Thèmes/versions littéraires piépié Flashcards

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le temps que

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by the time

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atteindre, arriver à

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to reach

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rester pétrifier/paralyser

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to stand paralysed

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le pas de porte/perron

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the doorstep

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embrasure de la porte

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the doorway

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imprégner/se répandre sur

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to suffuse

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des manches

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sleeves

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poignets d’une chemise (manchettes) = menottes

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cuffs

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boutons de manchette

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cufflinks

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retrousser/enrouler

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to roll up

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immédiatement/sur le champ

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at once

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to cry

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pleurer OU s’exclamer

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pleurer

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to weep

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enlever/débarrasser de son manteau

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to remove his/her coat

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un berger

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a shepherd

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l’air radieux, rayonnant

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beaming

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convenir correctement, aller à

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to suit/becoming

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banal/quelconque

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mundane

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à côté de/près de

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beside

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attentivement

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intently

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une querelle

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a feud

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un différent/une dispute

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a contention

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controversé

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contentious

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rire

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to laugh

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se sentir spirituel/plein d'esprit
to feel witty
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amuser/divertir/tenir occupé
to entertain
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prendre en volume
to expand/to flourish
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oser dire
to daresay
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sortir en vitesse
to hurry out
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porte d'entrée
front door
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salutation
a greeting
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le genou
knee
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se pelotonner/rouler en boule
to curl up/to roll oneself into a ball
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coucher/étendre
to lay down
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s'allonger
to stretch out
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allonger/étirer
to stretch
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poubelle
dustbin/trash
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jeter/lancer
to throw
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redouter
to fear
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imaginer que
to figure that
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des calomnies
slanders
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mentalité féminine
female mindset
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coincer qqun
to trap
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tu n'arrêtes pas
you keep doing that
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une dispute / une rangée de qqch
a row
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sauvage
wild
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éclater (se produire)
to break out (autrement = to split)
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durer
to go on/to last
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depuis un moment
for a while
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flagrant
blatant/obvious
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embêter/enquiquiner
to bother/to annoy
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"...", demanda ... en ...
asked... as...
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tendre un verre
to hand a glass
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baisser la tête
to look down/to lower his head
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une gorgée/une petite gorgée
a mouthful/a sip
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avaler
to swallow
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siroter/prendre une gorgée de qqch
to sip at sth/to take a sip of sth
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objectif/but/raison
the point
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sembler/avoir l'air
to sound + adj
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être mal
to be poorly/unwell
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passer/faire un saut
to come over
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être malheureux
to be miserable
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marquer un temps
to pause
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être informé/au courant
to be aware
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être conscient de
to be aware of
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lever/soulever la tête
to raise/to lift his head | to look up
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coiffure
hairstyle
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relever, ramasser
to pick up
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redresser/remettre droit
to put something upright
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relever un défi
to take up a bet/a challenge
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des soins
nursing
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une robe
a dress
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surmonter/lutter
to cope
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se maquiller
to put on makeup
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prendre du poids
to put on weight
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la télévision
telly
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gérer/se débrouiller/s'en sortir/réussir à faire qqch
to manage (to)
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pour que
so that
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fixer qqch du regard/un regard fixe
to gaze at/a gaze
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raison/objectif
purpose
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petite maison
cottage
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polir/astiquer = briller
to shine sth
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payer qqch/payer qqun
to pay for sth/to pay someone
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s'approcher de qqun
to get closer/to come nearer/to be up to
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reconnaitre qqun
to recognise someone
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maintenant que
now that
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être étonner de qqch
to be surprised AT sby doing sth
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ainsi
thus
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un étranger
a foreigner (autre pays) ≠ a stranger (an unknown person)
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balbutier
to stammer
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pousser un cri
to utter a cry/let out a cry
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chagrin/peine/tristesse
a sorrow
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le malheur
misery
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rivière de diamants
a diamond necklace
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prêter
to lend (lent/lent)
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un faux
a copy (fake = adjectif ≠ nom)
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la valeur
the worth
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valoir
be worth + prix
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en ce temps-là
in those days/at that time
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monter à dos d'un animal
to ride on
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rallier un endroit
to get to/to reach/to arrive at
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gagner sa vie
to earn his living
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à peine
barely/hardly
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ennuyeux
dull/boring
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chez Pierre/chez des amis
at Pierre's house/at the place of friends
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déshabiller
to take clothes off/to undress
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s'endormir
to nod off/to fall asleep
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s'assoupir
to doze off
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une voix douce
a soft/low voice
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une voix froide
a cold/distant/aloof/ voice
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s'habituer à
to get used to doing sth
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composer un numéro de téléphone
to dial the number
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orphelinat
orphanage
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demander à parler à qqun
to ask for someone
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attendre qqun
to wait for
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"C'est moi" (au téléphone)
speaking
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pronostic
prognosis
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entêté/têtu/obstiné
stubborn
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comme d'habitude
as usual
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éreintant/épuisant/exténuant
grueling
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deuil
mourning
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s'effondrer
to collapse
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s'avérer
to turn out to be
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saisir
to grasp
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une bonne affaire
a bargain
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marchander
to bargain
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en plus
into the bargain
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se débattre/lutter
to struggle
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dans un premier temps
at first
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payer le loyer
to pay the rent
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locataire
tenant
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louer un appartement
to rent a flat
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propriétaire
the owner
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propriétaire de l'appart qui est loué
a landlord/landlady
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mettre en location
to let a house/a flat
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déplacer
to shift
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changer de vitesse (voiture)
to shift gears
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période de temps de travail
a shift
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se mettre en quête
to hunt for
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accrocher qqch
to hang sth
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jeter un coup d'oeil/parcourir du regard
to look sth over
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objet de famille/héritage
heirloom
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boutique de prêteur sur gages
a pawnshop
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garder précieusement
to treasure sth
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calmer/apaiser qqch ou qqun
to soothe sth/someone
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au dessous-de
below/beneath
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accueillir/recevoir/saluer qqun
to greet sby
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ancrer/fixer qqch
to anchor
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présentatrice TV
anchorwoman
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transporter/porter
to carry
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retrouver qqun
to meet someone/to meet up with
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pour l'instant
for now/for the time being
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une concession
a concession
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petits pains/brioche
buns