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Vocabulary 3 Flashcards

1
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Slapstick comedy

A

Comédie bouffonne

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2
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Sapin

A

Fir (tree)

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3
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Sketchy

A

Vague, peu détaillé, sommaire

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4
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Nape

A

The nape of the neck: la nuque

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5
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Squeaky clean

A

Extrêmement propre

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6
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A shrink

A

Un psy

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7
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Offhand

+ 2 examples

A

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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8
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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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9
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Squat

A

Trapu

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10
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Embezzlement

A

Détournement

[im’bèzeulement]

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11
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Rest up!

A

Repose-toi ! Prends du repos !

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12
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Menial tasks

A

Tâches ingrates

[‘minieul]

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13
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Pupil : pronounciation

A

[‘pioupeu.l]

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14
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Words of endearment
Terms if endearment

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Mots tendres, affectueux

[in’di-rment]

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15
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Impediment (2)

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Obstacle
Handicap

[im’pèdiment]

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16
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Disheartening

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Décourageant

[dis’harte.ning]

17
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Être de mauvaise foi

A

To be insincere

[´i-nsi-ncire]

18
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Serendipity

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Don de faire des découvertes (accidentelles)

[,seurèn’di.peuti]

19
Q

Le linge

Étendre le linge

A

The washing

To hang out the washing

20
Q

Repasser le linge

A

To iron the washing

21
Q

To plunder

A

Piller

22
Q

String

A

G-string

23
Q

Martyr

A

Martyr

[‘ma-rteur]

24
Q

To have a squint

A

Loucher

25
Q

Scallop

A

Coquille St-Jacques

[‘scallop]

26
Q

Angler

A

Pêcheur à la ligne (angle=hameçon) non-professionnel

[´angler]

27
Q

Angler

A

Pêcheur à la ligne (angle=hameçon) non-professionnel

[´angler]

28
Q

Labyrinth

A

Labyrinthe

[´labyrinth]

29
Q

Headway

2 examples

A

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]

30
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To jettison

A

Jeter à la mer, (fig) se débarrasser de

[‘djètisseune]

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