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1
Q

to polish

[ != 1 ]

A

[ + to shine ]
astiquer [astike]
[ != asticoter - to bug ]

2
Q

potins

[ > 3 ]

A

m. pl. gossip

[ une commérage, un ragot, une rumeur ]

3
Q

badin (f badine) [badɛ̃, in]

[ > 1 ]

A

light-hearted, playful

[ > ludique ]

4
Q

vestiaire [vɛstjɛr]

A

m. locker, changing room

[un placard - cupboard, closet]

5
Q

se propager

[ > 6 ]

A

to spread (s’étendre), to be propagated

[ étaler, étendre, disséminer, déployer ]

[ > diffuser - to spread, to disseminate, to broadcast, to hand out, to distribute, to sell ]
[ > répandre - to spill, to spread, to scatter, to shed, to give off, to pour out ]

6
Q

primordial (f primordiale, mpl primordiaux) [primɔrdjal, o]

[ > 1 ]

A

fundamental, essential, primordial (ursprünglich)

[ indispensable ]

7
Q

bourrelet [burlɛ]

A

m. roll, fold (de chair, de graisse f.)

8
Q

argot [argo]

A

m. slang

9
Q

souder [sude]

[ > 4 ]

A

to weld, to bring / bind / join together

[ > rejoindre - to join, to meet with, to catch up with, to agree with, to get back, to return to ]
[ > joindre - to join, to combine, to connect, to put/bring together, to add, to attach, to contact, to get in touch with ]
[ > raccorder - to link, to connect, to join up, to couple, to align ]
[ réunir - to join/to tie/to bring together, to reunite ]

10
Q

fourrure [furyr]
[ > 2 ]
[ != 1 ]

A

f. fur, coat
[ le poil, le pelage ]
[ != le fourrage ]

11
Q

carabin [karabɛ̃]

A

m. medic (Mediziner)

12
Q

errer

A

to stray, to wander, to roam

[errant,e]

13
Q

canicule [kanikyl]

[ != 1 ]

A

f. scorching heat, midsummer heat

[ != un canular ]

14
Q

démuni (f démunie) [demyni]

A

[pauvre] destitute (Not leidend, mittellos, verarmt), powerless (sans défense)
[ > la pénurie, la pauvreté ]

15
Q

racket, din
[ > 5 ]
[ > une expression]

A

m. un vacarme [vakarm]

[ chahuter ]
[ > faire du foin ]
[ > un tintamarre, un tapage, un tumulte, un fracas ]

16
Q

altier (altière) [altje, ɛr]
[ > 1 ]
[ > une expression ]

A

haughty (hochmütig), arrogant
[orgueilleux,se]
avoir un port altier -
to carry oneself proudly

17
Q

délabrer [delabre]

[ > 5 ]

A

to damage, to ruin

[abîmer, détraquer, dégrader, casser, briser]

18
Q

décombres [dekɔ̃br]

A

m. pl. debris, rubble, wreckage, ruins (d’une civilisation)

[ le débris ]

19
Q

farineux (f farineuse) [farinø, øz]

A

floury, mealy ( > la farine )

20
Q

céder [sede]

[ > 3 ]

A
to give (up) [donner], to give away, to hand over [ remettre ], to sell, to donate
[ > vendre ]
21
Q

d’antan [ɑ̃tɑ̃]

A

of yesteryear (gestern, vergangenes Jahr)

22
Q

se livrer à

A

[s’engager dans] to conduct, to be engaged in, to give oneself up to

23
Q

défroisser [defrwase]

[ > 4 ]

A

to smooth out, to take the creases out of

[ < le froissement, froisser, friper, plisser ]

24
Q

silk

A

f. la soie [swa]

25
Q

hood (d’une automobile)

[ != 1 ]

A

m. capot [kapo]

[ != une capote ]

26
Q

interposer [ɛ̃tɛrpoze]

A

to interpose (eingreifen, dazwischentreten, dazwischenstellen)

27
Q

dérisoire [derizwar] (adj.)

[ > 2 ]

A

ridiculous / derisory, inadequate, trifling (unbedeutend, belanglos, oberflächlich), pathetic

[ > une vétille - Kleinigkeit ]
[ > vaseux,se - muddy, silty, hazy, woozy, pathetic]

28
Q

modalité [mɔdalite]

A

f. terms, conditions

29
Q

joaillier, joaillière [ʒɔaje, ɛr]

A

m./f. jeweller

[ > un joyau ]

30
Q

subsistance [sybzistɑ̃s]

A

f. subsistence (Lebensunterhalt, Existenz, Leben)

31
Q

s’emballer

[ > 1 ]

A

to race, to take off, to get carried away

[ démarrer, s’envoler ]

32
Q

pelouse [pəluz]

[ > 2 ]

A

f. lawn, grass, field (le sport)

[ le pré, une graminée ]

33
Q

appeal (+2)

A

( + attraction, fascination )

m. un attrait [atrɛ]

34
Q

émacier [emasje]

A

to emaciate (abzehren, ausmergeln)

35
Q

incessant (f incessante) [ɛ̃sesɑ̃, ɑ̃t]

A

ceaseless, continual, unremitting, constant, incessant

36
Q

aliter [alite]

A

to confine to bed

37
Q

survenir [syrvənir]

A

to arise, to occur, to take place

38
Q

niais (f niaise) [njɛ, njɛz]

[ > 5 ]

A

simple, simple-minded, inane (albern, dumm)

sot,te
débile
stupide
bête
con,ne
39
Q

graveleux (f graveleuse) [gravlø, øz]

A

smutty (schmutzig, unflätig), gritty (grobkörnig)

[coquin,ne - naughty, mischievous]
[ grivois,e - vilain,e]

40
Q

doughnut

A

m. un beignet [bɛɲɛ]

41
Q

désarroi [dezarwa]

A

m. dismay, (utter) confusion

42
Q

horn, honk

A

m. un klaxon

43
Q

gem

[ > 1 ]

A

[ + jewel ]
m. un joyau (pl joyaux) [ʒwajo]

[ > un joaillier ]

44
Q

fortune-teller

A

un diseur, une diseuse [dizɶr, øz]

45
Q

fourrage [furaʒ]

[ != 1 ]

A

m. fodder (Futter)

[ != la fourrure ]