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Français-34 Flashcards

1
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sensibilisation

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awareness; sensitisation; bad reaction

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cinglante

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stinging, squelch, crushing

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tempèrer

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assuage, temper, soothe

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coutumier

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traditional, customary; used, accostomed; typical, ordinary

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fumée

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smoke, fumes; vapor

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étranche

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waterproof, watertight; airtight, hermetic

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sas

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airlock; airtight chamber

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abriter

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shelter

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voire

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even, indeed, in fact

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ingérence

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interference, intrusion

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régnante

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reigning, prevailing

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exigence

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demand, requirement; demanding

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intervenir

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intervene, step in, take action

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coussin

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cushion

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rembourré

soutien-gorge rembourré

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padded, stuffed, plump

padded bra

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gorge

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throat, bosom

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patir de

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suffer from

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coupant

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sharp, sharp edged; cutting, biting

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novatrice

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innovative

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mener

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lead, conduct; give [sb] a ride

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camion-citerne

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tanker

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engluer
s’engluer
englué

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stick, glue, make [sth] sticky
get stuck, get bogged down
sticky, stuck

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bafouer

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flout, ridicule, scorn, besmirch

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élevage

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livestock farming, breeding farm

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carcérale

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prison, penitentiary

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méandres

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twists and turns, meander

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déchoir

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deprive [sb] of [sth], strip [sb] of [sth]

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surlendemain

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two days later

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apatride

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stateless, stateless person

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parsemer

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sprinkle, scatter

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conteur

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storyteller, narrator

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animer

s’animer

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present, host, facilitate; stir, keep [sth] going; bring to life,
enliven
come to life, liven up; come to life

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voué

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destined, fated

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insoumission

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disobedience, rebelliousness; conscientious objection, awol

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bretelles

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suspenders

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36
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juridiquement

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legally, juridically

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s’eprendre de

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fall in love with [sb], be enamoured of [sth], fall in love with [sth]

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hors pair

hors

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outstanding, peerless, without equal

without, not including, beyond

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39
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sale temps

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bad westher, hard times

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40
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l’essentiel des étrangers

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mostly foreigners

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nébuleuse

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nebula

42
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bannir

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exclude, ostricize, bar, banish

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port du voile

voile

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wearing of a headscarf

headscarf, hijab (muslim)

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frontale

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head-on,

45
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conserver

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keep, hold, retain, preserve

46
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gènèrique de début

gènèrique de fin

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opening credits

closing credits

47
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adouber

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dub

48
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bienveillance

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benevolence, kindness

49
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scaphandre

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diving suit; space suit

50
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fuite

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leak, escape

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balade

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stroll, walk, ramble

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amarrage

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docking, mooring

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échéant

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due (as in due date); expiry

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cas

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scenario, event, case, situation

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traiter

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treat, negotiate

56
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échéant

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due (as in due date); expiry

57
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cas

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scenario, event, case, situation

58
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butiner

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gather pollen, gather nectar, forage

59
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prè

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meadow, field

60
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avant-coureur

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early warning sign

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videur

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bouncer

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moulant

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skin-tight, close fitting

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s’accouder

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lean on one’s elbows;

64
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feutrer

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become felted, padded with felt; soften, dampen

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PACS

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contract of civil union, civil partnership

66
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extirper

s’extirper de

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haul out, drag out, exact

extract yourself from

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dessus de lit

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bedspread

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retenir

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catch, get hold of; retain; remember

69
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pimentées

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hot and spicy

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chercheur

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researcher, seeker

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tenace

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stubborn, resistant, tenacious

72
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action boursière;
bulle boursière;
capitalisation boursière;
débâcle boursière;
place boursière;
A 
stock, share;
stock market bubble;
market capitalization;
stock market crash;
financial center;
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méforme

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unfitness; lack of fitness

74
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guetter

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look out for, spy on

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cahoteux

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bumpy, rough

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inchangé

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unmodified, unchanged, unaltered

77
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batailles de boules de neige;

bonhomme de neige

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snowball fight;

snowman

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désoeuvrée

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idle, unoccupied, inactive

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pelleter

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shovel

80
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pas-de-porte

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key money; lease money

81
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téméraire

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audacious, risk-taking, daring, foolhardy

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rond-point

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rotary, traffic circle

83
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biens

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goods, property, assets

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CPI

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cour pènal internationale (International Criminal Court)

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aveu

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admission, confession, proclamation, declaration

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procureure

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district attorney, public prosecutor

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forceps

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forceps

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raréfier

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rarify, make scarce

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ronger

se ronger

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gnaw on, erode;

bite (nails)

90
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ambiant

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surrounding, room temperature; prevailing

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vicié

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contaminated, stale, flawed

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cursus

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course, curriculum

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courtiser

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woo, court, flatter

94
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intraitable

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hard-nosed, inflexible, uncompromising, strict

95
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assumer ||

s’assumer

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take [sth] on, take [sth] on yourself, assume, accept ||

be self sufficient, be at ease with yourself

96
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laxisme

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laxity, permissiveness

97
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garde de sceaux

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attorney general

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dense

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dense, thick, concise, succinct, condensed, concentrated

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charmant, adorable, agréable

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lovely

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pinceau

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paintbrush, brush, make-up brush

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