English Flashcards

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Lavish

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Somptueux, luxueux, copieux, généreux

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Roam

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move about or travel aimlessly or unsystematically, especially over a wide area.

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Blissful

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En béatitude, bienheureux

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4
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His mouth agape

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Mouth wide open

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5
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Snippy

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Curt or sharp, especially in a condescending way.

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Comeuppance

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a punishment or fate that someone deserves.

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Prong

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Litt. spike of a fork but fig. embranchement, intersection, part..

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8
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Wafer-thin

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Très fin
Wafer = Tranche/Gaufrette fine

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Unrest

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10
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To topple

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Renverser/Basculer/faire tomber

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11
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Stiff

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Raid

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12
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Wary

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Méfiant

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13
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vagaries

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aléas

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14
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opprobrium
(To face opprobrium)

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Opprobre
(Etre couvert d’opprobre)

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15
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Put-upon people

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Abusés

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16
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Nestled (a nest)
nestled within that first tragedy appears to be a second

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Niché

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Sparingly

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avec parcimonie

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Arrayed

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Deployé

19
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Callously
critics of gender-affirming care as callously disregarding extreme distress and even suicides among adolescents with gender dysphoria

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in a way that is unkind, cruel, and without sympathy or feeling for other people

20
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To have misgivings

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To have doubts
Apprehensions about

21
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Contrived

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Artificielle

22
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To bask in something

They went to the beach to bask in the sun.

People flocked to Dylan’s extravaganza, to bask in his presence.

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to take pleasure from something that makes you feel good: He basked in his moment of glory, holding the trophy up to the crowd.

Se réjouir / Se prélasser