L'Etranger 1-4 et de l'exclusion sociale Flashcards

(33 cards)

1
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bégayer

A

stammer, stutter

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2
Q

buter

A

stumble

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3
Q

charbonner

A

blacken

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4
Q

le corbillard

A

hearse

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5
Q

claudiquer

A

to limp

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6
Q

un crépitement

A

crackling noise

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7
Q

une croûte

A

crust (here, scab)

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8
Q

de justesse

A

by the skin of one’s teeth

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9
Q

dépouiller

A

count

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10
Q

dévisser

A

unscrew

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11
Q

empêtré

A

tangled up

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12
Q

étourdi

A

stunned, without thought

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13
Q

la fourrière

A

animal pound

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14
Q

moyennant

A

considering

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15
Q

se laisser traîner

A

to let oneself be dragged

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16
Q

une lueur

A

gleam of light

17
Q

une nuée

18
Q

la nuque

A

nape of the neck

19
Q

une raie

20
Q

ramper

21
Q

rédiger

A

draw up, draft, edit

22
Q

retrousser

A

pull back/roll up

23
Q

un sein

24
Q

soulager

A

comfort, soothe, alleviate

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subvenir à
provide for
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le bénévole
volunteer
27
le clochard
homeless person
28
dépourvu de
deprived of
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insalubre
unhealthy
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les nantis et les démunis
the haves and the have nots
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ne pas prêter attention à
to ignore
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réinsérer
to rehabilitate
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à toute volée
full force