Vocabulaire français avancé 37B Flashcards

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to hang in there

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tenir bon, ne pas lâcher

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to lean against the wall

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s’adosser au mur

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social media

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les réseaux sociaux (NOTEZ: ‘les médias sociaux’ n’est pas français, c’est un anglicisme)

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the good deed

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le bienfait

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to cast out demons

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chasser les démons

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ready for anything

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prêt à tout

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to take a deep breath, to breathe (in) deeply

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respirer profondément, prendre une profonde inspiration, respirer à fond, prendre une grande inspiration

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to pause (for a moment)

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marquer un temps d’hésitation, marquer une pause

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to turn towards the mirror

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se tourner vers le miroir

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He’s satisfied

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Il est comblé, il est satisfait

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to tell him / her everything: I avoid telling him / her everything.

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tout lui raconter; J’évite de tout lui raconter.

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His legs dangling over the edge

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Ses jambes pendant dans le vide

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I decided to stop working for a year.

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J’ai décidé d’arrêter de travailler pendant un an.

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He’s having a struggle.

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Il vit un conflit.

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Meanwhile,

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Pendant ce temps,

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overcome with a sudden wave of panic

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submergé par une soudaine vague de panique

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to meet one’s gaze

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soutenir son regard

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He was granted bail.

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Il a eu une caution.

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the brace

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l’entretoise f.

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beaming adj.

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radieux, radieuse

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to haul

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transporter

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to breach

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enfreindre

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to convey

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transmettre

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cunning adj.

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rusé adj.

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the pavement
la chaussée
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to regain (territory)
reconquérir
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recreation
les loisirs
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the hoax
le canular
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to counteract (i.e. effects of)
contrer
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taxation
l'imposition f.
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prominent (person) adj.
important
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to steep (tea)
tremper
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the scenery
le paysage
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to handle (object or materials)
manipuler
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the kernel
le noyau
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to set up (consultation or meeting)
organiser une consultation, une réunion
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to set up (consultation or meeting)
organisation une consultation, une réunion
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to spend the holidays with one's family
passer les Fêtes dans sa famille
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Cough into your elbow.
Tousser dans le pli du coude.
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turning doughnuts upside down (a step in the cooking process)
retourner les beignets
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to mutter
murmurer
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the swelling (medical condition)
l'enflure f.
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to snatch (away from someone)
arracher qqch. à qqn.
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the pier
la jetée
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(to see) the sights
(voir) les curiosités
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to snarl (animal, person)
gronder
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the bedspread
le couvre-lit
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to cling to
se cramponner à
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to skim a book
parcourir un livre
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bulky adj. (item, package, luggage, etc.)
volumineux
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the sneer
le ricanement
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leisurely adj.
tranquille(s)
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the scuffle
la bagarre
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the lodging
l'hébergement
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housing (dwelling, not case for computer)
le logement
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the bliss
le bonheur
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to argue about this
discuter ça
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a gurgle
un gargouillis
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the brooch (jewelry)
la broche
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unrest (social, political, etc.)
des troubles
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wearisome adj.
ennuyeux adj.
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That was just like his sister (to do that).
Voilà qui ressemblait à sa soeur.
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utopian, fanciful adj.
chimérique(s) adj.
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an in-depth knowledge of a language
une connaissance pointue d'une langue
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He becomes a source of encouragement.
Il devient source d'encouragement.
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these days
ces temps-ci
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to get shot down (Not as in 'to shoot down a plane', but only in the sense of 'to be rejected when coming on to someone romantically')
se prendre un râteau
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He makes them much better than....
Il les réussit bien mieux que...
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He's always a step ahead (of)
Il a toujours un coup d'avance (sur)
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to take a blow (combat, fight)
encaisser un coup
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to take it all in (fig., to mentally process something)
encaisser le coup
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to bring the mood down, to spoil the mood, to spoil / ruin the (emotional) atmosphere
plomber l'ambiance
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Lately,
Ces derniers temps,
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to be set in stone ( literal and figurative sense )
être coulé(e) dans le béton
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the longing to
l'envie de
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to blow one's lid
exploser de rage
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to drive sb. over the edge (to drive sb. crazy)
faire qn. sortir de ses gonds
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to push someone to their limit, to push someone over the edge (to drive sb. crazy)
pousser qqn. à bout
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to blow up, to lose it (figurative) (become enraged or infuriated)
sauter au plafond
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the set of exercises (workout)
la série d'exercices
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to give sb. an update (on news, situation, etc.)
mettre qqn. au courant (de)
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to not have a trace of
ne pas avoir trace de
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to have one's head in the clouds
avoir la tête dans les nuages
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the herniated disk (type of injury to spinal column)
l'hernie discale
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to not see eye to eye
ne pas avoir la même vision des choses
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Déjà que + present indicative mood...
As if it isn't enough that...
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Come off it! / Stop your nonsense! / Cut the crap!
Arrête ton délire!
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to survive sth.
réchapper à qqch. / réchapper de qqch.
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to be all right (after accident, injury or illness) Ex.: Will we be all right?
réchapper de; Ex: Est-ce que nous en réchapperons?
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on the sly, quietly (without making a stir), secretly
en douce
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regarding sth
concernant qqch.
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to experience one's share of
connaître son lot de
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He's going to fix it (problem or situation).
Il va y remédier.
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to have something in stock (store)
avoir quelque chose en stock / en inventaire.
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He took the day off to...
Il a pris sa journée pour...
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to base a theory on...
asseoir une théorie sur...
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the tinted lenses
les verres fumés
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The boat came ashore.
Le bateau est venu à terre.
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to bicker, se chamailler
se brouiller
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to have a dark side (person)
avoir un côté obscur / sombre
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the dark side of the moon
la face cachée de la lune
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Meanwhile,
En attendant,
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Very well known (familiar); He is a very well known actor.
super connu(e)s; Ex: C'est un acteur super connu.
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to be successful in life, to succeed in life
réussir sa vie
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to be lagging behind (while walking in a line or in following someone)
être à la traîne
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to laugh to oneself
rire en soi-même
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Year in, year out.
Bon an, mal an.
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hideous, dreadful, horrible adj.
affreux, affreuse(s) adj.
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(There's been a) Change of plans!
Changement de programme!
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professional rigor, professional followthrough (a positive job skill or personal quality)
la rigueur professionnelle
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to hold it against someone for something- (professional context or business letter ); Ex: I don't hold it against you.
tenir rigueur à qqn. de qqch... Ex.: Je ne t'/ vous en tiens pas rigueur.
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the novelist
le romancier, la romancière
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the romance novel; Ex.: She only reads romance novels.
le roman d'amour, la romance Ex.; Elle ne lit que des romances.
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to have the knack of / pour + inf.
avoir le chic pour
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And on the whole,
Et globalement,
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I'm eager for that to be finished!
Vivement que ça finisse!
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Nobody gives a rip!
Tout le monde s'en fiche!
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to allow oneself to be convinced by someone, to be convinced by someone
se laisser convaincre par qqn.
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He knows all too well that... / He knows very well that...
Il sait bien que...
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Between now and the end of...
D'ici la fin de..