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11 Travaux maison Flashcards

1
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les tâches ménagères

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household chores

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le ménage

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housework [ˈhaʊswɜːk]

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faire le ménage

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to do* the housework

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le nettoyage

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the cleaning [ˈkliːnɪŋ]

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nettoyer

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to clean [kliːn]

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nettoyer une pièce à fond

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to clean out a room

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le grand nettoyage de printemps

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spring-cleaning

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ranger (pièce)

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to clean up • to tidy up

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9
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faire la vaisselle

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to do* the dishes • [BR] to do* the washing-up • [BR] to wash up(1)

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10
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un égouttoir

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a dish rack

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du produit à vaisselle

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washing-up liquid

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12
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essuyer la vaisselle

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to dry the dishes

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13
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charger/décharger le lave-vaisselle

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to load/unload the dishwasher

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essuyer qqch.

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to wipe sth (clean)

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15
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faire les vitres

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to clean the windows

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16
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un laveur de vitres

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a window-cleaner

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17
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la lessive

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the wash(ing) [ˈwɒʃ(ɪŋ)]

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laver qqch.

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to wash sth

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faire la lessive

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to do* the washing

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20
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faire deux lessives par semaine

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to do* two washes a week

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21
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la lessive (en poudre)

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soap powder • [BR] washing powder

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22
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un détachant

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a stain remover

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23
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un assouplissant textile

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a fabric conditioner

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24
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rincer

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to rinse [rɪns]

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25
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essorer (à la main)

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to wring* [rɪŋ]

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essorer (en machine)

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to spin* dry

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27
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étendre le linge

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to hang* out the washing

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28
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sécher

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to dry [draɪ]

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29
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faire sécher (dans un sèche-linge)

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to tumble-dry

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30
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une corde à linge

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a clothes line • a washing line

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31
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une pince à linge

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[BR] a clothes peg • [AM] a clothes pin

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32
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amidonner

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to starch [stɑːtʃ]

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33
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l’amidon

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starch

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34
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repasser

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to iron [ˈaɪən]

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35
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le repassage

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the ironing [ˈaɪənɪŋ]

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36
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un fer à repasser

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an iron

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37
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un fer à vapeur

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a steam iron

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38
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une planche à repasser

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an ironing board

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39
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une brosse

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a brush [brʌʃ]

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40
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une brosse dure

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a scrubbing brush

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41
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une brosse à habits

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a clothes brush

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42
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nettoyer à la brosse

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to scrub [skrʌb]

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43
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un balai

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a broom [brʊm] • a brush

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44
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balayer

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to sweep* [swiːp]

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45
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une pelle à poussière

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a dustpan [ˈdʌstpæn]

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46
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éponger

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to mop up

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47
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un balai-éponge

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a sponge mop

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48
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une serpillière

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a floorcloth [ˈflɔːklɒθ]

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49
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passer l’aspirateur dans une pièce

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to vacuum a room • [BR] to hoover a room

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50
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ramoner la cheminée

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to sweep* the chimney

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51
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un ramoneur

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a chimney sweep

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52
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donner un coup de torchon à qqch.

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to wipe sth

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53
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épousseter

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to dust [dʌst]

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54
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un chiffon

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a cloth [klɒθ]

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55
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un chiffon (à poussière)

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[BR] a duster [ˈdʌstəʳ] • [AM] a dust cloth

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56
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un plumeau

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a feather duster

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57
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un produit d’entretien

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a cleaner [ˈkliːnəʳ]

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un détergent

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a detergent [dɪˈtɜːdʒənt]

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59
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l’encaustique

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polish [ˈpɒlɪʃ]

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60
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encaustiquer

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to polish

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61
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faire briller qqch.

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to polish sth up

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62
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du cirage

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shoe polish

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63
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cirer ses chaussures

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to polish one’s shoes

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64
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astiquer

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to polish

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65
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faire les cuivres / l’argenterie

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to clean the brass / the silver

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66
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récurer

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to scour [ˈskaʊəʳ]

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67
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l’eau de javel

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bleach [bliːtʃ]

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68
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blanchir

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to bleach

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69
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un aérosol

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a spray [spreɪ] • an aerosol [ˈɛərəsɒl]

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70
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propre

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clean [kliːn]

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71
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la propreté

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cleanliness [ˈklenlɪnɪs]

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72
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étincelant de propreté

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sparkling clean

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73
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bien rangé

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neat [niːt]

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74
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impeccable

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spotless [ˈspɒtlɪs] • immaculate [ɪˈmækjʊlɪt]

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75
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sale

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dirty [ˈdɜːtɪ]

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76
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la saleté

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dirt [dɜːt] • grime [graɪm]

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77
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salir qch

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to get* sth dirty

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78
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se salir

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to get* dirty

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79
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ce tissu se salit facilement

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this material shows the dirt

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80
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la crasse

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filth [fɪlθ]

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81
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crasseux

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filthy [ˈfɪlθɪ]

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82
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dégoûtant

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disgusting [dɪsˈgʌstɪŋ]

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83
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répugnant

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foul [faʊl]

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84
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la graisse

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grease [griːs]

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85
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graisseux

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greasy [ˈgriːsɪ]

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86
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la poussière

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dust [dʌst]

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87
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poussiéreux

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dusty [ˈdʌstɪ]

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88
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la boue

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mud [mʌd]

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89
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boueux

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muddy [ˈmʌdɪ]

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90
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poisseux

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sticky [ˈstɪkɪ]

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91
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une traînée, une salissure

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a smear [smɪəʳ]

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92
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une salissure, une marque

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a mark [mɑːk]

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93
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faire des saletés

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to make* a mess

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94
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des traces de doigts

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fingermarks [ˈfɪŋgəmɑːkz]

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95
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souillé

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soiled [sɔɪld]

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96
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tacher

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to stain [steɪn]

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97
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une tache à, sur qqch.

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a stain on sth • a spot on sth [spɒt]

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98
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bien rangé

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tidy [ˈtaɪdɪ]

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99
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il est très ordonné

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he’s very tidy

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100
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il est maniaque

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he’s obsessively tidy

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101
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tout est bien rangé

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everything is neat and tidy

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102
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faire du rangement

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to put* things away • to do* some tidying up

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103
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en désordre, désordonné

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untidy [ʌnˈtaɪdɪ]

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104
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mettre le désordre dans une pièce

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to mess up a room

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105
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être en pagaille

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to be a shambles (parlé)

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106
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ta chambre est une vraie porcherie !

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your room is like a pigsty!

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107
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les ordures

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[BR] rubbish [ˈrʌbɪʃ] (n. c. sing.) • [AM] trash [træʃ] (n. c. sing.)

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108
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les ordures ménagères

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kitchen waste (n. c. sing.) • household refuse (n. c. sing.)

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109
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des détritus

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litter [ˈlɪtəʳ] (n. c. sing.)

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110
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une poubelle

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[BR] a dustbin [ˈdʌstbɪn] • [BR] a rubbish bin • [AM] a trash can • [AM] a garbage can • [AM] an ashcan

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111
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un vide-ordures

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[BR] a rubbish chute • [AM] a garbage chute

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112
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un broyeur d’ordures

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a waste disposal unit

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113
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jeter qqch. à la poubelle, jeter qqch. aux ordures

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to throw* sth in the dustbin

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114
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le tri sélectif

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household waste sorting

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115
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un conteneur pour verre usagé

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a bottlebank [ˈbɑtlbæŋk]

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116
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un outil

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a tool [tuːl]

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117
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une boîte à outils

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a toolbox [ˈtuːlbɒks]

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118
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une trousse à outils

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a toolbag [ˈtuːlbæg] • a toolkit [ˈtuːlkɪt]

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119
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un clou

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a nail [neɪl]

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120
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clouer

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to nail

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121
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enfoncer un clou

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to drive* in a nail

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122
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un marteau

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a hammer [ˈhæməʳ]

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123
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marteler

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to hammer

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124
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enfoncer qqch. à coups de marteau

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to hammer sth in

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125
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une vis

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a screw [skruː]

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126
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visser

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to screw

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127
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un tournevis

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a screwdriver

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128
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une perceuse électrique

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an electric drill

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129
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percer un trou

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to drill a hole • to bore a hole

130
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boucher les trous

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to fill holes

131
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des tenailles

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pincers [ˈpɪnsəz] (plur.) • a pair of pincers

132
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une pince

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pliers [ˈplaɪəz] (plur.) • a pair of pliers

133
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une clef anglaise, une clef à molette

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[BR] an adjustable spanner • [AM] a monkey wrench

134
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serrer (vis, écrou)

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to tighten [ˈtaɪtn]

135
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desserrer (vis, écrou)

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to loosen [ˈluːsn]

136
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une lime

A

a file [faɪl]

137
Q

limer qqch.

A

to file sth (down)

138
Q

un fer à souder

A

a soldering iron

139
Q

souder

A

to solder [ˈsəʊldəʳ]

140
Q

le bois

A

wood [wʊd]

141
Q

les boiseries

A

the woodwork (n. c. sing.)

142
Q

le contre-plaqué

A

plywood [ˈplaɪwʊd]

143
Q

l’aggloméré

A

[BR] chipboard [ˈtʃɪpbɔːd] • [AM] Masonite ® [ˈmeɪsənaɪt]

144
Q

l’Isorel ®

A

hardboard [ˈhɑːdbɔːd]

145
Q

le médium

A

MDF [ˌemdiːˈef]

146
Q

un rabot

A

a plane [pleɪn]

147
Q

raboter

A

to plane

148
Q

des copeaux

A

shavings [ˈʃeɪvɪŋz]

149
Q

le papier de verre

A

sandpaper [ˈsændˌpeɪpəʳ]

150
Q

poncer

A

to sand

151
Q

une ponceuse

A

a sander [ˈsændəʳ]

152
Q

tranchant, bien affilé

A

sharp [ʃɑːp]

153
Q

affiler, aiguiser

A

to sharpen [ˈʃɑːpən]

154
Q

un affiloir

A

a sharpener [ˈʃɑːpnəʳ]

155
Q

le tranchant

A

the edge [edʒ]

156
Q

émoussé

A

blunt [blʌnt]

157
Q

émousser

A

to blunt

158
Q

un canif

A

a penknife [ˈpennaɪf] (plur. penknives)

159
Q

une paire de ciseaux

A

scissors [ˈsɪzəz] (plur.) • a pair of scissors

160
Q

un ciseau

A

a chisel [ˈtʃɪzl]

161
Q

la lame

A

the blade [bleɪd]

162
Q

une hache

A

an axe [æks] • [AM] an ax

163
Q

une hachette

A

a hatchet [ˈhætʃɪt]

164
Q

une scie

A

a saw [sɔː]

165
Q

une scie circulaire

A

a circular saw

166
Q

une scie à métaux

A

a hacksaw [ˈhæksɔː]

167
Q

une tronçonneuse

A

a chainsaw [tʃeɪnsɔː]

168
Q

scier

A

to saw*

169
Q

une perceuse électrique

A

a power drill

170
Q

un marteau-piqueur

A

a pneumatic drill

171
Q

un foret, une mèche

A

a bit [bɪt]

172
Q

un étau

A

[BR] a vice [vaɪs] • [AM] a vise

173
Q

une clé à écrous

A

[BR] a spanner [ˈspænəʳ] • [AM] a wrench [rentʃ]

174
Q

un écrou

A

a nut [nʌt]

175
Q

un boulon

A

a bolt [bəʊlt]

176
Q

un rivet

A

a rivet [ˈrɪvɪt]

177
Q

riveter, river

A

to rivet

178
Q

un maillet

A

a mallet [ˈmælɪt]

179
Q

une pioche

A

a pickaxe [ˈpɪkæks] • [AM] a pickax

180
Q

un levier

A

a crowbar [ˈkrəʊbɑːʳ]

181
Q

un niveau à bulle

A

a spirit level

182
Q

une échelle

A

a ladder [ˈlædəʳ]

183
Q

un escabeau

A

a stepladder [ˈstepˌlædəʳ]

184
Q

la peinture (produit)

A

paint [peɪnt]

185
Q

la peinture mate

A

matt paint

186
Q

la laque

A

gloss paint

187
Q

Attention, peinture fraîche !

A

[BR] Wet paint! • [AM] Fresh paint!

188
Q

peindre

A

to paint

189
Q

peindre qqch. en blanc / bleu

A

to paint sth white / blue

190
Q

peindre au rouleau

A

to paint with a roller

191
Q

peindre au pistolet

A

to spray-paint

192
Q

un pinceau

A

a paintbrush

193
Q

enlever la peinture

A

to strip paint

194
Q

une couche de fond

A

an undercoat [ˈʌndəkəʊt]

195
Q

une couche d’apprêt

A

a coat of primer

196
Q

le vernis

A

varnish [ˈvɑːnɪʃ]

197
Q

vernir

A

to varnish

198
Q

le plâtre

A

plaster [ˈplɑːstəʳ]

199
Q

plâtrer

A

to plaster

200
Q

blanchi à la chaux

A

whitewashed [ˈwaɪtwɒʃt]

201
Q

la térébenthine

A

turpentine [ˈtɜːpəntaɪn]

202
Q

le white-spirit

A

[BR] white spirit • [AM] mineral spirit

203
Q

les réparations

A

repairs

204
Q

casser qqch.

A

to break* sth

205
Q

se casser

A

to break* [breɪk]

206
Q

tomber en panne

A

to break* down

207
Q

cassé

A

broken [ˈbrəʊkən]

208
Q

hors service

A

out of order

209
Q

ça ne marche pas

A

it doesn’t work

210
Q

l’usure

A

wear and tear

211
Q

réparer (objet)

A

to repair [rɪˈpɛəʳ] • to mend [mend]

212
Q

réparer (fuite, déchirure)

A

to mend

213
Q

réparer, arranger (appareil)

A

to fix [fɪks]

214
Q

des réparations à qqch.

A

repairs to sth [rɪˈpɛəz]

215
Q

remplacer

A

to replace [rɪˈpleɪs]

216
Q

faire venir qqn, appeler qqn

A

to send* for sb • to call sb

217
Q

un homme à tout faire

A

an odd-job man

218
Q

bricoler, faire de menus travaux

A

to do* odd jobs

219
Q

un(e) bricoleur (-euse)

A

a handyman [ˈhændɪmæn] (fém. handywoman)

220
Q

il est très bricoleur

A

he’s very handy • he’s good with his hands

221
Q

le bricolage (passe-temps)

A

[BR] do-it-yourself (abr. DIY)

222
Q

un magasin de bricolage

A

a DIY shop

223
Q

un kit

A

a (DIY) kit

224
Q

la rénovation, la remise à neuf

A

renovation [ˌrenəʊˈveɪʃən]

225
Q

rénover, remettre à neuf

A

to renovate [ˈrenəʊveɪt]

226
Q

moderniser

A

to modernize [ˈmɒdənaɪz]

227
Q

retaper une vieille maison

A

to do* up an old house

228
Q

faire des travaux dans une maison

A

to make* alterations to a house

229
Q

agrandir une maison

A

to extend a house

230
Q

ravaler (façade)

A

to restore [rɪsˈtɔːʳ]

231
Q

un plombier

A

a plumber [ˈplʌməʳ]

232
Q

la plomberie

A

plumbing [ˈplʌmɪŋ]

233
Q

une fuite

A

a leak [liːk]

234
Q

un toit qui fuit

A

a leaking roof

235
Q

un robinet qui fuit

A

[BR] a dripping tap • [AM] a dripping faucet

236
Q

déborder

A

to overflow* [ˈəʊvəfləʊ]

237
Q

les canalisations sont bouchées

A

the drains are blocked

238
Q

un(e) électricien(ne)

A

an electrician [ɪlekˈtrɪʃən]

239
Q

le courant

A

power [ˈpaʊəʳ]

240
Q

une coupure de courant

A

a power cut

241
Q

couper le courant

A

to cut* off the power

242
Q

une panne d’électricité

A

a power failure • a blackout [ˈblækaʊt]

243
Q

un court-circuit

A

a short circuit

244
Q

se mettre en court-circuit

A

to short(-circuit)

245
Q

court-circuiter qqch.

A

to short(-circuit) sth

246
Q

un disjoncteur

A

a circuit breaker • a cutout [ˈkʌtaʊt]

247
Q

faire sauter un plomb

A

to blow* a fuse

248
Q

un plomb a sauté

A

a fuse has blown

249
Q

rétablir le courant

A

to put* the power back on

250
Q

une décharge (électrique)

A

a shock [ʃɒk] • an electric shock

251
Q

recevoir une décharge électrique

A

to get* a shock • to get* an electric shock

252
Q

électrocuter

A

to electrocute [ɪˈlektrəkjuːt]

253
Q

l’électrocution

A

electrocution [ɪˌlektrəˈkjuːʃən]

254
Q

un(e) menuisier (-ière)

A

a joiner [ˈdʒɔɪnəʳ]

255
Q

un(e) charpentier (-ière)

A

a carpenter [ˈkɑːpɪntəʳ]

256
Q

des vers (de bois)

A

woodworm [ˈwʊdwɜːm] (n. c. sing.)

257
Q

vermoulu

A

worm-eaten

258
Q

un termite

A

a termite [ˈtɜːmaɪt]

259
Q

la pourriture sèche (du bois)

A

dry rot

260
Q

l’humidité par capillarité

A

rising damp

261
Q

un maçon (en général)

A

a builder [ˈbɪldəʳ]

262
Q

un maçon (qui travaille la pierre)

A

a (stone)mason [ˈ(stəʊn)meɪsən]

263
Q

un maçon (qui pose les briques)

A

a bricklayer [ˈbrɪkleɪəʳ]

264
Q

une lézarde, une fissure

A

a crack [kræk]

265
Q

un vitrier

A

a glazier [ˈgleɪzɪəʳ]

266
Q

un serrurier

A

a locksmith [ˈlɒksmɪθ]

267
Q

le dépanneur

A

the repair man

268
Q

sous garantie

A

under guarantee

269
Q

le service après-vente

A

after-sales service

270
Q

le jardinage

A

gardening

271
Q

un(e) jardinier (-ière)

A

a gardener [ˈgɑːdnəʳ]

272
Q

jardiner

A

to garden [ˈgɑːdn] • to do* some gardening

273
Q

un jardinier-paysagiste

A

a landscape gardener

274
Q

avoir la main verte

A

[BR] to have green fingers • [AM] to have green thumbs

275
Q

la terre

A

earth [ɜːθ] • soil [sɔɪl]

276
Q

cultiver

A

to grow* [grəʊ]

277
Q

semer

A

to sow* [səʊ]

278
Q

une graine

A

a seed [siːd]

279
Q

un semis, un plant

A

a seedling [ˈsiːdlɪŋ]

280
Q

un bulbe

A

a bulb [bʌlb] • a corm [kɔːm]

281
Q

éclaircir (plants)

A

to thin out

282
Q

planter

A

to plant [plɑːnt]

283
Q

transplanter

A

to transplant [trænsˈplɑːnt]

284
Q

repiquer

A

to plant out

285
Q

des plantes annuelles

A

annuals [ˈænjʊəlz]

286
Q

des plantes vivaces

A

perennials [pəˈrenɪəlz]

287
Q

une bouture

A

[BR] a cutting [ˈkʌtɪŋ] • [AM] a clipping [ˈklɪpɪŋ]

288
Q

un tuteur

A

a stake [steɪk]

289
Q

bêcher

A

to dig* [dɪg]

290
Q

une pelle, une bêche

A

a spade [speɪd]

291
Q

une fourche

A

a fork [fɔːk]

292
Q

retourner

A

to turn over

293
Q

une sarclette, une binette

A

a hoe [həʊ]

294
Q

sarcler, biner

A

to hoe

295
Q

l’engrais (chimique)

A

fertilizer [ˈfɜːtɪlaɪzəʳ]

296
Q

l’engrais (animal)

A

manure [məˈnjʊəʳ]

297
Q

le terreau, le compost

A

compost [ˈkɒmpɒst]

298
Q

tondre la pelouse

A

to mow* the lawn

299
Q

une tondeuse à gazon

A

a (lawn)mower

300
Q

tailler

A

to prune [pruːn]

301
Q

un sécateur

A

secateurs [ˌsekəˈtɜːz] (plur.) • a pair of secateurs • pruning shears (plur.) • a pair of pruning shears

302
Q

tailler la haie

A

to clip the hedge • to trim the hedge

303
Q

un sécateur à haies

A

hedge clippers (plur.) • a pair of hedgeclippers

304
Q

des cisailles

A

shears [ʃɪəz] • a pair of shears (sing.)

305
Q

une faux

A

a scythe [saɪð]

306
Q

une faucille

A

a sickle [ˈsɪkl]

307
Q

arroser

A

to water [ˈwɔːtəʳ]

308
Q

un arrosoir

A

a watering-can

309
Q

un tuyau d’arrosage

A

a garden hose • a hose pipe

310
Q

un râteau

A

a rake [reɪk]

311
Q

ratisser

A

to rake

312
Q

ratisser des feuilles mortes

A

to rake up leaves

313
Q

un rouleau

A

a roller [ˈrəʊləʳ]

314
Q

une mauvaise herbe

A

a weed [wiːd]

315
Q

désherber

A

to weed

316
Q

un désherbant, un herbicide

A

a weedkiller

317
Q

un insecticide

A

an insecticide [ɪnˈsektɪsaɪd]

318
Q

une brouette

A

a wheelbarrow [ˈwiːlˌbærəʊ]

319
Q

une serre

A

a greenhouse [ˈgriːnhaʊs] • a glasshouse [ˈglɑːshaʊs]

320
Q

une serre chaude

A

a hothouse [ˈhɒthaʊs]

321
Q

des plantes de serre

A

hothouse plants

322
Q

une jardinerie

A

[BR] a garden centre • [AM] a garden center

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