Don Quichotte Flashcards

(39 cards)

1
Q

a small town

A

une bourgade

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2
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a Spanish nobleman

A

un hidalgo

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3
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thin/skinny

A

maigre

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4
Q

hunting

A

la chasse

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5
Q

even though

A

bien que (+ subjunctive)

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6
Q

likely

A

vraissemblable

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7
Q

besides

A

or

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8
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idle

A

oisif, oisive

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9
Q

books of chivalry

A

des livres de chevalerie

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10
Q

taste

A

le goût

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11
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to go insanse (il y a deux)

A

perdre le jugement/devenir fou

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12
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to acquire (something) (il y a deux)

A

acquérir/se procurer (quelque chose)

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13
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to try earnestly to do something (il y a cinq!!!)

A

s’acharner/essayer avec ardeur/poursuivre avec ardeur/faire des efforts/mettre toute son énèrgie à faire quelquechose

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14
Q

a magic spell (il y a deux)

A

un enchantement/un charme

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15
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a challenge

A

un défi

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16
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fitting

17
Q

to become a knight errant

A

se faire chevalier errant

18
Q

to hurry to do something

A

se hâter de +infinitif

19
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to clean

20
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ancestor

21
Q

to fix (il y a deux)

A

réparer/raccommoder

22
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a piece of armor

23
Q

a horse (il y a deux)

A

un cheval/une monture (a mount)

24
Q

to fall in love with

A

tomber amoreux de

25
to live (il y a deux)
habiter/demeurer
26
a native of
natif, native de + lieu
27
a scar
une cicatrice
28
to overcome dangers
surmonter des périls
29
to remove (il y a deux)
ôter/enlever
30
to succeed at doing something (il y a deux)
parvenir à + infinitif/réussir à = infinitif
31
to be crazy (il y a cinq!!!)
avoir d'autres dans la tête/ne pas être lucide/ne pas réfléchir/ne pas penser raisonnablement/être un peu fou
32
to complain
se plaindre
33
a peasant/countryside person
un(e) paysan(ne)
34
la Manche
literally "the stain" | the dry region in Spain where Don Quichotte lives, and where nothing grows.
35
stomach (il y a trois)
le ventre, l'estomac, le panza
36
windmill
moulin à vent
37
full title of the book "Don Quichotte"
"L'ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche"
38
author of "Don Quichotte"
Miguel de Cervantès
39
the name of Don Quichotte's horse
Rossinante