frequent french part 5 Flashcards
(200 cards)
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relancer v
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to throw back, restart, relaunch cela aurait pour effet de relancer l’economie – this will produce an economic recovery
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la vocation
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vocation, calling c’est la qu’il trouva sa vocation – that’s where he found his calling in life
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abonne nadj
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nadj subscribed, subscriber le texte du message recu de l’abonne – the text of the message received by the subscriber
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le enfer
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hell l’infatuation est l’enfer de l’esprit – infatuation is the mind’s hell
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user v
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to wear out, wear away, use up use de ton charme pour le convaincre – use some of your charm to convince him
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tracer v
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to draw, write, mark out la voie est tracee mais elle est difficile – the route is marked but it is difficult
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encontre adv
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contrary to tu ne peux pas aller a l’encontre de sa personnalite – you can’t go contrary to his personality
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enfoncer v
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to ram, drive in, hammer in, sink in commencons par enfoncer les portes – let’s start by knocking down the doors
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la entite
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entity ce ne sont pas des entites commerciales – these are not commercial entities
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le monopole
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monopoly nul n’a le monopole des bonnes idees – no one has the monopoly on good ideas
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coller v
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to stick, paste les timbres etaient bien colles sur ces cartes postales – the stamps were securely stuck onto these postcards
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vain adj
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vain j’ai tout essaye … mais en vain – I tried everything … but in vain
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proclamer v
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to proclaim, declare les resultats officiels seront proclames samedi – the official results will be announced Saturday
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le tir
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fire, shot, launch il y a eu des tirs dans le couloir – there were shots fired in the hallway
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la infraction
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offence, infrigement, infraction ceux qui commettent des infractions doivent payer – those who break the law must pay
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surprenant adj
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surprising le contraire aurait ete moins surprenant – the opposite would have been less surprising
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vouer v
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to devote, dedicate to, vow to nous leur vouons un grand respect – we pay them great respect
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le cul
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bum, arse, ass je vais lui botter le cul – I’m gonna kick his ass
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penal adj
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penal il permet la cloture des procedures penales – it allows for termination of criminal proceedings
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la extremite
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end, extremity l’un d’eux attachait l’autre extremite – one of them grasped the other end
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la transaction
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transaction le montant de la transaction n’a pas ete devoile – the amount of the transaction was not revealed
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passionner v
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to fascinate, grip je suis passionne de mon travail – I’m passionate about my work
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la levre
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lip je regardai ses levres pleines et roses – I looked at her full, pink lips
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la coupe
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bowl, dish, cut votre coupe jamais ne sera vide – your bowl will never be empty
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la petition
petition je voudrais deposer cette petition -- I would like to submit this petition
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vaincre v
to beat, defeat, overcome, conquer nous sommes nes pour vaincre -- we were born to conquer
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le scrutin
ballot, poll nous etablirions des dates de scrutin fixes -- we will establish fixed dates for voting
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soulager v
to relieve, soothe, ease puis je me reveillais, soulagee d'avoir 23 ans -- then I woke up, relieved to be 23 years old
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le mythe
myth le mythe grec est le produit d'une tradition orale -- the Greek myth is the result of oral tradition
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le consentement
consent il n'y a pas consentement unanime -- there is no unanimous consent
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briller v
to shine la lune brillait maintenant dans tout son eclat -- the moon shone now in full glory
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amorcer v
to bait, prime, begin, initiate la reaction en chaine est amorcee -- the chain reaction has been initiated
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le toit
roof ils sont sur le toit de mon bus -- they're on the roof of my bus
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le cadavre
corpse son cadavre apparaitra a la fin du film -- his corpse will appear at the end of the film
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la actualite
current events, news le present, l'actualite ne m'interessent pas -- the present, current events don't interest me
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sieger v
to sit moi-meme et mon gouvernement siegions en Algerie -- I and my government reign in Algeria
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le dechet
scrap, waste, trash, garbage les dechets de l'aire metropolitaine continueront de s'accumuler -- the trash from the metropolitain area will continue to accumulate
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recouvrir v
to cover, hide, conceal la Terre est recouverte d'eau -- the Earth is covered with water
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le piege
trap c'est un piege dans lequel je ne veux pas tomber -- it's a trap I don't want to fall into
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decouler v
to ensue, follow une consequence importante en decoule -- an important consequence follows from that
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la plaque
plate, tag, plaque il subsiste un danger local eleve de plaques de neige -- there are increased local risks of snow accumulations
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le ressort
spring; resort; spirit l'Etat intervient en dernier ressort -- the state intervenes as a last resort
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la entrevue
meeting, interview j'ai l'impression que cette entrevue commence tres mal -- I have the feeling that this interview has started out very poorly
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honorer v
to honour, do credit to c'etait un soldat de Rome. honorez sa memoire -- he was a Roman soldier. honor his memory
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vider v
to empty, vacate que personne ne bouge! toi, vide ce coffre -- nobody move! you, empty this safe
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la cloture
enclosure; termination, closure la cloture est trop haute -- the fence is too high
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precipiter v
to quicken, hasten, precipitate je jetai mon parapluie et me precipitai hors de la chambre -- I tossed my umbrella and dashed out of the room
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la folie
madness, folly, insanity certains jeunes tombent dans la folie -- some youth lapse into folly
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mobiliser v
to mobilize, call up il espere mobiliser le peuple -- he hopes to mobilize the people
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deplorer v
to deplore il deplore la montee des superstitions -- he deplores the upswing in superstition
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la reglementation
regulation ces reglementations echappent au controle des parlementaires -- these regulations will escape parliamentary control
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con nadj
stupid on va le finir, ce con -- we're gonna take out that a hole
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la privatisation
privatization la privatisation des entreprises du Kosovo a enfin commence -- the privatization of companies in Kosovo has finally begun
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le pain
bread ca grille le pain pendant qu'on le tranche -- it toasts the bread while it's being sliced
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accrocher v
to hang up, hang on, put up les manifestants ont accroche une pancarte -- the demonstrators put up a poster
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filer v
to spin, run, get out terminons le reportage et filons d'ici -- let's stop our reporting and get out of here
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extraire v
to extract, mine, quarry, pull out, remove l'ingenieur a extrait l'expertise empirique des pilotes -- the engineer extracted empirical
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trahir v
to betray, give away personne ne te trahit, personne ne t'humilie -- nobody is betraying you, nobody is humiliating you
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emparer v
to seize, grab, snatch il n'etait pas possible de s'emparer de la clef -- it wasn't possible to grab the key
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quasi adv,nm
almost, nearly on entretient un lien quasi mystique avec son pays natal -- we maintain an almost mystical connection with our native country
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aise nadj(f)
comfort, joy, pleasure, ease je suis mal a l'aise dehors -- I am uneasy in the outdoors
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brut adv,nadj
raw, crude la surface totale brute de ce batiment est de 215.000 m2 -- the total unfinished area of this building is 215,000 square meters
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la onde
wave c'est comme une onde de choc -- it's like a shock wave
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le accroissement
increase nous sommes tous atterres par l'accroissement du chomage -- we're all crushed by the growth
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le procede
process c'est un procede continuel chez moi -- it's an ongoing process with me
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le abus nm(pl)
abuse, misuse, breach il y a eu des abus sexuels -- there was sexual abuse
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secouer v
to shake elle secoue mes couvertures dans tous les sens -- she shakes out my bedding in every direction
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revendiquer v
to claim l'attentat n'a pas ete revendique -- no responsibility has been claimed for the attack
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instaurer v
to institute, introduce notre nouveau directeur a instaure un programme pour travailler en equipe -- our new director started a teamwork program
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le fauteuil
armchair, seat j'etais assis dans ce fauteuil -- I was sitting in this armchair
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detenu nadj
prisoner le pourcentage de detenus seropositifs est tres eleve -- the percentage of HIV-positive detainees is very high
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consentir v
to consent, agree les syndicats ont consenti une reduction des salaires -- the unions agreed to a salary reduction
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inhabituel adj
unusual nous nous trouvons dans une situation inhabituelle -- we find ourselves in an unusual situation
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repos nm(pl)
rest ca faisait trois heures de repos -- the rest was three hours long
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infliger v
to inflict desolee de devoir vous infliger ca maintenant -- sorry to have to inflict this upon you now
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la aube
dawn, daybreak il etait parti avant l'aube, comme un fuyard -- he left before dawn, like a runaway
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la elite
elite l'elite se definissait selon lui par l'intelligence -- according to him, the elite are defined by intelligence
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le tas nm(pl)
pile, lots of ca explique des tas de choses -- that explains lots of things
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le parcours nm(pl)
journey, course, route je suis en bout de parcours -- I'm at the end of a journey
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la putain
whore, bitch; stupid putain mais qu'est-ce que tu fais? -- what're you doin', stupid?
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nuire v
to harm ils nuisent a la sante -- they are harmful to one's health
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repousser v
to push away, postpone elle m'a repoussee, elle s'est jetee sur l'herbe -- she pushed me away, she threw herself on the lawn
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la survie
survival je peux calculer vos chances de survie -- I can calculate your chances for survival
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souverain nadj
sovereign, supreme ruler, monarch ce sera le 66e sejour du souverain pontife a l'etranger -- this will be the 66th stay abroad for the sovereign pontiff
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la acquisition
acquisition, acquire, purchase nous ne souhaitons ni fusion ni acquisition -- we don't want a merger or an acquisition
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le accessoire
accessory on ne vend ni ski ni accessoire -- we don't sell skis or accessories
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revetir v
to take on, assume on revet les nouvelles lunettes de soleil -- you put on the new sunglasses
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meurtrier nadj
murderer, deadly, lethal je serai la meurtriere de mon mari -- I will be the murderer of my husband
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la defaite
defeat malgre la defaite, la foule a ovationne l'equipe -- in spite of the defeat, the crowd gave the team a standing ovation
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exploser v
to explode, blow up trois bombes ont successivement explose mercredi matin -- three bombs exploded successively Wednesday morning
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le compromis nm(pl)
compromise, agreement la vie est un compromis -- life is a compromise
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la quete
quest, pursuit, collection au lycee, la quete de popularite est une guerre -- in high school, the pursuit of popularity is warfare
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detailler v
to detail j'ai recu une lettre detaillee -- I received a detailed letter
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ravir v
to delight, rob je suis ravi de vous voir -- I'm thrilled to see you
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la repartition
distribution, spreading je suis pour la repartition des taches -- I'm for dividing up the tasks
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grimper v
to climb, go up tu peux grimper a la corde? -- can you climb a rope?
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le commandement
command, order, commandment vous avez transgresse le premier commandement -- you have broken the first commandment
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mutuel adj
mutual c'est un accord obtenu par consentement mutuel -- it's an agreement obtained by mutual
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deboucher v
to unblock, uncork il deboucha la bouteille et nous servit -- he uncorked the bottle and served us
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la condamnation
condemnation le jury doit prononcer sa condamnation vendredi -- the jury must sentence him on Friday
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le gre
liking je vous sais gre de votre comprehension -- I am grateful that you have understood
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la provenance
origin, strange les investissements en provenance de l'exterieur diminuent -- investments from abroad are decreasing
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le royaume
kingdom au debut, son royaume etait de taille moyenne -- at first, his kingdom was of average size
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succeder v
to succeed, take over il est extremement difficile de lui succeder -- it's extremely difficult to take over his position
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le partenariat
partnership nous pouvons renforcer notre partenariat -- we can strenghten our partnership
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semer v
to sow, scatter, spread ca seme la confusion dans l'esprit des gens -- it sows confusion in people's minds
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surgir v
to spring up de Transylvanie surgit un chevalier roumain -- from Transylvania a Romanian knight suddenly appeared
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approprier v
to adapt, appropriate, take over dommage que les touristes anglais se l'approprient -- too bad the English tourists have taken it over
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decevant adj
disappointing je trouvais tres decevants les commentaires de nos journaux -- I was very disappointed by the commentary in our newspapers
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maritime adj(f)
maritime je viens d'une ville maritime -- I come from a maritime city
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la racine
root il n'a jamais oublie ses racines -- he never forgot his roots
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pacifique adj(f)
peaceful, peace-loving il est retombe dans l'Ocean pacifique -- it sank into the Pacific Ocean
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le procureur
prosecutor Michael etait procureur adjoint, a l'epoque -- Michael was a deputy prosecutor at the time
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la coupure
cut, cutting il y a eu une coupure de courant -- there was a power blackout
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la suppression
deletion, suppression Lucent avait annonce la suppression de 900 emplois -- Lucent announced a reduction of 900 jobs
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plaider v
to plead il vous a envoye plaider sa cause? -- he sent you to plead his case?
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le pacte
pact, treaty il y avait un pacte entre nous -- there was a pact between us
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envahir v
to invade, overrun un desespoir sinistre envahissait son esprit -- a dark despair invaded her mind
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constamment adv
constantly, continuously, consistent notre corps bouge constamment -- our body moves constantly
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le pretre
priest le pretre leve alors les bras au ciel -- then the priest raises his arms to the heavens
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douloureux adj(pl)
painful, grievous, distressing les temoignages etaient douloureux a entendre -- the testimony was sometimes painful to listen to
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complementaire adj(f)
complementary, supplementary j'ai des informations additionnelles et complementaires a fournir -- I have additional and complementary information to present
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ultime adj(f)
ultimate cette station est a present l'ultime puissance de l'univers -- this station is currently the ultimate power of the universe
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conforme adj(f)
conform la construction etait conforme aux plans produits -- the construction followed the specifications
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le patrimoine
heritage, assets vous voulez proteger une partie de votre patrimoine -- you want to protect a part of your heritage
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la destinee
fate, destiny notre destination, c'est aussi notre destinee -- our destination is also our destiny
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terrestre adj(f)
land, earth les frontieres terrestres et les aeroports sont fermes -- the border crossings and airports are closed
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la prevention
prevention, custody nous faisons de la prevention aupres des jeunes enfants -- we're being preventive with our young children
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convoquer v
to call, summon vous serez convoquee au commissariat -- you will be summoned to the police office
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solliciter v
to request, solicit, appeal elle sollicite un visa pour aller a La Mecque -- she applied for a visa to go to Mecca
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tenant nadj
tenant; incumbent, holder a ma gauche, le tenant du titre -- on my left, the record-holder
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equilibrer v
to balance pour etre equilibrees, elles doivent etre negociees -- to be balanced, they have to be negotiated
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le lait
milk va prendre un verre de lait et fais tes devoirs -- go get a glass of milk and do your homework
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la subvention
subsidy nous accordons des subventions a l'industrie -- we provide subsidies to industry
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le flux nm(pl)
flow les flux mondiaux de migration se sont enormement developpes -- worldwide migration flows have developed enormously
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mortel nadj
mortal, deadly, lethal nous ne sommes que mortels. nous sommes tous humains -- we're only mortals. we're all humans.
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ombre
shade, shadow
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annuler
to cancel
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joueur
player
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bloquer
to block
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interpretation
interpretation
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climat
climate
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sejour
stay
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guider
to guide
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specialiser
to specialize
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bien
well
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sport
sport
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amelioration
improvement
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douleur
pain
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issue
exit, outcome
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genereux
generous
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absent
absent
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talent
talent
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normalement
normally
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remarque
remark
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detourner
to redirect
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raisonnable
reasonable, fair
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supreme
supreme
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eventuel
possible
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blesser
to hurt
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orientation
orientation, trend
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grec
Greek
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secondaire
secondary
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reporter
to report; to postpone
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partisan
partisan, supporter
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cinquieme
fifth
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distinction
distinction
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impact
impact
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magazine
magazine
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completer
to complete
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merite
merit
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naturellement
naturally
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collaboration
collaboration
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procurer
to get, bring
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officier
officer; officiate
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remarquable
remarkable, outstanding
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efforcer
endeavor
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tragique
tragic
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anniversaire
anniversary, birthday
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issu
descended from
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poursuite
chase, pursuit
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notre
ours, our own
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eclairer
to light up
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to light up
to eat, consume, drink, use, consummate
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infirmier
nurse
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caracteristique
characteristic
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depenser
to spend
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cense
supposed
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fuite
escape
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conviction
conviction, belief
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nettement
clearly, distinctly
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detenir
to hold, detain
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evaluation
evaluation
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installation
installation, setup
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innocent
innocent
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fameux
famous
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cultiver
to cultivate, grow
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doux
soft, sweet
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gouverner
to govern, rule, steer, helm
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jouir
to enjoy
