Collection 01 Flashcards

1
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la vacherie

A

meanness

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2
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faire une vacherie à qn

A

to play a dirty trick on someone

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3
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la vacherie de temps

A

terrible weather

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4
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le lâche

A

coward - hence le lâche fou = craven coward

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5
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une roche

A

a rock

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6
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une foule

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a crowd - hence une foule boiséé= a boisterous crowd

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7
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bruyant

A

noisy

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8
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la coupe-ongles

A

nail clippers

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9
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les ciseaux

A

scissors

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10
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le classeur à tiroirs

A

filing cabinet

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11
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renouer

A

to reconnect

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12
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rouvrir

A

to re-open

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13
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le remaniement

A

reshuffle, overhaul

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14
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l’esclavage

A

slavery

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15
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le durcissement

A

hardening

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16
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la bankroute

A

bankruptcy

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17
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la bancaire

A

banking

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18
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réapprendre

A

to relearn

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19
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franchir

A

to cross over, pass

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20
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fragaliser

A

to weaken

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21
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s’effrondre

A

to collapse

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22
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le réseau

A

network, connection

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23
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l’attente

A

expectation, suspense

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24
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l’essor

A

the rise

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décrire
to describe, portray
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la querelle
quarrel, argument
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fournir
to provide, supply
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le réveil
alarm clock; revival
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l'effacement
erasure, deletion
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écrouée
imprisoned, locked away
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l'arnaqueur 
con artist
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l'escroquerie
scam
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le sérail
seraglio
34
féliciter
to congratulate, compliment
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la revanche
revenge, retaliation
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estampiller
to stamp
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le prétendant
suitor
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parcourir
to browse
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douée
gifted
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entreprendre
to undertake- hence the derivation of the word entrepeneur is someone who undertakes a task
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le compositeur
composer
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déçu
disappointed
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la grossesse
pregnancy
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l'éleveur
animal breeder
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le colonisteur
colonist
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le copeau
chip (of wood or chocolate)
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la vipère
viper
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le cornichon
pickle
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une lentille
a lentil
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une rabe
a turnip
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un bleuet
a blueberry
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une griotte
a morello cherry
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un pomélo
a grapefruit
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la belette
weasel
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le chimpanzé
chimpanze
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le colimaçon
snail
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le condor
condor
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le guépard
cheetah
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le mammouth
mammouth
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l'aneth
dill
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la muscade
nutmeg
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un foulard
shawl