Voc 19/11 Flashcards

(38 cards)

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Q

Se rendre malade a trop manger

A

Eat oneself sick

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Un gros bonnet
Un grand ponte
Une huile

A

A big shot

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2
Q

Distribuer de l’argent

3

A

Dish out
Dole out
Shell out

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3
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Ne pas etre d’accord avec qn a propos de qch

2

A

Be at odds with sb about sth

Disagree with sb about sth

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5
Q

C etait plutot/ assez cher

A

That was rather expensive

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6
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végétation

A

foliage

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mauvaises herbes
lierre
mousse

3

A

weeds
ivy
moss

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8
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un exutoire

A

an outlet

men use the pub to bond and as an emotional outlet

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9
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un fusible/ un plomb

A

a fuse

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10
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un lien

A

a bond

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11
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diffamation, calomnie

A

slander

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12
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se lier d’amitié

A

to bond

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13
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qlq soit/ sans se soucier de/ indifférent à/ au mépris de

A

regardless of

I will buy this watch regardless of its price

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14
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un bourbier

A

a quagmire

If last year’s chaos is any guide it will be difficult to take Afghanistan out of this quagmire

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15
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allouer

A

To allot

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16
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avoir son franc-parler

17
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susciter, faire naitre un sentiment

2

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rouse= arouse

it arouses anger

18
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ennui

19
Q

partir de rien/ commencer à zéro

A

start from scratch

20
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des déchets

3

A

trash
refuse
waste

21
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intrus dans une propriété privée

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merle

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rossignol

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pièce détachée

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compisition d'un groupe
line-up
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exposé/ en vitrine
on display
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point de vente
retail outlet
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lend/ give/ improve/ ameliorate/ enhance/ reinforce + credibility
donner d'avantage de crédibilité
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stunt (vb) | poor food can stunt a child's growth
freiner la croissance/ le developpement de qch/ qn
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provided=providing
à condition de
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over= more than= upward of
plus de...
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ministre des finances ( UK)
chancellor of the Exchequer
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English : a GP
A General Practician : un medecin generaliste
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A physician
Un medecin, docteur
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A physicist
Un physicien
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A groom
Un marié
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Presque jamais
...hardly ever...
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Se comporter
To behave