Donna Leon 2 Flashcards
(145 cards)
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Costs
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Frais nmpl
And chilly, fresh , sweet, freshness, cool etc
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Imply, hint v
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Sous-entendre
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Snuffle, snivel
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Reniflement m
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Disregard, contempt, scorn n
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Mépris m
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Scammer, con man
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Gaillard m
Mon gaillard = mate
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Reluctantly, grudgingly, unwillingly
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À contrecoeur
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Dwell on
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S’appentisir sur qqc
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Wipe out, destroy
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Anéantir
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Scaffolfing n
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Échafaudage m
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Enjoy
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Jouir de
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Hide, conceal v
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Dissimuler
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Greedily, keenly, eagerly
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Avidement
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Rumpled, creased, dishevelled
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Froissé
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Lighter
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Briquet m
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Disappearing, death, passing
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Disparation f
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Pout n v
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Moue f
Faire la moue
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Clue, hint. Evidence, sign,
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Indice m
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The type of man he was
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Le genre d’homme qu’il était
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More, for longer
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Davantage
More every time/day chaque fois/jour davantage
More than davantage que
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Cause, produce, create
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Engendrer
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Surgery, practice
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Cabinet m
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Words, remarks,
aim, intention
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Propos mpl m
By the way à propos
in this respect à ce propos
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Blink, bat an eye
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Ciller
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Predict, foresee
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Presager
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solemn, pompous adj
| formal, grandiose adj
Solennel adj
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Tune n music
Rengaine f
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Awful, vile, horrible
Ignoble
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Hang
Pendre
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Trouble n
Ennuis nmpl
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Stuff yr self/face
S'empiffrer
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Listener, audience
Auditeur m
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Bastard
Saligaud
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Renorse
Remords nm
| Avoir des remords feel guilty
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Gossip, piece of gossip
Commérage m
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Not long ago, recently, formerly
| As before, previoulsly
Naugère
| Comme naugère
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Cat nap, doze v
Somnoler
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In spite of
En dépit de
| Dépit disappointment bitterness m
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Weight adj
Pondérale
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Ordinary, non descript, so and so
| Some, any
Quelconque adj
| Il est un homme quelconque
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Death, demise n
Trépas m
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Spick and span, immaculate, spot less
Nickel
| And nickel m
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Liver
Foie m
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Flash bolt lightening thunder
Foudre f
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Rash hurried adj
Hâtif -ve
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Conversation interview talk
Entretien m
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Conviction sentence
Condamnation f
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Steering wheel
Volant m
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Collapsed
Écroule
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Have a criminal record
Avoir un casier
| Casier n m rack, filing cabinet, pigeon hole, compartment, locker
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not care about, laugh at vi + prep
laugh in the face of v expr
ignore vtr
Se moquer de qch⇒ v pron
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Will n
Testament m
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Sign, initial, annotate v
Émarger
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Pot belly, paunch
Bedaine f
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Person opposite
Son vis-à-vis
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Peaceful, calm, serene adj
Paisible
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Belong, belong to
Appartenir
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Talkative
Loquace
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Cave, hole n
| hollow
Creux
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Tickle v
Titiller
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Dismiss, banish, shoo, expel, dismiss
Chasser
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Underwrite, subscribe
Souscrire
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Cover v
Joncher
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Tilted, sloping, inclined
Penché
| L'écriture penchée vers la droite
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Snout
Groin m
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Trough
Auge
| Ils avaient plongé le groin dans l'auge
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Hunchback n
Bossu m
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Pork hog swine
Porc m
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File, make v
déposer
Il dépose plainte après son agression.
He filed a complaint following the attack.
Déposer contre qqn
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Assessment, analysis, statement, official report
Constat m
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Barrel, cask
Barrique f
| Le torse en barique
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Baldness n
Calvitie f
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Simmer, stew, plot, scheme
Mijoter
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Take offence, be offended
Se formaliser
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Get yr bearings
Se repérer
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Whisk
| Lash,flog
Fouetter
| Even w wind
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Drizzle n
Crachin m
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Unrivalled, matchless
Inégalable
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Scarf, headscarf
Foulard m
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Bundle
| Wad money
Liasse f
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Composure n
Flegme m
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Complicity, collusion
Connivence f
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Chartered accountant
Expert-comptable m
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Motive, reason, cause n
Mobile m
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Stubborness, obstinancy, pig headedness
Entêtement m
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Wall, partition
Paroi f
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Hint, veiled reference
Allusion f
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Racket, row
Raffut m
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Stench, odeur, awful smell
Puanteur f
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Reproach reprimand v
Houspiller
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Hateful detestable loathsome
Haïssable
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Bribe backhander
Pot-de-vin m
| Pots-de-vin pl
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Scornful contemptuous
Méprisant
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Request n
Requête f
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as you please, as you like, in your own way adv
Guise n f
En guise de by way of
A ma guise as I please
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Exhaust pipe
Pot d'échappement m
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Mental, dementia, insane, lunacy adj
Démentiel
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Rotten adj
Avarié
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Mischievous adj
Mutin
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Colourful multicoloured adj
Bariolé
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Unclip, undo, unfasten
Dégrafer
Il lui a dégrafé son soutien-gorge avec dextérité.
He deftly unclipped her bra.
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Fur, furcoat
Fourrure f
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Work, slog, slog away v
Bosser
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Strap ( for shoes fex)
Lanière f
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Passenger seat
Le siège du passenger
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Pimp
Souteneur
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Crazy, mad, around the bend adj
| weirdo, luny n
Maboul m
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Disgust, distate, repulsion
Répugnance f
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Bullet proof vest
Gilet pare-balles m
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Cunning, sly, slick adj
Rusé
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Slander, libel, defamation
Calomnie f
| Calomnier v
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Knotted, gnarled, nobbly
Noueux -se
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Deposit' security, guarantee
| Pay token
Gage m
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Factor, piece of information
Elément m
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aspect n
demeanour n
Development, turn
Tournure f
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Gossip, tittle tattle, idle gossip
Commérage m
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Tough cookie, hard nut to crack
Un dur à cuire
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Bite yr nails
Se ronger les ongles
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Snub
| Be rebuffed
Rabrouer
| Se faire rabrouer
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Imitate, copy
Mimer
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gradually adv
as we go along expr
bit by bit expr
au fur et à mesure
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take [sth] away from [sb] vtr phrasal sep
leave [sb] without [sth] vtr
deprive [sb] of [sth] vtr
Priver qqn de qch
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Small fry
Menu fretin m
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Onlooker' gawper, rubber necker
Badaud
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Gently, half heartedly, nonchalantly adv
Mollement
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Interfere with
Parasiter
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Static, interference (music) n
| Free loader, scrounger
Parasite
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Umpteenth
Énième
Also nième
Le professeur répéta la règle une énième fois.
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Creditor n
Créancier m
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Stabbing in the back
Coup de poignard dans le dos
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point vtr
aim vtr
turn vtr
train
Antagonise, dig yr heels in
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Braquer
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Relentlessly
D'arrache-pied
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Puzzle, brain teaser, headache
Casse-tête m
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Rise to the bait
| Hook fish
Mordre à l'hameçon
| Hameçon m
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Legacy, bequest
Legs m
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) put great effort into doing [sth], wear yourself out doing [sth] v expr
(informal, figurative) work yourself to death doing [sth], break your back doing [sth] v expr
(informal, figurative) bust a gut doing [sth]
s'échiner
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Appallingly, terribly, deplorably adj
Consternant -e
| Consterner dismay, distress
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Not straight, not level adv adj
En biais, biais
| Biais m angle slant, way, means
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Account, tab, slate inf
Ardoise f
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Erase, clean, delete, wipe
Effacer
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Dip in to, embark upon, start, initita, make a dent in etc
Entamer
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Miscarriage
Fausse couche f
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V- neck, low neck line
Échancrure f
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Kid, nipper , ankle biter. slang
Mioche m
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Offload, vent, unleash
| Unwrap
Déballer
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News, rumour, talk
Bruit m
| Noisiness, noise pollution
