peu intellectuel

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35
Q

a bunch of bananas

A

un régime de bananes

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36
Q

to whimper

A

gémir, geindre

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37
Q

smear

A

tache, trace

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38
Q

garish

A

criard, voyant

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39
Q

derelict

A

négligent, délabré

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40
Q

to maim

A

estropier, mutiler

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41
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steep

A

excessif/raide, escarpé

42
Q

to steep

A

laisser mijoter

43
Q

a scowl

A

un air renfrogné

44
Q

in the sack

A

au pieu

45
Q

a squid

A

un calamar

46
Q

fussy

A

difficile, exigeant

47
Q

a softback

A

un livre de poche

48
Q

topping

A

la garniture, le nappage

49
Q

grim

A

sombre, sinistre

50
Q

a lens-cap

A

un bouchon d’objectif

51
Q

un tour de main, un don

A

a knack

52
Q

pittoresque/original, étrange

A

quaint

53
Q

réconfort

A

solace

54
Q

miner (moral), pomper (énergie)

A

to sap

55
Q

la sève

A

sap

56
Q

une andouille

A

a sap

57
Q

une proie, du gibier/une carrière (minerai)

A

a quarry

58
Q

un tuyau d’arrosage

A

a hose

59
Q

virulent/torride

A

searing

60
Q

jubiler, exulter

A

to gloat

61
Q

la tromperie

A

deception

62
Q

un stratagème

A

a ploy

63
Q

diffamer, calomnier

A

to vilify

64
Q

promouvoir, matraquer publicitairement

A

to hype

65
Q

la liberté conditionnelle

A

bind over/parole

66
Q

mettre un bracelet électronique

A

to tag

67
Q

le travail d’intérêt général

A

community service

68
Q

un couvre-feu

A

a curfew

69
Q

un comportement de voyou

A

yobbishness

70
Q

la grossièreté

A

loutishness

71
Q

les lieux où la vente d’alcool est autorisée

A

licensed premises

72
Q

le bord du trottoir

A

curbstone, kerbstone

73
Q

une pierre tombale

A

a headstone

74
Q

mettre un frein à qqch.

A

to clamp down on sth.

75
Q

se faire la main

A

to get the knack of

76
Q

un pressentiment, une prémonition

A

a foreboding

77
Q

de mauvaise augure

A

foreboding (adj.)

78
Q

empêcher, faire obstacle à qqch.

A

to hinder sth.

79
Q

éviter

A

to duck

80
Q

prospérer

A

to thrive

81
Q

piétiner, bafouer

A

to trample on

82
Q

condescendant

A

patronizing

83
Q

le sordide, le vulgaire, les scandales

A

sleaze

84
Q

peu intellectuel

A

lowbrow

85
Q

un régime de bananes

A

a bunch of bananas

86
Q

gémir, geindre

A

to whimper

87
Q

tache, trace

A

smear

88
Q

criard, voyant

A

garish

89
Q

négligent, délabré

A

derelict

90
Q

estropier, mutiler

A

to maim

91
Q

excessif/raide, escarpé

A

steep

92
Q

laisser mijoter

A

to steep

93
Q

un air renfrogné

A

a scowl

94
Q

au pieu

A

in the sack

95
Q

un calamar

A

a squid

96
Q

difficile, exigeant

A

fussy

97
Q

un livre de poche

A

a softback

98
Q

la garniture, le nappage

A

topping

99
Q

sombre, sinistre

A

grim

100
Q

un bouchon d’objectif

A

a lens-cap