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Français-39 Flashcards

1
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défoncé

A

potholed, rutted; dented, beat-up; sagging, broken; drugged up, junkie, druggie

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mœurs

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customs, habits, traditions; behavior

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démanger

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itch

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essuyé

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wiped, wiped up, mopped up

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donateur

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sponsor, patron; donor

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tourné court

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cut short

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paysan

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farmer, small farmer, countryman; lout

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autonomie

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autonomy, independence, self-sufficiency

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malchance

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bad luck, misfortune

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boiter

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limp

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avoir un coup de mou;

avoir un coup de pompe

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feel weak, feel lethargic; feel limp, go limp

feel tired all of a sudden

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tous les deux; á la fois

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both

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13
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bée

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gaping, open

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14
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pelleteuse

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excavator, mechanical shovel

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douteux

A

doubtful, unlikely, dubious

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découdre

se découdre

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unstitch, remove stitches

come undone

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éclatante

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brilliant, dazzling, radiant

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échafaudage

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scaffolding; elaboration, construction

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identique

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identical,

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20
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manouche

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gypsy

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21
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booster

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amplify, boost

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22
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enrôler

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recruit, enlist;

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23
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assainissement

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clean-up, purification, sanitation; stabilization

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déliquescence

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decay, rot

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25
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mire

point de mire

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test pattern

center of attention

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gré

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convenience, your own will

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27
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prêts à en découdre

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ready to fight

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fuser

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burst out, burst forth; gush out, spurt out, stream out

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29
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harceler

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harass, pester

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fuser

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burst out, burst forth; gush out, spurt out, stream out

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louangeur

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laudatory

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32
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arrêté municipal

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bylaw

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33
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gratifier qqn de qch

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give [sb] [sth], reward [sb] with [sth]

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34
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assaisonnements

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seasoning, dressing, spice

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35
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ponte

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bigwig, big shot

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36
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beaucoup de chemin

A

long way

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37
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papille

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taste bud

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38
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aviser

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decide, make a decision; inform, notify, let know;

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39
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éprouver

A

have, feel, experience;

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surveiller

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watch, monitor, survey; keep an eye on

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41
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tout d’abord

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first of all

42
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redorer

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regild; boost, restore, rebuild, rekindle, buff up

43
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invalide

A

disabled, handicapped; invalid

44
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statuer

statuer sur

A

ruling, decree

rule on

45
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couver

A

incubate; over protect, come down with [sth], ie a cold

46
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choc

A

impact, collision, bump; confrontation,

47
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canot

A

small boat, dinghy, row boat; life boat

48
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broyer

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grind, crush; destroy, wreck

49
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valoir le coup

A

worth it

50
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ver de terre

A

earthworm

51
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meurtrir

A

bruised, hurt, wound

52
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décence

A

courtesy, decency, good manners; restraint,

53
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chaste

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chaste, innocent

54
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voler en éclats

A

blow up

55
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vote anticipé

A

early voting

56
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éduquer

A

raise, bring up; educate

57
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coudée

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cubit (obsolete unit of length); mile

58
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Points d’entente

A

points of agreement

59
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botter

A

boot, kick; put boots on; please, make happy

60
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tranquilliser

A

reassure; be calmed

61
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pré carré

A

territory, domain

62
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bec et ongles

A

tooth and nail

63
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cinglant

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biting (wind), driving (rain);

64
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miner

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mines; explode; eat away; undermine

65
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abords

A

surrounding area (alentours, environs)

66
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lacune

A

shortcoming, gap

67
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quel que soit

A

regardless of

68
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joug

A

yoke

69
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chêne

A

oak-tree, oak

70
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déscolariser

A

take [sb] out of school

71
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flanquer

A

fling, chuck; give (ie the willies);

72
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louage

A

letting, renting, hiring

73
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meneur

A

leader, ring leader

74
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étant donné que

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given that

75
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saisissant

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amazing, startling, gripping;

76
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huissier

A

usher, bailiff

77
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sosie

A

double, doppelganger, spitting image, dead ringer

78
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soutirer

A

extract, squeeze out; decant

79
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cession

A

handover, transfer

80
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renflouer

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bailout, refloat

81
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influent

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influental, followed

82
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démuni

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penniless, impoverished, destitute

83
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paisiblement

A

peacefully

84
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radier

A

strike off, cross off

85
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détricoter

A

unravel

86
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fausse couche

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miscarriage

87
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vilipender

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vilify, abuse, revile

88
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QG

A

headquarters, HQ

89
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lisse

A

smooth

90
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alimenter

s’alimenter

A

feed; supply, charge, power

eat, take food

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moisson

A

harvest, crop; wealth

92
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hameau

A

hamlet

93
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ouvrier d’entretien
d’entretien
entretien)

A

maintenance worker
maintenance
interview

94
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cantonnier

A

road mender (street and road maintainer)

95
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photovoltaïque

A

solar power

96
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chaufferie bois

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wood heating

97
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gradateur

A

dimmer

98
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réverbère

A

street light

99
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mou (mol)

A

soft, weak, listless, faible

100
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De fil en aiguille

A

needlework

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