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Kafka sur le plage NEW5 - Sheet 1 Flashcards

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fear

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f. une crainte
> craindre
> effrayer
> une trouille
> avoir peur
> flipper sa race

> ca craint (it sucks) = c’est craignos, c’est ennuyeux, c’est risqué

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mécène [mesɛn]

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m. patron (Gönner, Förderer), sponsor

[ > le parrain - patron, godfather, sponsor, promoter ]
[ > un hôte ]

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side (adj.)

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( + lateral )
latéral, latérale

[ > un coté, un versant ]

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pont

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m. bridge, deck, long weekend

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céans (adverbe)

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here, within, in this house

= dedans / à l’intérieur

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durcir

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to harden, to toughen, to make firmer

[ > blinder - to armor, to reinforce, to toughen (up) ]
[ > tremper - to dip, to soak, to toughen, to harden, to steel ]

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shoe #2

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m. un soulier

[ > une chaussure ]

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nail (de la main, du pied)

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[ + claw, talon (Kralle, Klaue) ]
m. un ongle
[ > une griffe - claw ]
[ != un talon - heel ]
[ != un clou - nail (en métal) ]
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vernis

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m. varnish, (nail-) polish, enamel (Schmelz, Glasur)

> une couche - layer, coat, bed

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battre froid

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to give sb. the cold shoulder

Elle m’avait déjà battu froid, mais cette fois, c’était polaire !

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dilettante

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m./f. amateur, dabbler

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residence

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( + abode )
f. une demeure
[ != un demeuré - retard ]

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strict

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( + stern (streng, ernst), severe )
sévère
> strict,e

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banal, banale

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ordinary, trite (abgedroschen), well-worn, everyday

> quelconque
vulgaire - vulgar, coarse, common, ordinairy, mundane
une banalité, une platitude

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witness

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m. un témoin

> le témoignage, la déposition

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to be 40 years old

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( + to be in one’s forties )

être quadragénaire

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by way of

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en guise de
synonyms:
en manière de, à la place de

Ce que j’ai reçu en guise de réponse est un bref extrait d’un texte juridique.
What I got by way of a reply was a brief excerpt from a legal text.

[ > à force de - by dint of, by means of, because of ]

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regarding

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( + concerning )
concernant
> en ce qui concerne
> quant à - as for, to

Il pense que non, mais quant à moi, je pense que c’est une bonne idée -
He doesn’t think so, but as for as far as I’m concerned, it’s a good idea

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broth

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[ + stock ]
m. un bouillon
> une bouilloire - kettle
> une souche

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debout

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standing (up), upright, vertical

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balayer

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to sweep (nettoyer - to clean), to scan, to pan across

[ > scander, scruter ]
[ > ramoner - to sweep, to clean out ]
[ > un balai - broom ]
[ > un balayette - small brush ]
[ > envahir ]
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fournir

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to supply, to provide, to produce

[ > allonger, façonner, produire ]
[ > débiter - to saw up, to cut up, to produce, to discharge ]

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collection

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m. un recueil
> un ensemble
> un ramassage (des objets)
> un rassemblement (des informations)
> une accumulation (une fortune, des richesses, une prospérité, une abondance, une profusion)
> une collection
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blé

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m. wheat
[ > la levure - yeast ]
[ > le sarrasin - buckwheat ]

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rez-de-chaussée [redʃose]
m. ground floor, first floor | [ > un plancher - floor, minimum ]
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tenter
to try, to attempt (essayer), to tempt [une petite jupe noire m'avait tentée] [ > essayer, tacher de, éprouver, s'appliquer à ]
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mûr, e
ripe, mature, ready
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franchise
f. frankness, exemption (Befreiung, Verschonung) > franchement - frankly
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ramasser
to pick up, to dig up, to gather, to collect, to get [ > dénicher, dégoter, charger (to load up, to overload), attraper, relever, reprendre, cuellir, récolter, recevoir, receler ] [ > un ramassage - un recueil ]
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hâlé,e
``` (sun) tanned [ > bronzé ] [ > basané, dark-skinned (raciste) ] [ > fouler - to tread, to press, to walk on, to tan ] [ > un hâle, un bronzage ] ```
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douleur
f. grief, sorrow, pain ( != la douceur) [ > le deuil - mourning, grief ] [ > le chagrin - sorrow, grief ]
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navrer
to upset, to sadden, to distress [ > affliger, agiter, déconcerter, bouleverser, chiffonner, rendre triste ] [ > indisposer - to upset, to make ill, to annoy ]
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démarrer
to start, to move off, to take off [ > prendre son essor - to fly/take off /// un essor - rapid expansion ] [ > filer, s'emballer ] [ s'envoler - to fly/blow away, to soar, take off, to vanish ] [ > amorcer, entamer, commencer, enclencher, déclancher, se mettre à, mettre en marche, s'engager à ]
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don
m. talent, gift, donation | [ > une prédisposition, un talent, un cadeaux ]
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in order that
[ + so that ] [ > pour que ] afin que [ + subjonctif ] Je le ferai afin que nous puissions partir. I'll do it so that we can leave.
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pareil, pareille
the same, alike, similar, such (a)
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mendiant, mendiante [mɑ̃djɑ̃, ɑ̃t]
m. /f. beggar (m. /f. clochard,e - tramp [Landstreicher]) [ > un SDF, un sans-abri, un sans foyer ] [ > mendier, supplier, faire la manche ]
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strap of a bra
f. une bretelle (du soutien-gorge, du soutif, de la brassière (Québec)) [ > une bandoulière ]
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aire
f. area, floor
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cheap restaurant
f. une gargote [gargɔt] > bon marché, pas cher, pas onéreux > pacotille - cheap, tacky
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surfait, surfaite
overrated, inflated [ != un surcroît - extra, additional ]
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to trust in
( + to rely on ) se fier à [ > confier - to confide, to entrust ] [ > escompter - to count on, to rely on, to discount ]
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savant, savante
skillful, clever, learned, scholary [ > habile - bright, clever, smart, cunning ] [ > rusé, futé, astucieux, adroit, judicieux, pointu, malin, mariol, perspicace (perceptive) ]
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knee
m. un genou > une rotule - patella, knee cap > s'agenouiller
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antichambre
f. anteroom, antechamber (Vorraum, Vorzimmer)
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recevoir
to get, to receive, to great, to welcome, to take in [ > receler - to receive, to hold ] [ accueillir - to meet, to great, to welcome, to house, to accommodate ] [ > abriter - to shelter, to house, to accommodate] [ > héberger ]
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contremaître
m. foreman, supervisor, petty officer (Obermaat)
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mériter
to deserve, to be worth, to merit (verdienen) | [ > valoir ]
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tissu
m. tissue, material, fabric, cloth ``` [ > une étoffe - material, fabric ] [ > une toile ] [ > un mouchoir ] [ > une matière, une substance ] [ > un chiffon - cloth, rag (Lappen) ] ```
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hôte
m. guest / patron, host (biologie) > un mécène - patron (Förderer, Gönner), sponsor > un parrain - patron, godfather, sponsor, promoter > un convive > un invité
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lighting
( + perspective ) | m. un éclairage

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