English to French 10 Flashcards

1
Q

buttoned lips (lit. “stitched”)

A

lèvres cousues

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2
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his hideout,
den,
cave

A

son antre (3)

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3
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rancor,

grudge

A

rancune (2)

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4
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the liking,

preference

A

le gré (2)

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5
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overflowing

A

débordant

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6
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to spread

A

se répandre

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7
Q

tangled

A

emmêlé

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8
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redirect (2)

A

rediriger

détourner

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9
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collapse (n.)

A

effondrement

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10
Q

varnished box

A

boîte vernie

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11
Q

box whose…

A

boîte dont…

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12
Q

grocer

A

épicier

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13
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I reached (a place)

A

j’atteignais

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14
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pride

A

orgueil

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15
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bather

A

baigneur

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16
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frankly

A

franchement

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17
Q

a character (lit.)

A

un personnage

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18
Q

swirling

A

tournoyant

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19
Q

orchard

A

verger

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20
Q

I was overwhelmed

A

On m’abbordait

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21
Q

1) to watch (surveillance)

2) he is watching you

A

1) guetter

2) il vous guette

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22
Q

chubby

A

replet

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23
Q

informer

A

délateur

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24
Q

1) closely

2) closely enough

A

1) de pres

2) d’assez pres

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25
Q

as I please (idiom.)

A

à ma guise

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26
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to display

A

afficher

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27
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temple (head)

A

tempéries

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28
Q

the curfew

A

le couvre-feu

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29
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an outcry

A

un tollé

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30
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upsetting,
shocking,
distressing

A

bouleversant (3)

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31
Q

a short film

A

un court-métrage

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32
Q

brilliant

A

génial

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33
Q

nutty

A

dingue

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34
Q

breathless

A

essoufflé

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35
Q

fed up (lit. “short of bowl”)

A

ras de bol

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36
Q

to topple,

to tip over

A

basculer (2)

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37
Q

worried

A

soucieux

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38
Q

leader (gem.)

A

meneuse

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39
Q

sailing ship

A

voilier

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40
Q

principal

A

proviseur

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41
Q

hamper,

obstruct

A

entraver (2)

42
Q

self control,

calmness

A

sang-froid (2)

43
Q

a refuge,

a shelter

A

un abri (2)

44
Q

to start the day

A

entamer la journée

45
Q

to deprive,

to deny

A

priver (2)

46
Q

crash,
roar,
fuss

A

fracas (3)

47
Q

with a lot of fuss

A

à grand fracas

48
Q

to free

A

dégager

49
Q

quite a few

A

pas mal

50
Q

parcel

A

colis

51
Q

a holiday home (for rent)

A

un gîte

52
Q

first name

A

prénom

53
Q

1) to bring someone

2) to bring something

A

1) amener

2) apporter

54
Q

the key point,

what to remember

A

ce qu’il faut retenir (2)

55
Q

guy (slang)

A

mec

56
Q

jerk (caution - vulgar: harsher word)

A

connard

57
Q

the plan is not yet tied up

A

le plan n’est pas encore ficelé

58
Q

(new) development

A

rebondissement

59
Q

at its height

A

à son comble

60
Q

the height,
the ultimate,
the last straw

A

le comble (3)

61
Q

on the run

A

en fuite

62
Q

because of

A

à cause de

63
Q

no hard feelings!

A

sans rancune!

64
Q

certainly

A

bien entendu

65
Q

that depends

A

ça dépend

66
Q

it’s all the same to me

A

ça m’est égal

67
Q

the yellow shirt (worn by the leading cyclist in the Tour de France)

A

le maillot jaune

68
Q

movement,

shifting

A

déplacement (2)

69
Q

candidate,

applicant

A

postulant (2)

70
Q

neck and neck

A

coude à coude

71
Q

the survey,

poll

A

le sondage (2)

72
Q

the navel gazing,

self centeredness

A

le nombrilisme (2)

73
Q

if we dare

A

si l’on ose

74
Q

by denial

A

par déni

75
Q

blindness

A

cécité

76
Q

advocating,

promoting

A

prônant

77
Q

failed

A

échoué

78
Q

1) to mess up, fall apart, go wrong

2) they mess up

A

1) foirer (3)

2) ils foirent

79
Q

the merit,

justification

A

le bienfondé

80
Q

handout

A

aumône

81
Q

rewrite

A

récrire

82
Q

excessiveness

A

outrance

83
Q

mawkishness

A

mièvrerie

84
Q

lovebird

A

tourtereau

85
Q

cast iron

A

fonte

86
Q

paste,

dough

A

pâte

87
Q

governing

A

encadrant

88
Q

flake

A

flocon

89
Q

dense

A

épais

90
Q

steep

A

escarpé

91
Q

narrow

A

étriquée

92
Q

cozy

A

cossu

93
Q

an intercom

A

un interphone

94
Q

fifty year old

A

quinquagénaire

95
Q

potbellied

A

bedonnant

96
Q

baldness

A

calvitie

97
Q

guests

A

convives

98
Q

abounds,

is full of

A

regorger (2)

99
Q

to move in (with)

A

emménager

100
Q

pension

A

retraite