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French Exam - Term 3
expressions "blanc", le bureau, les animaux, a la banque, appareils electromenag
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| as white as a sheet | blanc comme un linge |
| white with fear | blanc de peur |
| as white as snow | blanche comme la neige |
| it's six on one and half a dozen of the other | c'est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet |
| to say one thing, then the other | dire tantôt blanc, tantôt noir |
| to give complete freedom to someone | donner carte blanche |
| to hit the bull's eye | donner dans le blanc |
| to come out innocent | en sortir les mains blanches |
| a sleepless night | la nuit blanche |
| colorless glass | le verre blanc |
| to go from one extreme to the other | passer du blanc au noir |
| to look someone right in the eye | regarder quelqu'un dans le blanc des yeux |
| fill in the blanks | remplir des blancs |
| to become livid with anger | se mettre dans un colère blanche |
| to shoot blanks | tirer a blanc |
| determined person who lacks experience | un blanc bec |
| a blank page | une page blanche |
| l'agrafeuse | stapler |
| le bloc-notes | pad of paper |
| le buvard | blotter |
| le coupe-papier | letter opener |
| le crayon | pencil |
| le dossier | file folder |
| l'élastique | elastic band |
| l'encre | ink |
| l'enveloppe | envelope |
| la feuille | sheet of paper |
| le feutre | marker |
| l'horloge | clock |
| la regle | ruler |
| le stylo | pen |
| le trombone | paper clip |
| l'agneau | lamb |
| l'ane | donkey |
| l'antilope | antelope |
| le babouin | baboon |
| le belier | ram |
| la biche | doe |
| le boeuf | ox |
| le bouc | goat |
| la brebis | ewe |
| le castor | beaver |
| le cerf | stag |
| le chacal | jackal |
| le chameau | camel |
| le chat | cat |
| le cheval | horse |
| la chèvre | goat |
| le chien | dog |
| le cochon | pig |
| le crapaud | toad |
| le crocodile | crocodile |
| l'écureuil | squirrel |
| l'elephant | elephant |
| la gazelle | gazelle |
| le gibier | game |
| la girafe | giraffe |
| le gorille | gorilla |
| la grenouille | frog |
| le grillon | cricket |
| le hérisson | hedgehog |
| la jument | mare |
| le kangourou | kangaroo |
| le koala | koala |
| le lapin | rabbit |
| le lezard | lizard |
| le lievre | hare |
| le lion/la lionne | lion |
| le loup | wolf |
| le matou | male cat, tomcat |
| le mouton | sheep |
| le mulet, la mule | mule |
| l'opossum | opossum |
| l'ours/l'ourse | bear |
| l'ourson | bear cub |
| le poulain | colt |
| le rat | rat |
| le raton laveur | raccoon |
| le renard | fox |
| le serpent | snake |
| le singe | monkey |
| la souris | mouse |
| la taupe | mole |
| le taureau | bull |
| le tigre | tiger |
| la vache | cow |
| le veau | calf |
| le ver | worm |
| la vipere | poisonous snake |
| le zebre | zebra |
| la caisse | teller's window |
| la caisse d'epargne | savings bank |
| le cassier/la cassiere | teller |
| le carnet de cheques | checkbook |
| la caution | collateral |
| la chambre fort | vault |
| le cheque | check |
| le cheque de voyage | traveler's check |
| le coffre-fort | safe |
| comptant | in cash |
| le compte | account |
| le compte d'épargne | savings account |
| contrefaire | to counterfeit |
| le cours du change | exchange rate |
| déposer des fonds | to deposit |
| les devises étrangères | foreign money |
| économiser | to save |
| encaisser un cheque | to cash a check |
| endosser un cheque | to endorse a check |
| en espèces | in hard cash |
| fauche(e) | broke |
| le guichet | window |
| l'hypothèque | mortgage |
| lelivret de caisse d'épargne | passbook |
| la monnaie | change |
| le prêt | loan |
| le reçu | receipt |
| rembourser | to pay back |
| retirer | to withdraw |
| la succursale | branch office |
| toucher un cheque | to cash a check |
| verser des fonds | to deposit |
| l'aspirateur | vacuum cleaner |
| le batteur électrique | mixer |
| la cafetière | coffee maker |
| le congélateur | freezer |
| le couteau électrique | electric knife |
| le four | oven |
| le four a micro-ondes | microwave |
| le frigo | refrigerator |
| le grille-pain | toaster |
| la machine a coudre | sewing machine |
| la machine a laver | washing machine |
| le mixer | blender |
| le moulin a cafe | coffee grinder |
| l'ouvre-boite | can opener |
| le robot-cuisine | food processor |
| le seche-linge | clothes dryer |
| le ventilateur | fan |