Temp Focus Flashcards

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To strive, to try hard to do something

“no matter how hard I tried to explain to him …

“I just put in some serious work to save your life, remember?”

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s’évertuer à faire quelque chose
( s’ay-VAY’rr-t’u(w)’ay )
s’efforcer de faire quelque chose
( s’ay-*f’or-s’ay )

“j’ai eu beau m’évertuer à lui expliquer …”

“Je viens de m’évertuer à te sauver la vie. Tu te rappelles?”

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To nibble ( food ) / to pick at one’s food
To erode gradually

to gradually gain ground​

to snack between meals

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grignoter

grignoter du terrain

grignoter entre les repas

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To spill
( soup, wine, beans )

To scatter, spread out/over
( on purpose: sawdust, product )

To spread through ( heat, smell, light )

to become widespread ( method, opinion, custom, practice )

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répandre [+soupe, vin]

(volontairement) [+de la sciure, un produit]
(+sur)

[chaleur, odeur, lumière] (+dans)
(Se)

[méthode, opinion, coutume, pratique]
(+dans, à travers)
(Se)

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“the truck shed its load on the road”

to spread sand / sawdust on the ground

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“le camion a répandu son chargement sur la chaussée”

répandre du sable / de la sciure sur le sol

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To spread out / over
( paper, objects ) ( butter, glue, plaint, cream )

To present / display

“payments are spread over a period of four months”

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étaler
[+papiers, objets] to spread (sur / over)
[+journal, tissu] (sur / on)

“les paiements s’étalent sur quatre mois”

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To bounce ( person )
( ball )

To bounce off of ( light, sound )

“the child bounced up and down on the bed”

“the ball bounced down the stairs”

“he rushed towards me”

to pounce on one’s prey

to bounce a ball on the ground/against a wall

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bondir
rebondir

se réverbérer sur quelque chose

“l’enfant faisait des bonds sur le lit”

“la balle a rebondi de marche en marche”

“il a bondi vers moi”

bondir sur sa proie

faire rebondir une balle par terre/contre un mur

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To “dare” do something / to get it into one’s head to do something

“and don’t you dare go and tell him!”

“Don’t dare enter into these sacred grounds.”

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s’aviser de faire quelque chose
(=s’aventurer à)

“ne t’avise pas d’aller lui dire!”

“Ne t’avise pas de t’introduire dans ce lieu sacré.”

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To show / to prove one’s _____

“By sending these creatures after her instead of me, I was showing mercy.”

“I’ll tell him that the patience he’s shown is now paid for by a remarkable weapon which will soon strike a final blow to the rebellion.”

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Faire preuve de _____

“En envoyant ces créatures la chercher a ma place, je faisais preuve d’humanité.”

“Je lui dirai que la patience dont il a fait preuve est récompensée par une arme remarquable qui mettra bientôt un point finale a la rebellion.”

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To be getting late
To be late

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(commencer à) se faire tard
Être tard

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To collapse, to crumble, fall apart
( Hopes: ) to be dashed ( dreams: ) to come to nothing

“She collapsed in tears.”

“Hunched over in his chair.”

“All our projects are falling apart.”

to be overcome with tiredness

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s’écrouler, s’effondrer
[espoirs] [rêves]

“elle s’est effondrée en larmes”

“effondré sur sa chaise”

“tous nos projets s’écroulent”

s’écrouler de fatigue

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To share ( point of view ) with someone
To inform someone
To let someone know something

“I’ll let him know your thoughts.”

“Your achievement exceeds all our expectations.” – “Are you going to share this with the emperor?”

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Faire part de quelque chose à quelqu’un

“Je lui ferai part de ta réflection.”

“Votre réalisation dépasse toutes nos attentes.” – “Allez vous en faire part à l’empereur?”

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Sniff out / find / dig up

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flairer quelque chose

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13
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To unwind

“It helps me unwind.”

(Se version:) to take it out on someone

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​défouler

“ça (me) défoule”

se défouler sur quelqu’un / quelque chose

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To move something

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Déplacer quelque chose
Bouger quelque chose

“Pourquoi t’as fait ça, sachant que c’était pas mon auto?” – “je t’avais dit de le déplacer, non?”

“Je t’ai dit de la bouger, non?”

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To throw / to “spit out” ( sparks, gravel )

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Projeter, jeter

[+étincelles]
[+gravillons]

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16
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To get interfere in something/ to get oneself involved with / to meddle with

“I dont want to get involved with politics”

To interfere with others’ business

“What do I know?” / “why should I care?”

“When love comes into play…”

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se mêler de

“je ne veux pas me mêler de politique”

se mêler des affaires des autres

“de quoi je me mêle!”

“quand l’amour s’en mêle”

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“Mind your own business!”

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“mêle-toi de ce qui te regarde!”
“mêle-toi de tes oignons!”