Bel-Ami Flashcards

(156 cards)

1
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caissière (nf)

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cashier

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2
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cambrer

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to arch, bend

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3
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peigner

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to comb

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4
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poussière (nf)

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dust

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5
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gargote (nf)

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cheap restaurant, greasy spoon

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6
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trottoir (nm)

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sidewalk

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7
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demeurer

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live, remain, stick
Je demeure dans cette maison depuis dix ans.
Mon séjour chez vous demeure dans ma mémoire.

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8
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boni (nm)

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profit

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9
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collation (nf)

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snack, light meal

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10
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bock (nm)

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beer glass

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11
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heurter

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hit, hurt

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12
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heurter la sensibilité de qqn

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hurt somebody’s feelings

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13
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ainsi

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thus

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14
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léger

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light

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15
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tapageur

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noisy, talked-about

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16
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châtain

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chestnut

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17
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cependant

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yet

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18
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retrousser

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to roll up

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19
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étuve (nf)

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sauna

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20
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étouffer

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suffocate

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21
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égout nm

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sewer

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22
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souffler

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blow

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23
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haleine nf

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breath

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empester

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plague, corrupt

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paille nf
straw
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accabler
oppress
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avoir bonne mine
look well, look fit
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vider
to empty
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rôdeur
prowler
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oser
dare
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baiser
kiss, fuck
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grouiller
swarm
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coudoyer
bump elbows with, brush past
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tutoyer
get close to, be on first-name basis | On peut se tutoyer ?
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flairer
smell
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mépris nm
contempt, disregard
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inné
innate
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l'inné et l'acquis
nature vs nurture
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déborder
overflow
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désaltérer
quench someone's thirst
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coulant
runny
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tant
so much
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envahir
invade
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démarche
gait, manner of walking
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plein de monde
crowded
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mauvais sujet (nm)
bad boy
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fier adj
proud
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somme nf
sum
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pensée nf
thought
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narcisse nm
narcissist
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appuyer
base | Il a appuyé son argumentation sur son expérience.
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bilboquet nm
cup and ball game
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paume nf
palm | Je me suis coupé la paume de la main en ouvrant les huîtres.
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apprivoiser
tame
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chantage/faire chanter nm
blackmail (to make someone sing)
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dévider
wind up
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filant
free-running
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auprès
near
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sommeiller
doze, nap
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bénir
bless
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louange nf
praise
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os nm
bone
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repos nm
rest
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s'accroupir
squat
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cueillir
gather, pick, cull
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pourpre
purple
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ternir
fade
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ores
already, immediately | Oui, il faut partir d'ores et déjà !
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égarer
lose, misplace, mislay
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requérir
require
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gêner
disturb
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folie nf
madness
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bombé
bulging
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pousser
push, shove
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quoique
although
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mousser
bubble, lather, foam
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trouer
tear a hole in, pierce, penetrate
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suer
sweat (comme suinter)
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stagiaire nmf
intern
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manche
nf - sleeve, half, hand of a game | nm - handle
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le volant
steering wheel
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fouiller
search
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(se) dandiner
waddle, sway
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rançonner
rob
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la proie
prey
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le gilet
undershirt
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être debout
to be up
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la foule
crowd, mob
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le tas
pile
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bousculer
jostle, shove
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siffloter
whistle
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avaler
swallow
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étaler
spread
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parvenir
reach, achieve
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la clarté
clarity, brightness
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saluer
greet
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le tache
stain
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grignoter
nibble
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se taire
keep quiet
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ramasser
pick, gather
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le guichet
counter, box office
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le cuir
leather
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paré
ready
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le comptoir
counter
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trôner
sit on the throne, sit in state
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la crapule
low-life
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une plaie
cut, wound
108
volontiers
willingly, gladly
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la parole
speech, talk
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mener
lead
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frémir
quiver, tremble
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convoitise
desire, covetousness
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balbutier
stammer
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peser
weigh
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sauver; se sauver
protect, save; escape
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la chair
flesh
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méridional
southern
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la chevelure
hair
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la potage
soup
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tiède
lukewarm
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la besogne
hard task
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élancer; s'élancer
cause a throbbing pain; to embark upon
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ébouriffer
ruffle, amaze
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éloigner
take away
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tâter; se tâter
feel out; masturbate
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entrain nm
enthusiasm
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bienveillant
benevolent
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factice
false
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l'épluchure nf
peel
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éprouver
experience, try
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abîmer
spoil, wreck
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s'accouder
lean on your elbows
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aumône nf
charity, favor
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chèvre nf
goat
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malin
smart, clever
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frotter
rub
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moisir
rot
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joyau nm
gem, jewel
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divan nm
couch
140
gésir
lie
141
la guigne
bad luck
142
s'empresser de
hurry to do something
143
dedans
inside
144
entraver
hinder, but in an informal context: get it, cotton on
145
bavarder
chat, gossip
146
saisir
grasp
147
guère
hardly
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témoigner
is evidence of
149
quant à
as for
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cancan
gossip
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sceau nm
seal (on a document)
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enivrer
intoxicate
153
hausser
raise
154
la causerie
conversation
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chuchoter
whisper
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éloigné
far