Traduction Flashcards

(100 cards)

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Q

avoir qqn dans sa poche

A

to have sbdy in the palm of one’s hand

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jeter un coup d’oeil

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to glance at sthg

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regarder fixement

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to stare at sthg

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4
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contempler

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to gaze at sthg

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5
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scruter

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to peer at sthg

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observer

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to watch

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7
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refouler / réprimer

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to bottle sthg up

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8
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pouce

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thumb

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9
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index

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forefinger

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10
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majeur

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middle finger

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annulaire

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ring finger

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auriculaire

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little finger

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13
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phalange

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knuckle

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14
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poignet

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wrist

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le marié / le palefrenier

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a groom

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un groom

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a doorman / porter / bellboy

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17
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former qqn

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to groom sbdy for a post

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18
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un parking

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a car park

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19
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un jogging (fringue)

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a tracksuit

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20
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un lifting

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a facelift

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21
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des baskets

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sneakers

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22
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saisir

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to seize

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23
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une pancarte

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a placard

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carton

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cardboard

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bêtes rampantes
creepy crawlies
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rouler sur l'or
to be rolling in money
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suivre la ligne du parti, se mettre au pas, se conformer
to toe the (party) line
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sur le pas de la porte
on the threshold
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la batterie de cuisine
the pots and pans
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il est soldat jusqu'à la moelle
he is every bit a soldier
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je ne partage pas trop l'idée de ...
I don't relish the idea of
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être le portrait craché de ...
to be the spitting image of sbdy
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être estropié
to be lame
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boiter
to limp, to hobble
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un argument qui ne tient pas la route
a lame argument
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un homme politique sans grand pouvoir
a lame duck
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un film nul
a lame movie
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kiosque
newspaper stall
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un exposant
a stall holder
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caler
to stall a car
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ramper
to crawl, to creep
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se déplacer sur la pointe des pieds
to tiptoe
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prérequis
prerequisite
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verger
orchard
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apprécier
to relish sthg
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se renseigner
to enquire
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vivement
crisply
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se débarrasser de, tromper
to fob off
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vaurien, ordure
a scoundrel, a rascal, a thug
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tromper
to two-time, to double-cross sbdy, to betray sbdy
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horrible, immonde
foul
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dissimuler
to conceal
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curieux, interrogateur
inquisitive
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regarder qq les yeux écarquillés
to stare at sbdy wide-eyed
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baisser la tête
to lower one's head
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la propriété
the gardens, the grounds
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manquer une case
to have a screw lose
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perdre la boule
to have lost one's marbles
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plan de travail
worktop
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une bougie allumée
a lit candle
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l'aube
dawn, sunrise
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crépuscule
dusk, sunset, twilight
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parsemer
to strew
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sinueux
winding
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phare
lighthouse
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algues
seaweed
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se retrouver à faire qqch
to wind up doing sthg
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briquet
lighter
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en or
gold
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doré
golden
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un commerçant
a shopkeeper
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fumer
to puff on sthg
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écraser
to crush
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cendrier
ashtray
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rangée
row
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scarabée
beetle
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mélanger
to stir sthg
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morceau
lump
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verser / servir
to pour
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mettre la table
to lay / set the table
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débarrasser la table
to clean the table
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faire sensation
to cause a stir
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semer la pagaille
to stir things up
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faire bouger les choses
to shake things up
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éclairer (expliquer)
to enlighten
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les Lumières
the Enlightenment
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illuminer / alléger
to lighten
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une prairie
a meadow
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un berger
a shepherd
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5 jours d'affilée
5 days in a row
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une tumeur
a lump
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gratter une allumette
to strike a match
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vapoter
to vape
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s'éloigner / disparaître
to recede
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s'émerveiller
to marvel
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bec-de-lièvre
harelip
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un cimetière
a graveyard
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les années folles
the Roaring Twenties
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rouler sur l'or
to do a roaring trade
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de la vie à la mort
from the cradle to the grave