Frwnch Vocab 13 Flashcards

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to terminate

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résilier

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to get ready to do

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s’apprêter à faire

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allocation, endowment, salary

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la dotation

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enthusiasm

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la fougue

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charming, engaging, sweet

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attachant

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similar, identical, such

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semblable

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puzzling

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déroutant (e)

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to recall, to be reminiscent of, to mention, to evoke

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évoquer

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society dinner

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un dîner mondain

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silverware

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l’argenterie (f)

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cobbler

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un cordonnier

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custom

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une coutume

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very poor, mediocre

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piètre

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to happen as is customary

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se passer comme à l’usage

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society

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mondain (e)

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to sympathise

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compatir

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wink, glance

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une œillade

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to anger, incense

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courroucer

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to expose sb to public contempt

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vouer qn aux gémonies

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to do without, to dispense with

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se priver de

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according to custom

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selon la coutume

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it’s not much comfort

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c’est une piètre consolation

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to clear out, to clear

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débarrasser

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quarrel

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une algarade

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to be very/particularly fond of
affectionner
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password
un mot de passe
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the brotherhood
la confrérie
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correction, adjustment, amendment
une rectification
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to harden, stiffen, shrivel
racornir
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frost, ice
le givre
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to be in the habit of doing sth
avoir coutume de faire qch
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slyly, insidiously
sournoisement
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to switch sides
virer sa cuti
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to be furious
être furibond
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to mumble
bredouiller
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to look (sb) up and down
toiser
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to screech, shriek, blare
glapir
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to tear sth apart, carve up
dépecer
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to adjust
adouber
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breakthrough, also opening eg forest, wall etc
une percée
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face (watching, compass), dial
un cadran
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urge, craving
une envie
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shelves
les rayonnages (m)
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fickle
volage
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to delight in doing
se délecter à faire/en faisant
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to cough up (money)
cracher au bassinet
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to slick one’s hair back
gominer
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to hold out on sb
tenir la dragée haute à qn
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estimate, quote
le devis
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profitable, juicy
juteux
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peg, hook
une patère
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to be thoroughly looking forward to sth
se délecter à l’avance de qch
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to enjoy (sth) thoroughly
se délecter de
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sugar almond, a sugar coated pill
une dragée
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to encroach on, to nibble, to erode
grignoter
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unpredictable
imprévisible
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trawl
un chalut
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to store, stockpile
emmagasiner
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coasts, coastal regions
les littoraux (m)
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in places
par endroits
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shark fin
un aileron de requin
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land, region, district
une contrée
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seahorses
les hippocampes (m)
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at least
au bas mot
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people like you
des gens de ton acabit
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of that sort
de cet/du même acabit
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to comb, to rake over, to rake up
ratisser
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destined to become
appelée de devenir
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to flood in, to poor through
déferler dans
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had to make do with
s’etait rabattu(e) sur
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an unexpected event
un imprévisible
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hook
un hameçon
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fishing
halieutique
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deposit
un gisement
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to contain
recèler
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rut
une ornière
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neighbouring
encroûtement
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clean
propre
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to fly the Russian/Dutch flag
battre pavillon russe/hollandais
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mechanical digger
une pelleteuse
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crushing
broyant
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slurry, also baby cereal
la bouillie
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rest, remainder, leftovers
le reliquat
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rush
une ruée
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plume (smoke, sediment)
un panache
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ship, building, building trade
un bâtiment, un bâtiment de guerre (battleship)
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to rig
gréer
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to stow (sth) away
arrimer qch à
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straits
le détroit (eg de Gibraltar)
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topsail
un hunier
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jib
un foc
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small boat
une barque
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to row
ramer
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strongly, sharply fiercely
vivement
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load, cargo
le chargement
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seaman, sailor
un matelot
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cannonball, ball and chain, millstone (fig)
un boulet
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upon my word!
dame!
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rung
un échelon
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hitch
un imprévu
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to be a success, to bring in money
faire recette
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county
le comté
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region, district
une contrée
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mood, temper
l’humour (f)
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chain saw
une tronçonneuse
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to suffer as a result of
pâtir de
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port of call
une relâche
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he is well
il se porte bien
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to half open
entrebâiller
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nasturtium
une capucine
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unexpectedly
à l’improviste
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so that, in such a way that
de sorte que
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greed, lust, desire
la convoitise
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to handle, manage
manier
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strapping lad/girl
un/une gaillard(e)
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to crack open some champagne
sabler le champagne
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whitewash
le badigeon
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jet black
de jais
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velvety
velouté (e)
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to litter, to be strewn over
joncher
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to catch a glimpse of, to make out
entrevoir
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sincerity, frankness
la franchise
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hemp
le chanvre
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kindness, charity
une charité
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housewife
une ménagère
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treacherous
perfid(e)
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moan, groan, creak
un gémissement
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to punctuate
entrecouper
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to appear, to take shape
se dessiner
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wrath, ire
le courroux
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adversity, misfortune
le malheur
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terribly, dreadfully, horribly
affreusement
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to twitch, quiver, wince
tressaillir
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obstinate, stubborn
entêté (e)
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to spur, stimulate, to goad
aiguillonner
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to be numb with fatigue
être abruti de fatigue
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coward
un/une poltron (ne)
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drunkard
un/une ivrogne
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to become intoxicated with venom
s’enivrer de fiel
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very shortly
incessamment
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gosh, my God
diable
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inebriated, drunken
aviné(e)
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to free from suffering
tirer de peine
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the unexpected
l’imprévu
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wily, crafty
un/une finaud(e)
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self-conceit
la fatuité
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unsteady, staggering
chancelant
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to dapple
diaprer
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foamy, frothy
écumeux (euse)
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ribbon
un ruban
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yellowish - brown
bistré(e)
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to flock, to rush, to flow
affluer
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to fill, also to perform, carry out
remplir
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sob
un sanglot
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upon my word
ma foi
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to stumble upon what’s been going on
découvrir le pot aux roses
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a nice guy, a nice man
un brave homme
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handling, operation, command
un maniement
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to take shape
prendre tournure
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to litter, to be strewn over
joncher
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crumbling, decrepit
croulant (e)
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devotion
dévouement
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to monopolise, to hoard
accaparer
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henchmen
les séides (m)
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to ban, banish
proscrire
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diametrically
diamétralement (opposé)
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to renounce, disown
renier
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sap, vigour
la sève
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all the more reason
d’autant plus
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dagger
un poignard
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to sharpen eg blade
s’aiguiser
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forced, contrived, artificial
factice
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indictment, closing speech for the prosecution
le réquisitoire
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humming bird
le colibri
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spaniel
un épagneul
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bankrupt
un banqueroutier (ère)
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to grant, answer, satisfy
exaucer
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to endanger, jeopardise, compromise
compromettre
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to aspire to, to aim for
ambitionner
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frieze
un frise
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fading
pâlissant
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epistle
un épître
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dowry
un dot
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expectations
les espérances
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matchmaker, go between
un entremetteur (euse)
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disdainfully
dédaigneusement
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upright, honest
probe
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frankness, sincerity, also exemption
la franchise
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to defy each other, to distrust
se défier
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to stifle, suppress, to hush up, suffocate, choke
étouffer
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frosted glass
le verre dépoli
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radiant, shining (with)
rayonnant(e) (de)
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to quiver, wince, twitch, start
tressaillir
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to content oneself (or be limited to)
se borner (â)
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to feel a pang
avoir un serrement de cœur
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to gush out, flow, shoot up, spring up
jaillir
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penal colony, hard labour
une bagne
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handshake
un serrement de main
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ring
une bagne
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unforeseen, unexpected
imprévu
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He’s all at sea, he’s totally confused
il est complètement déboussolé
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to deprive
primer
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windfall
une manne
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in such a way that, so that, with the result that
de sorte que
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top
une cime
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you have to allow 2 days
il faut bien compter deux jours
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tarmac
le goudron
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mechanical digger
une pelleteuse
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monsoon
une mousson
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to erode, destroy
laminer
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congested, cluttered
encombré(e)
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basket
une hotte
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boring (tunnel), building
le percement
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expectations
les attentes
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disappointments, trials, difficulties, setbacks
les déboires (m)
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to get stuck in the mud
embourber
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to collect, receive, also perceive, experience
percevoir
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poverty line
le seuil de pauvreté
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to be close to
avoisiner
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hard, tough
rude
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greed for money
la cupidité
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husky, hoarse
rauque
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bait, lure
un appât
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bribe, backhander
un pot-de-vin
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to reduce to abject poverty
paupériser
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to get carried away, to go up in flames; to be passionate about
s’enflammer
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GDP
PIB, le produit intérieur brut
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distressing, depressing, pathetic
affligeant(e)
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a complete understanding
une bonne intelligence
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to wonder about sth/sb
s’interroger sur qch/qn
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depravity, base act
une turpitude
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greasy spoon, cheap eating place
une gargote
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such and such
tel ou tel
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an achievement, also knowledge
un acquis
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intelligence, agreement, understanding
l’intelligence (f)
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to cross examine, to interrogate, question
interroger
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at the rate of
à raison de
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to show, declare
afficher
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agony, pangs, throes
les affres (f)
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to decorate with flags
pavoiser
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he got into bad habits
il a pris un mauvais pli
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to open one’s heart, to pour out one’s feelings
s’épancher
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to be heavily criticised
être en butte à des critiques
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advocate, extol the virtues of
prôner
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proceedings
la procédure
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to disconnect oneself
se désolidariser
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to resemble
s’apparenter
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mother superior
une intendante
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to respond, return fire, to retort
riposter
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to bring an action against somebody
intenter une action contre qn
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as well as
ainsi que
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hunger strike
une grève de la faim
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to see oneself, to realise, to show
se voir
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to soften
infléchir
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however
toutefois
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to call out to
interpeller
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real, palpable
tangible
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to dodge, avoid
esquiver
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while
cependant que
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kitty, nest egg, jackpot
une cagnotte
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frescos
les fresques (f)
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it happens all the time
cela se voit tous les jours
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steward
un intendant