Boualem Sansel 1 Flashcards
(132 cards)
1
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the collar the neck of a bottle the cervix the neck (lit)
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le col
2
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the mountain pass 2 nouns
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le col le passage
3
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path/trail (3 nouns)
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le sentier la sente le chemin
4
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the lantern, headlight, beacon
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le fanal
5
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the hoist block and tackle
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le palan
6
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to trudge
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crapahuter
7
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pale, pallid (3 adjs)
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pâle blême blafard
8
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to unseat, unhorse, desconcert, unsettle
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désarçonner
9
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fog, polluted air, miasma, fume, reek
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le miasme
10
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borders, boundaries, edge, fringes, farthest reaches, extremes, outer limits
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les confins
11
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the hook, detour, fang, crochet
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le crochet
12
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tattered, in tatters, down-and-out
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déguenillé-e
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sordid, squalid, repugnant, vile
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sordide
14
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account, story, tale
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le récit
15
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to squint, to be cross-eyed, to ogle, to lust after, to covet
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loucher
16
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unbeliever, infidel (3)
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l’infidèle l’incroyant-e le/la mécréant-e
17
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to mark out, delineate, define parameters of, circumscribe panic (fam)
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baliser
18
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to punctuate, intersperse over time, to border (a route), to mark out (a route)
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jalonner
19
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the break, pause, stopping place, stop, cease fire (lit)
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la halte (h asp)
20
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to bivouac, go bivouacking, camping, backpacking (2 words)
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camper bivouaquer
21
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the camp (two words)
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le campement le bivouac
22
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to root, put down roots, implant, imbed
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enraciner
23
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suricate - meerkat
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suricate
24
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of the nerves, neuralgic,
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névralgique
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to happen, to result from, come out of
advenir
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the safe conduct, the pass (two words)
le laissez-passer le sauf-conduit
27
to punch, validate (a ticket) to compost (garbage)
composter
28
the swarm, flock, crowd, cloud
la nuée
29
the apron, pinafore, child’s overall the floor of a bridge the bulkhead, firewall (separating motor from passenger compartment)
le tablier
30
2-wheeler cart sleigh (Queb)
la carriole
31
emetic (noun-adj)
émétique
32
to stamp or hallmark (precious metal) to punch, perforate (a transport ticket)
poinçonner
33
awl hallmark, mint mark stamp (for metal, coins)
le poinçon
34
the ticket inspector (transport)
le poinçonneur
35
ticket salesperson, clerk jailer
guichetier
36
counter, box office, ticket office, window (of a bank, theatre, post office, shop)
le guichet
37
more, harder, for longer
davantage
38
the excessiveness, immoderation, outrageousness 3 nouns
la démesure l’excès (masc) l’outrance (sout, fem)
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excessive, immoderate, disproportionate (2 adjs)
démesuré-e exagéré-e
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to disembowel, gut rip open
éventrer
41
ripper knife killer
éventreur
42
to riddle (with holes, bullets, errors) to sieve (pass through a sieve)
cribler
43
to bury (4 verbs)
enterrer enfouir ensevelir (sout) inhumer (only human or animal, sout)
44
rubble (2 nouns)
les gravats les décombres (both masc plu)
45
the piling up, the heaping up (two nouns)
l'amoncellement l'entassement
46
to pile up, heap up to accumulate, to amass
amonceler
47
the scrap iron, the loose change
la ferraille
48
ripped, torn, drunk (fam)
déchiré-e
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to tear, to rip up
déchirer
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the fence, hedge, screen, boundary
la palissade
51
to fence in, around
palissader
52
to sweep (with a broom)
balayer
53
the broom, joystick, control stick
le balai
54
to varnish, vitrify
vitrifier
55
shooting, throbing, stabbing(pain), nagging (memory) 1 adj
lancinant
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to buzz, hum, ring (ears)
bourdonner
57
to puff up, swell (skin)
boursoufler
58
unheard of, incredible, amazing
inouï -e
59
scammer, hustler, swindler, strapping lad
le gaillard
60
to haul, lug (fam)
transbahuter
61
the entrails, innards, guts (2 words)
1. les entrailles 2. les viscères
62
the popularity, fashion (sout) regional village festival in Switzerland
la vogue
63
to sail, to wander/drift (thoughs)
voguer
64
to turn in your favor (wind), to work out
adonner
65
to give yourself over to something
s'adonner a quelque chose
66
to agree
s'adonner
67
le col
the collar the neck of a bottle the cervix the neck (lit)
68
le col le passage
the mountain pass 2 nouns
69
le sentier la sente le chemin
path/trail (3 nouns)
70
le fanal
the lantern, headlight, beacon
71
le palan
the hoist block and tackle
72
crapahuter
to trudge
73
pâle blême blafard
pale, pallid (3 adjs)
74
désarçonner
to unseat, unhorse, desconcert, unsettle
75
le miasme
fog, polluted air, miasma, fume, reek
76
les confins
borders, boundaries, edge, fringes, farthest reaches, extremes, outer limits
77
le crochet
the hook, detour, fang, crochet
78
déguenillé-e
tattered, in tatters, down-and-out
79
sordide
sordid, squalid, repugnant, vile
80
le récit
account, story, tale
81
loucher
to squint, to be cross-eyed, to ogle, to lust after, to covet
82
l’infidèle l’incroyant-e le/la mécréant-e
unbeliever, infidel (3)
83
baliser
to mark out, delineate, define parameters of, circumscribe panic (fam)
84
jalonner
to punctuate, intersperse over time, to border (a route), to mark out (a route)
85
la halte (h asp)
the break, pause, stopping place, stop, cease fire (lit)
86
camper bivouaquer
to bivouac, go bivouacking, camping, backpacking (2 words)
87
le campement le bivouac
the camp (two words)
88
enraciner
to root, put down roots, implant, imbed
89
suricate
suricate - meerkat
90
névralgique
of the nerves, neuralgic,
91
advenir
to happen, to result from, come out of
92
le laissez-passer le sauf-conduit
the safe conduct, the pass (two words)
93
composter
to punch, validate (a ticket) to compost (garbage)
94
la nuée
the swarm, flock, crowd, cloud
95
le tablier
the apron, pinafore, child’s overall the floor of a bridge the bulkhead, firewall (separating motor from passenger compartment)
96
la carriole
2-wheeler cart sleigh (Queb)
97
émétique
emetic (noun-adj)
98
poinçonner
to stamp or hallmark (precious metal) to punch, perforate (a transport ticket)
99
le poinçon
awl hallmark, mint mark stamp (for metal, coins)
100
le poinçonneur
the ticket inspector (transport)
101
guichetier
ticket salesperson, clerk jailer
102
le guichet
counter, box office, ticket office, window (of a bank, theatre, post office, shop)
103
davantage
more, harder, for longer
104
la démesure l’excès (masc) l’outrance (sout, fem)
the excessiveness, immoderation, outrageousness 3 nouns
105
démesuré-e exagéré-e
excessive, immoderate, disproportionate (2 adjs)
106
éventrer
to disembowel, gut rip open
107
éventreur
ripper knife killer
108
cribler
to riddle (with holes, bullets, errors) to sieve (pass through a sieve)
109
enterrer enfouir ensevelir (sout) inhumer (only human or animal, sout)
to bury (4 verbs)
110
les gravats les décombres (both masc plu)
rubble (2 nouns)
111
l'amoncellement l'entassement
the piling up, the heaping up (two nouns)
112
amonceler
to pile up, heap up to accumulate, to amass
113
la ferraille
the scrap iron, the loose change
114
déchiré-e
ripped, torn, drunk (fam)
115
déchirer
to tear, to rip up
116
la palissade
the fence, hedge, screen, boundary
117
palissader
to fence in, around
118
balayer
to sweep (with a broom)
119
le balai
the broom, joystick, control stick
120
vitrifier
to varnish, vitrify
121
lancinant
shooting, throbing, stabbing(pain), nagging (memory) 1 adj
122
bourdonner
to buzz, hum, ring (ears)
123
boursoufler
to puff up, swell (skin)
124
inouï -e
unheard of, incredible, amazing
125
le gaillard
scammer, hustler, swindler, strapping lad
126
transbahuter
to haul, lug (fam)
127
1. les entrailles 2. les viscères
the entrails, innards, guts (2 words)
128
la vogue
the popularity, fashion (sout) regional village festival in Switzerland
129
voguer
to sail, to wander/drift (thoughs)
130
adonner
to turn in your favor (wind), to work out
131
s'adonner a quelque chose
to give yourself over to something
132
s'adonner
to agree
