Volume 2 Flashcards

1
Q

courir le risque de

A

run the risk of

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2
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avoir le droit

A

to be allowed

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3
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être sage

A

to behave

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4
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de près

A

closely

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5
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les films d’épouvante

A

horror films

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6
Q

retenir

A

retain

learn

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7
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sûrement

A

probably

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8
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pour de bon

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for good

permanently

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9
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en même temps

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at the same time

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10
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le paillasson

A

doormat

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11
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piailler

A

squeal

squeak

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12
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la gêne

A

discomfort

embarrassment

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13
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bancal (adj)

A

wobbly

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14
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la chenille

A

caterpillar

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15
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fat (adj)

A

smug

conceited

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16
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un borsalino

A

fedora (hat)

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17
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crado (adj)

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dirty

cruddy

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18
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gamberger

A

to think hard

mull over

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19
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au bas mot

A

at the very least

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20
Q

percevoir

A
to perceive
to collect  (money)
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21
Q

à l’étranger

A

abroad

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22
Q

quelque temps

A

for a while

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23
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d’ici peu

sous peus

A

soon

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24
Q

gagner au loto

A

to win the lottery

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25
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s’enfuir de

A

to escape from

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26
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valoir son pesant d’or (locution)

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to be worth its weight in gold

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27
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d’ici là

A

by then

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28
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une planche de salut

dernière planche de salut

A

lifeline

last hope

29
Q

toucher du doigt

A

to put one’s finger on

30
Q

de sang froid

A

in cold blood

31
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bien que

A

even though

32
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encore une fois

A

one more time

yet again

33
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pour que

A

so that

34
Q

pourvu que

A

let’s hope that

providing that

35
Q

se tenir

A

behave

36
Q

un frangin

une frangine

A

brother (colloq)

sister

37
Q

un illettré

illettré (adj)

A

illiterate

38
Q

effarant (adj)

A

shocking

39
Q

en fin de compte

A

in the end

40
Q

longuement

A

for a long time

41
Q

être licencié

A

to be fired

42
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suspect (adj)

A

suspicious

43
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agrandir

A

to extend

44
Q

de manière élégante

A

smartly

45
Q

le festin

A

feast

46
Q

une chaumière

A

cottage

47
Q

Le temps que + subjunctive

A

by the time that…

48
Q

un canular

A

hoax

prank

49
Q

desservir

A

to clear (a table)

50
Q

de main de maître

A

masterfully

51
Q

le délice

avec délice

A

delight

with delight

52
Q

ténébreux (adj)

A

dark

53
Q

la félicité.

A

bliss

54
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fourvoyer dans

A

to get sb lost in

mislead in

55
Q

avoir le béguin pour

A

to have a crush on

56
Q

Se lever du bon pied

A

to get up on the right side of the bed

57
Q

s’accrocher avec qn/qc

A

to take to sb/st

58
Q

échelonner

A

to space out in time

59
Q

valoir le coup de faire

A

to be worth doing

60
Q

la rentrée des classes de mes enfants

A

my children’s return to school

61
Q

par conséquent

du coup

A

as a result

62
Q

enfin que

pour que

A

so that

63
Q

à temps

à l’heure

A

on time

64
Q

le pas de tir

A

launch pad

65
Q

le ressentiment

A

resentment

66
Q

un coup de folie

A

moment of madness

67
Q

l’achèvement (m)

A

completion

68
Q

la déchéance

A

decline
degeneration

déclin
décadence
décrépitude

69
Q

golfer

A

to play golf