Chapters1-5 Flashcards by Harry Steinberg

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approche

A

coming closer

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au secours!

A

help!

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bouchon

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traffic jam

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canicule

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heat wave

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coffre

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trunk

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colline

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hill

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conges

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holidays, leave, day off

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embouteillege

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traffic jam

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en panne

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break down

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enfer

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hell

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ennui

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trouble

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lèche-vitrine

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window shopping

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mal de la route

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travel sickness

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paysage

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landscape

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produits te terroir

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local products

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rafraciher

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to refresh

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repas

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meal

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rit do bon coeur

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laugh wholehearedly

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spectacle

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show

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trésor

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treasure

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vallée

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valley

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ça y est

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that’s it

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ca commençait pourtant bien

A

it started well

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assis sur les bancs

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sitting on the benches

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c'est choutte ici

it's nice here

ils ne sont qu'a mi chemin

they're only half way

hurle

howls

ricane

sneers

ja vais m'arreter

I will stop

ne dis pas de bêtises

don't be foolish

centaine

hundred

course

race

debordé(e)

overwhelmed

debut

beginning

depuis

since

douzaine

dozen

événment

event

gendre

son-in-law

millier

thousand

nombreau

many

perrude

parakeet

poids

weight

retraite

retirement

salle

room

traiteur

caterer

une seule fois

once

a votre sante

to your health

arche

Ark (i.e. Noah's)

assez

enough / quite

assieds-toi

sit down

bonne manière

good mannered

complet

full

compte à rebours

countdown

emménager

to move in

épuisé(e)

exhausted

études

studies

filer

to dash out

gourmand

greedy

instituteur

school teacher

je n'en ferai rien

I will do no such thing

Je t'en prie / Je vous en prie

Please (I beg you)

un menuisier

carpenter

métier

job

moi de même

me too

monté a la tête

went to his head

nerveusement

nervously

pépite d'or

gold nugget

pierre

stone

politesse

politeness

raconter

to tell a story

rechercher

to look for

se reconvertir

to reorient

rencontre

to meet

sans chichis

without fuss

se faire des amis

to make friends

se sent bien amusés

to have fun

tiré au sort

draw lots

tutoyer

to use 'tu'

vouvoyer

to use 'vous'

l’aveugle.

the blind

se dirigent

move towards