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33-Vocabulary En/Fr Flashcards

1
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viseur

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gun sights, sight; viewfinder

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goguenard

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jeering, mocking

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tracter

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tow

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remorquer

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trailer (for a car)

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Le plus connu

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the best known

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planque

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stash, hideout; shelter, stakeout

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mettre à l’abri d’un risque

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make somebody immune to sth]

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mécréant

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miscreant

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pagaille

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chaos, mayhem, havoc, confusion, disarray

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autant que

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as much as,

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démunir qqn de qch

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deprive [sb] from [sth]

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buté

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stubborn, obstinate; ornery; bumped off; stumble over sth

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défavoriser

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treat unfairly, discriminate against, handicap, discriminate

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piercing

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piercing, body piercing

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dépiter

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pique, vex

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très courue

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very popular

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tarir

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dry up, run dry, be exhausted

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être sur le qui-vive
rester sur le qui-vive
il n’y a pas âme qui vive

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be on the alert
be on the alert
there’s not a living soul

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mécénat

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patronage; sponsorship

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pommade

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ointment

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soit

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either..or; agreed;

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égide

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aegis, authority, auspices

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à cheval

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on horseback

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foyer

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household, home, residence

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appel

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call, telephone call; invitation, appeal

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tribunal de première instance

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trial court

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soin

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care, pains, attention; job, task, care

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travaux d’intérnêt général

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community service

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29
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avait tout faux

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had it all wrong

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apogée

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height, zenith, peak, apex

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s’aligner
s’aligner sur
aligner

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line up, get into line
conform with, align yourself with
line up, align

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32
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trempe

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thrashing, belting; moral fiber; quenching

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33
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cépage

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grape variety, variety of vine

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34
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transiger

transiger sur qch

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compromise, come to terms, negotiate

compromise on [sth]

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bouffe

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grub, food, meal, spread

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rade

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breakdown; harbour; corner bar, local bar

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pont d’envol

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flight deck

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38
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régalienne

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sovereign power

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39
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cote

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ratings; popularity; dimension; tax assessment

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porte-avion

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aircraft carrier

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41
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incomber à qqn

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fall to [sb]; be incumbent upon [sb]

42
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accalmie

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lull, respite

43
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saboté

A

botched

44
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gardien

gardien d’immeuble

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watchman, caretaker

building manager

45
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colis

A

parcel, package

46
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fleurs du mal

A

flowers of Evil

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terrasse

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patio, terrace

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ovationné

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standing ovation

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entendement

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understanding, comprehension, grasp

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effarer

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alarm, frighten

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gourmandise

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love of good food, greed, gluttony; candy

52
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amalgamer

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amalgamate, mix up

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crochet

A

hook, detour, fang

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confier

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confide, entrust

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polluer

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pollute, contaminate

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malsain

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unhealthy, unwholesome, morbid, toxic

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publicité

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advertising, publicity, advertisement

58
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sévir

A

crack down, take action

59
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tarder

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be late

60
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intrus

A

intruding, intrusive, interloper

61
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loué

A

lauded, much-lauded, praised

62
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en-deça
en-deça de la verité
en-deça de la réalité

A

below, fall short
a far cry from the truth
underestimation

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notamment

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particularly, especially; such as, for instance

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étrangler

s’étrangler

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strangle, choke

lose your voice, make ourself hoarse

65
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étouffer

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suffocate, stiffle

66
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salve

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salvo, burst

67
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amer

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bitter, resentful, stinging

68
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vent en poupe

avis de coup de vent

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have the wind in your sales; riding high

gale warning

69
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Tour d’horizon

A

overview

70
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entretenir

s’entretenir

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maintain, look after

have a talk, have a discussion, keep fit, stay in shape

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saine

A

healthy

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s’abstenir

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abstain, refrain from doing [sth] (éviter);

73
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cap

pied en cap

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cape, headland; course, direction

head to toe

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fourchette de prix
dans un fourchette étroite
fourchette
fourchette

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price range
in a narrow range
fork; rangee; bracket
be a hearty eater, have a good appetite

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surestimer

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overestimate, overvalue

76
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précarité

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precariousness, instability, insecurity

77
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ambulant

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itinerant, mobile, peddler

78
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calculatrice

calculatrice de poche

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calculator

pocket calculator

79
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entraîner<>

s’entraîner

A

exercise, train, coach; drag [sb] away, pull [sb] away
lead to, be the cause of<>
train yourself

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déshériter

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cut [sb] out of a will, disinherit; disadvantage, handicap

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entreprise

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business, undertaking, initiative

82
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interagir

A

interact

83
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clemente

A

merciful, lenient; mild (weather)

84
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moyennant

A

thanks to, by means of, by way of

85
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irriguer

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irrigate, supply blood to

86
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recel

A

receiving stolen goods, fencing, possession of stolen goods

87
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cribler

A

riddle (i.e. riddle with bullets)

88
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tournis

donner la tournis à [qqn]

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dizziness, giddiness

make [sb] dizzy/giddy

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crouler

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droop, sag, sink, crumble

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emballage

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wrapping, packaging

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réveillon

A

Christmas eve dinner; New Years eve dinner

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moeurs

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customs, habits, traditions, behavior, mores

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superposer

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place on top of, place on top of each other

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pic

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peak, top, summit; pick, pickax, woodpecker

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revenant

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ghost, spirit, phantom; stranger

96
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chef-lieu

A

administrative center

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déchéance

A

decline, degradation; loss, forfeiture

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guérison

A

healing, recovery

99
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bouille

A

hod (vessel to transport grapes), can; face, mug, kisser

100
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vendangeur

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grape picker, grape harvester

101
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sur place

sur place ou à emporter

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on the spot

on or off the premises

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