English 2 French 20 Flashcards

1
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grooved

A

rainuré

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scallop

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coquille de Saint-Jacques

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3
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shell

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coquille

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4
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without thinking

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machinalement

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spoonful

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cuillerée

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6
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to soften

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s’amollir

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7
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the sip

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la gorgée

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8
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palate, palace

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palais

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9
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I started

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Je tressaillis

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10
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romance (2)

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romance, idylle

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11
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woodwork (i.e. paneling)

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des boiseries

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12
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the heat

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la chaleur

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13
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of (my) dream

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du songe

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14
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to step back

A

reculer

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15
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region

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contrée

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16
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seniority

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ancienneté

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17
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pomegranate

A

grenade

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18
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slightly open

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entr’ouvert

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19
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improper

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inconvenant

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20
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deckhand (sailor’s rank)

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matelot

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21
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sailor

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marin

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22
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forbidden (2)

A

défendu, interdit

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23
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obsessive

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obsédant

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24
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temptation

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tentation

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25
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(flour) mill(ing) (2)

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meunerie, minoterie

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26
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(wind) mill

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moulin

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27
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hovel, shack

A

masure (2)

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28
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to praise (2)

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louer, faire l’éloge de

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29
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praise (n.) (2)

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éloge, louange

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30
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to hide, to stash (2)

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planquer, cacher (2)

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31
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curvature

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courbure

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32
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to give back (restore)

A

redonner

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33
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even for…

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même pour…

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34
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fierce

A

farouche

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35
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torn (full of holes)

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troué

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36
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in tatters

A

en lambeaux

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37
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crown (money)

A

écu

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38
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grindstone

A

meule

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39
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disappointment

A

déconvenue (older term?)

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40
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flaw

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faille

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41
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flat (adj.); serving dish

A

plat (2)

42
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with lightning speed

A

à une vitesse foudroyante

43
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blacksmith

A

forgeron

44
Q

gleam

A

lueur

45
Q

plowshare

A

soc de charrue

46
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muffled

A

sourd

47
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to stifle

A

étouffer

48
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stuttering

A

bégaiement

49
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anvil

A

enclume

50
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task (work, labor)

A

besogne

51
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herd (n.)

A

troupeau

52
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a kind of + n. (2)

A

un espèce de…, un sort de…

53
Q

gunman

A

tireur

54
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out of reach

A

hors d’atteinte (arch.?)

55
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milestone (important event)

A

jalon

56
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widow

A

veuve

57
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door leaf

A

battant de la porte

58
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trimmed (decorated) with

A

garni

59
Q

rough draft, rough sketch

A

ébauche (2)

60
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greenish

A

verdâtre

61
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shriveled (crumpled)

A

fripé

62
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blade

A

lame

63
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peel (n.)

A

écorce

64
Q

elderberry

A

sureau

65
Q

(layered)custard slice (Napoleon)

A

mille-feuille

66
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water diviner (seeker, dowser)

A

sourcier

67
Q

off-peak hour

A

heure creuse

68
Q

hollow

A

creux

69
Q

to slow cook (simmer)

A

mitonner

70
Q

clove, pod (pea)

A

gousse

71
Q

to shell (e.g. pea fm pod)

A

écosser

72
Q

thick

A

épaisse

73
Q

mist

A

brume

74
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(they) filled

A

emplissaient

75
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ridge

A

crête

76
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soot

A

suie

77
Q

ash

A

cendre

78
Q

pillar

A

pilier

79
Q

bitterness

A

amertume

80
Q

candor

A

candeur

81
Q

ground floor

A

rez-de-chaussée

82
Q

he collected

A

recueillait

83
Q

parishioner

A

paroissien

84
Q

bankruptcy (2)

A

banqueroute, la faillite

85
Q

cooking

A

cuisson

86
Q

altar

A

autel

87
Q

to calm down

A

s’apaiser

88
Q

rubble

A

des décombres

89
Q

about to collapse

A

sur le point de crouler

90
Q

deny (declare untrue)

A

nier

91
Q

Don’t deny it.

A

Ne le nie pas !

92
Q

the recovery (2)

A

la guérison, le rétablissement

93
Q

distraught

A

éperdu

94
Q

folly

A

sottise

95
Q

to despise

A

mépriser

96
Q

decoy, delusion

A

leurre (2)

97
Q

to delude, to decoy

A

leurrer (2)

98
Q

to rock (~ a cradle; to lull)

A

bercer

99
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heap

A

amas

100
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gaping

A

béant