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04- My vocabulary En/Fr > Français-21 > Flashcards

Français-21 Flashcards

1
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transfrontalier

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cross-border

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buralistes

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tobacconists, newsagents, news dealers

clerk

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écriture

Écritures

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handwriting, writing

Scriptures

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calligraphe

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penmanship

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élancer

s’élancer

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cause a throbbing pain; 
soar up (ie the twin towers), launch yourself
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tournée

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round, tour, round (of drinks)

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déroute

dérouter

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defeat, reroute; desaster, ruin, debacle

reroute, change course

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composante

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element, component

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foudroyante

foudroyant

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blistering

violent, deadly; electrocuting

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Écosse

écosser

A

Scotland

shell (peas, beans)

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nuire à;

mettre hors d’état de nuire;

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harm, damage;

lock sb up in the interest of public safety;

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flegme

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composure

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tremblement

tremblement de terre

A

quake, tremor

earth quake

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pointure

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(shoe) size

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dresseur

A

(animal) trainer

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avoisinant

avoisiner

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neighboring, nearby

be near [sth], be close to [sth]

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accrocher

s’accrocher

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hang up, hook up;

work hard, be assiduous,

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épuiser

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wear out, drain

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préavis

A

notice, warning, (advance) notice

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s’essouffler

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get out of breath, leave out of breath, struggle

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sauter

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jump, skip, leap

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saccage

saccager

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vandalizing

ransack, wreck, devestate,

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sanglier

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wild boar

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impôt

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tax, levy

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mensualisation

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monthly payment

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reconduction

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renewal

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reconduction

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lease, lease renewal

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plate

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flat,

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assièger

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besiege, lay siege to

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impayé

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outstanding debt

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lointain

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distant, remote, far-off

distance

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lest

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ballast

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seigneur

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lord, master, baron, tycoon

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intituler

s’intituler

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title, entitle

give yourself a title,

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assécher

s’assécher

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dry up, drain

dry out

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remettre à plus tarde, différer, reporter

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delay, postpone

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filiale

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subsidiary, affiliate

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assujettis à

assujettir

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subject to, subjected to, liable for<>

subject, oblige [sb] to do [sth]

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contrôle judiciaire

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judicial supervision

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somme

sommer

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sum, total, amount, sum of money; burden

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manutentionnaire

manutention

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packer, warehouseman;

handling

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colis

A

parcel, package

43
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fugueur

A

absconder

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battre

se battre

A

beat, hit; defeat, beat; beat (heart)

fight each other/one another

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saignant

A

bleeding; rare (as in meat)

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soustraction

soustraire

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subtraction; theft, removal

subtract

47
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gamin

A

kid, youngster

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percevoir

A

perceive, sense, detect

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désarroi

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dissaray, confusuon, confusion, helplessness; tizzy; distress

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accourir

A

rush to, run to, hurry to

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lugubre

A

bleak, dreary, dismal, gloomy

52
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analphabétisme

A

illiteracy

53
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péché

A

sin, trespass

54
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dorer

se dorer

A

gild; bronze, tan; glaze

get a tan

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mijoter

A

stew, simmer; plot, scheme, cook up;

56
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vengeance

A

revenge, vengeance

57
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défaillance

A

failure, breakdown, fault; weakness

58
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bouclé

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curly, curled; buckled, fastened, secured; locked up, behind bars

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combinaison

A

combination; slip, suit

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brancard

A

stretcher

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dépistage

A

tracking down, tracing, detection, screening (medical)

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arracher

A

snatch, tear; wrest, rescue; get [sth] out of [sb];

63
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opercule

A

cap, capping, coverplate

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narine

A

nostril

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imprévu

A

mishap; unforeseen, something unexpected

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fondements

A

founding principles; foundation

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bas-côté

A

roadside

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entonner

A

strike up; launch into, burst into

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défiler

se défiler

A

march, parade, file; walk, strut, march

run away, escape

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kyrielle

A

host, myriad; bunch, string, pack

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colon

A

colonist, settler

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harcelé

harceler

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harrassed; hard-pressed; plagued

harrass; pester, hassle, badger

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notoire

A

inarguable, manifest, unequivical; well-known

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artificier

A

munitions expert, pyrotechnist

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trépas

trépasser

A

death, demise

pass away, depart this life

76
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maudir

A

to curse

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Messie

A

Messiah

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côtière

A

coastal, inshore

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bailleur

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lessor; backer, silent partner

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homard
palourde
moule
shrimp

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lobster
clam
mussel; (vulgar: pussy, snatch, beaver)
crevette

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avorton

A

runt

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ouvrage

A

work, book, publication, result

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maraîchage

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truck, farming

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défricher

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weed, clear out; do the spade work for; prepare, ready

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usure

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wear (& tear), erosion; usury

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embaumer

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embalm; perfum, fill with fragrance

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aller à; assister à; être présent

A

attend

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d’après

A

according to; from, after

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pelle

A

shovel, spade; spatula; dustpan

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écoper

A

bail out (ie a boat); get, receive (ie a prison sentence)

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couler

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sink, founder; run, trickle, leak

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soi-disant

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so called, supposed;

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espionner

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track, monitor, spy upon; keep tabson

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ample

faire ample connaisance avec qqn

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loose, wide, roomy; sweeping, wide, roomy

get to know somebody better

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envoûtante

A

captivating, bewitching, spellbinding, enchanting

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se targuer

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pride yourself on; boast about

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trombe

A

waterspout, torrence

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centrale

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power plant; department office; prison, jail

99
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fiscal(e)

A

tax

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lien

A

connection, link, relationship,

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