HP Vocabulary Flashcards

1
Q

L’attaché-case

A

Briefcase (m)

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2
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La carte routière

A

Road map

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3
Q

La plaque

A

Sign

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4
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Les écriteaux

A

Writings, signs (m)

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5
Q

(Vert) émeraude

A

Emerald green

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6
Q

La fierté

A

Pride

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7
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Quiconque

A

Anyone, whoever, nobody (depends on context)

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8
Q

Les sornettes

A

Twaddle, poppycock; something or someone looked down upon in disdain (f)

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9
Q

La perceuse

A

Drill

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10
Q

La taille

A

Height or dimension

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11
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Les clôtures

A

Fences (f)

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12
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Convaincre

A

Persuade

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13
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L’épouvante

A

Horror (f)

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14
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S’éveiller

A

Awaken

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15
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Fredonner

A

Hum

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16
Q

(Ton) badin

A

Jovial, as in describing one’s tone

17
Q

Les potins

A

Local gossip; may also mean noise (m)

18
Q

Les poumons

A

Lungs (m)

19
Q

L’hulotte

A

Tawny owl (f)

20
Q

Mordoré

A

Golden brown or bronze

21
Q

Glousser

A

Cluck, as in a chicken; chuckle

22
Q

Insolite

A

Bizarre

23
Q

Tigré

A

Tabby or striped, as in a cat

24
Q

Cligner

A

Blink (one’s eyes)

25
Q

L’embouteillage

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The bottling of a liquid; a traffic jam (m)

26
Q

Les accoutrements

A

Outfits, usually in a derogatory tone (m)

27
Q

Pianoter

A

To tap one’s fingers (on piano keys, surfaces, or screens)

28
Q

Le volant

A

Steering wheel

29
Q

Les olibrius

A

Eccentrics (m)

30
Q

Se chuchoter

A

Whisper (to oneself)

31
Q

Les hiboux

A

Owls (m)