July 2017 Flashcards
(47 cards)
1
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certes
A
indeed, surely
2
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le rendment
A
productivity, yield
3
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parier
A
to gamble, bet
4
Q
entraver
A
to impede, hinder
5
Q
exsangue
A
bloodless
6
Q
relancer
A
to restart, revive
7
Q
prôner
A
to extol, exalt
8
Q
la conjuncture
A
juncture; economic situation
9
Q
l’essor
A
flight, soar
10
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le marasme
A
slump, stagnation (morass)
11
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tituber
A
to totter, stagger
12
Q
le routier
routier
A
truck driver
adj. road
13
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quiconque
A
whoever (rel), anybody (indef)
14
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traire
A
to milk
15
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bouder
A
vi: to sulk
vt: to avoid, steer clear of
16
Q
balnéaire
A
seaside
17
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consacrer
A
to dedicate
18
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un/une guérisseur
A
healer
19
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(se) affronter
A
vt to face, confront
vp to confront one another
20
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rétrécir
A
to tighten, narrow
21
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cependant
A
adv nevertheless
conj however
22
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constater
A
to note/observe; certify
23
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flaner
A
to stroll, loaf
24
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remporter
A
to take/win
25
un empêchement
impediment, unforeseen difficulty
26
ausculter
to listen (examine)
27
une prestation
benefit, allowance
28
un menuisier
carpenter
29
malin
| un malin
cunning
| wise man, devil
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un clou
nail, star attraction
31
un vue dégagé
a clear view
32
dégager
to extricate, unblock
33
un plongeur
dishwasher (worker)
34
pencher
to evaluate
35
le loyer
rent, rental
36
un différend
difference of opinion, dispute
37
écraser
s'écraser
écrasant
crush, run over
crash
shattering, overpowering
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se balader
stroll, walk around
39
comptabiliser
to account for, give a report, document
40
amovible
detachable
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une borne
terminal for transaction
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une faire-part
announcement, declaration
43
un séjour
stay, visit
44
un dépensier
spendthrift
45
se livrer à
indulge in s.t.
46
se servir de
to use as
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se méfier de
to mistrust
