Deck 1 Flashcards by Ken Wodlinger

Q

indigent (adj and nom, m/f)

A

poor

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blessant (adj)

A

injurious

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un arrachement

A

tearing away (fig and lit)

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encensoir

A

incense burner (religious item)

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une insolation

A

sunstroke

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de la peine (adv phrase)

A

with difficulty

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fautif (adj)

A

guilty

faulty

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à l’abandon

A

neglected

derelict

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empêtré (adj)

A

mixed up in

embarrassed

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un canotier

A

boater

flat-brimmed straw hat

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un ficus

A

large ornamental plant (inc fig and rubber tree)

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insensiblement

A

gradually
imperceptibly

imperceptiblement

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une serviette roulante

A

revolving towel

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l’expédition (f)

A

shipping

dispatching

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un épagneul

A

spaniel

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resserrer

A

to tighten

squeeze

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un guignol

A

clown

puppet show

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empêtre

A

to embarrass

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la fourrière

A

pound (animal)

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une persienne

A

louvered shutter

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un asphodel

A

plant in the lilly family

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les brasses (fp)

A

breaststroke (swimming)

Q

un roseau

A

reed

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un glaive

A

double-edged sword

un traversin

bolster

une punaise

bug | drawing pin

un bat-flanc

stall partition (stable)

un greffe

officer of the court

ébrécher

to chip | make a hole in

une gamelle

metal dish | lunchbox

un remueménage

shuffle | shake-up

avoir le trac

to be nervous | have butterflies

définir

to define

éventer

to fan | create a wind

de précis

specific

à même le sol

at ground level

retentissant (adj)

resounding

retentissement

resoundingly

un pourvoi

appeal (eg, for mercy) | petition

une pétition

list of signatures

le battement

beating | pulsation

éperdument

frantically

dans le fond

basically

la blondeur

blondness

un bondissement

leap

élire

to elect