vocabulaire cours Flashcards

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bord, lisière

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edge

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to get to know somebody (équivalents)

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to get acquainted with sb

to further our acquaintance

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lisse >< ridé, rugueux

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smooth >< wrinkled, rough

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avoir envie de

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to feel like doing sthg / sthg

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être de mauvaise humeur

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to be in a fool/bad mood

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mauvaise haleine

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fool breath

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s’avérer utile

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to come in handy

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vanité (2)

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vanity (haute opinion de soi-même)

futile

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être lucide / conscient

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be aware off sthg/doing sthg

to be clear-sighted

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borgne

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one-eyed

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loucher

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to squint

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glasses (éq)

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spectacles

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forcément

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necessarily

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le tps passe vite

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time flies by

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to come of age

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to become an adult

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masque de ski

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goggles

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sensuel

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sultry

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énerver qn

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to get on sm’s nerves

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grimacer

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to pull faces

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il a beau essayer

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no matter how hard he tries

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il a beau être intellignet

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he may be intelligent but

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il a beau faire

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no matter what he does

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liens familiaux

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kinship

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habiter dans une ville

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to dwell in an area

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insister sur (4)
dwell on insist on emphasize highlight
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le plus surprenant
most surprisingly
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entendre dire
hear
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désigner, faire allusion
refer to
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désigner (comme candidat)
appoint to
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désigner du doigt
point out
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pot de confiture
jam jar
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journalist (2 éq)
columnist = reporter
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fausser (2)
to skew = to distort
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j'ai peut-être encore plus envie d'y participer
I am, if anything, even keener to be involved
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Il n'est pas mince, il est même plus dodu
he is not thin. If anything he is on the plump size
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s'émerveiller
wonder AT doing something | something
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améliorer >< empirer
to better >< to worsen
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avec modération
IN moderation
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c'est là que le bât blesse
this is where the shoe hurts
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sensible
sensitive = touchy
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sensé
sensible
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to sensitive sb about smthg
to raise somebody's awareness about shtg
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a priori
speculative
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générer
to generate = to entail
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poule
hens
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passer du coq à l'âne
talk cock and bull
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délai de livraison
delivery time
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être en retard derrière qn
to lag behind sb
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creux (personne)
hollow
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peu profond
shallow
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FOMO
fear of missing out
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désirer ardamment
to yearn (for something) = to crave for smthg
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par csqt
as a result
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ainsi
thus
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être coupable : un coupable
to be guilty : a culprit
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il est incontestable
there is no denying
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exhaustif
exhaustive = comprehensive
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faute d'avoir fait
because he didn't do
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faute de mieux
for lack of a better solution
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oser faire qqch
to dare ("to" seulement dans affirmative) do smthg
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si je puis me permettre
dare I say
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à tort
wrongly
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à juste titre
rightly
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dans l'excitation du départ
in the excitement before departing
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bruire
to rustle
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foule (3)
mob = crowd = thongh
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possédé
overwhelmed
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inquiétude
anxiety > concern = worry
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sauter de joie
to jump for joy
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être fou de joie
to be wild with joy
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un feu de joie
a bonfire
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shortcomings
drawbacks
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céder
to give in
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se vanter de
to boast/brag about sthg/doing smthg
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volontiers
willingly
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au pied levé
off the cuff
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défauts
blemishes
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retouché
airbrushed
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tenir compte de
heed