Les femmes du 6e étage - Cinema for French Conversation, 5th ed

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un agent de change

a stockbroker

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une mondaine

a socialite

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un pensionnat

a boarding school

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une bonne

a maid

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un(e) patron(ne)

a boss

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un immeuble

a building

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une mansarde

a garret

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un escalier de service

backstairs

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le palier

the landing

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un lavabo

a sink

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un frigo

a fridge

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une concierge

a (building) caretaker

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un œuf à la coque

a soft-boiled egg

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des toilettes bouchées

clogged-up toilets

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les convenances

social conventions

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un salaire élevé

a high salary

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un salon de coiffure

a hair salon

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embaucher qq'un

to hire s.o.

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exiger

to demand

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hériter qqch de qq'un

to inherit sth from s.o.

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regarder qq'un de haut

to look down one's nose at s.o.

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avoir le caractère bien trempé

to be self-assured and strong-willed

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économiser

to save

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aller à la messe

to go to mass

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s'enticher de qq'un

to become infatuated with s.o.

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remarquer qqch

to notice sth

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soupçonner qqch

to suspect sth

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insinuer le doute (dans la tête de qq'un)

to creep doubt (in s.o.'s mind)

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être au courant de qqch

to know about sth

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fuir (un régime / une dictature)

to flee

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demander qq'un en mariage

to propose to s.o.

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construire (une maison)

to build (a house)

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retourner au pays

to go back to one's home country

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classique

conservative

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guindé(e)

stiff-necked

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coincé(e)

uptight

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opulent(e)

affluent

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exigeant(e)

demanding

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austère

austere

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maniaque

particular, fussy

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vieille France

old-fashioned, traditional

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monotone

uneventful, dull

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superficiel(le)

superficial, shallow

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prétentieux (-euse)

snooty

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condescendant(e)

condescending, patronizing

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hautain(e)

haughty

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espagnol(e)

Spanish

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sociable

gregarious

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spontané(e)

spontaneous

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franc(he)

straight, honest

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direct(e)

direct

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fier(-ère)

proud

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espiègle / malicieux (-euse)

mischievous

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volubile

voluble

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travailleur (-euse)

hard-working

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révolté(e)

rebellious

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bigot(e)

very religious

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communiste

communist