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Français-36 Flashcards

1
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retentir

A

ring out, resound; reververate

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cor

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horn ( instrument); callus (on foot)

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pourvu (:)

pourvu que

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endowed, equipped (:)

provided that; let’s hope that

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impasse

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cul-de-sac, dead end; impass, stalemate; skip, miss out

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extrader

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extradite

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muet

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mute, dumb; silent, quiet, mum; speechless, at a loss for words

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bout

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tip, end, point; piece, length, bit; end, far end, bottom

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percuteur

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hammer (of a gun), firing pin

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cuisine américaine

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open-plan kitchen

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gargariser qch(:)
se gargariser
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send [sb] to sleep; (:)

gargle; delight in [sth]

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plutôt (:)

ou plutôt

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rather, instead, quite, sooner (:)

or more accurately, or rather

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12
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pensable

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thinkable

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SMS (texto)

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text, text message

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miraculé

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a person who has been miraculously cured

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gibier

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game (animal)

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affût

A

blind (ie duck blind)

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cloîtrer

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cloister

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investir (:)

s’investir

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invest (money); surround, beseige, block off (:)

throw yourself into

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implanter (:)

s’implanter

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implant; establish; (:)

establish yourself, set up shop

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surlendemain

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two days after, two days later

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trempe

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thrashing, belting; moral fiber; quenching

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apéro

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aperitif; pre-dinner drink

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confession

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confession; belief; persuasion

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patrimoine

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estate, property; assets; inheritence, heritage

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mener

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lead; carry out; give [sb] a ride (emmener)

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complice

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accomplice; partner; knowing (a knowing look)

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figure

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face (visage)

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ride

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wrinkle; ripple

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au fil de (:)

au fil de l’eau (:)

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in the course of, over (:)

in real time, cobstantly updated (:)

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scandalisé

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shocked, outraged, incensed

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piétiner

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stamp (one’s feet); shuffle along; not make any headway

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crapule

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scoundrel, crook, low-life; dishonest

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marchand

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merchant, shopkeeper

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trompe

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trunk (elephant); horn (trumpet); horn (fog)

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baraque

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shack, shanty; dump, hovel; house, pad

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36
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rafistolage

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makeshift work, patching up

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37
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precarisation

A

casualisation of industry,

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38
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baissé le garde

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lower your guard

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39
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sociétés écrans

paradis fiscaux

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front companies

tax havens

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pompette

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tipsy, merry

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étroit

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narrow, close; strict

42
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galette

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pancake

43
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destitution

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deposition

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invectiver qqn

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curse, insult; heap abuse on; castigate

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ornière

A

rut

46
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compromettre

A

compromise, jeopardize; incriminate

47
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increvable

A

puncture-proof, bullet-proof; tireless, relentless

48
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ferraille

ferrailler

A

scrap iron

sword fight

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cogner
se cogner (contre qch);
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bang, knock;

bang into sth;

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intermittent

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intermittent, irregular, spordatic; occassional worker

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présager

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presage, predict, foretell

52
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foncière

A

ground rent

53
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colza

A

canola

54
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orge

A

barley

55
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fendre

A

chop, split, cleave

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gérance

A

management

57
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injoignable

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unreachable, uncontactable

58
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colza

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canola

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orge

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barley

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braconnage

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poaching

61
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savant

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scholar, scientist, savant

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caritatif

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charitable

63
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balise

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marker, beacon (as in aviation)

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rase-motte

rase-mottes

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low altitude, hedge hopping

low flying

65
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au beau milieu de qch

au beau milieu de la nuit

A

right in the middle of sth;

in the middle of the night; in the dead of the night

66
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infos

A

news, update

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fisc

A

tax authorities

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flux

A

flow, incoming tide

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béant

A

gaping hole, wide open

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mis en examen;

remis en liberté

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indicted, indictee;

release (ie a prisonner)

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poule pondeuse

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laying hen, layer, good layer

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criante

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crying, shouting; blatant, flagrant, resounding

73
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contre-la-montre

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time trial

74
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bêtise

A

stupidity, idiocy, mistake, something stupid

75
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fumigène

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smoke-bomb, smoke grenade

76
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poteau

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post, pole; goalpost; buddy, bud

77
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fleurissant

A

blossoming, flowering

78
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chenapan

A

tyke, rascal, scallywag

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porte-conteneur

A

container ship

80
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accrocher-

accrocher sur

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hang, hang [sth] up; hook [sth] up-

grip

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tranchée

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trench, cutting

82
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arrosage

A

watering, spraying

83
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atout

A

advantage, attractive feature; asset (to an organiz, etc) virtue

84
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tournoi

A

tournament

85
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tri

A

sorting, selecting

86
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crue

A

rise, rise in water level, spate

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bac

bac à glacon

A

ferry, ferryboat; tray

ice cube tray

88
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jeûne

A

fast, fasting

89
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essuie

A

cloth, dish cloth; bath towel

90
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boîte de nuit

A

night club

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Hexagone

A

France

92
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berge

A

riverbank, embankment

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nerfs

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nerves; pep, energy

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cortège

A

cortege, procession

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entièreté

A

entirety, whole of [sth]

96
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fluidifier

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make [sth] flow better; liquify; decongest

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recrudescence

A

increase; fresh outbreak, resurgence

98
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transpercer

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run through, pierce, pass through

99
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enchainement

A

chain, series, succession; link, linkage

100
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potiche

A

porcelain vase; window dressing

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