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Deck 10 Flashcards

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mousson [musɔ̃]

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f. monsoon

[ != la moisson ]

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incredible, unheard of

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inouï (f inouïe) [inwi]
(amazing, unbelieveable)
[ l’accent m. : le tréma ]

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s’enliser

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to sink down, to get sucked down

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devis [dəvi]

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m. estimate

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dortoir [dɔrtwar]

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m. dormitory

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phonecall

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m. un coup de fil

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abat-jour [abaʒur]

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m. (lamp) shade

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user

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to wear out, to use

[utiliser]

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the ground had subsided

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le sol était affaissé (f affaissée) [afese]

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grincer

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to creak, to squeal, to grate (knirschen, kratzen, knarren, reiben)

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presbytie [prɛsbisi]

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f. longsightedness, farsightedness

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bringuebaler [brɛ̃gbale]

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to shake, to rattle

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donner sur

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to crash into, to overlook

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robinet [rɔbinɛ]

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m. tap, faucet

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se pelotonner

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to curl up (into a ball)

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se gâter

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[pourrir] to go bad, to decay, to rotten, to go wrong

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élimé (f élimée) [elime]

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worn (out)

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mâchoire [maʃwar]

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f. jaw

[ != un mouchoir ]

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se cantonner

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à/dans - to confine / restrict / limit oneself to, to take refuge in (la solitude)

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pétrin [petrɛ̃]

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m. (familier) [m. embarras]
jam, pickle, predicament

être dans le pétrin -
to be in a jam / pickle
se fourrer dans un beau OU sacré pétrin - to get into a real jam

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chouchouter [ʃuʃute]

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to give preferential treatment to, to spoil, to pamper (verwöhnen, verhätscheln)

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pitance [pitɑ̃s]

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f. daily bread, sustenance (Nahrung, Unterhalt)

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grossièreté [grosjɛrte]

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f. rudeness (incivilité)

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prendre la poudre d’escampette

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to disappear, to run away, to scamper (huschen, flitzen, trippeln)

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plug

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(d’un lavabo) la bonde (f.)

[ > la fiche ]

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tirailler [tiraje]

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[tirer sur] to tug at, to pull on,
être tiraillé entre l’espoir et l’inquiétude -
to be torn between hope and anxiety

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coussinet [kusinɛ]

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m. cushion, pad

27
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épousseter [epuste]

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to dust, to flick off

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copieux (f copieuse) [kɔpjø, øz]

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copious (reichlich, umfangreich), lavish, hearty (le repas)

[ somptueux ]

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en prendre son parti

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one may as well get on with it, to make up one’s mind

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véracité [verasite]

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f. veracity

([Auf-]Richtigkeit, Ehrlichkeit), truthfulness, truth

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réunir [reynir]

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to join / to tie together [joindre, souder, raccorder], to bring together, to reunite

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escompter [ɛskɔ̃te]

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to rely on, to count on, to discount (abziehen, abzinsen, nachlassen)

[espérer] c’est mieux que ce que j’escomptais - it’s better than what I expected

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coordinate [kəʊˈɔ:dɪnət]

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une coordonnée f

34
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phone book

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le bottin m.

35
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safe

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un coffre-fort [kɔfrəfɔr] (pl coffres-forts)

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casier [kazje]

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m. pigeonhole (Schublade), drawer

37
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old-fashioned

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vieillot (f vieillotte) [vjejo, ɔt], suranné,e

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prépuce [prepys]

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m. foreskin

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tremper [trɑ̃pe]

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to dip, to soak (de sueur), to toughen, to harden, to steel (la caractère)

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essorer [esɔre]

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[le linge] to wring (the laundry)

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éphémère [efemɛr]

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ephemeral, short-lived, transient (vorrübergehend, vergänglich, kurz),

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intrigue [ɛ̃trig]

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f. plot, scheme, secret love affair

[liaison amoureuse]

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entorse [ɑ̃tɔrs]

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f. sprain, infringement (Regelverstoß, Verletzung, Übertretung, Bruch)

faire une entorse au règlement - to bend the rules
faire une entorse à son régime - to break one’s diet

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pénitentiaire [penitɑ̃sjɛr] (adj.)

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prison (modificateur)

45
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combiné

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m. receiver, handset

46
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fondu

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m. blend, dissolve [> fondre]

un fondu enchaîné - fade-in fade-out

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hoquet [ʼɔkɛ]

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m. hiccup

> avoir le hoquet

48
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tapoter

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= taper (to tap, to drum)

49
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scale

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le pèse-personne (> peser)

50
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to skip school

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faire l’école buissonière

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