Bricolage Flashcards by David Klein

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Depuis

A

Since

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il n’y a pas de son

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there is no sound

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sinon

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otherwise

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bricolage

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DIY / handiwork

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démonte

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disassembles

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enlève les roues

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removes the wheels

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les freins

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the brakes

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le suivais

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I was following him

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parfois

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sometimes

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un outil

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a tool

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robinet

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faucet / tap

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un tournevis

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a screwdriver

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je me trompais

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I was mistaken

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carré

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square

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rond

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round

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grondait

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was scolding

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seulement

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only

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quand même

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still / even so

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chouette

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great / neat

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à la campagne

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in the countryside

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début

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beginning

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coupait / couper

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was cutting / to cut

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planches

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boards / planks

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attachait

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was tying

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ficelle

string

plantait

was planting

clous

nails

scie

saw

les prix

the prices

réparations

repairs

chez

at the home of / with

et comme

and since / and as

j’avais

I had

l’embrayage

the clutch

revenir

to come back

le fait soi-même

do it yourself

fuites

leaks

coûte

costs

c’est quand même

still / all the same

ça permet

it allows

comment les choses fonctionnent

how things work

enrichissant

rewarding / enriching

réaliser

to accomplish / to realize

énervée / énervant

annoyed / annoying

prévoit

plans / foresees

métier se rapproche

profession is related to

la soudure / on soude

welding / we weld

du coup

so / as a result

surtout

especially

détend

relaxes

te laisser aller

to let yourself go

les choses prennent du temps

things take time

d’ailleurs

besides / moreover

une formation

a training / education

la construction en béton

concrete construction

évitent

avoid

construire

to build

Je dois encore emmagasiner de l’expérience

I still have to gain experience

s’effondrer

to collapse

immeuble

building / apartment building

un stage

an internship

pierres sèches

dry stones

découper

to cut out

marteau

hammer

voûtes en pierre

stone arches

sans les tailler

without carving them

le tas de cailloux

pile of stones

que ça tienne

so that it holds

des parpaings bien carrés

nice square cinder blocks

nos jours

our days / nowadays

reprend

resumes / takes back

la garde

custody / guard / defense

j’ai plus envie de faire de...

I no longer feel like doing...

c’est pas mon point fort

it’s not my strong point

faire pousser des plantes

to grow plants

valorisant

rewarding / fulfilling

la retraite

retirement

accro

addicted

il pense qu’à ça

he only thinks about that

il parle que de ça

he only talks about that