Organize 0012 Flashcards

1
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Tipsy, a bit drunk

A

Pompette

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Hard-to-handle / awkward, cumbersome ( paquet, boite )

[présence] burdensome

A

encombrant(e), peu maniable

encombrant(e), pesant

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3
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To be on the run

A

Être en cavale

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4
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Casually (=in a relaxed way)

To say or mention something in a casual way

“I was just saying to myself that ‘just like that, it’s already Sunday.’ Snuck up on us.”

“he came and asked us all casually how things were going”

A

avec désinvolture
( d’ayzz-ah(n)-v’oh’ll-TURR )

(Dit) en passant

“Je me disais que mine de rien, on était déjà dimanche.”

“Il est venu nous demander comment ça marchait, mine de rien.”

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5
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To have been used a lot ( think: “got your money’s worth” )

Worn ( tire, clothes )

Used ( 2nd hand )

Can’t be used a 2nd time ( think: syringe, condom )

A

usagé (=qui a beaucoup servi)

[pneu, habits] usagé, usé

(=d’occasion)

(=qui ne peut plus être utilisé) [seringue, préservatif]

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6
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Out of service

A

Hors d’usage

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7
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Tight-fighting, figure-hugging ( clothes )

A

moulant(e)

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Rough, gravely, harsh ( think: sandpaper, cat’s tongue )

A

râpeux / râpeuse
( comme du papier de verre )

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9
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So-called, supposed

“And there you have it: you’re so called ‘power’ is of no use to you anymore.”

A

soit-disant, prétendu

“Et voilà, votre prétendu pouvoir ne vous est plus d’aucune utilité.”

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10
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Rigged, fixed ( contest, election )

A

truqué

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11
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Baked

Baked potato

to bake a cake

Baked apples

A

Cuit au four

Une pomme de terre cuite au four

faire (cuire) un gâteau

Des pommes au four​

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12
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In frame ( movie, picture )

A

Dans le cadre, dans l’image

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13
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Dreadful, foul

“he has a foul temper.”

A

épouvantable

“il a un caractère épouvantable”

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14
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Steady, regular, consistent
( work, correspondance, quality, effort )

Coherent / clear ( conversation, history, reasoning )

A

suivi

[travail, correspondance, qualité, effort]

[conversation, histoire, raisonnement]

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