Français-24 Flashcards
(100 cards)
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même si
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even if
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démineurs
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bomb disposal expert, mine clearing expert
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UMP
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Union pour un Mouvement Populaire
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bisbille
être en bisbille avec qqn
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dispute, quarrell
to be loggerheads; to have had a falling out wit qqn
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Cisjordanie
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West Bank (of Jordan)
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déchirer
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rip, tear; hurt, damage
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incomprise
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under-rated, poorly received, poorly understood, ill appreciated
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sellette
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seat, stool
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concurrence déloyal
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unfair competition, unfair trading
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travail au noir
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off the books, undeclared work, illegal work
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préoccupants
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worrying, concerning, worrisome; preoccupying, absorbing, weighing on the mind
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qualifier
se qualifier de
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consider, be of the opinion that, qualify
describe yourself, call yourself
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tronçon
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piece, log, segment; section, stretch
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actuellement
actuel
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currently, at the moment, presently
current, present; contempory, modern, today’s, today
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krach, krack
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crash, collapse
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pérenniser
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make durable, make perpetual
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haleine
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breath, breathing
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cribler
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riddle (ie with holes); sift, sieve
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tordu
tordre
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twisted person, warped person, weirdo, freak
wring, twist, contort
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détroit
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strait, narrows
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tourbillon
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whirlwind, turbulence, hurly burly
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quelconque
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any, some; ordinary, non-descript, so-so
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défrichement
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clearing (ie the forest)
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caduc
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deciduous, null and void, lapsed, obsolete, outdated, outmoded
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démontrer
demonstrate, reveal, show
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abordable
| hors de prix; trop chère, trop chère; inabordable
affordable
| not affordable
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apprêter
s'apprêter
s'apprêter á faire qch
get [sb] ready, get [sb] dressed; prepare
get ready
be about to do [sth], prepare to do [sth], get ready to do [sth]
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aiguilleur;
aiguiller;
aiguille;
pointsman, signalman
shunt, direct; point steer
needle, hand (of a watch)
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incliner (pencher)
| s'incliner
lean, tilt, incline
| give in, give way; yield, submit; accept defeat
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répandre
| se répandre
spread, put, scatter; broadcast, give out
| go all over; spead all over;
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diffamer (dénigrer)
defame, slander, libel
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fondement
foundation, basis, reason, grounds
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achoppement
| pierre d'achoppement
sticking point
| stumbling block
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patrouille
patrol, flotilla
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dépecer
cut/chop/carve [sth] up; butcher; rip [sth] up/apart; dismember; analyze, dissect
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déconfite (embarrassé)
discomfited; frustrated, thwarted, baffled, beaten, defeated
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troubles
emotional; blurry, out of focus; vague, unclear; murky; confusion; distress, turmoil; disorder, trouble, problem
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limpidité
clearness, clarity, lucidity
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rigoler
| fini de rigoler
laugh, have a laugh
| joke over; down to business
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velu
| plus velu
hairy
| hairier
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SIDA
| séropositifs(ive)
AIDS
| people with AIDS
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embêter
| s'embêter
bother, annoy
| be bored, get bored; bother with, worry about
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enjeu(x)
prize, stakes, bet; issue, concern
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assombrir
| s'assombrir
darken, put a cloud over, cast a shadow over
| darken, get dark
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limitrophe
bordering, adjacent, adjoining
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étalage
stand, stall, barrow; showcase, window display
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étendue
stretch, area, extent
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contrat à durée déterminée (CDD)
fixed-term contract
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ternir
| se ternir
tarnish, fade; damage, stain
| become, dull, flatten, pale
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égayer
| rajeunir/égayer
amuse; brighten up, cheer up; have a good time, amuse yourself
jazz up
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saper
| se saper
undermine, sap
| dress
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ruer
se ruer
ruée
kick
rush
rush
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téléphérique
cable car
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coincé
stuck, jammed, unable to move, repressed, inhibited, tense
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d'où
hence (therefore), whence (from where outdated)
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promoteur
promoter, developer
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surpopulation
overpopulation
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heure de pointe
rush hour, peak time
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tracasserie
annoyance, nuisance
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dénouer
| se dénouer
unknot, untie; resolve, solve
| come undone
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fiable
reliable, dependable
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dingue
crackpot, nutter, loony, nutcase, headcase, basket case
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internautes
(inter) net surfer
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sain
healthy, well; sane, compos mentis; wholesome
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miel
| lune de miel
honey
| honey moon
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abeille
bee, honey bee; salvage bug
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conjuguer
conjugate; unite, combine, put together, work together
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prévision
forecast, projection, expectation
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longe
rein, tether, leash; loin (ie of beef)
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concerner
affect, concern, relate to
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peine
punishment, sentence; sorrow, grief, anguish; hard work; rounle
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aix
spa (from the Latin for water. Used with names of towns, i.e.
Aix de bains; Aix la Chappelle, Aix en Provence
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à l'échelle du pays".
être en haut de l'échelle
faire la courte échelle à qqn
across the country
be at the top of the ladder
give [sb] a leg up
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rétablir
| se rétablir
re-establish, bring back,
| improve, get better (a patient)
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inéluctablement
inescapably
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mise hors ligne
offline
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déballer
unwrap, offload, unload
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long-métrage
full length feature film
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reddition
surrender, rendering, reimbursement; presentation
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se tirer d'affaire
s'en tirer
s'en tirer à bon compte
tirer la couverture à soi
tirer les ficelles
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get yourself out of a situation
come out of, get out of, manage
get off lightly
take all the credit
pull the strings, call the shots
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pavillon
flag (nautical); detached house, suburban house, pavilion, wing, lodge
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isoler
| s'isoler
insulate, isolate, soundproof
| shut yourself away, cut yourself off, isolate yourself
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grenier
loft, attic; breadbasket
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arrimer
tie up, dock
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calcul
calculation, arithmatic, sum
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décrocher
| décrochage
take [sth] down, unhook; pick [sth] up; land, get (as a job)
| uncouple, disengagement, leaving orbit
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îlot
small island; cluster of houses, block of houses
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à bout de souffle
breathless, running out of steam, running on empty; on its last legs
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faire un tabac
be a hit; bring the house down
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éventuels
possible, potential
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transi
amoureux transi
trans de froid
numb, transfixed
bashful lover
chilled to the bone
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exténuer
| s'exténuer
exhaust, wear [sb] out
| wear yourself out, exhaust yourself
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indemnes
unharmed, uninjured, unscathed
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dégueulasse
| dégueuler
disgusting
| puke, throw up
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succéder à
succeed
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drame
tragegy, tragic event, drama
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postulant
candidatee, postpulant (a person admitted to a religious order a a probationary candidate for membership)
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cargo
freighter, cargo ship, merchant ship
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canot
| canot pneumatique
small boat, dinghy, row boat; life boat
| inflatable boat, rubber dinghy
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impressionner
make an impression, impress; distress, upset, overwhelm
