thème littéraire Flashcards

(88 cards)

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mouchoir

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handkerchief

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pas de la porte

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threshold

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coffre de voiture (2)

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boot

trunk

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4
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à pied

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on foot

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5
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immédiatement

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at once

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devenir coûte que coûte

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to struggle to become

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irréfléchi

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thoughtless

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8
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dépasser l’entendement (2)

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to [exceed/ be beyond] human understanding

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avec joie

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with delight

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10
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solitude

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loneliness

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11
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au moins

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at least

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12
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rarement

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seldom

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13
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un éclat de génie

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a burst of inspiration

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14
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fondre en larmes

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to burst into tears

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15
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avec stupéfaction

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in amazement

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pesant, ennuyeux (3)

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burdensome, troublesome, irksome

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l’homme parfait

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Mr. Right

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18
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monsieur je-sais-tout

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Mr Know-it-all

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19
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homologue

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counterpart

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20
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les négociations de paix avancent

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the peace talks move ahead

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21
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voir d’un bon oeil

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to welcome signs

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22
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craie

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chalk

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23
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accompagner

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to accompany

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auparavant

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previously

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lourd, couteux (3)
burdensome, onerous, taxing
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plutôt : brit-am
rather (br) - pretty (am)
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un plaisir
a treat
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c'est un vrai plaisir / régal
it's something of a treat
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faire plaisir a qn
to give sb a treat
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payer qc a qn
to treat sb to sg
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appréhender, redouter
to dread
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carrosse
coach
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emporter
to take along
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faire un signe de la main / saluer
to wave
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prendre le coup de main pour
to get good at doing sg
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une rencontre fortuite
a chance encounter
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tout ça c'est bien beau / c'est bien joli de
it's all very well (to + vb)
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être en colère, fulminer (4)
to fume / to rage / to boil / to see red
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postillonner, crachoter, toussoter, bafouiller
splutter
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un postillon
a postillion
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ne pas tenir en place, s'agiter
to fidget
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tinter
to clink
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le cortège
the procession
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avant-cour
forecourt
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prêt à partir
ready for the off
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La garde royale
The Guardsmen
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jeter, lancer (2)
fling | sling
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tordre, essorer
wring / wrung / wrung
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un râteau
a rake
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mince, élancé
slender
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mince, pas un poil de graisse
lean
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sac d'os, maigrichon
scrawny
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n'a que la peau sur les os
bony
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décharné
gaunt
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se tenir très droit, droit comme un piquet
to stand with erectness
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le corps penché en arrière
backward-tending
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s'entrecroiser (autour de lui)
to crisscross (past)
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hésiter
to waver
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hésitant
wavery
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laisser supposer
to suggest
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bien qu'il ne montrât aucune détresse
though he showed no distress
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bouleversé, angoissé, en détresse
in distress
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marcher à grands pas
to stride (strode)
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position / posture
stance
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dit-il d'un ton insistant
he said, urging
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oeuf dur
boiled egg
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le bord du trottoir (UK - US)
Kerb (UK) | Curb (US)
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le trottoir d'en face
the far kerb
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joyeux (2)
cheerful / joyful
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spontanément, de bonne grâce, sans hésiter
cheerfully / willingly
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aimablement (2)
kindly / nicely
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aveugle (4)
sightless unseeing eyeless blind
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(s') écarquiller
to stare wide-eyed at sg
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hausser les épaules
to shrug
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autrefois
in the old days
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à cette époque là (2)
in those days | at that time
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récemment, dernièrement (4)
latterly recently of late lately
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perdre la tête
to be out of one's mind
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politesse, courtoisie
courtesy
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baisser la tête (2)
to dip/bend one's head
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tremper, plonger dans un liquide, baisser, fléchir
to dip (prices are dipping by 1%)
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volontiers, sans hésiter, aisément
readily
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recommander, faire remarquer
to advise
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se rapprocher de qc
to approach sg
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un témoin de la scène, un badaud
an onlooker
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Trembler
To Shiver
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Chemin
Path
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Volet
Shutter