L'énigme de la chambre 622 - Le vocabulaire Flashcards
(118 cards)
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abus (m)
brèche (f)
infraction (f)
rupture (f)
violation (f)
A
breach
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achat (m)
acquisition (f)
emplette (f)
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purchase
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adjoint(e) (m/f)
émissaire (m/f)
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A: deputy, assistant
É: envoy (m/f), channel (m only)
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année-lumière (f)
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light year
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aparté (m)
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private conversation
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arnaque (f)
escroquerie (f)
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la fraude
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aspérité (f)
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bump, lump
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atout (m)
A
asset, virtue, advantage, trump card
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aubain (f)
bonne affaire (f)
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bargain
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avènement (m)
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advent, coming
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badaud(e) (m/f)
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onlooker
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bas-côté (m)
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roadside
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basse besogne (f)
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dirty work, grunt work
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biais (m)
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way/means, bias
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bienséance (f)
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propriety, politeness, good manners
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bon sens (m)
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common sense
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boucan (m)
désordre (m)
grabuge (m)
raffut (m)
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ruckus
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bouilloire (f)
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kettle
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boulot (m)
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job [informal]
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cage d’escalier (f)
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stairwell
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canular (m)
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hoax
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captation (f)
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[cell] reception
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charade (f)
devinette (f)
énigme (f)
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riddle
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chef de service (m/f)
pair (m)
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C: head of department
P: colleague, peer
[adj: even, twin]
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cliché (m)
cliché, shot/picture/snapshot, cut
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coffre (m)
chest, safe, trunk
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colloque (m)
symposium, colloquium
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commérages (m)
ragots (m)
gossip
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attribution (f)
commerce (m)
A: awarding, duty
C: business, trade, commerce, store
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commune (f)
town, municipality, village
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conciliabule (f)
muttering, chat
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congédiement (m)
licenciement (m)
renvoi (m)
dismissal, firing
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consigne (f)
revendication (f)
C: order/instruction, deposit
R: demand, claim, statement
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contenance (f)
capacity, attitude/composture
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convoitise (f)
desire
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courroux (m)
insolence (f)
rancœur (f)
C: anger, rage
I: arrogance, rude remark, impudence
R: resentment
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débrouillardise (f)
improvisation, creativity, problem-solving, resourcefulness
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déchéance (f)
decline, degradation, loss
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défaillance (f)
error/failure/slip, faint/blackout
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défection (f)
failure to appear/absence, withdrawal, cancelation
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délateur (m), délatrice (f)
détenteur (m), détentrice (f)
traître (m), traîtresse (f)
DÉL: informer
DÉT: holder, bearer
T: traitor
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désagrément (m)
emmerde (m)
D: annoyance, inconvenience
E: hassle
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désistement (m)
withdrawal
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devise (f)
rente (f)
D: motto, currency, cash
R: unearned income
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dicton (m)
saying
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dispositif (m)
engin (m)
D: package, presence, device/apparatus, plan
E: machine, device/apparatus
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disposition (f)
positioning/placement/layout, service/disposition, tendency, step/measure
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durabilité (f)
pérennité (f)
durability, permanence
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effectif (m)
effectifs (m)
EFFECTIF: number(s), head count, workforce
EFFECTIFS: troops
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embuscade (f)
escapade (f)
EM: ambush
ES: getaway, trip, escape
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empératrice (f)
Empress
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emprise (f)
hold/influence, control, right of way
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enfilade (f)
succession/series, row/line
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enterrement (m)
funérailles (f)
obsèques (f)
trépas (m)
estocade (f)
EN, F, & O: funeral
T: death
ES: death blow
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esprit (m)
fantôme (m)
revenant (m)
spectre (m)
ghost
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estrade (f)
paroi (f)
perron (m)
rebond (m)
E: stage, platform
PAR: wall/partition, bluff, side
PE: front steps
R: sill/ledge, edge, rim
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exemplaire (m)
copy, example, specimen
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expéditeur (m), expéditrice (f)
sender
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faillite (f)
bankruptcy, collapse
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faisceau (m)
beam/ray, bundle
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fantoche (m) [à fils]
marionnette (f)
pantin (m) [en bois]
puppet
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effraction (f)
filature (f)
pisteur (m), pisteuse (f)
repérage (m)
traçage (m)
E: force, breaking & entering
F: tail(ling), shadow(ing)
P: ski patroller, [hunting] tracker, stalker
R: tracking, spotting, finding
T: tracing, tracking
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filigrane (m)
watermark
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formulation (f)
termes (m)
le choix de mots (wording)
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fuite (f)
leak, flight/escape, evasion/avoidance
*Il y a eu une fuite, car tous les journalistes sont au courant.*
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fusée (f)
locomotive (f)
F: rocket
L: engine/locomotive, driving force/catalyst
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gâchis (m)
les déchets
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gage (m)
pledge, deposit, security/guarantee, token, forfeit/penalty
*Pour avoir un audioguide, les touristes doivent laisser leur passeport en gage.*
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garde-corps (m)
rambarde (f)
guardrail, handrail
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gifle (m)
slap
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gond (m)
hinge
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grappe (de raisin) (f)
bunch (of grapes)
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havre (m)
harbour, haven/refuge
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honoraires (m)
fee
(adj: emeritus, honourary)
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doyen(ne) (m/f)
hôte de marque (m)
D: dean, oldest person
H: distinguished/important guest
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chute de neige (f)
enneigement (m)
snowfall
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impasse (f)
cul-de-sac, dead end, impasse/deadlock
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informaticien(ne) (m/f)
IT/computer specialist
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interrupteur (m)
gâchette (f)
témérité (f)
I: switch, interruptor
G: trigger
T: recklessness, rashness
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inventaire (m)
inventory, list
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issue (f)
exit/way out, outcome/conclusion
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imposture (f)
judas (m)
I: false identity
J: spyhole, peephole
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dramaturge (m/f)
playwright
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loupe (f)
magnifying glass
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maison de maître (f)
maître d'hôtel (m)
pâture (f)
MAISON: mansion
MAÎTRE: butler
P: pasture
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malédiction (f)
curse
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buisson (m)
crique (f)
mare (f)
serre (f)
vivier (m)
B: bush
C: cove, inlet
M: pond
S: [bird] talon, greenhouse
V: fish tank (l'aquarium)
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gondole (f), télécabine [ski] (f)
navette (f)
G: gondola
N: shuttle
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onglet (m)
tab [book or computer]
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passade (f)
whim, fling
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pèlerinage (m)
pilgrimage
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perchoir (m)
perch
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picotement (m)
tingling
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pou (m)
louse
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prédilection (m)
preference/choice, partiality/partialness
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rabais (m)
discount
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redressement (m)
recovery/improvement, putting upright, (tax) adjustment
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remous (m)
eddy/swirt, stir/flurry
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délation (f)
réprobation (f)
D: informing, denunciation
R: disapproval
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éloge (m)
ressort (m)
verve (f)
É: praise, compliment
R: spring, resilience/energy, motivation
F: eloquence, expressiveness
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retenue (f)
deduction, fee, restraint/detention, [water] reservoir
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retrouvailles (f)
reunion
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révélateur (m)
indicator, measure
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révérence (f)
bow, curtsey, respect, deference
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rêverie (f)
daydream
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situation (f)
location/position, situation, post
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sketch (m)
skit
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sort (m)
fate/desiny, spell/curse
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sous-marine (m)
submarine
(adj: underwater, submarine)
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stigmate (m)
la cicatrice
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mobilier (m)
penderie (f)
M: furniture
PE: wardrobe, closet
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taupe (f)
mole
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tollé (m)
outcry
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machination (f)
trame (f)
M: plot, conspiracy
T: thread, basis/framework/outline
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travestissement (m)
distortion, twisting
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envergure (f)
trempe (f)
E: wingspan, stature, calibre, scope/scale/range
*L'envergure de l'aigle est de plus de 2 mètres.*
*C'est un économiste d'envergure internationale.*
T: calibre, quenching
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escarpin (m)
heel, stiletto
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vocation (f)
vocation, calling
