Combray Vocab Flashcards

1
Q

éteinte

A

turn off, put out

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2
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boiserie

A

woodwork

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3
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évanouir

A

to faint

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4
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engourdi

A

numb

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5
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se blottit

A

to huddle/nestle

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6
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hirondelle

A

swallow (bird)

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7
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lueur

A

glow

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8
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vétiver

A

vetiver, Indian plant

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9
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tressautant

A

jumping

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10
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coulisse

A

wings

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11
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châssis

A

frame

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12
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saccadé

A

jerky

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13
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fente

A

crack

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14
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surnaturelle

A

supernatural

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15
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ossature

A

skeleton

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16
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astral

A

astorological

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17
Q

prune

A

plum, ticket

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18
Q

déambulation

A

stroll

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19
Q

muraille

A

wall

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20
Q

criard

A

piercing, shrill

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21
Q

ferrugineux

A

ferruginous

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22
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intarissable

A

inexhaustable

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23
Q

clochette

A

bell

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24
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s’efforcer

A

to try hard

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25
Q

subrepticement

A

surreptitiously

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26
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aplatis

A

flattened

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27
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mortuaire

A

death

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28
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enclin

A

inclined to

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29
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choyer

A

overindulge

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30
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faubourg

A

area, district

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31
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lorgnon

A

spectacles

32
Q

cachette

A

hiding place

33
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soustrait

A

subtract

34
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tricot

A

pullover

35
Q

cavalièrement

A

arrogantly

36
Q

panier

A

basket

37
Q

framboise

A

raspberry

38
Q

quérir

A

to find, fetch

39
Q

retenti

A

ring out, resound

40
Q

sonorité

A

sound

41
Q

marronnier

A

horse chestnut

42
Q

brin

A

blade, wisp

43
Q

estragon

A

tarragon

44
Q

facheux

A

annoying

45
Q

déclassement

A

downgrading

46
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engrangé

A

gather in

47
Q

dérobasse

A

steal

48
Q

assommant

A

oppressive, stifling

49
Q

grossièreté

A

coarseness, rudeness

50
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panneau

A

sign

51
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furtif

A

brief

52
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olfactive

A

olfactory

53
Q

volet

A

shutter

54
Q

creuser

A

to dig

55
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intransiger

A

uncompromising

56
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recéler

A

to receive

57
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flotte

A

water, rain

58
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propice

A

favourable

59
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tripot

A

gambling den

60
Q

figé

A

solidified

61
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dégrafer

A

to unclip, undo

62
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corsage

A

blouse

63
Q

puéril

A

childish

64
Q

octroyé

A

given, granted

65
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parjure

A

perjury

66
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intransigeance

A

inflexibility

67
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consentir

A

to agree to

68
Q

épargner

A

to save/spare

69
Q

serin

A

dimwitted

70
Q

échéance

A

due date

71
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gravure

A

engraving

72
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pigeonnier

A

dovecote

73
Q

empreint

A

imbued with

74
Q

empourpré

A

blushing

75
Q

amortir

A

to soften

76
Q

insuffler

A

to breathe life into