Chapitre 1 pgs 14-15 Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
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camper
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to settle, to set
2
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en retrait
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set back, further back, in the background
3
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esquisser
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to begin
4
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la étincelle
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to begin
5
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surmonter
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to sit on top of something, to top, to crown
6
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savamment
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skillfully
7
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inénarrable
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amusing, funny, priceless
8
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de plus belle
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what’s more, even more
9
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sur le qui-vive
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on the alert, on the lookout
10
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assortis
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matching
11
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assorti de (qqch)
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accompanied by, coupled with
12
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la jambière
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shin guard, leg warmer
13
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arborer
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to wear
14
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en prime
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as a bonus, what’s more
15
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jurer
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to clash (ne pas aller avec)
16
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s’abuser
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to fool oneself, deceive oneself
17
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el antre
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lair, den, hideout, nook
18
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s’empiler
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to be piled up
19
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pêle-mêle
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haphazardly
20
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enfriendre (qqch)
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to break, to transgress
21
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se rendre
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to go, to attend
22
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entrouvert (e)
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half-open, ajar
23
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une cible
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target, goal
24
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dépourvu de
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without, lacking
25
avoir beau
to do something in vain
26
avoir # coup/s d'avance
to be # steps ahead
27
néanmoins
nevertheless
28
le remords
remorse
29
ronger
to gnaw
30
maléfique
evil
31
au lieu de
instead of
32
réprimer
to repress, to suppress, to restrain
33
tentant
tempting
34
rejeter
to shift, to pass
35
survenir
to occur, to arise
36
en son for intérieur
deep down (inside your heart)
37
faire preuve d'aveuglement
to be willfully blind
38
un fardeau
burden, weight, load
39
étreindre
to clasp, to grab, to embrace, to hug
40
entrelacer
to intertwine, to interlace
