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Volume 1 Flashcards

1
Q

virer de l’argent

A

to wire money

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2
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une pièce de Shakespeare

A

a play by Shakespeare

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3
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sur scene

A

on stage

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4
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le passage à l’heure d’hiver

A

the change to winter time

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5
Q

une hausse

A

rise (eg interest rates)

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6
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sur le champ

A

immediately

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7
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Après des jours et des jours de…

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After days and days of…

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8
Q

Comment ça se fait? (informal )

Comment cela se fait-il (formal)

A

How come?

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9
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Comment ça se fait que… (informal)

Comment se fait-il que…
formal

A

How come…

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10
Q

la serpillière

A

mop

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11
Q

une dissertation

A

essay

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12
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(juste) au cas où + cond

A

just in case

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13
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ces derniers temps

A

lately

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14
Q

un robot de cuisine

A

food processor

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15
Q

moudre

A

to grind

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16
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mouler

A

to mold, cast

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17
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émoudre

A

to hone

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18
Q

s’investir dans

A

to get involved in

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19
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profiter de

A

to enjoy

take advantage of

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20
Q

de peur que + subj

A

for fear that

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21
Q

sans que + subj clause

A

without + clause

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22
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à temps

A

on time

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23
Q

se dénoncer

A

to denounce

tell on

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24
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se faufiler

A

to sneak in

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25
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à peine

A

hardly

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26
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au courant

A

aware

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27
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s’abstenir de

A

to abstain from

refrain from

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28
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que + subj

A

whether

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29
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être d’accord

A

to agree

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30
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faire en sorte

A

make sure

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31
Q

à la perfection

A

perfectly

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32
Q

une chaumière

A

cottage

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33
Q

une tirelire

A

piggy bank

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34
Q

une troupie

A

top (toy)

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35
Q

prolonger

A

to prolong

extend

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36
Q

exaucer

A

to grant

fulfill

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37
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s’évader de

A

to run away from

38
Q

héberger

A

to put up

shelter

39
Q

exagérer

A

to exaggerate

go too far

40
Q

la transpiration

A

sweat

41
Q

la friture

A

fried food

42
Q

sentir la rose

Tu sens la rose aujourd’hui.

Ça ne sens pas la rose là-dedans!

A

to smell good

You smell good today.

It smells nasty in there!

43
Q

pardonner

A

to forgive

44
Q

se mutiner

A

to mutiny

45
Q

répartir

A

to distribute

note: not a derivative of partir
répartir is regular

46
Q

le romarin

A

rosemary

47
Q

négocier

A

to negotiate

48
Q

prédire

A

to predict

49
Q

médire de

vous médisez de votre voisin.

A

to speak ill of

you speak ill of your neighbour

note: only redire follows conjugation of dire exactly

50
Q

sur le point de

A

about to

51
Q

un blouson

A

jacket

52
Q

monter

A

to mount
climb
get on

53
Q

dessus

travailler dessus

A

on it

to work on it

54
Q

se reposer

A

to rest

55
Q

dévoiler

A

to reveal

56
Q

les canines (fp)

A

canine teeth

57
Q

sucer

A

to suck

58
Q

s’agenouiller

A

to kneel

59
Q

rétrécir (vi)

A

to shrink

60
Q

tout à l’heure

A

later today

61
Q

se désister

A

to withdraw

62
Q

corriger

A

to mark

63
Q

Je t’aime très fort

A

I love you very much

64
Q

malpoli (adj)

A

rude

65
Q

exquis (adj)

A

exquisite

66
Q

la crème anglaise

A

custard

67
Q

méconnaître

A

to misjudge

68
Q

comparaître

A

to appear in court

69
Q

conduit en état d’ivresse

A

drunk driving

70
Q

s’en prendre à qqn

A

to blame sb

71
Q

salement

A

in a unclean manner

72
Q

une peste

A

pest

plaque

73
Q

un titre

à titre + adj

A

title (book, position…)

for reason …
on the basis of…

74
Q

resservir

A

to give a second helping

75
Q

geindre

A

to whimper

76
Q

contraindre

A

to constrain

force

77
Q

desservir la table

A

to clear the table

78
Q

en premier

A

first

79
Q

un vide-grenier

A

garage sale

80
Q

concevoir

A

to conceive

81
Q

concevoir

A

to design

conceive of

82
Q

un empêchement

A

hindrance
impediment
obstacle
something that came up

83
Q

devoir in imparfait

A

was supposed to

a past obligation that may not have been met

84
Q

devoir in passé composé

A

had to

past obligation that was met

85
Q

se déclencher

A

to go off (eg alarm)

86
Q

dans tous les sens

A

around

in every direction

87
Q

piéger

A

to trick

88
Q

un chéquier

A

cheque book

89
Q

insultant (adj)

A

insulting

90
Q

les abdos

A

sit-ups

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