Septembre Flashcards by liz furey

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To make concessions

A

Lâcher du lest

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A mess

A

Une pagaille

Quelle pagaille

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Low cost holidays

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Le voyage à bas coût

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A controversy

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Une polémique

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Bankruptcy

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La faillite

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Cash

A

Le pognon

Le fric

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Chatty

A

Loquace

Bavard

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To rummage

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Farfouiller

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The crowd

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La foule

La cohue

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Surrogacy

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La grosesse par autrui

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Following the example of

A

À l’instar de

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There is no pressure

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Il n’a aucune contrainte

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To get a refund

A

Obtenir une ristourne

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A dump

A

Une décharge

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It’s a dump

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C’est un vrai taudis

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To be down in the dumps

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Avoir le cafard

Broyer du noir

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The jar

A

Le bocal

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He’s a back seat driver

A

Il est toujours à donner des conseils au conducteur

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To make one’s presence felt

A

Se faire remarquer

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There’s something amiss

A

Il y a quelque chose qui cloche

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To absolutely believe in sth

A

Croire dur comme fer

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In hindsight

A

A posteriori

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Le mépris des homme

A

La misandrie

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An un achieved goal

A

Un but inachevé

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At bay | Stranded

En rade

The last count

Le dernier bilan

Strong winds

De fortes rafales de vent

Torrential rain

Des pluies torrentielles

Dumbfounded

Sidèré

Wheeling and dealing

Il fait des magouilles

Wrongdoing

Des malversations | Des malfeasances

Airlifted

Hélitreuillé

The vandals

Les casseurs

Recognizable by

Reconnaissable à leur tenue

Flood

Innondation | Crue

Upheaval

C’est un grand chamboulement

Tact

Le tact | Le doigté

To go to the polls

Se rendre aux urnes

Vultures

Des vautours | Les vautours planent sur la baie

Hem

L’ourlet

Stem

La tige

Emblem

L’emblème

Lid

Le couvercle

To keep a lid

Faire taire qch

Riddle

Une devinette

Nasty tricks

Les mauvais tours

One at a time

À tour de rôle | Un à la fois

A pool

Une flaque

To rush out

Sortir précipitamment

As soon as

À peine

Rule

Un règle | Une consigne

The shore

Le berge | La rivage

Almost

Quasiment

To twist in and out

Se faufiler

Gathering strength

Reprendre des forces

Glum

Maussade

Fais gaffe

Be careful

Shambles | Havoc

La pagaille

The snow created havoc

La neige a semé la pagaille

Heatwave

Vague de chaleur | Canicule

To be neck and neck

Etre au coude à coude

Shoulder to shoulder

Coude à coude