Deck 1 Flashcards

(106 cards)

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détaler

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to dash off

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débusquer

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to bring to light
flush out

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les cuissardes (f)

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waders

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entraver

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to hobble
hinder

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geignard (adj)

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moaning

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une souillure

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stain

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l’amertume (f)

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bitterness

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amèrement

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bitterly

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superficiel (adj)

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superficial

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un film muet

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silent movie

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un dessous de verre

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coaster

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12
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une quinzaine

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about fifteen
fortnight

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engoncer

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to wear a coat so the neck seems pushed into the shoulders

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mal en point

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in a bad state

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babiller

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to babble

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décréter

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to decree

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aller de soi

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to go without saying

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fatidique (ad)

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fateful

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mériter (vt)

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to deserve

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20
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la glaise

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clay

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contondant (adj)

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blunt (as in blunt instrument)

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à l’envers

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inside out

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une lessive

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washing

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le terrassement

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earthwork

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probant (adj)
convincing
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ingérable (adj)
unmanageable
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concorder
to tally agree with
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un entremetteur
matchmaker entremettre = to act as mediator
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un marcel
tank top
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une garce
bitch
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un heurt
conflict clash heurter = to hit, collide
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un glissière
slide zipper
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mal luné
grumpy
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contreficher
not give a damn
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dépourvu (adj)
devoid of
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le croassement
cawing croasser =to caw
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liant (adj)
sociable
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accessoirement
incidentally
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botter en touche
to avoid the question/issue
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un enjeu
stake issue
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déboulonner
to unbolt discredit
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un tourtereau
young turle dove
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rêvé (adj)
perfect ideal
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un puériculteur une puéricultrice
pediatric nurse
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confisquer
to confiscate monopolize
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s’adonner
to devote oneself to syn: convenir
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une crèche
infant daycare nativity scene
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coi (adj)
to remain quiet
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un apport
contribution
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sécher les cours
skip school be truant
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fluet ( adj)
slight (build)
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décaisser
to cash out (finance) uncrate
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patraque (adj)
to feel crappy
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un soulevement
uprising soulever = to lift, arouse
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râler
to moan groan complain
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l’affolement (m)
panic
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un frisson
shiver rustling
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un érythème
rash
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s’empiffrer
to stuff one’s self
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éméché (adj)
tipsy
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rapetisser (vt)/(vit)
to shrink
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le rot
rot corruption syn: la pourriture
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périmé (adj)
to be out of date past the best before date verb: périmer= to become obsolete, past-dated
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une syncope
fainting spell
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angoisser
to worry
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un rabat
flap
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une agence de recouvrement
collection agency
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un pépiement
chirping
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arqué
arched bowed
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se curer le nez
to pick one’s nose
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déplaire à qqn
to displease someone
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une logorrhée
verbal diarrhea
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pour ne rien arranger
to make things worse
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accuser le coup
to stagger under the blow
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l’essorage (m)
wringing essorer = to wring
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le béguin
crush infatuation
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impérativement
necessary quelque chose impérative
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préconiser
to recommend
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un râtelier
haytack false teeth
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un râtelier
haytack false teeth
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morfondre
to pine
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être à court d’idées
to be out of ideas
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un loir
dormouse
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large d’épaules
wide at the shoulders
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fluet (adj)
slight syn: frêle
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la dégénérescence
degeneration
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en quinte de toux
in a coughing spell
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ahuri (adj)
stunned syn: abasourdi, ébahi
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un peu à part
a bit of an outsider
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à la légère
lightly spuriously
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manichéen (adj)
black and white binary
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les messes basses (informal)
whisperings
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le passé
past
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les nattes
braids natter = to plait, braid
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aller de travers
to go sideways go wrong
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ceindre
to gird
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un aïeule une aïeule
ancestor grand father grand mother
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une aura
aura
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une couette
duvet pigtail (hair)
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les petites annonces
classified ads want ads personals
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un/une secouriste
first-aid attendant
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un suricate
type of meercat indigenous to South America
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régir
to govern
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étirer
to draw stretch
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une carence
deficiency
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une toison
mane fleece abundant hair