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Français-43 Flashcards

1
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en continu

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continuously

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dédommagement

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payment for damages, indemnification; insurance payment

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éhontée

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shameless, barefaced, brazen

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réprimer

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repress, suppress, restrain; crack down, gain control

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accentuer

s’accentuer

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accentuate, emphasize

intensify, escalate

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enfermer

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lock away, shut away, imprison, confine

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résilier

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cancel, terminate, put an end to

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reconduire

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take [sb] home, drive [sb] home, walk [sb] home; renew

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du mal à faire face

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struggling to cope

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à point nommé;

opportun

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timely

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puit

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well (water)

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attarder<>

s’attarder

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delay, hold back<>

linger, dawdle, stay behind

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Dans la foulée

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in the aftermath; following

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postuler á [qch]<>

A

apply for sth] <>

suppose, imagine, postulate

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mixité

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diversity, co-education

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laïque

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layperson, secular

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épanoui

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blooming, growing, radiant; buxom, well rounded

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acculer

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corner (ie trap); push, force, drive

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impasse

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

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larguer

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release, disengage, unfasten; throw [sth] down; break up with [sb], dump; leave [sb] behind; throw [sth] away

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mise à l’écart

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side-lining

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blanchiment de capitaux<>

blanchiment de l’argent

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money laundering

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distinctement

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distinctly, clearly

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ne relève pas de l’application dudit code

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Does not fall within the scope of the application of that

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ouf

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phew!, mad, crazy, nuts;

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se méprendre

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be mistaken

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fait en sorte

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made sure, ensure that

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point de chute

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drop point

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lorgner

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eye, covet

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décolleté

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cleavage, low cut neckline

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aloi

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alley

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32
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alliage

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alloy

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33
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remplacer

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replace, stand in for; succeed

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vinaigre

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vinegar

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PV

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ticket, parking ticket, speeding ticket; fine, pehalty

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immobilisme

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opposition to change, do-nothingness

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associatif

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voluntary, community

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38
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coûte que coûte

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no matter the cost

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retoquer

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reject, refuse, turn [sth] down

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outré

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furious, outraged, incensed, beside yourself; exagerated, over- the-top

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décret

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order, decree, ordinance, edict

42
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outré

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furious, outraged, incensed, beside yourself; exagerated, over- the-top

43
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décret

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order, decree, ordinance, edict

44
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stut

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status, position

45
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vitriol

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a sulfate of various metals, caustic; firewater, strong alcohol

46
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rage

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rage, fury; rabies

47
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escarmouche

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skirmish; verbal jousting

48
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soute

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bagagge hold

49
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mallette

A

briefcase

50
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ressort

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spring, resilient, energy

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stylo-bille

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ballpoint pen

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liseuse

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e-book reader, dust cover

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lecteur

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dvd player; player

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invoquer

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appeal to, call upon; invoke

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biens de consommation

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consumer goods

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jusqu’au-boutiste

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die-hard, hardliner

57
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mis en accusation

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indicted

58
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violoncelle

A

cello

59
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rhabiller

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dress [sb] again, put [sb’s] clothes vack on; refurbish, spruce up; rejuvinate

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baignade

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bathing, swimming; swimming area, bathing area

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dièse

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sharp, sharp note (music)

62
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visée

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viewfinder (camera), sight (gun); aim, ambition

63
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velléité

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pipe dream

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idiome

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dialect, idiom

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vidéaste

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video maker

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pneumatique

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inflatable, pneumatic

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recueillement

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contemplation, meditation, remembrance, recollection

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vive allure

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high speed

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bifurquer

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turn off (direction), fork (in road)

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dérisoire

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ridiculous, unbelievable; rediculously low (price); pathetic, piddling

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retentir

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ring out, resound; reverberate

72
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charnière

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hinge; transitional

73
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éterniser

s’éterniser

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draw out, drag out;

go on and on, drag on

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soudoyer

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bribe;

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portier

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doorman, goalie, goalkeeper

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frigorifique

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refrigerating

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pourrissement

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rotting, putrification; deterioration, degradation

78
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caisse

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crate, case; checkout, cash register

79
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contraint

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forced, obligated, under duress; tight, constrained

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ultime

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ultimate, final

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sûre

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sure, certain

82
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berline

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sedan

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agissements

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machinations, schemes, doings, actions

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sulfureux

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sulforous, scandalous, gossip-provoking; inflammatory

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appel

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call, phone call; invitation, appeal; registration

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primauté

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primacy; pre-eminence

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autocensure

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auto-censure

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intérioriser

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hold [sth] in; swallow; internalize

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consultation

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consultation, appointment (ie doctor); advice, counsel,

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forcer

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force [sb] to do [sth], apply force, overdo

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statuer

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rule, decree; pronounce a judgement

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ingérer

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swallow, ingest; interfere

93
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dauphin

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dolphin, heir apparent; future king

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ménager

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household, domestic, cleaning; spare; be economical

95
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s’est produite

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happened, occured

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mousse

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foam, froth; beer; blunt (a knife edge)

97
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évanouissement

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fainting fit, blackout, swoon

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chlore

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chlorine

99
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botter en touche

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evade the issue, pass the buck, punt

100
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profanation

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desecration

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