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04- My vocabulary En/Fr > Français-44 > Flashcards

Français-44 Flashcards

1
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tirailleur;

infanterie

A

infantrymen;

infantry

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fouler<>

se fouler

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trample, crush; beat, sprain<>

strain yourself, make an effort

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museler

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muzzle; gag, silence

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ultime

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ultimate, final

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liberticide

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oppressive, restrictive; that which curbs freedom

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alémanique

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a group of dialects spoken in Switzerland, Germany and Austria

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métrage

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length, yardage (material), measurement, size; length, footage (ie of a film)

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par la suite

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thereafter

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tisser

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weave, spin

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à part entière

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in its’ own right

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largage

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dropping, drop (ie a bomb from an aircraft)

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parsemer

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sprinkle, scatter, season ( ie salt, pepper)

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Du pain sur la planche

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“work to be done”

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soleil de plomb

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blazing sun

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représailles

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reprisal, retaliation

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foulard

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scarf, head scarf

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râper

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grate (cheese), rasp, scratch

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disculpé

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exonerated

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insensé

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senseless, foolish, insane, crazy; enormous, huge

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vibrer

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resonate, vibrate; thrill, tremble, quiver

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former

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train, shape,

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au fil de;

au fil de l’eau

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in the course of, over;

in real time, constantly updated;

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quitus

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full discharge

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semblable

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similar, alike; like this, like that

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pléiade

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a host of [sth], a crowd of [sth]

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crèche

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school nursery, day care

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miséricordieux

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merciful, forgiving

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meuler

meule

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grind, mill<>

millstone, grindstone

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pioche

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pickaxe

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fouler<>

se fouler

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trample, tread, press, crush (ie raisins); beat; sprain (a ligament)<>
twist, sprain; make an effort

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legs

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legacy, bequest;

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lâchée

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dropped (ie a bomb)

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cantine

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canteen, cafetaria; trunk (for travel)

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disposer;
disposer de;
se disposer de

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arrange, place; induce, incline, prompt;
have at your disposal, manage, run, deal with;
arrange yourself,

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attentat

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attack, bombing, assassination attempt; offense

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pudeur

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modesty, reserve, prudishness; reticence, coyness

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à peine

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barely, hardly, scarcely

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38
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carte de séjour

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residence permit

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puanteur

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stench, odor, awful smell

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préciser<>

se préciser

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explain, clarify; tell, advise; define, specify, clarify; point out<>
become clear

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caveau

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vault

42
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c’est la corruption qui serait à l’oeuvre

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corruption is at work

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solliciter

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ask for, solicit, call upon, appeal to

44
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affinage

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maturing, refining

45
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cogestion

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joint management

46
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pestilentielle

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foul, stinking

47
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engin

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machine, vehicle; device, contraption

48
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clément

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merciful, lenient

49
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lucratif

A

lucrative

50
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en tête<>
en tête à tête<>
en tête de

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on your mind<>
face to face<>
at the head of

51
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précision

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precision, exactness; clarification

52
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capter

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get, receive (ie a tv station); capture

53
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feuille de paie

A

pay slip

54
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aborder

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reach, land on [sth]; come up to [sth]

55
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rond-point

A

roundabout

56
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flèche

A

arrow

57
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pépinière

A

garden center

58
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siffler

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whistle, blow (a whistle)

59
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retrouver

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find [sth], find [sth] again, rediscover

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défaillante

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weak, feeble, unsteady; inadequate, incompetant

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abattre<>

s’abattre

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knock [sth] down, cut [sth] down; slaughter, slay, kill<>

fall down; rain down, pelt down, come pouring down

62
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désagrément

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inconvenience, annoyance, unpleasantless

63
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bouton

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spot, zit, pimple; button, knob, switch

64
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rebattre

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beat again; reshuffle

65
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clivage

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divide, division, split, rift; flaw, fault, cleavage

66
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prédite

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predict, foresee; promise, presage

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infondée

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unfounded

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constatation

A

remarking, noticing, observing, spotting

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facturer

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invoice, bill, charge

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a l’époque

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at the time

71
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laisser entendre

A

hint

72
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remonter

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go back up; go back upstairs; ride up (ie a skirt); date back;

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essoufflement

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shortness of breath, breathlessness; loss of impetus, running out of steam

74
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renchérissement

A

increase (in prices)

75
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cambiste

A

foreign exchange dealer

76
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devise

A

motto; currency; cash

77
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plaisanter<>

se plaisanter

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joke around, joke; mess around; tease, mock, ridicule<>

tease [sb], make fun of [sb/sth]

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orientation

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sense of direction; course (school) choice; direction, positioning

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enjoué

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cheerful, happy

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chanceux

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fortunate, lucky; lucky devil; risky, chancy, hazardous

81
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raidissement

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tensing, stiffening, tightening

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augure

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omen; fortune teller, soothsayer

83
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poudre de perlimpinpin

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pixie dust, snake oil, universal remedy

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inertie

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inertia, momentum

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étatique

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public (ie the state)

86
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connivence

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complicity, collusion; connivance

87
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quidam

A

somebody, whatshisname

88
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tablier

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apron; deck or floor of a bridge; firewall

89
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téléguider

A

operate [sth] by remote control,

90
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impeccablement (parfaitment)

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impeccably, immaculately

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clore

A

close, end; shut off, end off

92
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refonder

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refound, rebuild, reform

93
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bévue

A

gaffe, blunder

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halte

A

stopping place; cease fire

95
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desservir

se desservir

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serve (as a rail line), clear (as a table after eating); harm, serve [sb] badly, <>
harm yourself; put sb at a disadvantage

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rocade

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bypass, beltway

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appétence

A

longing, desire

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blâme

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blame, castigation, disapproval, condemnation; official reprimand, official warning

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marrant

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funny, comical; weird, strange, odd

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paritaire

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equal (as in equal number of members of different parties, for purposes of creating a “joint commission”

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