Miscellaneous 9 Flashcards

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1
Q

top of the bill

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en haut de l’affiche, cerise sur le gâteau

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2
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appalling

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épouvantable

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3
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candy-floss

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barbe à papa

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4
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pit

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fosse/noyau

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5
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swell

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gonfler, enfler/sensas’ !

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6
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padded cell

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chambre capitonnée

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7
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turnip

A

navet

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8
Q

shudder

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trembler, frémir

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9
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to bloat

A

gonfler

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10
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withered

A

flétri, fané

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11
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mugger

A

agresseur

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12
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coot

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vieux râleur/foulque

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13
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incidentally

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à propos

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14
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to hinge on

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reposer sur, dépendre de

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15
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a waffle

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une gaufre

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16
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to waffle

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faire les cent pas/radoter

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17
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prying

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indiscret, fouineur

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18
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glaring

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éblouissant/flagrant

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19
Q

to buck up

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se secouer

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20
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ruthless

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impitoyable

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21
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riddle

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énigme, devinette

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22
Q

the bull’s-eye

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le centre de la cible

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23
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the Channel

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la Manche

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24
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the French Riviera

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la Côte d’Azur

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Britanny
la Bretagne
26
the Channel Islands
les îles anglo-normandes
27
claret
le vin de Bordeaux
28
a croissant, a madeleine, a soufflé
un croissant, une madeleine, un soufflé
29
the Elysée
l'Elysée
30
the Foreign Office
le Quai d'Orsay
31
S.M.E.
les P.M.E.
32
Riot Police
les C.R.S.
33
a council housing/flat
un H.L.M.
34
tax authorities
le fisc
35
V.A.T.
la T.V.A.
36
R.E.R. (suburban train)
le R.E.R.
37
N.A.T.O.
l'O.T.A.N.
38
U.N.
l'O.N.U.
39
U.N.I.C.E.F.
l'U.N.I.C.E.F.
40
W.H.O. (World Health Organization)
l'O.M.S.
41
3 acres
3 héctares
42
the Belle Epoque, the Commune, the Restauration
la Belle Epoque, la Commune, la Restauration
43
Plato
Platon
44
Shophocles
Sophocle
45
Aeschyles
Aeschyle
46
Ariostle
Arioste
47
Moses
Moïse
48
Noah
Noé
49
1 stone
6.3 kilos
50
two dozen
deux douzaines
51
en haut de l'affiche, cerise sur le gâteau
top of the bill
52
épouvantable
appalling
53
barbe à papa
candy-floss
54
fosse/noyau
pit
55
gonfler, enfler/sensas' !
swell
56
chambre capitonnée
padded cell
57
navet
turnip
58
trembler, frémir
shudder
59
gonfler
to bloat
60
flétri, fané
withered
61
agresseur
mugger
62
vieux râleur/foulque
coot
63
à propos
incidentally
64
reposer sur, dépendre de
to hinge on
65
une gaufre
a waffle
66
faire les cent pas/radoter
to waffle
67
indiscret, fouineur
prying
68
éblouissant/flagrant
glaring
69
se secouer
to buck up
70
impitoyable
ruthless
71
énigme, devinette
riddle
72
le centre de la cible
the bull's-eye
73
la Manche
the Channel
74
la Côte d'Azur
the French Riviera
75
la Bretagne
Britanny
76
les îles anglo-normandes
the Channel Islands
77
le vin de Bordeaux
claret
78
un croissant, une madeleine, un soufflé
a croissant, a madeleine, a soufflé
79
l'Elysée
the Elysée
80
le Quai d'Orsay
the Foreign Office
81
les P.M.E.
S.M.E.
82
les C.R.S.
Riot Police
83
un H.L.M.
a council housing/flat
84
le fisc
tax authorities
85
la T.V.A.
V.A.T.
86
le R.E.R.
R.E.R. (suburban train)
87
l'O.T.A.N.
N.A.T.O.
88
l'O.N.U.
U.N.
89
l'U.N.I.C.E.F.
U.N.I.C.E.F.
90
l'O.M.S.
W.H.O. (World Health Organization)
91
3 héctares
3 acres
92
la Belle Epoque, la Commune, la Restauration
the Belle Epoque, the Commune, the Restauration
93
Platon
Plato
94
Sophocle
Shophocles
95
Aeschyle
Aeschyles
96
Arioste
Ariostle
97
Moïse
Moses
98
Noé
Noah
99
6.3 kilos
1 stone
100
deux douzaines
two dozen