French Vocab 9 Flashcards

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not to worry, never mind

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peu importe

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to include, comprise, entail

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comporter

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arrangement, position, measure, tendency

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une disposition

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to brag

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se vanter

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to cut out, remove, abolish, lift

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supprimer

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turnaround

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un revirement

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quota

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un contingent

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line of sight, target, focal point

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une ligne de mire

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to combine to bring about sth, help bring about sth

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concourir à

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commodity, product

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une denrée

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surplus

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l’ excédent (m)

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to castigate, lambast

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fustiger

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to be due to

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tenir à

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against/contrary to all expectations

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contre toute attente

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to pile up, stack, amass

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amonceler

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breaking of a spell

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le désenvoûtement

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to go to earth/ground, to disappear into its burrow

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se terrer

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to be mistaken, to be wrong

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méprendre

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to shit

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chier

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double Dutch, gobbledygook

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le charabia

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to piss sb off

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faire chier qn

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to mispronounce, also skin, flay, graze

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écorcher

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to earth up

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terrer

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to be taking the piss

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chier dans la colle

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to intervene
s’interposer
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ring finger
l’annulaire (m)
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to take sb by surprise, catch sb off guard
prendre qn au dépourvu
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invitation
une convocation
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understaffing
un sous-effectif
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dangling
ballant (e)
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find, invention
une trouvaille
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lazy, sluggish
paresseux (euse)
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fallow land
la jachère
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gust, flurry, burst
une rafale
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inflexible
intraitable
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cosily, snuggly
douillettement
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arm rest
un accoudoir
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windscreen wiper
un essuie-glace
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doggy fashion, from behind
en levrette
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clear, pure, lucid
limpide
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to come down to, boil down to
se ramener à
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failure
un/une raté(e)
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to play up, heckle
chahuter
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discover sth new
faire une trouvaille
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book mark
un marque page
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swarm of locusts
une nuée de sauterelles
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cosy
douillet (te)
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to come under pressure, to be given a hard time
être chahuter
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constraint
une astreinte
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to slice, cut, sever, also to settle, resolve, also to come to a decision
trancher
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scallop meat
noix de Saint-Jacques
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fried
poêlée
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crunchy, crispy
croustillant(e)
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sweat breads
le ris de veau
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Jerusalem artichokes
un topinambour
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all kinds of excesses
toutes les dérives
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a hollow core
un noyau creux
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summary, synopsis
un abrégé
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to check out a place
repérer les lieux
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marquee, big top
un chapiteau
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to decorate
orner
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the castles are without equal
les chateaux n’ont pas d’égal
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honour where it’s due
à tout seigneur tout honneur
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cherub
un angelot
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trade guilds
le compagnonnage
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joy
l’allégresse (f)
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to crunch, sketch, squander
croquer
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to relax, also to lose its shape
se détendre
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olive skin
le peau mate
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loin cloth, grass skirt
une pagne
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to bite one’s nails
se ronger les ongles
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if you don’t want to get noticed, attract attention
si tu ne veux pax te faire repérer
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which adorns the panelling
qui orne les boiseries
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to live life to the full
croquer la vie à pleines dents
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joyous outburst
une explosion d’allégresse
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to be seen as, to look like, to be thought of as
faire figure de
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on the substance, content
sur le fond
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both of them
l’un comme l’autre
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barely less
à peine moins
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puzzled to say the least
pour le moins perplexe
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while waiting for something better
en attendant mieux
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seem to share a firmly held view
semblant partager une opinion bien ancrée
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fair calculation
le juste calcul
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manifesto speech
un discours programmé
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guaranteed disposable income
le pouvoir d’achat garanti
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in order to increase pensions
pour revaloriser les retraites
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minimum wage
salaire minimum interprofessionnel de croissance (SMIC)
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the official inflation figures
les chiffres officiels de la hausse des prix
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to which one could add
on pourrait compléter par
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safe from
l’abri de
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home port
le port d’attache
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it was delicious
on s’est bien régalé
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at the tax payers expense
au frais du contribuable
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benefits
les allocations
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the long term unemployed
les chômeurs (m) de long durée
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wheezy, weak, laboured
poussive
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to just have faith
il suffit d’y croire
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if it comes to it
à la marge (also limit)
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to tap, raise money from
ponctionner
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licorice
le réglisse
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lively (eg wine)
gouleyant
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vinaigrette dressing
la ravigote
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you can enjoy
on se régale de
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pike perch
le sandre
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criminal
un malfrat
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to look deeply offended
prendre un air outré
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irrefutable, unanswerable, unstoppable
imparable
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summoning, convening, calling up
une convocation
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I no longer know what else to do
je ne sais plus quoi faire d’autre
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hopeless, useless, trashy, invalid
nul (le)
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oblique, indirect
détourné (e)
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nowhere
nulle part
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corner, recess
un recoin
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to make a reality
concrétiser
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brief case
une cartable
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stride
une foulée
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to play for time
jouer la montre
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to steal sth from sb
subtiliser qch à quelqu’un
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to block, also cross out
barrer
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in the aftermath of an event
dans la foulée d’un événement
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every nook and cranny
tous les coins et recoins
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to hit a car sideways on
prendre une voiture en écharpe
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in a roundabout way
d’une façon détournée
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water down
atténuer
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in the same breath he added/said
dans la foulée il a ajouté/ dit
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manure spreading
épandage de fumier
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at the crack of dawn
dès potron-minet
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more environmentally friendly
verdissement
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exactly, dead
pile
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to water down, fade, saturate (ground)
délaver
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ink
l’encre
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pithy
lapidaire
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head teacher
le proviseur
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to paralyse
tétaniser
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to have one’s eyes riveted/glued on
avoir les yeux rivés sur
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to multiply by 10
décupler
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possible
envisageable
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suddenly, all of a sudden
subitement
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to watch, to watch out for, keep an eye out for
guetter
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to overact
surjouer
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to miss, bungle, flunk, screw up
louper
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shameful
inavouable
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to stop dead
d’arrêter pile
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to lie in wait for the enemy
guetter l’arrivée de l’ennemi
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to stop up, seal, draught proof
calfeutrer
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to be bang on time
être pile à l’heure
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you hit the nail on the head
tu es tombé pile
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gibberish, rubbish
le galimatias
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to curse
maudire
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twilight, dusk
le crépuscule
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thornless
sans épines
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to wet, to get wet
mouiller
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to speckle, spot, dot
tacheter
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watermelon
une pastèque
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close-up
gros plan
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unfathomable, immense
insondable
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unthinking, foolhardy
inconscient(e)
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beak, bill, snout
un bec
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to touch lightly, brush
effleurer
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more than ever
plus que jamais
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to command sb to do….
sommer qn de faire
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to draw on
puiser
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ground water
les nappes phréatiques
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large underground water storage
une mégabassine
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to change gear
changer de braquet
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dispensation
une dérogation
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to pledge
inféoder
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to stun
ahurir
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feat, exploit
la prouesse
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to flap its wings
battre de l’aile
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a wooden floor
un sol en planche
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roadmap
une feuille de route
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to centre
axer
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spreading
l’épandage (m)
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to set in motion, to launch
enclencher
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real estate
le foncier
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I was stunned to hear that
j’ai été ahuri d’apprendre que
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to be frustrated, angry,’disgusted
avoir le seum
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to get chucked
se faire larguer
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to sting
picoter
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flushed
congestionné
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faded, watery
délavé
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to abandon sb, to turn one’s back on sb
planter quelqu’un là
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unceremoniously
sans ménagement
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chord
un accord
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keyboard
le clavier
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podgy
grasouillet (te)
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to call to one another
s’interpeller
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gold rimmed glasses
les lunettes cerclée d’or
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support, also window sill
un appui (de fenêtre)
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to pay attention
prêter attention
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to take over, to gain possession, to seize, to take hold of
s’emparer
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to put down, bring under control
mater
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to sketch, outline
esquisser
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stampede, disarray
une débandade
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disintegration
un délitement
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merciless, pitiless
impitoyable
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deposed
déchu(e)
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to bolt, scarper
détaler
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in the aftermath, in the same breath
dans le foulée
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barrage of gunfire
un tir de barrage
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partner, accomplice
un compère
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to sully, besmirch
entacher
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to comply with
obtempérer
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interference
une ingérence
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on the strength of, on the evidence of
sur la foi de
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to base, to found
fonder
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pathetic
dérisoire
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to mute
mettre en sourdine
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to pay out
débourser
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meeting no resistance
sans coup férir
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to highlight, promote, showcase, bring to the fore
pour mettre en avant
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office, surgery, practice, agency
un cabinet
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imprisonment, detention
un enfermement
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nightingale
le rossignol
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bottle of wine, glass of wine
une chopine
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to adjust
adouber
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the way he/she plays to the gallery
son cabotinage
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moulding, casing
une moulure
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to splash, spatter
éclabousser
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blood spattered wall
un mur éclaboussé de sang
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engagement
les fiançailles (f)
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chubby
poupin(e)
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waxen, waxy
cireux/cireuse
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to dumfound
méduser
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mount, frame, setting
la monture
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pigheaded, stubborn
cabochard(e)
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nit-picking, pernickety
tortillon(ne)
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whisper, murmur, rustle
le chuchotement
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steward, manager
un régisseur
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in one’s Sunday best
endimanché(e)
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trifle, a nothing
une broutille
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to hide, conceal
recouvrir
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absolutely honest, straight as a die
franc comme l’or
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to be taken aback
rester interloqué
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display, window display
un étalage
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to make a display of
faire étalage de
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moaning, groaning, creak, creaking
un gémissement
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to make somebody’s blood run cold
glacer le sang de qn
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to start, jolt, jump
tressauter
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to be gut wrenching
prendre/saisir aux tripes
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to stand up
tenir debout
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to blow up in your face
sauter à la gueule
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to ruffle up, raise
hérisser
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to raise the hackles
hérisser l’échine
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to save, spare
épargner
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consciously
consciemment
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to frighten off, away, to alarm
effaroucher
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smart (clever)
dégourdi(e)
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to take pleasure in doing
se complaire à faire
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ragging
un bizutage
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to shut oneself away
se calfeutrer
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measurements
les mensurations
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boarding school
un internat
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flap
le rabat
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to ripen, mature, develop
mûrir
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pressure, coercion, constraint
une contrainte
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felling (tree), slaughter
l’abattage (m)
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by the yardstick of
à l’aune de
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hick, country bumpkin
un/une bouseux/bouseuse
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purse, pouch
une aumônerie
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wild dream, pipe dream
la chimère
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to run off, run away
faire une fugue
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to be a wall flower
faire tapisserie
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to join
s’agréger
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pretence
la frime
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seemingly, on the surface
en apparence
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praise
un éloge
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oafish, dull, clumsy
lourdaud(e)
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quietly ironic
goguenard(e)
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to turn (sb) away
éconduire
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hidden, undeclared, undisclosed
inavoué(e)
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alarm clock, waking, awakening
le réveil
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to hang around, also to pine
morfondre
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early warning signs
les signes avant-coureurs
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spattered with blood/mud
être maculé de sang/de boue
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jolt. Ups and downs
un cahot. Les cahots
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to hurt, bruise
meurtrir
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the defendant
le prévenu
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in addition, may I also add
par ailleurs
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rubble
les décombres (m)
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shell (military)
un obus
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truce, respite
la trêve
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gate, great door
le portail
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sentry box, booth, hut
une guérite
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to support
étayer
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to prohibit
prohiber
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from land, on land
foncier/foncière. Une foncière - real estate
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behind closed doors
à huis clos
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already
d’ores et déjà
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