Deck 1 Flashcards

1
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salle de tapissage

A

line-up room (police)

tapissage = upholstery

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2
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une cochère

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carriage entrance

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3
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redemander fe

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to ask for more of

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4
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se réconcilier avec

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to be reconciled with

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5
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défraîchi (adj)

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stale

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6
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un à-coup

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jolt

une secousse

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une coulure

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drip

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8
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un tag

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graffiti

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9
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le bombage

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sprayed graffiti

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10
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une prêle

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horsetail (plant)

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11
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l’ameublement

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furnishings

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12
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balafrer

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to slash

cause a scar

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13
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en sourdine

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quietly

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14
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un prédicateur

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preacher

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15
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débiter

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to debit

reel off

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16
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un macchabée

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cadaver

stiff

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17
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renfermer

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to contain

lock st away

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18
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une drosophile

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fruit fly

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19
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pulvériser

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to spray

pulverize

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20
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ceindre

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to encircle

ceinturer
sangler

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21
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apparent (adj)

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apparent

visible

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22
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relever

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to raise up

underline

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23
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treillis (mp)

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canvas (of military fatigues)
fatigues

trellis
gridwork

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24
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pie (adj)

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two-tone colour (as some police cars, horses)

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décrocher
to detach unhook answer a telephone kick a habit
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clamser (slang)
to die
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se contrefoutre
not to give a damn
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calciner
to char | burn
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un gicleur
spray (eg button on a spray can) | jet
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un échangeur
interchange (road system)
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sommier à ressorts
box spring (bed)
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un godillot
combat boot
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un marché
market | deal
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une maison témoin
show home
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le fer-blanc
tinplate
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un prêteur sur gages
pawn broker
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chenillé (adj)
with tracks (eg tank) une chenille = caterpillar
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une chenille
caterpillar
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ménager
to handle carefully
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taveler
to blemish | stain in places
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de par qqc
due to st | no prepostion
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une escarre
bedsore
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une rate
spleen | female rat
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trabéculaire (adj)
porous structure of bone tissue
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une fraise
strawberry rotating tool (eg. dentist’s drill)
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une rainure
groove
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sous-jacent (adj)
underlying
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poisser
to make sticky
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la poix
pitch (of a tree)
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le pouce
thumb | note gender
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le coucher
bedtime
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l’apport de (m)
provision of | contribution
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renfermer (vt)
to contain | lock st away
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un logis
home | dwelling
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pourfendre
to cleave sb in two | lambast
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parer
to decorate to avoid a blow note: parier = to wager
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le plaquage
veneer
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un satisfecit
giving sb a glowing report
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un auvent
canopy
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dessaisir
to be relieved of duty (eg. from a case)
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une moumoute
wig | fur coat
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un caniveau
gutter
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de son propre chef
on his own initiative
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un rencard, rancard
rendez-vous date tip
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l’espacement
spacing
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chatouilleux
ticklish | tricky
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pure à 50%
50% pure
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une massue
studded club
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tapiner
to solicit | prostitute
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un renflement
bulge
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une balafre
slash scar balafrer = to scar
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borgne (adj, nom m/f)
one-eyed | seedy (hotel)
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octroyer (vt) s’octroyer
to grant to take for oneself
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racoler
to pimp
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biseauter
to bevel
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la tabagie passive
secondhand smoking
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une étuve
steam room steamer autoclave étuver = to steam (food, clothing), to sterilize
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un avoir
credit holding (financial) asset
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un coup fourré
dirty trick
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vicier
to invalidate | pollute
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une tante
aunt | homosexuel
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pioncer
to sleep (slang)
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fainéant
lazy
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cossue (adj)
well off
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nantir
to provide collateral
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un enjoliveur
hubcap
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porte à tambour
revolving door
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un vison
mink | mink coat
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malencontreux
unfortunate
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malencontreusement
inopportunely
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un verrou
bolt (of a latch, lock)
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une bouche d’incendie
fire hydrant
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se voûter
to become bent, stooped
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donner le change
to hide one’s intentions | pretend
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une embardée
swerve
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un mendiant | une mendiante
beggar
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mendier
to beg quémander
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foireux (adj)
bungled Foirer = to bungle
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se fier à
to trust
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faire fissa
to move fast
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muer en
to transform into
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incurver | s’incurver
to curve
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être aux aguets
to lie in wait | be on guard
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le baroud (le d se prononce)
combat
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entuber (de)
to swindle
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étouffer
to suffocate | stifle
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déblatérer
to criticize denigrate dénigrer
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laminer
to roll into sheets | to erode away (informal)
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une cueillette
harvest collection récolte
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dérouiller
``` to remove rust loosen up (eg one’s legs) (informal) ```
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prématurément
prematurely
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un lutrin
lectern
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hirsute (adj)
hairy | unkempt
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congédier
to dismiss
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l’emballage à bulles
bubble wrap