Comte Flashcards
1
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Franchir
A
To cross
2
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Le détroit
A
Strait (of water)
3
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La vigie
A
Lookout
4
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Un mât
A
Mast (on a ship)
5
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Venant
A
From
6
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Côtier
A
Coastal
7
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Aborder
A
To approach
8
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Un cap
A
Cape (ocean)
9
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La plate-forme
A
Platform
10
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Gréé
A
Rigged
11
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Arrimé
A
Stowed
12
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Les chantiers
A
Construction sites
13
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Un armateur
A
Shipowner
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Secousse
A
Tremor (earthquake)
15
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Les huniers
A
Topsails
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Cet instinct qui pressent un malheur
A
The instinct which senses misfortune
17
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En mouillage
A
At anchor
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Dérocher
A
To drop off
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Soulagé
A
Relieved
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S’élancer
A
To take off
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Une voile
A
Sail
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Un coup d’œil
A
A glance
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Un interlocuteur
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Contact
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Décemment
A
Decently
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Enveloppé
Wrapped up
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Un hamac
Hammock
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“Et du moment que vous m’assurez que...”
“As long as you assure me that...”
28
La cargaison
Cargo
29
Le benefice
Profit
30
Escompter
To discount
31
S’abaisser
To lower; to stoop
32
Sensible
Sensitive
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Un impulsion
Impulse
34
L’anse
The handle
35
Balbutier
To stammer
36
Bouleversé
Upset
37
Céder
To give in; to yield
38
C’est de la fatalité
It is inevitable
39
Périr
To perish
40
Courbé
Bent
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Dépit
Spite
42
Accabler
To overwhelm, overpower; weigh down
43
Tremper
To soak
44
La louange
Praise
45
Perspicacité
Insight
46
Épais
Thick, dense
47
Sot / sotte
Stupid
48
Se savonner
To soap up
49
Abattir
To slaughter
50
Endosser
To put on (piece of clothing); to assume; to endorse
51
Retrousser
To roll up
52
Siffler
To whistle; to hiss
53
Prochainement
Soon (archaic)
54
Dissimuler
To hide; to conceal / cover up
55
Moyenner
To average; to chock up
56
La bascule
Scales; seesaw; rocking chair
57
Un rideau
Curtain
58
Déchirer
To tear
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Embusquer
To ambush
60
Haleter
To pant
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Un carrefour
Crossroads
62
Tordre
To twist
63
Farcir
To stuff
64
Gaver
To fill, stuff; fatten
65
En proie
Plagued
66
Ôter
To remove, take off
67
Crouler
To crumble
68
Soigneusement
Carefully
69
Expédier
To ship
70
Le brevet
Patent
71
Certes
Certainly
72
Affronter
To confront
73
Se borner / se limiter
To limit
74
Étouffer
To stifle
75
Au reste
Moreover
76
Être de tiédeur
To be lukewarm
77
Fermenter
To grow angry / frustrated; to ferment
78
Au-delá
Beyond
79
Affermir
To strengthen; establish
80
Netteté
Neatness; fairness
81
Sourciller
To flinch, to wince
82
Bout pourtant
Close range
83
Un casier
Locker
84
Prier
To pray
85
La prestesse
Agility
86
Bienveillance
Benevolence
87
Hâter
To accelerate, to hasten
88
Un enquête
Investigation
89
Désespéré
Desperate
90
Briser
To shatter, to smash
91
Un rouage
Cog, means (to an end)
92
Compromettre
To compromise
93
La tornure (des évenements)
Timeline (of events); the turn
94
Profondeur
Depth
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Un cachot
Dungeon
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L'ecroulement
Collapse
97
Le verrou
Lock
98
Un décret
Decree
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Retentir
To sound; to ring out
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Un négociant
Trader
101
S'ingénier
To engineer
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Sur ces entrefaites
In the meantime
103
Retentissante
Booming; resounding
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Rongé
Nervewracked
105
Errer
To wander
106
Tantôt
Sometimes
107
Gémissement
Groan
108
Engloutir
To engulf
109
Bienfaisance
Charity
110
Secourir
To rescue
111
Enterrement
Burial; funeral
112
Grincer
To squeak; to rasp
113
Emmener
To bring; to take away
114
Garni
Furnished
115
Accoutumé
Accustomed
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Tisser
To weave
117
Une goutte
Drop
118
Inaccoutumé
Unusual
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Nourrir
To feed
120
Un escalier
Staircase
121
Infect
Foul
122
Puant
Smelly
123
Moisi
Musty; moldy
124
Loger
To stay; to lodge
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Éclaire
To teach; to enlighten
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Aliéné
Insane
127
Tout á fait
Absolutely; completely
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Une fois on est fou
Once one is crazy
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Maigrir
To lose weight
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Les gonds
Hinges
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Rouillé
Rusty
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Accroupir
To crouch
133
Indicible
Unspeakable
134
Le rayon
Radius
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Bondir
To leap
136
Pieuse
Religious, pious
137
Assomer
To knock out
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Aneantir
To wipe out; to annihilate
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Les supplices
Torture
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Se fier
To trust
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Attristante
Saddening
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Le trésor
Treasure
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Plâtre
Plaster
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Lambeaux
Shreds
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Une couverture
Blanket
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Se draper
To drape
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La formule
Formula; expression; phrase
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Fraîche
Fresh
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Un calcul
Calculation; sum; stone; reckoning
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Railleur
Mocking; derisive
151
Rebattu
Worn out
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Fouiller
To search
153
Enfoui
Buried
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Réjouissant
Delightful
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L'audace
Audacity; boldness
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Saignant
Bleeding; bloody
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Les plaies
Wounds
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La fange
Filth
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S'ensevelir
To bury
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Le cran
Guts; grit; mark
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Un ange
Angel
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Un épouvantail
Scarecrow
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Ignoble
Despicable
164
Un bagne
Prison
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Un barbe
Beard
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Flétrissure
A brand (burn mark)
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Les semblables
Peers; similar persons
168
Prudent
Careful
169
Rafraîchir
To refresh; renew
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L'extase
Ecstasy
171
Un voeu
A wish
172
Épaissir
To thicken
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Ranimer
To revive
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Se cramponner
To cling; to clutch
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Inouïe
Incredible; unheard of
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S'acharner
To strive
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Le crâne
Skull
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Impitoyable
Ruthless
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Entourer
To surround
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Un fétu de paille
A wisp of straw
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Morne
Dreary
182
La pente
Slope; fall, drop; heavy
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S'engluer
To get stuck
184
Le vertige
Dizziness; vertigo
185
Gouffre
Chasm
186
Bâiller
To yawn
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Le néant
Nothingness
188
L'asile
Asylum
189
Frémir
To shudder
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Un vaisseau
Vessel
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L'algue
Algae
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Un goéland
Seagull
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Un vautour
Vulture
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Une nourrice
Nurse
195
Bercer
To rock (back and forth), to balance
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To stir
Remuer
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Terrasser
To crush; to dig out
198
Le lucarne
Skylight
199
Tiraillement
Unrest
200
Le crépuscule
Dusk
201
"...plus fort que de coutume"
"...louder than usual"
202
Une griffe
Claw
203
Affaibli
Weakened
204
Chanceler
To stagger, to falter
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Flotter
To float, to drift
206
Boiteuse
Lame; shaky, rickety
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Se condenser
To condense, to compress
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Avaler
To swallow
209
Un naufrage
Shipwreck
210
Une besogne
A job, important task
211
Licite
Legal, lawful
212
Une bouchée
A bite (of food), a mouthful
213
Une gorgée
A sip
214
Ébranler
To shake
215
Un soupirail
Basement
216
Frotter
To scrub
217
Enhardi
Emboldened
218
Entamer
To begin, to set off
219
Sceller
To seal, to shut tightly
220
Un seau
Bucket
221
Les vis
Screws
222
Un tournevis
Wrench
223
Tâter
To feel out, to grope
224
Émousser
To blunt, to dullen
225
Le grés
Sandstone
226
Achever
To finish, to complete
227
Déchausser
To strip off
228
Se sécher
To dry off
229
Verser
To pour
230
La paresse
Laziness
231
Grisâtre
Greyish
232
Acharnement
Relentlessness
233
L'aube
Dawn
234
Les moellons
Rubble
235
Une poutre
A beam
236
Chêne
Oak
237
La nage
Swimming
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Amer
Bitter
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Faillir
To almost (do)
240
Afin que
So that
241
Hardie
Bold, deep
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Se pencher
To bend over
243
Hocher
To nod
244
Un ciseau
Chisel
245
Longer
To go along
246
Munir
To provide
247
Adossé
Back-to-back
248
Muertrière
Murderous
249
Rétrécir
To shrink
250
Lestement
Nimbly
251
Une voûte
Vault
252
Se redresser
Recover; stand up/sit up straight; flatten
253
Soumise
Submissive
254
Un nid
Nest
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Un niais
Fool
256
Un prêtre
Preist
257
Une fuite
Escape
258
Un pic
Peak
259
Le rivage
Shore
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Tressaillir
To wince
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Le loisir
Leisure
262
Le linge
Laundry
263
Le parchemin
Parchment
264
Tapisser
To cover lightly
265
Ramper
To crawl
266
Revêtir
To panel; to dress; to line
267
Le toile
Canvas
268
Un canif
Pocketknife
269
Se procurer
To get; to procure
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Une lampion
Lantern
271
Le chevet
Bedside
272
Effiler
To taper
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Recouser
To sew
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Une poutre
Beam; girder
275
Factice
False, fake
276
Le disparition
Disappearance
277
Le tourbillon
Whirlpool
278
Crochu
Hooked
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Se recueillir
To recollect one's thoughts
280
Hausser
To raise
281
Attablé
Seated, sitting down
282
Corrompu
Corrupt
283
Scélérat
Scoundrel
284
Pourvoyeur
Provider
285
Fulgurante
Dazzling, meteoric
286
Tergiversation
Procrastination
287
Les traits
Features (of something)
288
Souper
Dinner; to dine, to have dinner
289
Ressort
Resilience; the spring (season)
290
Assiéger
To besiege
291
Un boyau
Hose; intestine
292
Bâillonner
To gag
293
Étinceler
To sparkle
294
Combler
To fill, to make up; to satisfy
295
Pulvériser
To spray; to pulverize, to smash
296
Le frottement
Friction
297
Obvier
To prevent against
298
Aiguiser
To sharpen
299
Ecumer
To skim; to froth; to lather
300
Raidir
To stiffen
301
Desserer
To loosen
302
Rugir
To roar
303
Envahir
To invade
304
Le mâchoire
Jaw
305
Aïeul
Grandfather; forefather
306
Un fardeau
Burden
307
Solennelle
Solemn
308
Il importe que...
It's important that...
