Français-2 Flashcards
(153 cards)
1
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hand to hand
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au corps à corps
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kidnapper, abductor
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ravisseur
3
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pick up, school bus
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ramassage (car de ~)
4
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clothing, outfit, uniform, dress behavior,
conduct, manners
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tenue
5
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shoulder, assume, take on, endorse
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endosser
6
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waste, squander, ruin, spoil, messup
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gâcher
7
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turn table, platinum
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platine
8
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party animal, reveller, merry maker
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fêtard
9
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snow flake, flake (cereal, avoine-oat)
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flocon
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treat to a delicious meal, to treat
love, to love, to enjoy, to relish
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régaler
se régaler
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point out, tell, define, specify, become clear,
take shape, explain, clarify
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préciser
12
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fan (to circulate air), range (ie of solutions)
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éventail
13
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evils, ill health, pains, sorrows, stomach pains
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maux
maux de ventre
14
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mop, wimp, wet rag
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serpillière
15
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stools, fecal
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selles
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estate, heritage, property, inheritence
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patrimone
17
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occur, arise
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survenir
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overwhelm, shatter, turn upside down
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boulverser
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lightning, flash, éclair (pastry)
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éclair
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gifted person, gifted, exceptionally gifted
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surdoué
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win (gagner), bring back
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remporter
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sursis
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deferment, reprieve; suspended sentence
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écrouer
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commit, lock up, put away
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prôner
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extol, advocate
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maintenu
| se maintenir
kept, retained
| stay, keep
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bulle
bubble
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dorénavant
from now on
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ravir
thrill, delight
| abduct, kidnap
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susciter
arouse, provoke, kindle
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redoutable
| redouter
formidable, awesome, tremendous
| fear, dread
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surnom
alias, a.k.a., nickname
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écume
foam, froth, scrum
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fichier
file, file card box,
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barouder
fighter
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fioriture
flourish
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exactions
abuses of power, violent acts
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privilégier
favor, give priority, give advantage
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bienfait
benefit, good deed, good turn
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paris
bets, wagers, gamble
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hippique
equestrian
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truqué
| truquer
rigged
| falsify
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démanteler
demolish, dismantle, break up, shut down
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surprenante
surprendre
se surprendre
surprising
to surprise, to perceive, to discover
to find yourself
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trucage
special effect
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hormis
except for (sauf), apart from
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comparaitre
appear before, go before
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subvention
subsidy, grant
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concluant
| conclure, se conclure
conclusive, convincing
| to conclude, bring to a close, decide
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riverain
resident, local
| riverside, waterside, bordering, stretching along
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souci
| soucis
worry
| anxiety, troubles
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marre
marrer
se marrer
enough, give it up
laugh
have a good laugh
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instar
like (He acts like his big brother)
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basculer
tip over, topple over
| turn, change, swing dramatically
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rachat
repurchase, buy back
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chaussée
| trottoir
pavement
| sidewalk
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rétorquer
retort
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recevabilité
admissability
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limoger
dismiss, relieve of command
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frôler
skim past, just miss, come close, brush past
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jour pour jour
to the day
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effrayer
| s'effrayer
frighten off, terrify
| be afraid, be scared
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chouette
owl,
nice, "neat"
great
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accueil
welcome, welcoming
| reception, front desk,
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pluriannual
multi-annual
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citadin
city dweller, city slicker
66
transhumance
summer migration of livestock from the plains to the mountains
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essor
flight; rise, development
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relier
link up, join, connect, bind
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dépouiller
| se dépouiller
strip, dispossess
| divest yourself
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soubressaut
momentary revival, jerk, jolt
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falzar
pants (trousers)
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blouson
jacket
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désuet
obsolete, old-fashioned, passé
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insoumis
disobedient
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discernement
analytical ability, discernement, discriminating ability
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abolir
abolish, do away with, annul
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titulaire
tenured, with tenure
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vernis
varnish, lacquer, polish, enamel
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incarner
embody, be the embodiment of, personify
80
scander
chant
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axer
center sth on, base sth on
| line up
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pancarte
signs, placards (for a demonstration)
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ingérence
interference, intrusion
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pourtant
mais pourtant
c'est pourtant facile!
yet, however
but nevertheless, but even so
but it's easy
85
aval
support, approval, agreement
| downstream section, water or region
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routier
road, highway
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planifier
plan, organise
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décréter
decree, say categorically
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perturber
trouble, disturb
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chasse-neige
snow plow
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preparatifs
preparations
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ores
immediately, already
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solennel
solemn, pompous, grandiose, formal
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amont
upstream, upstream water, upriver, uphill
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surveillant
guard, warden, supervisor
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agripper
hold onto, grab, grasp
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travestir
travesty, disguise
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étonner
| s'étonner
surprise, astonish
| be surprised, be amazed
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dément
mentally ill person, delirious, insane
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enfoncer
| s'enfoncer
defeat, break down, crush, vanquish
| make things worse for yourself, dig your own grave
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jalonner
| jalons
delineate, mark out(:)
| bearings, milestone, groundwork, foundation
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hâter
hasten, quicken, speed up
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miser
bet, wager, stake
| bank on, count on
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licenciement
dismissal, layoff, firing, termination
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inédit
original, novel, new
unheard of, unprecedented
unreleased, unpublished
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marteler
hammer home, articulate, enunciate
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curé
parish priest, vicar, cleric
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progressiste
progressive
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néanmois
nevertheless; however
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désamorcer
defuse, neutralize, forestall
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essuyer
wipe, dry, mop up
| suffer, endure
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farouchement
| farouche
wildly, fiercely
| timid, shy, mistrustful, savage, fierce
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ado
teen, adolescent
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indemnisation
compensation
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amaigri
thinner
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nocif
harmful, noxious
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surgelé
frozen food, deep frozen
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lampadaire
street light, floor lamp
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filière
procedure, channel; course, option, subject; industry, sector
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d'abord
firstly, first of all
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rallonger
extend, lengthen
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enseigne
sign, store name, insignia
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feutre
felt tip pen
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passible (de)
liable to, subject to
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panse ses plaies
licking its wounds
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remettre
to put back, put on again
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joute
joust, spar
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parquet
public prosecutor
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cambrioleur
burglar, housebreaker
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sangloter
weep, sob, cry
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déclencher
| se déclencher
trigger, set off
| go off, i.e. an alarm
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noir (end of daylight), obscurité (lack of electricity), pénombre (lack of light), sinistre (weather, atmosphere), mates (color of one's skin), sombre (evil), foncé (dark tone, i.e. color of clothes)
dark (nuit noir=dark night), black
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cercueil
casket, coffin
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par ailleurs
otherwise, besides, moreover, for that matter
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accabler
impose, over work, over burden
| oppress, overwhelm, overcome
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ledit
previously said, said
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propos
words, remarks
| aim, intention
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coup de fil
telephone call
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glousser
chuckle, chortle
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plaidorie
defense speech, plea
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réquisitoire
prosecution closing remarks, indictment
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censé(e)
supposed, expected
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découler
follow, ensue, stem from
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bidouiller
| bidouille
fiddle with
| work around
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frigo
fridge, refrigerator
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efficace
effective, efficacious
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marasme
stagnation, doldrums
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bas
low
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empocher
to pocket, rake in
150
plaidoyer
plea, declaration, statement
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gel
frost, ice, freezing over
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piller
| pillé
plunder, rampage
| looted, sacked
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société
society, company, firm
