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Vocabulary 3 Flashcards

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Slapstick comedy

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Comédie bouffonne

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Sapin

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Fir (tree)

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Sketchy

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Vague, peu détaillé, sommaire

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Nape

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The nape of the neck: la nuque

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Squeaky clean

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Extrêmement propre

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A shrink

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Un psy

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Offhand

+ 2 examples

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Spontanément, au pied levé

Offhand I’d say it’ll take a week
I can’t give you the figures offhand

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Vicariously

+ ex

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Indirectement, pas procuration

[vi’kèrieusli]

Ex: I can be vicariously on holiday through you

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Squat

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Trapu

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Embezzlement

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Détournement

[im’bèzeulement]

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Rest up!

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Repose-toi ! Prends du repos !

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Menial tasks

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Tâches ingrates

/ˈmiː.ni.əl/

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Words of endearment
Terms of endearment

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Mots tendres, affectueux

[in’di-rment]

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Impediment (2)

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Obstacle
Handicap

[im’pèdiment]

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Disheartening

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Décourageant

[dis’harte.ning]

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Être de mauvaise foi

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To be insincere

[´i-nsi-ncire]

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Serendipity

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Don de faire des découvertes (accidentelles)

/ˌser.ənˈdɪp.ə.ti/

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Le linge

Étendre le linge

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The washing

To hang out the washing

/hæŋ/ /ˈwɒʃ.ɪŋ/

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Repasser le linge

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To iron the washing

/aɪən/ /ˈwɒʃ.ɪŋ/

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To plunder

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Piller

/ˈplʌn.dər/

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String

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G-string

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Martyr

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Martyr

[‘ma-rteur]

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To have a squint

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Scallop

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Coquille St-Jacques

[‘scallop]

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Angler
Pêcheur à la ligne (angle=hameçon) non-professionnel [´angler]
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Labyrinth
Labyrinthe [´labyrinth]
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Headway 2 examples
To make headway = avancer, faire des progrès They made some headway on their plans = leurs projets avancent They made no headway on their plans = leurs projets n’avancent pas [‘headway]
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To jettison
Jeter à la mer, (fig) se débarrasser de [‘djètisseune]
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Pleasant
Agréable [´plè.seunt]
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Forest
Forêt [´forèst]
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Literature
Littérature [´litreu tchure]
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Literally
Littéralement [´liteureuly]
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Shebang + example
The whole of something, including everything connected with it To take care of the whole shebang [sheu.'bang]
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To pick one's nose
Se mettre le doigt dans le nez
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Weary + exemple
Las Ex: she grew weary of reading /ˈwɪə.ri/
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To pull strings
Jouer de son influence secrètement
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shindig
bit party (often with dancing)
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To nag
To complain or criticize often in an annoying way, especially in order to try and make someone do something
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Syntax of "to nag" (3)
To nag someone to do sthg To nag so about sthg To nag at so
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Minion
Follower of a powerful person, laquais (Pejorative) /ˈmɪn.jən/
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To baffle
Déconcerter, dérouter
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Dog-eat-dog
Décrit une situation où les gens sont prêts à tout pour réussir
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May/might as well
Used to suggest doing something, often when there is nothing better to do
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Topical
À usage local /ˈtɒp.ɪ.kəl/
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Low note
Note grave /ləʊ nəʊt/
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Voix grave
Deep voice /diːp vɔɪs/
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Voix aiguë (3)
High-pitched voice Sharp voice Shrill voice (pejorative) /ʃrɪl/
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Note aiguë
High note
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Chanter/jouer trop haut
To be sharp /ʃɑːp/
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Chanter/jouer en dessous du ton
To be flat
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Bémol
Flat
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Dièse
Sharp
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To snap
Répondre d’un ton sec
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Burrow
Terrier /ˈbʌrəʊ/
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Attaboy!
Bravo ! Vas-y mon petit ! /ˈæt.ə.bɔɪ/
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To gaslight
To trick or control someone by making them believe that their memories or beliefs are wrong /ˈɡæs.laɪt/

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