Inner French Flashcards
(93 cards)
1
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to his credit
A
à son actif
2
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that is to say
A
c’est-à-dire
3
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hold up, robbery
A
braquage (m)
4
Q
detached house (suburbs)
flag
wing (of hospital)
pavilion
horn
A
pavillon, m
5
Q
ward (of a hospital)
A
pavillon (m)
6
Q
flag
A
pavillon (m)
7
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catchy,
eye-catching
A
accrocheur, adj.
8
Q
new development, new turn
A
rebondissement (m)
9
Q
will, willpower
A
volonté (f)
10
Q
in one go, without stopping
A
d’une traite
11
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time line (lit?)
jurisdiction
A
temporalité,
12
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neither
A
non plus
13
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novelist
A
romancier (mf)
14
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police investigator
A
enquêteur (mf)
15
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anyway
A
de toute façon,
quand même
16
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in addition
A
en plus
17
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they spy on one another
A
ils s’épient les uns les autres
18
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layer by layer
A
couche par couche
19
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restart, n.
A
recommencement (m)
20
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just as much as
A
tout autant que
21
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setting (lit), scenery (film)
A
décor (m)
22
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detective novel
A
roman policier, m.
23
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squabble
A
guéguerre (f)
24
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without stopping
A
d’une traite
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as you might expect,
as you can imagine
comme vous pouvez vous en douter
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to note
to notice
to observe
constater
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to state that
constater que
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to record, to certify (admin)
constater (admin)
29
OK already
bon déjà
30
counter (of store or café)
comptoir, m
31
colonial trading post
comptoir, m (colonial)
32
native, n.
autochtone, mf
natif (ive) de
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rubber tree
hévéa, m
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in connection with
en rapport avec
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on to the…
place à …
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twists and turns
rebondissements,
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an update
une mise à jour
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necessarily
…
not necessarily
forcément
…
pas forcément
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rough, harsh
rude
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to render a service in return
renvoyer l’ascenseur
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to find (object)
to find another (occasion)
to regain
to recognize
to see again
to meet
retrouver
42
fallout (consequence)
spinoff
fallout (radioactive)
retombées, mpl
43
influence (cultural)
radiance
radiation (energy, warmth)
rayonnement, m
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to get to the very heart of the matter
entrer dans le vif du sujet
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tight (clothing)
closely fought (game)
packed (crowded)
strong (coffee)
serré
46
some of them
certains d’entre eux
certaines d'entre elles
47
shoemaker
cordonnier, m
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to the extent that
dans la mesure où
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the basics
les choses de base
50
to dissect (text, words)
to shell (crab, etc)
to peel (shrimp, etc)
to hull (nuts, etc)
décortiquer
51
What about?
À quel propos?
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about
à propos de (sujet)
environ (distance)
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by the way
au fait,
à propos
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to feel
ressentir
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a lot of
pas mal de
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anyway
in any case
en tout cas
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It’s a double edged sword
C’est à double tranchant
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to be resistant to
être réfractaire à
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to sweat
sweat, n
transpirer
sueur, f
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to meet
to meet again
to come together
se retrouver
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nauseating,
sickening,
disgusting
écoeurant
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plague
curse
scourge
fléau, m
63
in full, adv
full, whole, entire, adj
au complet
64
homebody, n
home-loving, adj
casanier, adj, n
65
then in addition
puis en plus
66
darn!
thin, slender
measly, paltry
mince
67
to wrong
to hurt, to damage
I don't feel wronged.
léser
je ne me sens pas lésé.
68
sweets, candy
friandise, f
69
you were fooled
you were had
tu t'es fait avoir
70
to find the vein
to strike gold
trouver le filon
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to stall (car)
to be full (food)
to give up (informal)
to align
to arrange
to settle
caler
72
either...or
soit...soit
73
we start moving a little again
on se remet à bouger un peu
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the country slows down a little
le pays tourne un peu au ralenti
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spread (food), n
tartinade, f
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to break from
to breach
déroger
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to apprehend
to comprehend
to be worried about
appréhender
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to have a hangover
avoir la gueule de bois
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to harm
to damage
nuire
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to try
to test
to feel
éprouver
83
to stick together
se serrer les coudes
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excerpt
extract
copy
extrait, m
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to convey
faire passer
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as long as
du moment que
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sometimes
sometimes yes
des fois
des fois oui
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to claim
revendiquer
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to prove false
démentir
