5 a day 4 Flashcards
(98 cards)
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A neat freak
A
un pur monstre
2
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To huddle up against
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se blottir contre
3
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A hurdle / to hurdle
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Un obstacle / franchir
4
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You tattled it?
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T’as craché le morceau? vendu la mèche?
5
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(To gamble) it on yourself
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jouer sur / miser
6
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A scab / to scab
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Une croûte - tavelure / former une croûte
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A speck
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une tâche - un grain (there’s a speck of dust on my coat)
8
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Wealth
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la richesse / ressources d’un pays
9
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Not even a tiny bit
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même pas un peu?
10
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Ordeals
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des épreuves
11
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Handmaidens
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servantes
12
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Get them to safety
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met les à l’abri
13
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To stand your ground
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maintenir ta position
14
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Curtains
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rideaux
15
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A sentry
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une sentinelle
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A route
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an itinerary
17
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Idle threats
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des menaces futile
18
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A Wheezing
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Sifflement
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A footage
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image / séquence (dans une vidéo par ex)
20
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Being prickly
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susceptible
21
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A gutter
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goutière
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A mob
A mob of protesters
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A large crownd of people
une foule
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A rifle
A hunting rifle
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a sort of gun that fired from shoulder level
24
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An output
Output from mine ceased in may
Efficiency can lead to higher outputs
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The amount of something produced by a person, machine or industry
(production)
25
Hang in there !
| I wish you well
Bon courage
26
Dotted
| A dotted background
Marked with or in the form of dots
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To alleviate
| drinking water can alleviate heardaches
Make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe
| soulager, alléger
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To strive
| National movements were striving for independence
Make great efforts to achieve or obtain something
| lutter
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To stem from
| Many of the universities problems stem from rapid expansion
Originate in or be caused by
| résulter de
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An onslaught
| A series of onslaughts on the citadel
A fierce or destructive attack
| assaut
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An upheaval
| Major upheavals in the financial markets
A violent or sudden change or disruption to something
| bouleversement
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A Whiff
| I caught a whiff of eau de cologne
A smell that is onlyu smelts briefly or faintly
| An unpleasant smell (biritsh)
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Shallow (adj)
| Serve the noodles in a shallow bowl
of little depth
| peu profond
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Neat (adj)
| the books had been stacked up in neat piles
Arranged in a tidy way, in good order.
| net, soigné
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To sprain
| He left in a wheelchair after spraining an ankle
Wrench or twist the ligaments of an ankle, wrist or other joint.
(entorse, foulure)
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Coy (adj)
| She treated him to a coy smile of invitation
Making a pretence of shyness or modesty which is intended to be alluring.
(évasif)
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A mob
| A mob of protesters
Large crowd of peoplen especially one that is disorderly and intent on causing trouble or violence
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An output
| output from the mine ceased in May
the amount of something produced by a person, machine or industry.
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Hang in there ! I wish you well ! Good cheer
Bon courage
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To alleviate
| he couldn't prevent her pain, only alleviate it
make suffering, deficiency or a problem less severe (apaiser)
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To strive
| National movements were striving for independence
make great efforts to achieve or obtain something
| se battre pour, se démener
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Stem from
| many of universities' problems stem from rapid expansion
orginate in or be caused by. Have its origins in, arise from, originate from
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An onslaught
| a series of onslaught on the citadel
a fierce or destructive attak (assaut, attaque)
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An upheaval
| Times of political upheaval
A violent or sudden change or disruption to something.
| Un bouleversement
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A Whiff
| I caught a whiff of eau de cologne
A smell that is only smelt briefly or faintly
| Une odeur passagère.
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Shallow
Serve the noodles in a shallow bowl
a shallow person
of little depth
| peu profond, superficiel
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Neat
| The books had been stacked up in neat piles
arranged in a tidy way, in good order
| net, soigné
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Coy
| She treated him to a coy smile of invitation
making pretence of shyness or modesty which is intended to be alluring. (timide, évasif)
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To sulk
| he was sulking over the break-up of his band
bouder
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A squib
a small, slight, or weak person especially a child
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To frame
Produce false evidence against an innocent person so that they appear guilty.
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To stamp
| he stamped his foot in frustration
bring down one's foot heavily on the ground or on something on the ground
taper, veut dire aussi tamponner ou un tampon
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To allude to something
| the author alluded to historical facts
évoquer, faire allusion
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to endow somebody with something
| endowed
doter / donner / accorder
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To loathe somebody
| my father loathes mess in the kitchen
détester / répugner
| hate
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To fidget
bouger, remuer
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a precinct
un commissariat
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A whack
| to whack somebody / something
claquer, frapper
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ominous
| those clouds look ominous, it might rain
inquiétant, de mauvais augure
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Scrabs
des croûtes
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stripped
| to strip somebody /something
dépouiller / déshabillé / déchu
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to wrestle
lutter / faire du catch
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To beseech somebody
supplier
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a gloating
| to gloat
jubilation, se vanter
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a withdrawal
un retrait, une suppression
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a wit
| telling a good joke requires wit.
esprit / intelligence
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A latch
un verrou, loquet
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to cope with
affronter, supporter
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critters
bêtes, créatures
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a toner
encre, du toner
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being chuffed
être content, ravi
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albeit
bien que, nonobstant
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thence
de ce fait, par conséquent
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a kettle
une bouilloire, marmite
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to haggle
| a haggle
marchander
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an anvil
enclume
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to forestall something
| forestall the next crisis
prévenir, anticiper
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To shrug
hausser les épaules
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a canvas
une toile, bâche
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a cot
une berceau
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ravenous
vorace, affamé
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fetters
| to fetter
entraves
| entraver
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To falter
faiblir, s'essoufler
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To clench something
| I clench my teeth when i'm stressed
serrer
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bowels
intestins, entrailles
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to inch
avancer doucement
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a framework
| a new financial framework
un cadre, une structure
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scarce
| in the desert, water is a scarce resource
rare, limité
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to indulge somebody / something
| She loved her grandson and often indulged him
gâter / satisfaire
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to mend something
| I mended my relationship
réparer, rétablir
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To blur
brouiller
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To nudge somebody / something
poursser, encourager
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a riveting
| a riveting book
un rivetage
| captivant
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To hum
fredonner
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a toadstool
champignon vénéneux
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assessments
| a good assessment of the economy
évaluations, estimations
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to endorse / endorsed
| endorse the plan
approuvé, appuyé
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drafted
| Drafted a new bill, drafted into the military
rédigé, enrôler
