Volume 1 Flashcards

1
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se répartir entre

A

to separate into

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ci-dessus

ci-dessous

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above

below

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d’autre part

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otherwise

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s’exercer sur

A

to act on

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constituer

A

to make up

comprise

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mugir

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to moo

low (cattle)

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être dit

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to be called

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un complément

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complimenting word(s) eg. adverbial clause

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pourvoir de

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to serve as

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un attribut

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attribute

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se garder de

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to avoid

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12
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se combiner entre eux/elles

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combine with each other

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désigner par

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designated by

attributable to

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renseigner sur

A

to inform about

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15
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un ouvrage

A

work

book

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16
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à la unanimité

A

with unamity

by unanimous agreement

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17
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un aspect

A

aspect
form

temporal information eg. action completed/ongoing (linguistics)

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18
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voisin de ( adj)

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similar to

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segmenter

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to segment

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20
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en opposition à

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as opposed to

in contrast to

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un affixe

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an element attached to a word. eg a prefix, suffix

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22
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sans rien

A

without anything

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surcomposé (adj)

A

double compound

eg. elles ont eu aimées (note two past participles)

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24
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se poser

A

to occur

come up

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25
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à des degrés divers

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to varying degrees

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débrider

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to unbridle

unleash

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bayer

bayer aux corneilles

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to be agape

lit: open to the crows

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28
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prévaloir

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to prevail

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29
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ci-joint
ci-annexé
ci-inclus

A

enclosed (correspondence)

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30
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s’en vouloir à

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to blame onself for

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31
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une lettre de réclamation

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letter of complaint

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32
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la carrure

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stature

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33
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analogue à

A

analogous to

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antérieur (adj)

A

earlier

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l’accompli

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completion

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36
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juguler

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to stamp out

eliminate

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atténuer

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to attenuate

38
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pallier qc/qn

A

to palliate st/sb

partially compensate for st

39
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postérieur (adj)

A

later

after

40
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influer sur

A

to have influence on

41
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antéposé à

A

placed before

42
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une belette

A

weasel

43
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atterré (adj)

A

aghast

shattered

44
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incarnat

A

a bright red colour

incarnadine

45
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l’avant-dernier (adj)

A

pénultième (penultimate)

46
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abruti (adj)

un abruti
une abrutie

A

stupid

moron

47
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peu souvent

A

seldom

48
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en tête de

A

at the front of

49
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un manche

une manche

A

handle

sleeve

50
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un rôdeur

une rôdeuse

A

prowler

51
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l’important

A

the important thing

52
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Il en va de même pour…

A

It’s the same for…

53
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Il boit.

A

he’s an alcoholic

54
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mettre en relief

la mise en relief

mis en relief (adj)

A

to highlight

highlighting

highlighted

55
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un procédé

A

procedure
technique
method

56
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utilisable (adj

A

useable

57
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le mazout

A

fuel oil

58
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un moineau

A

sparrow

59
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une fuite

A

flight
escape

leak

60
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emparer de

s’emparer de

A

to grab hold of

to appropriate = se saisir de

61
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l’ébéniste (m,f)

A

cabinet maker

62
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la besogne

A

chore

arduous task

63
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s’entendre

A

to get along together
to hear each other

to agree

64
Q

une flamme

A

flame

love

65
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étroitement

A

narrowly

intimately

66
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apercevoir

s’apercevoir de

A

to discern from a distance
glimpse

to notice
realize

67
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avoir affaire à

A
to deal with
mess with   (slang)
68
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à tort et à travers

parler à tort et à travers

A

wildly

to talk through one’s hat

69
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tantôt

A

sometimes

soon

70
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faire preuve

A

to show

exhibit

71
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en favor de

au détriment de

A

in favour of
to the benefit of

to the detriment of

72
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remettre

A

to put back
arrange
give
remit

(many uses)

73
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une berceuse

A

lullaby

rocking chair

74
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un berceau

A

cradle

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un ailier

A

winger (eg football)

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facultatif (adj)

A

optional

77
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graver

A

to engrave

78
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à jamais

A

forever

79
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un bain de mer

un bain de la mer

A

swim

sea bath

80
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se rapporter à

A

to relate to

refer to

81
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grouper l’ensemble

A

to group together

82
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patiemment

A

patiently

83
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difficilement

A

with difficulty
barely
borderline

84
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être mis en relation

A

to be related

85
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un composant

A

component

constituent

86
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peupler

A

to populate

87
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un libraire

une libraire

A

bookseller

88
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un voile

une voile

A

veil

sail

89
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une mise en situation

A

overview

90
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intercaler

A

to insert

insérer

91
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revendre

A

to sell retail

to sell off