verbes et mots Flashcards

(50 cards)

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to feel (eprouver un sentiment ou une sensation)

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ressentir

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to feel like (doing something)

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se ressentir de faire qqc

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to allow yourself

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s’octroyer

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to let yourself go

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se laisser aller

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everything fades with time

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avec le temps tout s’éloingé

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everything heals with time

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avec le temps tout se soigne

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to struggle to do something x2

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avoir peine à faire qqc

avoir du mal à faire qqc

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an introduction (to something)

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une entrée en matière

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to work behind the scenes

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travailler dans les coulisses

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to commit to/to commit yourself to x2

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s’investir dans qqc

s’engager à faire qqc

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10
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to be in your Sunday best

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être endimanche

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asset qualifications

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les qualifications contituant un atout

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essential qualifications

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les qualifications essentielles

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13
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to be embarassed

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être gêné

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14
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it makes me embarassed that…..+SUBJONCTIF

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ça me gêne que…..

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to shed light on something

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éclairer sur qqc

éclairer qqn sur qqc

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that leaves a lot to be desired

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ça laisse à desirer

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to lead one to believe

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laisser à penser

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to set the cat among the pigeons

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laisser entre le loup dans la bergerie (la cage)

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to let time take it’s course

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laisser du temps au temps

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to let nature takes its course

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laisser faire la nature

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let time do its work / time heals all wounds / give it time

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laisser le temps faire son travail

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to be intimidated

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se laisser impressionner

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to let ones imagination run

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laisser libre cours à son imagination

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favorable (adj) x2
propice | favorable
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whatever (subjonctif) .......the N (reason eg)
quel(le)(s) que so(ien)t.... quelle que soit la situation.... quelles que soient les règles.... Ton problème, quel qu'il soit, n'est certainement pas très grave. Ta situation, quelle qu'elle soit, n'est......
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by way of, acting as, as (+ noun)
en guise de... | en tant que....
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to hinder, bind, or shackle
entraver
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the door closed itself
la porte-même s'est fermée.
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capitalize (letter)
majuscule
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smaller case (letter)
miniscule
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to thank someone for doing something
remercier qqn de faire qqc | eg je te remercie d'être venu m'aider à déménager
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to beat, defeat (comme une maladie) OR to overcome something (like shyness)
vaincre qqc (irregular) vaincu (past participle) Je devais vaincre ma timidité.
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to prove to be
se révéler +adj OR se révéler être +adj eg: ça s'est révélé inutile
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to hit, collide
heurter
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to match
qqn correspondre à qqc | qqc correspondre à qqn
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discretionary
facultatif(ive) (adj) C'est formation est factultative.
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as of, as from, starting from
à compter de....
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in anticipation of, towards
en prévision de
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to relax (not reposer)
se détendre
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a century
le siècle
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la monde occidental
first world
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the more things change, the more they stay the same
plus ça change, plus c'est pareil
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at the mercy of, at the will of
à gré de qqn
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without your informed knowledge
à l'insu de son plein gré
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whether you like it or not
bon gré mal gré
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against your will
contre son gré
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I would appreciate if you...
Je vous/te saurais gré de + INF
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of your own free will
de son plein gré
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media circus
cirque médiatique