French Vocab 5 Flashcards

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to counter, fend off, block, oppose

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contrer

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trousers

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les frocs (m)

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gunshot

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un coup de flingue

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fire eater

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un cracheur de feu

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brew

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une décoction

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deranged

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désaxé(e)

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collapse

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effondrement

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extremely rare

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rarissime

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to take down, take apart, dismantle

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démonter

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vain, futile, fruitless

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vain

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heap, pile, cluster

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un amas

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collapse

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effondrement

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version

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une mouture

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to cross swords

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croiser le fer

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to take over

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prendre la relève

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to crumble, split up

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émietter

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to fail

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échouer

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stinging nettles

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les orties (f)

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increase

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une hausse

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confusing

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confondant

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21
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to gobble up

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engouffrer

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to liken to

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assimiler

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to crush

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broyer

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to get under way, begin

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s’amorcer

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stiff
raide
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haughty
hautain(e)
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an attempt
une tentative
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denunciation
une délation
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grunt
un grognement
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support
un concours
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to watch out, be careful
faire gaffe
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sorry
navré
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oar, train, stake
une rame
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guilty
fautif(ive)
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mild
légère
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to come through
réchapper
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to wander
errer
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inevitably
fatalement
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to increase
accroître
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all things considered
tout compte fait
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suckling pig
un cocon du lait
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he has overdone the wine
il avait forcé sur le vin
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to take the rap, also to bail out (boat)
écoper
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snapshot, negative
un cliché
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he meant well, he thought he was doing the right thing
il a cru bien faire
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to over do
forcer sur
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referring
désignant
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to crawl, creep
ramper
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reef, submerged rock
un étoc
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submerged
immergé
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to sneak out
faire le mur
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to rip open
s’éventrer
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to rape
violer
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god child
un/une filleul(e)
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lilly of the valley
le muguet
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belligerent
belliqueuse
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to be raped
se faire violer
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miss out on
se priver
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newspaper cutting
une coupure de presse
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to load, take on board, sail, board
embarquer
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to refer, represent, designate, also point out, name
désigner
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trap
un traquenard
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anyone
quiconque
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the ups and downs
des haut et des bas
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bolt
un boulon
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drill
une perceuse
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unlike, contrary to, in contrast
à l’opposé = contrairement à
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trinket
une babiole
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to be lagging behind a bit
être un peu à la traîne
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optic lens
une lentille optique
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to shine, glow
luire
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to unscrew
dévisser
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blind
un store
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drugs
la came (slang)
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legitimacy, validity
le bien-fondé
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to slam
claquer
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to feel, to have, to test, to distress
éprouver
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to be infatuated with
être entiché de
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to take over, to get hold of
s’emparer
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to knock off (work), also unharness
dételer
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to be offended
s’offusquer
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to be broody, to brood
couver
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twig
une brindille
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thin
fluet(te)
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dormitory
un dortoir
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lack, deficiency
la carence
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shining
luisant
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to eat
bouffer
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I never trust
je me méfie toujours
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to obtain
rafler
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available
joignable
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consultation, confab
un conciliabule
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to expand
étoffer
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frightened, appalled
epouvanté
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low blow, below the belt
un coup bas
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chalk
la craie
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to train, break in, also to put up, pitch, also to lay, set, raise
dresser
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to get out
s’ébruiter
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raving lunatic
un divaguant
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to bet
parier
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to bring to light
débusquer
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to turn crimson
s’empourprer
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to be real tearaways
faire les quatre cents coups
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crime
un offence
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guarantee
un aval
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fraud
piratage
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cushion
un coussin
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to stagger
tituber
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into a tailspin
en vrille
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assistant
un adjoint
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dangling
pendant(e)
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it’s pointless
c’ est inutile
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to break up, crumble
effriter
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entrenched
retranché
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while knocking back
en éclusant
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staggering with exhaustion
tituber de fatigue
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on the tips of his fingers
sur le bout des doigts
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womaniser
un coureur de femmes
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spoonerism
un contrepèterie
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short cut
un chemin de traverse
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screwdriver
un tournevis
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breaking (voice)
la mue
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to knock senseless
assommer
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to flounder, splash
patauger
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retard
un débile
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gun, piece
une flingue
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balding
dégarni
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to clear off, leave
déguerpir
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to collar
alpaguer
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it’s out of line
c’est hors des clous
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to be collared by someone
se faire alpaguer par quelqu’un
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penknife
un canif
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the stiffness
la raideur
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I don’t give a damn
je m’en fous
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to fly off
s’envoler
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to beguile
enjôler
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to smooth off the rough edges
arrondir les angles
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without making a fuss
sans sonner la charge
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to wind, wrap
enrouler
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to be framed
s’encadrer
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I’ll tear you to shreds
je vous mets en charpie
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convincing
probant
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wary
méfiant(e)
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pout
une moue
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groove
une rainure
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limited, small
restreint(e)
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to throw in the towel
jeter l’éponge
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on edge
à vif
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cursory
expéditive (if)
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to knead
pétrir
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surplus
excédentaire
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to be supposed to do
être censé faire
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despondency
un abattement
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listless
languissant(e)
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handcuffs
les menottes
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slight, slender, small
menu(e)
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that doesn’t embarrass me
ça ne me gêne pas
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knowledgeable
calé
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that would be the last straw
il ne manquerait plus que ça
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to become hardened
s’endurcir
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it’s none of my business
ça ne me regarde pas
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without rhyme or reason
sans rime ni raison
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stubborn
buté
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inevitably
inéluctablement
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verse, poetry
le vers
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umpteenth
énième
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bullshit
des conneries
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to solder, unite, join
souder
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crazy, wild, mad
folle, fou
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orphanage
un orphelinat
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bad lot
une mauvaise graine
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device
l’engin (m)
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electric blanket
une couverture chauffante
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locker room, cloakroom
le vestiaire
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to give a beating
tabasser
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to snigger, giggle
ricaner
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brats, kids
les mômes
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eclectic, heterogenous, miscellaneous
hétéroclite
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magnifying glass
une loupe
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to lose one’s grip
lâcher prise
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to pat
tapoter
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unexpectedly
inopinément
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squirrel
un écureuil
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massaging
massant
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he took the piss out of me
il s’est foutu de ma gueule
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you’re not losing your grip?
vous ne lâchez pas prise
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to track down, to dig out
dénicher
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prominent
saillant(e)
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to huddle up
recroqueviller
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sunken cheeks
les joues creuses
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to turn up
rappliquer
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it would be better
il vaudrait mieux
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to splash, spray
asperger
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uncouth
rustre (un rustre - lout)
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jars
les bocaux (m)
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tooth pick
un cure-dent
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disdain, contempt
le dédain
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rodent
un rongeur
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following
suite à
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as soon as
sitôt
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crow
un corneille
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to grow, multiply, also to grow louder, to increase
croître
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woolly minded
fumeux (euse)
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to pull oneself up
se hausser du sol
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funnel
un entonnoir
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so much the better
tant mieux
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to flush out
débusquer
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to stuff themselves
se gaver
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problem
une atteinte
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consideration
l’égard (m)
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without regard for, without considering
sans égard pour
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towards sb
à l’égard de qn
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in this respect
à cet égard
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abortion
l’avortement (m)
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dwarf
un nain
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mind blowing, incredible, breathtaking
époustouflant(e)
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to attend, to be present at
assister à
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plea
la plaidoirie
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entertaining, amusing, enjoyable
divertissant(e)
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it makes me laugh
ça me fait rire
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in the scheme of things
à grande échelle
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youngest son/daughter
un/une benjamin(e)
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a breath of fresh air
un poumon de bonheur
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to get together
se retrouver
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to knock into, jostle
bousculer
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accomplice, conspirator
un affidé
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cluster, group
une constellation
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inevitably
immanquablement
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to misinform deliberately
désinformer
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rather inconclusive
peu concluant
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trial, test, try
un essai
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it’s deliberate
c’est fait exprès
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criteria
un critère
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loyal supporter
un/une fidèle
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successful in an exam
reçu à un examen
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a round of golf
un parcours de golf
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actually, in fact
en fait
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indeed, effectively
de fait
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by the way
au fait
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to canvas from door to door
faire du porte-à-porte
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to hug someone
prendre qn dans ses bras
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to give oneself, allow oneself, grant oneself
s’accorder
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the vote
le scrutin
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a swing state
un état décisif
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a publicity stunt
un coup de comm
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we were not expecting that
on ne s’attendait à ça
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it depicts with sensitivity
il dessine avec sensibilité
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some viewers will be left cold
ça laissera un tas de spectateurs un peu sur le coté de la route
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what matters
ce qui compte
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a matter of taste
une affaire de goût