Chapter 8 Flashcards

(75 cards)

1
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rencontres

A

meetings

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2
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font obstacle

A

hinder

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3
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foi jurée

A

sworn oath

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4
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broncher

A

flinching

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5
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attendri

A

softened

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6
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méchant

A

wicked

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7
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aubaine

A

bargain; godsend

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8
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lettré

A

literate

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9
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infinies

A

endless

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10
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billevesées

A

nonsense

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11
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égayé

A

brightened up (égayer)

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12
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causons

A

let’s chat (causer - chat)

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13
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cligner

A

to blink

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14
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augures

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soothsayers

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15
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un aveu

A

a confession

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16
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on se couche

A

so you must lie

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17
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pourpre

A

purple

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18
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soyons (imperitive)

A

we are

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19
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maroufles

A

clowns

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20
Q

dorés

A

golden

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21
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au fond

A

at the bottom

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22
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plus bigot que

A

more bigoted than

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23
Q

prouvent

A

show

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24
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inutile

A

useless

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goutte
drop, spot
26
une cuillerée
a spoonful
27
pâte
paste
28
songent
thinking
29
creux
hollow
30
tracasse
bothering
31
convient
it is appropriate
32
avoue
admits
33
d'avare
miser
34
geux
beggars
35
renoncement
denial
36
s'immole
sacrifices himself
37
sert
it serves
38
plus loin
further
39
ait
he would have
40
aurai
I will have
41
pincera
pinch
42
initiés
insiders
43
creusons
we dig
44
flairer
sniff; smell; scent
45
riez
you laugh
46
on aura
we will
47
omoplates
shoulder blades
48
bienheureux
blessed
49
fadaises
nonsense; twaddle
50
chuchote
whispers
51
sonnette
doorbell
52
néant
nothingness
53
un peu de poussière
a little dust
54
Je te pousse
I pushyou
55
le fossoyeur
the gravedigger
56
trou
hole
57
évanouissement
fainting
58
songer
to think
59
nourrices
nurses
60
croquemitaine
bogeyman
61
égaux
equal
62
se faire enguirlander
get a dressing down
63
balivernes
nonsense
64
gober
gulp down; believe anything
65
mâchent
chew
66
veut
wants
67
dupe
fooled
68
bêtement
foolishly
69
entreront
they will enter; be included
70
raffinée
refined
71
la volupté
sensual pleasure
72
déterrée
unearthed
73
à peu près
about
74
l'oie
goose
75
marron
brown