capital Flashcards

(42 cards)

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especially as

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d’autant plus que

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for want of, for lack of

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à défaut de

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if only

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pour peu que (+subjonctif)

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3
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take over from, follow on from

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prendre la suite de

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4
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and so on and so forth

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et ainsi de suite

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5
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without resistance/difficulty

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sans coup férir

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6
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to pay so peanuts

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payer qn en monnaie de singe

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7
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anyway (3)

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en tout état de cause
en tout cas
de toute façon

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8
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far from it

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loin s’en faut

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9
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grass snake

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une couleuvre

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10
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to clear (land), to open up (the question)

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défricher

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11
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to be similar to

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s’apparenter à

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12
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further to ..

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faisant suite à

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13
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exploiter, utiliser

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tirer parti de qch

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14
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pot-bellied

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bedonnant, e

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15
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activity specific tax

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L’impôt cédulaire

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to detect, indicate

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property register

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to contnue, endurer

19
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dès maintenant

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d’ores et déjà

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hollow, implicitly (fig)

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to obsess

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frequented, well visited

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problem, manifestation

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dans un court délai
à brève échéance
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rubber
la baudruche
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liable, indebted to
redevable
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a spell
un sortilège
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poke so's eye out
éborgner qn
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blowtorch, pipe (musical instrument)
un chalumeau
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brief (love) affair
une amourette
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division, department, state owned enterprise
une régie (d'État)
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to disembowel
éventrer
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musket, blunderbuss
un tromblon
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to knead, to fiddle with
triturer
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ivy
le lierre
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to go about one's business
vaquer à ses occupations
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I'm ravenous
j'ai la fringale
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sparkle, shimmer
chatoyer
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perky
guilleret, -ette
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hoarse
éraillé, e
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soil based compost
terreau