Chapitre 1: Le Survivant Flashcards

1
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quiconque

A

anyone, noone

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2
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sornettes

A

twaddle, poppycock

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3
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la perceuse

A

drill

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4
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en revanche

A

on the other hand

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5
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quant à

A

as for

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6
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la clôture

A

fence

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7
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par-dessus

A

over, above

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8
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craindre

A

afraid of

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9
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se remettre de…

A

recover from sthg

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10
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étayer

A

support, hold up

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11
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éloigné

A

distant, remote

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12
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l’épouvante

A

terror

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13
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lorsque

A

when, as soon as

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14
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fredonner

A

hum

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15
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un air

A

a tune

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16
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nouer

A

to tie

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17
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badin

A

light-hearted, playful

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18
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potin

A

gossip

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19
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mordoré

A

bronze, golden brown

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20
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chouette hulotte

A

tawny owl

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21
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la proie

A

prey, victim, target

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22
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glousser

A

cluck, giggle

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23
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insolite

A

out of the ordinary, unusual

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24
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chat tigré

A

tabby cat

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25
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trottoir

A

pavement

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26
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se ressaisir

A

pull yourself together

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27
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parvenir

A

to reach, get as far as

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28
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des abords

A

outskirts

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29
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l’embouteillage (nm)

A

traffic jam

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30
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accoutrement

A

get-up (weird clothes)

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31
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pianoter

A

to tap away at

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32
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le volante (de voiture)

A

steering wheel

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33
Q

olibrius

A

oddball, eccentric

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34
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chucoter

A

to whisper

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35
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tire-d’aile

A

hastily, as fast as you can

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36
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bouche bée

A

speechless, dumbstruck

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37
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le rapace

A

bird of prey, predator

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38
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filer

A

fly, speed by

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39
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vertement

A

sharply, roundly, throughly

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40
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songer

A

to think of sthg, consider, daydream

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41
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dégourdir

A

to stretch out, get the blood flowing

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42
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courroucé

A

angry, wrathful

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43
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s’apprêter

A

to prepare, get ready

44
Q

en vouloir à qqn

A

be annoyed with someone

45
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heurter

A

to run into, collide with

46
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navré

A

to be sorry, regretful, apologetic (désolé)

47
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grommeler

A

mutter, mumble

48
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perçant

A

sharp, keen, piercing

49
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serrer

A

to squeeze, grip

50
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cloué

A

nailed, pinned

51
Q

pelage

A

fur, coat

52
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paraître

A

to appear, look, seem

53
Q

un tas de

A

heaps of

54
Q

retrousser les lèvres

A

to purse your lips

55
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subir

A

to suffer, be subjected to

56
Q

bâiller

A

to yawn, gape

57
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l’angle

A

le coin

58
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jaillir

A

to spring, spurt

59
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frémir

A

tremble, shiver

60
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rétrécir

A

to contract, shrink

61
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à en juger par

A

judging by

62
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étinceler

A

to sparkle, shine, gleam

63
Q

crochu

A

hooked

64
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marmonner

A

mutter

65
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se douter de

A

to suspect

66
Q

Un réverbère

A

lamp post

67
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l’éteignoir

A

candle snuffer, kill joy

68
Q

agacé

A

annoyed, irritated

69
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courroucé

A

angry, wrathful

70
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parier

A

to bet, wager

71
Q

la jugeote

A

common sense

72
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en vouloir à

A

to be annoyed at

73
Q

dans de beaux draps

A

in real trouble

74
Q

une friandise

A

a sweet

75
Q

cache-oreilles

A

earmuff

76
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aborder

A

to reach, land on sthg

77
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hocher la tête

A

to nod one’s head

78
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une aiguille

A

a needle/ hand of watch

79
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au fait

A

by the way, now that I think of it

80
Q

confier qqch à qqn

A

to entrust someone with something

81
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éteint

A

lacklustre, faded

82
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à l’écart de

A

well away from

83
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assumer

A

to accept, take something on, be comfortable with

84
Q

avaler

A

to swallow

85
Q

la lueur

A

glow, glimmer

86
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le phare

A

lighthouse

87
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le grondement

A

growl, roar

88
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la pétarade

A

banging, sputtering

89
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atterrir

A

to land

90
Q

le couvercle

A

lid, top

91
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le soulagement

A

relief

92
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dénicher

A

to unearth, find

93
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emprunter

A

to borrow

94
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débrouiller

A

to untangle, handle things

95
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pencher

A

to tilt, incline towards

96
Q

jais

A

jet

97
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la cicatrice

A

scar

98
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râpeux

A

rough

99
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siffler

A

to whistle, hiss

100
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repérer

A

to spot, notice

101
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essuyer

A

to wipe

102
Q

ruisselant

A

streaming, flowing

103
Q

enfourcher

A

to mount, straddle

104
Q

vrombissement

A

throbbing, hum

105
Q

volte-face

A

u-turn

106
Q

éloigner

A

to move away