mots de livre rose Flashcards

1
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faire ressouvenir

A

to remind

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2
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tâter

A

to taste (figuratively)

  1. to carefully touch with the hand, to explore, to experience, to recognize.
  2. trying to understand the forces or the provisions of (someone) by asking questions carefully
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3
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d’éprouver

A

to feel or experience

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4
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manier

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to handle, manipulate

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5
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l’étoffe, tissu

A

fabric

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6
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sonder

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to probe or to feel around

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7
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tatouage

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noun: tattoo

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8
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regretter

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to regret

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9
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braquer

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to steer

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10
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maladroitement

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awkwardly

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11
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s’engager

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to engage, to enlist, to commit, to start

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12
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dérobée

A

stolen, hidden

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13
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l’habitude

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the habit, usual

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14
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longuement

A

for a long time (reflechir longement

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15
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acquitter

A

clear, exonerate, discharge

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16
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toubib

A

medic

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17
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sinon

A

otherwise, or else, alternatively

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18
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depuis

A

since, from, for

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19
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survenir

A

[incident, retards] to occur
[événement] to take place
[personne] to appear, to arrive

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20
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s’occuper

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(s’affairer) to occupy o.s, to keep o.s. busy
s’occuper à qch: to occupy o.s with sth, to keep o.s. busy with sth

s’occuper de: to be in charge of
[+affaire, question à régler] to deal with
[+malade, invité] to look after
[+clients] to serve

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21
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coup

A

blow, strike

time (comme fois)

coup de main - give a hand

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22
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affoler

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to throw into a panic, to terrify or to frighten

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23
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rappeler

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to call back, to remind,

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24
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bougon

A

grumpy, foul tempered

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25
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cette-ci

A

this one

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26
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possédée

A

possessed

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27
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chalet

A

hotel

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28
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col

A

collar

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29
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hélas!!

A

alas!

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30
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emmener

A

to take (someone)

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31
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pêcher

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verb: to fish, to catch, to land (but as a noun, this is a peach)

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32
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peser

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to weigh

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33
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poids

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weight

34
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opter

A

to opt

35
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retenir

A

restrain, deduct, detention, stoppage

36
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hasard

A

chance (par hasard, by chance)

37
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puisque

A

since (comme si c’est si cher = since it’s so expensive)

38
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compte

A

count, number, account

39
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chiffre

A

number (numeral - number one through ten; number of 831)

40
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nombre

A

number (general. so, careful!)

41
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numéro

A

number for bank, an address or a phone number

42
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numéroter

A

to number

43
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numéro de vol

A

flight number

44
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provoquer

A

to provoke or elicit

45
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milieu

A

middle, environment, midst, ambience, underworld, depth

46
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à la gare

A

at the train station

47
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vers

A

toward, about, around, after, both preposition and adverb

48
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tant

A

as, both, so, such

49
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former

A

to form

50
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un foule

A

crowd, host, throng, pass

51
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quais

A

docks

52
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malles

A

trunks, boxes

53
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les baluchons

A

bundles

54
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les cannes à pêche

A

fishing rods

55
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évoquer

A

to evoke

56
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exode

A

exodus, outflow

57
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exil

A

exile

58
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tout cela

A

all this

59
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envahir

A

to invide

60
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moindre

A

adj - lesser, or n, the lesser

61
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auberge

A

hostel

62
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compter

A

reckon, include, gather

63
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planter

A

to plant, to stick into (i.e. a knife into a back), to pitch, to set up, or to ditch

64
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disponible

A

available, disposable income

65
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enfourner

A

to put something into the oven;

“enfourner quelque chose dans” to shove/stuff something into

66
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s’enfourner

A

to dive into

67
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pensions

A

living allowance

68
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bourrer

A

bourrer
v.
fill (vt.) ; go flat out (vi.)

bourrer de : to cram full with

bourrer de : to stuff with

se bourrer : to stuff, to jam pack (bourré,e=jam packed)

69
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pensionnaires

A

guests (as in boarders)

70
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d’abord

A

first

71
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plaisanter

A

to joke

72
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peine

A

noun: difficulty sorrow, sadness, trouble

(valoir le peine d’être vu: to be worth seeing; Cela n’en vaut pas la peine: it’s not worth it).

à peine = barely

73
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sable

A

sand

74
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plage

A

the beach

75
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vider

A

empty

76
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jusqu’au

A

until

77
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soin

A

care (noun)

avec soin, soigneusement, attentivement = carefully

réfléchis bien - think carefully.

78
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jurer

A

to swear (ie allegiance) (=s’engager)
to clash (=dissoner)
par, par la voiture, (se porter garant)
jurer de qch: to swear to sth
(dire des juron): to swear, to curse
(autres locutions)

79
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inscrire

A

to note, to put down, to inscribe

80
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s’inscrire

A

to enroll or to put your name down

81
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abonner

A

to take out a subscription for something

s’abonner: to be a subscriber