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Excel fichier avec quelques faux amis Flashcards

1
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une caverne, une grotte.

A

cave

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cave

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cellar, basement, vault.

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3
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chagrin

A

sorrow or greif

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4
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la contrariété, la gêne.

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annoyance

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5
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champ

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refers to a field (in all senses), while champs = country(side).

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charge

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burden, load, cargo, responsibility. The verb charger means to load or to charge.

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7
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inculpation, accusation, or attaque

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a charge (that hegel makes against, say, Kant)

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8
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chope

A

mug or pint

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une glissière

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chute

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10
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l’épicier

A

grocer

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s’emparer

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to seize

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12
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enrayer

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to check; s’enrayer - to jam itself

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13
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paludisme

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malaria

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14
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alongé

A

elongated

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15
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amaigrissement

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loss of weight (noun)

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bousculer

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to push, to shove (pousser), to make someone rush (faire dépêcher)

se bousculer - to rush (se presser

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17
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renifler

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to sniff

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18
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ronflant , e

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pejorative for something grand (ronfler is to snore)

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19
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bouilloire

A

kettle

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20
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bataille

A

battle
chevaux en bataille: warhorse
It can also mean tousled

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21
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maux

A

troubles

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22
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s’entretuer

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to kill each other

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23
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remplir

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to fill up, fill in, fill out,

pejorative of homeowork (remplissage)

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24
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endroit

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(=lieu) place
C’est un endroit très tranquille. It’s a very quiet place.
à cet endroit in this place
(=localité)
les gens de l’endroit the local people
l’endroit (=le côté destiné à être vu)
[+couverture, tapis] the right side
→ motifs Snoopy sur l’endroit, envers bleu ciel
(=le bon côté) the right side
à l’endroit (verticalement) the right way up
[vêtement] the right way out
(autres locutions) par endroits in places
à l’endroit de regarding, with regard to

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surcroit

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noun : addition (en surcoît, de surcroit)

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rabrouer

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to snub, to snap at, rebuff

27
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épais, épaisse

A

thick

28
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chausser

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to put shoes on

29
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se défouler

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to let off steam or to unwind

30
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surprendre

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to surprise

31
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entraîner

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to pull, drag, carry along, drive, or to lead

32
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pierres

A

angular stones

33
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buter

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vi: to bump into/against (buter contre)
vt: to antagonize
se buter: to dig in one’s heals

34
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freiner

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vt- to check

vi- to break

35
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pli

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pleat, crease, fold, letter, trick

36
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se gêner

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to put oneself out

gêner - to bother or trouble

37
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cible

A

target or market (as in, they are selling to this market)

38
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gosse

A

kid

39
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malmener

A

manhandle

40
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poussière

A

dust

41
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tricot

A

knitting

42
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manche

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a sleeve of a shirt, a round of a game, the handle of a tool, the neck of a guitar or violin

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guise

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way (en guise de - in way of; à votre guise - as you please)

44
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crépuscule

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twilight, dusk

45
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impudique

A

shameless

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presque

A

almost

47
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parcourir

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tour, travel through, roam, range, skim

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veille

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eve wakng, vigil.

49
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narine

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nostril

50
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cachotterie

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mystery, little secret; faire de cachotterie = to be secretive

51
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cambrure

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arch or curve (small of back or instep)

52
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affreux, affreuse

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awful, hideous, dreadful

53
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embaumer

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to fill with fragrance

54
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foudroyer

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to strike (t) to light up (i)

55
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s’octroyer

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to grant oneself something

56
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toilette

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hygiene, (faire la toilette - to groom), to wash,

noun: outfit

objets de toilette
toilette des messieurs (mens room)
toilette des dames (ladies room)
trousse de toilette (make up bag)
linge de toilette towel) 
serviette de toilette (towel)
57
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s’enfuir

A

to run away

58
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taquiner

A

to tease

59
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pourchasser

A

to pursue

French 1 (12 decks)

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