DOA 4 Flashcards
(98 cards)
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A bitter taste
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Amer, Rude, glacial
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The Steel
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L’Acier
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To Chill
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Refroidissement (nm)
Refroidir (verb)
an unpleasant feeling of coldness in the atmosphere, one’s surroundings, or the body.(nm)
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That’s odd
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Curieux
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Fiendish
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Diabolique
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Brighter yet
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plus lumineux encore
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Might (may : pouvoir)
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pourrait / pouvoir
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A Limb
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Membre du corps
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To Ache ( to suffer a persistent pain)
had an ache in his back
my heart aches for those poor people
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douleurs (nm)
avoir mal qql part
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A Strain
The rope broke due to an excessive strain
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Tension (force)
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Halfway
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mi-chemin
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To Kindle anew
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allumer de nouveau
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The Foulness
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Grossièreté
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The Chest
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Poitrine
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No sooner had he done so than
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A peine avait-il fait que
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To Divest
‘men are unlikely to be divested of power without a struggle’
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deprive (someone) of power, rights, or possessions.
Priver mais aussi céder
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The pace (noun)
‘Kirov stepped back a pace’
‘he’s an aggressive player with plenty of pace’
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A single step taken when walking or running.
le rythme
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graveyards
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Cimetières
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To Spot (spotted spotted) ‘the men were spotted by police’
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see, notice, or recognize (someone or something) that is difficult to detect or that one is searching for.
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Accordingly
‘we have to discover what his plans are and act accordingly’
‘there was no breach of the rules; accordingly, there will be no disciplinary inquiry’
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1 - In a way that is appropriate to the particular circumstances.
2 - sentence adverb As a result; therefore.
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The gloom
‘he strained his eyes peering into the gloom’
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Obscurité
Murky : sombre
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Mounds
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Buttes
hills : collinnes
ridge : crête
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Towering / To tower
‘He looked up at the towering buildings’
‘he seemed to tower over everyone else’
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imposant (adj)
rise to or reach a great height. (verb)
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To reach
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Atteindre
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To Moan / a moan
a long, low sound made by a person expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure.
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Lingering / To linger
her perfume lingered
fans lingered outside the door
be slow in parting or in quitting something.
lasting for a long time or slow to end. (adj)
Persistant
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The Spine
colonne vertébrale
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To Dwarf
Rapetisser
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With awe
| my son looked at me with awe as he listened to my story
Avec crainte
| Émerveillement / admiration
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To vow
solemnly promise to do a specified thing.
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Those who were in need
Ceux / celles
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Woolly
Laineux
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Tusks
Défenses (animal)
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Hooved tracks
Traces de sabots
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A Tip (noun)
‘George pressed the tips of his fingers together’
‘the northern tip of Scotland’
'the rubber tip of the walkinf stick'
1 - The pointed or rounded end or extremity of something slender or tapering (Becoming thinner or narrower towards one end.)
1-1 end of an object
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Neither (Article)
| neither side of the brain is dominant over the other
not the one nor the other of two people or things; not either.
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a roost
| ‘birds were hurrying (to hurry) to their evening roosts’
A place where birds regularly settle or congregate to rest at night, or where bats congregate to rest in the day
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Ahead
Devant / en avant
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Forsaken
Abandonné (adj)
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Wary
| ‘dogs which have been mistreated often remain very wary of strangers’
Prudent (adj)
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To Fathom
| ‘he couldn't fathom why she was being so anxious’
understand (a difficult problem or an enigmatic person) after much thought.
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To wreak (havoc)
‘torrential rainstorms wreaked havoc yesterday’
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cause (a large amount of damage or harm).
| semer le chaos
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The Havoc
| ‘torrential rainstorms wreaked havoc yesterday’
Ravage / dévastation
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To blast / blasted
A blast
make your own blasted coffee!
Adj : used to express annoyance. (Fichu / maudit)
verb : détruire, dynamiter
Noun : se marrer (us)
Un souffle
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To Wither
| ‘the grass had withered to an unappealing brown’
Dépérir
| (of a plant) become dry and shriveled. Flétrir / faner
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To Blight
| "a peach tree blighted by leaf curl"
infect (plants or a planted area) with blight.
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To Lay waste (laid laid)
| ‘a land laid waste by war’
Completely destroy.
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To Stiffen
Stiffened
‘my back stiffens up and I can't bend’
make or become stiff or rigid.
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To Jolt / a jolt
'a surge in the crowd behind him jolted him forwards'
'Woke up with a jolt'
push or shake (someone or something) abruptly and roughly. (pousser / secouer)
Noun : un choc / sursaut
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To whirl
Tournnoyer
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To Crumble / the crumbling
break or fall apart into small fragments, especially over a period of time as part of a process of deterioration.
Effriter / effritement
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His sanity
Sa santé mentale
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Cloaked
Voilé / manteau / masqué
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To Resume
‘a day later normal service was resumed’
‘the talks resumed in April’
begin to do or pursue (something) again after a pause or interruption.
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The Flight
Le vol
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To Slow
| 'slow down !'
Ralentir
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The Ascent
| ‘the first ascent of the Matterhorn' (a mountain in the Alps)
A climb or walk to the summit of a mountain or hill.
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The Midst
| ‘he left his flat in the midst of a rainstorm’
In the middle of.
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Thoroughly (adv)
| Thorough (adj) in a thorough manner
Complètement
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upon
‘it was based upon two principles’
‘a school's dependence upon parental support’
more formal term for 'on', especially in abstract senses
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Aimlessly
| ‘we wandered aimlessly round Venice’
Without purpose or direction.
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Whatsoever
I have no doubt whatsoever
article : whatever
at all (used for emphasis).
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harm
mal (dommage)
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To Deprive
| ‘the city was deprived of its water supplies’
Prevent (a person or place) from having or using something.
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Lasting
| To last : ‘the guitar solo lasted for twenty minutes’
enduring or able to endure over a long period of time.
(adj) durable
(of a process, activity, or state of things) continue for a specified period of time (verb)
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Apart
| ‘two stone gateposts some thirty feet apart’
adverbe
(of two or more people or things) separated by a distance; at a specified distance from each other in time or space.
To or on one side; at a distance from the main body.
so as to be shattered; into pieces.
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The main
Le principal
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To Blow up (blew blown)
| ‘the car blew up as soon as it hit the wall’
exploser
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Solemnly
solennellement
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whereas
| ‘you treat the matter lightly, whereas I myself was never more serious’
Alors que / tandis que
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Roughly
| ‘the man picked me up roughly’
in a manner lacking gentleness; harshly or violently.
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Sharp
| "cut the cake with a very sharp knife"
(of an object) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something (adj)
precisely (used after an expression of time). (adv)
pointu
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Astonishing / to astonish
| ‘you never fail to astonish me’
Surprise or impress (someone) greatly.
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to hunt down
traquer, pourchasser
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Sluggish / idle
slow-moving or inactive (adj)
| paresseux, morose
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A Delay
To delay
‘a two-hour delay’
‘the train was delayed’
a period of time by which something is late or postponed.
| Retard
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Succinct
| 'Use short and succinct sentences'
(especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed.
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underneath
| our bedroom is right underneath theirs
situated directly below (something else).
| en-dessous
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there is a crisis looming
(of an event regarded as threatening) seem about to happen.
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Disarray
| ‘her grey hair was in disarray’
a state of disorganization or untidiness.
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The untidiness
Désordre
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A reverie
| ‘a knock on the door broke her reverie’
a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream. (nm)
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Ablaze
| ‘farm buildings were set ablaze’
burning fiercely.
| en feu
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Fiercely (adv)
a fierce (adj) competition
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Farouchement
| Férocement
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a short nod
un court signe de tête
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a condescending sneer
a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone.
| (nm) Ricanement
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a fate
the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power.
destin
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bode well (To bode)
‘their argument did not bode well for the future’
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be an omen of a particular outcome.
| De bonne augure
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An omen
Un présage
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An outcome
the way a thing turns out; a consequence.
| Résultat
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uneven
not level or smooth
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Across
‘travelling across Europe’
‘halfway across, Jenny jumped’
1 - from one side to the other of (something).
| 2 - Expressing position or orientation.
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A row / line
a number of people or things in a more or less straight line. (en ligne)
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A strait
‘the economy is in dire straits’
'the straits of Gilbraltar'
a situation characterized by a specified degree of trouble or difficulty.
A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water.
détroit
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To discard / throw away
get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable.
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To Get rid of (got got)
discard / throw away
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Anew
| ‘her career had begun anew'
De nouveau
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Surge
| 'a surge in the crowd behind him jolted him forwards’
A sudden powerful forward or upward movement, especially by a crowd or by a natural force such as the tide.
surtension, augmentation
