Phrases From Written Materials Flashcards by Cecilia D Turner

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Tiens

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hey, well, you know

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Ça commence à faire

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that is enough

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Ça commence à bien faire

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this is getting ridiculous

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Se rendre compte

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to realise

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je n’y peut rien

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I cant do anything about it

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temoinage

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testimony, evidence, proof

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Se faire bouffer

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to walk all over someone

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tirer des griffes

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pull from the grip/claws/talons

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soustaire

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to take away/remove

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veiller à

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ensure, make sure of something

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ils ne tournent pas rond! ceux-la

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they’ve got a screw loose

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on a rompu

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we’ve broken up

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ça te dirait….?

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Does it speak to you/do you want or feel like it

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bien entretenu

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well maintained

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inoxydable

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tough, un bendable, unflexible

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en tout point

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completely, totally

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inedit

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previously unseen, unheard of new

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babbiller

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to babble

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babillant

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babbling

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soit

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that is to say

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usée

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worn out, used

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a peine

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barely , hardly, scarecely

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anachronique

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anachronistic (not in it’s right time)

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fringant

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alive, full of life, full of energy, alert, smartly dressed

les fringues

clothes (slang)

siege

seat, head office

or

but, well

idem

ditto, likewise

bref

in short

papy

grandpa

redouter

fear that

réac reactionnaire

reactuary

rétive

cautious, recalcitrant, edgy

réfractaire

resistant, unwielding

ne ........que

only

parfaire

to perfect, finish off, polished, round off

voire

Indeed, even, infact

tonique

lively, dynamic

descrispe

relaxed, decontracted

accompagner

to help, assist, take care of

inexorable

relentless, inflexible

jusqu'il y a

up until, recently

defi

challenge

prise en charge

dealing with, taking care of

pourtant

yet, however

rude

hard, tough, dreadful, (important - great)

pic

peak

lors de

at the time of, while, during

decortique

unpicked, analysed

accaparé

to monopolise, take up someone's time

au fur et à mesure

as we go along, gradually

aborder un sujet

to tackle an issue