English vocabulary 1 Flashcards by Pier-Olivier Marquis

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Beveled

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Biseauté

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Miter (from a corner)

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Angler, en angle

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Crisp

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Croustillant

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Chirp

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Gazouillement

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Stale

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Vieux, renfermé

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Stranded

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Échoué (baleine) Bloqué, coincé

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Caption

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Sous-titre

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Snippet

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Morceau d’information (coupure de presse)

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Escrow

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Dépôt fiduciaire

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Clingy

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Collant

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Smouch

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S’embrasser

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Stoop

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Se baisser

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Hoist

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Hisser

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Tusk

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Défense (animal)

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Indent

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Alinéa

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Vicinity

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Voisinage

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Salient

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Proéminent

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Prominent

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Célèbre

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Proponent

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Partisan

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To err

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Se tromper

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Ripe

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Mûr

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Trifle

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Bagatelle

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Dire

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Pressant, urgent

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Peripheral

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Périphérique

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Purport

Prétendre

Litany

Litanie

Unfettered

Sans entraves

Mettle

Force de caractère

Stewardship

Administration

Construe

Interpreter

Commingled

Mélangé

Unobtrusive

Discret

Ebb

Déclin, reflux

Unsatisfactorily

Insuffisamment

Purveyor

Fournisseur

Delineating

Délimiter

Blunder

Gaffe

Hectic

Mouvementé

Sweltering

Étouffant

Albeit

Bien que

Prong

Dents (fourchette)

Monger

Pourvoir

Boon

Aubaine

Perquisite

À-côté, gratification

Disdain

Dédain

Cog

Roue dentée, rouage

Construe

Interpréter

Obfuscate

Embrouiller, obscurcir

Stiff

Raide

Egregious

Flagrant

Redress

Redresser

Bevy

Troupeau

Lax

Négligent

Graft

Greffer - Pot-de-vin

Ditherer

Un Indécis

Upheaval

Révolte

Corral

Rassembler

Woe

Infortune

Spurn

Repousser

Pertain

Concerner

Grumbling

Plainte

Fray

S'effilocher

Inexorable

Impossible to stop or prevent

Floe

Banquise

Ward

Repousser

Leeway

Marge

Hubris

Orgueil démesuré

Seething

Grouillant

Strait

Detroit

Thumping

Lancinant

Apace

Rapidement

Reckon

Estimer

Lacklustre

Terne

Hanker for

Rêver de

Omen

Présage

Bode

Augurer

Scourge

Fléau

Benighted

Plongé dans l'ignorance

Belatedly

Tardivement

Egregious

Flagrant

Lukewarm, tepid

Tiède

Leeway

Marge

Whim

Caprice

Whimper

Gémir

Murky

Glauque

Murk

Obscurité

Foist [sth] on [sb]

Imposer qqch à qqun

Peg

Patère

Scupper

Saborder

Eerily

Sinistrement

Fret

Se tracasser

Stark (harsh)

Difficile

Snag

Hic

Bust

Grouffre (financié)

Flounder

Patauger - Être en difficulté (entreprise)

Spout

Jaillir

Mischief

Bêtise

Lull

Acalmie

Dwindling

En baisse

Teetering

Chanceler