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Français-13 Flashcards

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arraisonner

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to board and search

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embouchure

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mouth (of a port), mouth piece (trumpet, etc), opening

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côtes orientale

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eastern coast

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ployer

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bow, bend, sag, buckle

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maghrébin

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North African

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bulletin

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forecast, newsflash, report, ballot

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dérapage

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slid, sideslip, misdemeanor, misconduct

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contre-pied

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opposite point of view, off balance

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terreau

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fertile ground, breeding ground, compost

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faire part

faire part de

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announcement

break the news

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affluence

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crowd, crowds

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foire

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fair, fairgrounds, trade show

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covoiturage

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car pool, car sharing

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affréter

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charter

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assumer

s’assusmer

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take on, take upon oneself, assume, accept, live with it

be self sufficient, be at ease with

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noyade

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drowning

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non-slave

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non Slavic

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tabasser

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beat up

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devanture

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front window, physical appearance

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main d’oeuvre

mis en oeuvre

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work force

take full advantage of, put to use, implemented

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anse

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handle

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pichet

pichet de vin

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pitcher

pitcher of wine

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en plein air

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outdoors, in the open

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mise en accusation

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prosecute, impeach

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milicien

milice

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militiaman

militia

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trafiquer

trafiquant

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deal and deal, tamper with, be up to

trafficker

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dessus

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on (it), upstairs, top

shoot at

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hécatombe

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massacre, slaughter

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agrialimentaire

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farm-produce, agribusiness

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prix des actifs

avoirs

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asset prices

assets, holdings

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collégienne

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schoolkid, secondary school pupil

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responsable

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resposible person, person at fault, person in charge, responsible for

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abîmer

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damage, ruin, spoil

sink, fall into despair, go bad

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priser

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value, snort

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flotte

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fleet, flotilla, air fleet

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desservir
se desservir
desservant

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serve, stop at
harm yourself, serve yourself badly
incumbent

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dénouement

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outcome, conclusion

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entériner

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ratify, confirm

approve, validate, rubber stamp

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39
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magnanime

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magnanimous

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résoudre

se résoudre

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resolve, solve

decide, resolve to do sth

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provisoirement

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temporarily

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avalise

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endorse, support

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péripétie

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incident, event, twists and turns

44
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obligataire

marché obligataire

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bond holder, bond

bond market

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étoffer

s’étoffer

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flesh out, develop, expand; pad

beef up, put on weight, expand

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cran

crâner

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notch, hole

boast, brag, show off; act tough

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cingler

cinglant

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whip, lash, sting

biting, scathing, stinging

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fief

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fiefdom, kingdom, stronghold

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traces

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scar, mark, memory, vestige, mark

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maintes fois

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many times, often time, over and over

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exclu

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excluded, out of the question, ruled out

exclusivity

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atténuer

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ease, alleviate, reduce, lighten

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contribuable

imposable

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taxpayer, ratepayer

taxable, liable

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arrière-plan

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background

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dégel

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thaw

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décote

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reduction

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redevance

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license fee, royalty, usage fee

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s’absenter

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to be away, be absent

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démêler

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sort out, untangle, unknot

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majeur

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adult, serious; of age-over 18; middle finger

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rafle

rafler

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roundup, raid

clean out, clear out; swipe everything; grab, nab

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sans-papiers

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undocumented

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à qui le tour
à ton tour
à son tour

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who’s next?
your turn
in his/her turn

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attentatoire

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detrimental

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à la suite
à la suite de
à toute de suite

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one after the other
further to; behind
be right back; see you soon

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amertume

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bitterness, resentment, bad taste

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médecin légiste

légiste

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medical examiner, forensic pathologist

(n) jurist, (adj) forensic

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bavard

bavardage

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talkative, chatty, chatterbox

gabbing, chatting, gossipping

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peiner

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struggle to do sth, have trouble in doing sth

sadden, grieve

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éponge
éponger
jetter l’éponge

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sponge
mop up, soak up, wipe off absorb
throw in the towel

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acerbe

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cutting, ascerbic

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railler

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mock, ridicule, make fun of

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déchiqueter

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shred, rip apart, tear into pieces, level, flatten

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bonbonne

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large glass jug

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huissier

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usher, bailiff

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clèment

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merciful, lenient, mild

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guère

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hardly

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Quay d’Orsay

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French Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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bouquinistes

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second-hand book sellers

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dérober

se dérober

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steal, thieve; shield, protect; hide, conceal

shirk, evade; give way

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déformer

déformé

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deform, misrepresent

out of shape, misshapen; skewed, altered, inacurate

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sanctionner

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punish

recognize

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inachevé

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unfinished, incomplete

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épanouissement

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blossoming, thriving, flourishing

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casse-tête

en tête

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puzzle, headache, brainteaser, conondrum

head, leading, in front

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pente

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slope, hill, gradient

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désavouer

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disavow, repudiate, challenge sbs authority, deny

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enfantillage

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childishness, childish behavior

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monter au créneau
à monter soi-même
faire monter la sauce

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step into the breach (gap)
self-assembly (do it yourself)
spice things up

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réunir

réunies

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to get together with, to gather, join

gathered, assembled, reunited

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dubitatif

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dubious, skeptical

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choc

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impact, collision, bump, confrontation, clash, shock

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telephone portable

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cell phone

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inexact

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innacurate, untrue, false, erroneous

unpunctual

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convoquer

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call in, summon, be asked to attend

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politique de retour

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return policy

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tergiverser

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procrastinate, hem and haw, prevaricate

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prêter

se prêter à qch

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offer, give, lend, ascribe attribute

lend itself to sth

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saccager

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ransack, wreck, vandalize, trash pillage

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chaloupe

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life boat, launch, row boat

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