French Flashcards

Cassandra! (46 cards)

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arnaque (f)

A

scam, fraud

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débourser

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dépenser, to spend, more physical gesture of taking out from a bag

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3
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guère

A

peu, little, slightly old usage

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4
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congeler

A

freeze, deep freeze

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5
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prouesse (f)

A

achievement, advance mostly in science

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6
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sifflet (m)

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whistle

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7
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une personne lambda

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ordinary person

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8
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s’allonger

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to lay down or strecht out

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9
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témoignage

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testimony, evidence, witness, reconter un experience

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gâcher

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waste, throw something way, détruire, spoil

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11
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trancher

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to slice, cut off, chop
OR
judge, settle, decide

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12
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guise (f)

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as I please, in my own way, a ma (ta, sa) guise

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13
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la cerise sur le gâteau

A

cherry on top

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redorer

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restore, boost, revive, rebuild, redorer son image (son reputation)

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15
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outil (m)

A

tool, sans prononcer le ‘l’

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16
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paquet (m)

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deck, deck of cards, package

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17
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controversé

A

controversial

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18
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viser

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to aim, to go after, to target

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19
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état des lieux (m)

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state of things (state of the place before renting a house for example)

20
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déclencher

A

trigger, set something off, provoke

21
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foyer (m)

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household, hostel, meeting hall, center of something (metaphorically)

22
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casser (la voix cassée)

A

to break something (I lost my voice)

23
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cible (f)

A

a target (viser vers une cible)

24
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foi (f)

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faith! keep the faith!

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avoir la flemme de
too lazy to do something
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habiter à la campagne
living in the suburbs
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fin / épais (adj)
thin vs. thick
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Rétablis-toi vite
get well soon
29
bonheur (m)
joy, pleasure, luck
30
accablé
overwhelmed, weighed down, swamped
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morose
triste (un peu meloncholic), gloomy
32
maussade
bad tempered, dull (mbappe)
33
comblé
content, fulfilled, complete
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exalté
fanatic, nut, excited, passionnné
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avoir le cafard
feel depressed, feeling down (cafard -> cockroach)
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abattu
depressed, destroyed (abattre -> cut or knock something down)
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une échappatoire / s'échapper
way out / loophole / escape & avoid
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être la poudre aux yeux
window dressing / blow smoke / focus on appearance without any content behind
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une bouffée d'air frais
a breath of fresh air
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marchand (m)
merchant, trader, sales
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troc (m) / faire du troc
barter / swap
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Circuit court (m)
local food network / distribution
43
ménage (m)
housework/cleaning - private life - couple
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néfaste (adj)
harmful
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engendrer
conceieve / beget / cause / produce
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en vrac
loose goods / items (sans emballage) endroit en vrac (desordonner)