Leçon 10B

robbery

nom

/rɑ.bɜ.ri/ or /raa.bē.ri/

r

r

o

ɑ

bb

b

e

ɜ

r

r

y

i

vol

the crime of stealing money or goods from someone or somewhere, especially by violence or threat

bank

nom

/bænk/ or /bānk/

b

b

a

æ

n

n

k

k

banque

a financial institution that keeps and lends money and provides other financial services

detective

nom

/dɪ.tɛk.tɪv/ or /di.tek.tiv/

d

d

e

ɪ

t

t

e

ɛ

c

k

t

t

i

ɪ

v

v

e

(inspectrice)

inspecteur

a person, especially a police officer, whose job is to investigate and solve crimes and catch criminals

yesterday

nom

/jɛs.tər.deɪ/ or /yes.tēr.dei/

y

j

e

ɛ

s

s

t

t

e

ə

r

r

d

d

a

e

y

ɪ

hier

the 24-hour period immediately preceding the current day

secret

Adjectif

/sik.rət/ or /sik.rēt/

s

s

e

i

c

k

r

r

e

ə

t

t

secret

not seen by or unknown to other people

strong

Adjectif

/strɑ:ng/ or /straang/

s

s

t

t

r

r

o

ɑ:

n

n

g

g

(vigoureux)

fort

having a lot of physical power

together

Adverbe

/tə.gɛ.ðər/ or /tē.ge.dhēr/

t

t

o

ə

g

g

e

ɛ

th

ð

e

ə

r

r

ensemble

with something or someone else

to lock

verbe

/lɑ:k/ or /laak/

l

l

o

ɑ:

ck

k

(verrouiller)

fermer à clé

to secure something with a lock or seal

building

nom

/bɪl.dɪng/ or /bil.ding/

b

b

ui

ɪ

l

l

d

d

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

bâtiment

a structure that has walls, a roof, and sometimes many levels, like an apartment, house, school, etc.

storeroom

nom

/stɔr.ru:m/ or /stawr.room/

s

s

t

t

o

ɔ

r

e

r

r

oo

u:

m

m

débarras

a room where things are kept while they are not needed or used

luxury hotel

nom

/lʌkʃɚɹi hoʊtɛl/

(hôtel haut de gamme)

hôtel de luxe

a hotel that offers the most luxurious services and experiences to its guests