t-u Flashcards

(76 cards)

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jeter, lancer

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to toss

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jouer à pile ou face

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to toss a coin

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piétiner, bafouer (sens propre et fig)

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to trample

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passager, éphémère

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transient

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entrer sans permission

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to trespass

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s’introduire sans permission dans la propriété/sur les terres de qqn

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to trespass on smbd’s estate

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entrée interdite

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no trespassing

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empiéter sur les droits de qqn

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to trespass/infringe on smbd’s rights

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une gâchette

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a trigger (gun)

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appuyer sur la gâchette/sur la détente

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to press/pull the trigger

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réagir vite (expression)

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to be fast on the trigger

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déclencher, amorcer, entraîner

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to trigger off

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à la gâchette facile

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trigger-happy (terrorists, nation for ex)

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bien tenu, propret

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trim, neat

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une coupe de cheveux soignée

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a trim haircut

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un petit jardin bien soigné

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a trim little garden

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être en bon état

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to be in good shape

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en bonne forme

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in good shape/in fighting trim

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se mettre en forme

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to get into trim

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mettre les choses en ordre

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to get things into trim

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couper, tailler (la haie du jardin par ex)

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to trim (the garden hedge for ex)

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réduire (fig. les coûts, la main d’oeuvre par ex)

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to trim (costs, the workforce for ex)

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décorer (le sapin de Noël par ex)

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to trim the Christmas tree

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galvaudé, facile, éculé

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trite (remark, expression for ex)

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un voyage, une excursion
a trip
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un voyage d'affaires
a business trip
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trébucher
to trip over smtg
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sans intérêt, insignifiant
trivial
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une nouvelle sans intérêt
a trivial piece of news
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une faute sans gravité
a trivial mistake
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un creux, une dépression
a trough (peaks and troughs of the economy)
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un élève absentéiste
a truant
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sécher les cours, faire l'école buissonnière
to play truant
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honnête
truthful, honest
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une affirmation exacte
a truthful statement
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un atout, une carte-maîtresse (sens propre et fig)
trump card
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avoir un atout en réserve
to have a trump up one's sleeve
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avoir tous les atouts dans son jeu
to hold all the trumps
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un tube
atube
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un bébé-éprouvette
a test-tube baby
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le métro (brit.)
the tube
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la télé (US)
the tube
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une partie de bras-de-fer
a tug-of-war, a showdown
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une lutte acharnée entre des parents qui divorcent pour obtenir la garde des enfants (cf Kramer vs. Kramer)
a tug-of-love
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se battre
to tussle, to struggle, to fight
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se disputer qqc
to tussle over smtg
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entortiller
to twist
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fausser (sens fig)
twist facts, words
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un rebondissement
a twist
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unanime
unanimous
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non déguisé
unashamed
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au dépourvu ou par mégarde
unawares (adverbe)
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prendre qqn au dépourvu
to catch smbd unawares
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casser qqc par mégarde
to break smtg unawares
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insupportable
unbearable
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mystérieux, troublant
uncanny (feelings for ex)
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incontesté
unchallenged (genius for ex)
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sous-alimenté
underfed
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une classe très défavorisée
an underclass
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vendre moins cher
to undercut, to sell cheaper
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vendre moins cher qu'un compétiteur
to undercut a competitor | to undermine, to reduce (sens fig)
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l'inflation réduit le pouvoir d'achat
inflation undercuts ppl's purchasing power
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sous-estimer
to underestimate, to underrate
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être en route
to be under way (unterwegs sein)
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la réforme est bien en cours
the reform is well underway/in the pipeline
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sans entraves, incontrôlé
unfettered
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incapable
unfit
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inapte au service militaire
unfit for military service
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une maison inhabitable
a house unfit to live in
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impropre à la consommation
unfit for consumption
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inlassable
unflagging
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un enthousiasme inépuisable
unflagging enthusiasm
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déployer
to unfold
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déplier une carte
to unfold a map
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révéler ses projets (fig)
to unfold one's plans
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impardonnable
unforgivable