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Deck 8 Flashcards

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congested

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congestionné,e

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mucus

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(phlegm) la glaire

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to have a sore throat

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avoir mal à la gorge

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to caugh up mucus

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cracher de la glaire en toussant

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4
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to have a runny nose

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avoir le nez qui coule

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to self-instruct oneselfs

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étudier en autodidacte (s’instruire)

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stove, furnace

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m. poêle [pwal]

[ un âtre ]

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scrupulous

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scrupuleux (f scrupuleuse) [skrypylø, øz]
(+meticulous)
[ = gewissenhaft, peinlich genau ]

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analgesic, painkiller

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m. un analgésique [analʒezik]

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locals (of an area)

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le gens du pays/du coin

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toothpaste

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m. le dentifrice

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seal (un animal)

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m. un phoque

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12
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octopus

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f. la pieuvre, m. le poulpe

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mammal

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m. un mammifère [mamifɛr]

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fin

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f. une nageoire [naʒwar],

m. un aileron [ɛlrɔ̃] (du requin)

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truck

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m. un camion [kamjɔ̃]

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earlier (il y a un moment)

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tout à l’heure,
- later / in a while
(dans un moment)

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compass

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f. une boussole [busɔl]

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traffic jam

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m. un embouteillage [ɑ̃butɛjaʒ]

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rapport [rapɔr]

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m. report, briefing, profit, ratio, connection, link

20
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to beat / rough sb. up

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tabasser quelqu’un

21
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allocation [alɔkasjɔ̃]

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f. allocation (Vergabe, Zuteilung, Anweisung)

22
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bitter

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amer (f amère) [amɛr]
[ != sucré (f sucrée) [sykre] ]
[ rêche, acerbe ]

23
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rent

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m. loyer [lwaje]

24
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leech

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f. une sangsue [sɑ̃sy]

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louable [lwabl]

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commendable (lobenswert), praiseworthy, laudable

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bud

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m. un bourgeon [burʒɔ̃], un bouton, f. une papille

[les papilles gustatives - taste buds]

27
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brush, paintbrush, brushwork

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m. un pinceau (mpl pinceaux) [pɛ̃so]

28
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to laugh nervously, to giggle

A

ricaner, glousser

29
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spell

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m. un sort [sɔr]
(fate, destiny, curse)
> jeter un sort à quelqu’un -
to cast a spell on sb.

30
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half-light, dim light

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f. la pénombre [penɔ̃br]

l’obscurité f. - dark, darkness

31
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rampart (engl.)

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m. rempart [rɑ̃par]

Wall, Schutzwall, Bastion - bulwark

32
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mœurs [mɶr(s)]

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f. pl. customs, habits, manners, life-style, morals

avoir des mœurs sexuelles libres

33
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promiscuité [prɔmiskɥite]

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f. promiscuity (Wirrwarr, Vermischtheit)

la promiscuité sexuelle - häufiger Partnerwechsel, sexuelle Freizügigkeit

34
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in quotes

A

entre guillemets

m. [gijmɛ] - quotation mark

35
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prééminent (f prééminente) [preeminɑ̃, ɑ̃t]

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preeminent (hervorragend, hervorstechend, überragend)

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submerger [sybmɛrʒe]

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to submerge / to flood [inonder], to overwhelm, to swamp

37
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plonger

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[immerger] to immerse (eintauchen, sich vertiefen), to dive, to decline, to go down, to plunge (sich stürzen, eintauchen)
Je me suis plongé dans mon travail.

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indigène [ɛ̃diʒɛn]

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[autochtone] native, indigenous (einheimisch)

39
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avoir affaire à qn

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to have to deal with somebody,
to be faced with sb.,
to speak to sb.

40
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contemporary

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contemporain, contemporaine [kɔ̃tɑ̃pɔrɛ̃, ɛn]

41
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cogner

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to bang, to knock,
cogner sur quelqu’un -
to beat somebody up
[tabasser qn, frapper]

42
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kiffer

A

[très familier] to love, to have the hots for, to fancy
Je kiffe cette meuf!
(I love this girl)

43
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décaler [dekale]

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to shift, to bring forward, to move back

44
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vestige [vɛstiʒ]

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m. remnant, trace, vestige

[ un résidu ]

45
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tympan [tɛ̃pɑ̃]

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m. eardrum, tympanum (Trommelfell)

46
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pet [pɛ]

A

m. fart

> lâcher un pet

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