Le Petit Nicolas (Chap. 1) Flashcards by C L | Brainscape

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chérir

A

to cherish

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Gronder

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to rumble, growl; to scold

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Un Chouchou

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teacher’s pet

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Taper

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to hit; type; dial

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Une Caisse

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box, till

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Faire le Guignol

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to fool around

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Disposer

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to arrange; induce, prompt

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Un Bocal

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jar; fish bowl

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épatant

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(old-fashioned) marvelous; generous

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Une Combine

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knack, trick; racket, ploy

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La Prise

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dose; grip; taking, seizure; plug, outlet

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Peigner

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to comb

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Un Engin

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machine (instrument); device, contraption

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Un parasoleil

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lens hood

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Un objectif

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lens; target; aim, goal

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Racler

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to scrub, scrape

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La tache

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stain; spot

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Renverser

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to spill; knock over

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Tandis Que

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While, when

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Croiser

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to cross (arms); to run into, cross paths with

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Esquiver

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To evade, elude; slip away

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Moucher

Se Moucher

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to blow; (inf.) to put in his/her place, snub

To blow your nose

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La noise

Chercher noise à

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quarrel, fight

to pick a fight

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Un copeau

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shaving, chip (wood); curl (chocolate)

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une décennie

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decade

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une délimitation

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demarcation

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la panoplie

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fancy dress costume; collection, array

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le képi

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flat-topped military cap

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les menottes

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handcuffs

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un sifflet

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whistle

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une cartouche

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cartridge; carton; sidebar, text box

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un étui

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holster, scabbard, case

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un poudrier

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makeup powder compact

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un rôti

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roast, joint

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une hache

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axe

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en mouton

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sheepskin

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à carreaux

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checked

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un éperon

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spur

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un fusil

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gun; steel

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Panser

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to bandage; groom (horse)

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Le Croupion

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rump, bum

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Une Gifle

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slap

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Venger

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to avenge

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Pendre

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to hang

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La Volaille

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fowl, poultry

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embêter

s’embêter

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to annoy

to be bored; to worry about, bother with

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Bouder

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to sulk; show no interest in

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Plumer

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to pluck; (slang) rip off

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contrariant

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annoying, irksome

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l’envol (masc.)

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flight, takeoff

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un manche

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(slender part of an instrument) handle; neck; stick

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tout de même

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all the same, anyway, even so

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la corde à linge

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washing line, clothesline

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un vacarme

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racket, din, row

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drôlement

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strangely, very, amusingly

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la haie

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hedge; line of people

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taquiner

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tease, annoy

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un chuchotement

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whisper

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en tant que

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as, in the capacity of

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Draguer

A

to hit on

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économiser

A

to save up

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Se Lancer

A

to try, have a go

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Justement

A

Justly; exactly; as it happens, actually