le titanic Flashcards

words from the french wikipedia article about the titanic (208 cards)

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naufrager (v.)

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to sink, founder

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survenir (v.)

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to occur, arise

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conçu (v. - concevoir)

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designed (to design, conceive)

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sombrer (v.)

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to sink, founder; to decline

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heurter (v.)

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to hit, collide

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couler (v.)

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to flow; to sink, founder

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émetteur (v.)

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to emit

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s’ajouter (v. - ajouter)

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to be added (to add)

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la polémique (n.)

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a controversy

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entraîner (v.)

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to take, carry away; to lead to; to train

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gît (v. - gésir)

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to lie (somewhere)

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marquer (v.)

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to mark, label

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susciter (v.)

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to spark, provoke

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le paquebot (n.)

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an oceanliner

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le naufrage (n.)

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a sinking, shipwreck; a disaster

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la survenue (n.)

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an occurrence, appearance (of something)

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la voie d’eau (n.)

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a leak, a hole in a hull

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(la) avarie (n.)

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damage

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(la) époque (n.)

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a time, era

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le drame (n.)

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a tragedy

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la règle (n.)

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a rule, law

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le canot de sauvetage (n.)

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a lifeboat

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(le) émetteur, (la) émettrice (n.)

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a transmitter; a source, sender

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la règlementation (n.)

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rules, regulations

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la vigueur (n.)
vigor
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le siècle (n.)
a century; the world
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la profondeur (n.)
depth
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(le/la) ouvrage (n.)
work
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le long-métrage (n.)
a feature film
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le regain (n.)
a revival, resurgence
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faible (adj.)
weak
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puissant (adj.)
powerful
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financier, financière (adj.)
financial
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marqué (adj.)
marked, printed; committed
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ailleurs (adv.)
elsewhere
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à la suite (adv.)
below, underneath
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à la suite (exp.)
one after another, in a row
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au large (adv./exp.)
offshore; out at sea, far away
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comme (conj.)
like, just as, as well as
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appartenir à (exp.)
to belong to somebody/something
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concurrencer (v.)
to compete with, be in competition with
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associer (v.)
to unite, combine
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construire (v.)
to construct
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évoquer (v.)
to mention, evoke
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(se) dessiner (v.)
to draw, materialize
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étancher (v.)
to staunch, bail out; to make waterproof
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négliger (v.)
to neglect, ignore
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(le) associé, (la) associée (n.)
a partner, associate
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le chantier naval (n.)
a shipyard
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la compagnie maritime (n.)
a shipping company
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le concurrent, la concurrente (n.)
a competitor
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la rencontre (n.)
a meeting
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(la) étude (n.)
the study of something
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la tête (n.)
the head
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le défaut (n.)
a fault, flaw
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la cloison (n.)
a partition
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la fabrication (n.)
production
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le refus (n.)
a refusal
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le contrat (n.)
a contract, agreement
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le lien (n.)
a link, connection
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la décennie (n.)
a decade
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(le) événement (n.)
an event
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le travail (n.)
a job, work
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aucun(e) (pron./adj.)
no, none
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à la retraite (adj.)
retired
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étanche (adj.)
watertight
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courant (adj.)
common, standard
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fort (adj.)
strong
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négligé (adj.)
careless
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devant (prep.)
in front of, ahead of
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nonobstant (prep.)
despite, regardless of
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équipper (v.)
to equip, fit
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aménager (v.)
to convert, rearrange
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sécher (v.)
to dry
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déplacer (v.)
to move, displace
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reprend (v.)
to have more of something; to get something back
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(se) poursuivre (v.)
to continue; to pursue
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naviguer (v.)
to sail, navigate
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relever (v.)
to raise, lift up
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remplacer (v.)
to replace
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errer (v.)
to wander, roam
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montrer (v.)
to show, point out
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inaugurer (v.)
to unveil, launch
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remplir (v.)
to fill (up)
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virer de bord (v.)
to veer; to do a u-turn
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le mobilier (n.)
furniture
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le croiseur (n.)
a cruiser (warship)
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(le) ouvrier, (la) ouvrière (n.)
a worker, laborer
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la réparation (n.)
repairs; reparation
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la cheminée (n.)
a funnel, smokestack; a chimney
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la hélice (n.)
a propeller
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le relevé (n.)
a list, plan
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le soutier (n.)
a stoker
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(le) équipage (n.)
a crew
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la vitesse (n.)
speed
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(la) erre (n.)
headway
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la longueur (n.)
length
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la salle à manger (n.)
a dining room
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(la) exigence (n.)
a demand, requirement
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chacun(e) (pron.)
each (one, of)
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valable (adj.)
valid
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mobilier (adj.)
movable
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déplacé (adj.)
misplaced; inappropriate
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dernière (adj.)
last, final; latest
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imposant (adj.)
impressive, imposing
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relevé (adj.)
raised, elevated
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tiré (prep.)
come from something (originate from)
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tiré (adj.)
tired, haggard; printed
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appartenant à (prep.)
owned by somebody; belonging to somebody
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à côté (prep.)
in comparison
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au sein de (prep.)
within (at the core of)
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entre-temps (exp.)
in the meantime; meanwhile
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pas moins de (prep.)
at least; no less than
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quant à (prep.)
as for; when it comes to
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mettre le cap (prep.)
head for; set sail for
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à côté (adv.)
nearby, next to
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ainsi (adv.)
in this way; like that
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achevé (adj.)
finished
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posé (adj.)
calm, controlled
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quelque (adj.)
some
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réussi (adj.)
successful
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la cale (n.)
a ship hold
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(le) échafaudage (n.)
scaffolding; construction
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la quille (n.)
the keel of a ship
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la pièce (n.)
a room
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la coque (n.)
the hull; a shell
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la tôle (n.)
sheet metal
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(la) épaisseur (n.)
thickness
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la mise à l'eau (n.)
a launch
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vidange (n.)
the emptying, draining (of something)
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la baleine (n.)
a whale
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la graisse (n.)
grease, fat
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la ralenti (n.)
slow motion
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ralenti (adj.)
idle; idling
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(la) ancre (n.)
an anchor
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(la) aussière (n.)
a hawser
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(la) acier (n.)
steel
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le quai (n.)
a quay
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le remorqueur (n.)
a tugboat
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(le) essai (n.)
a test, trial, attempt
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caler (v.)
to stall, wedge
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achever (v.)
to finish, achieve
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agrandir (v.)
to enlarge
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poser (v.)
to place, put down, install
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reçue (recevoir) (v.)
received (to receive)
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glisser (v.)
to slip, slide
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vidanger (v.)
to empty, drain
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réussir (v.)
to succeed at something
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graisser (v.)
to grease, lubricate
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ralentir (v.)
to slow down
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étaler (v.)
to spread (out)
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ancrer (v.)
to anchor, dock
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retenir (v.)
to catch, hold, retain
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remorquer (v.)
to tow
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convier (v.)
to invite, to call for
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subir (v.)
to suffer, endure
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appareille (v.)
to weigh anchor, get underway
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compter (v.)
to count
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amarrer (v.)
to moor, tie down
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(se) rapprocher (v.)
to bring something closer; to get closer
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repousser (v.)
to repel, reject; to grow back
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transborder (v.)
to transfer
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le compte (n.)
a count, tally
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le remous (n.)
an eddy, swirl; turmoil
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arrière (n.)
the back
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la rade (n.)
a harbor
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le tirant d'eau (n.)
a draft, draught (UK)
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trans-manche (adj.)
cross-Channel
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transbordeur (adj.)
ferry, transporter
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alors (adv.)
then, so, in that case
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arrière (adv.)
aft; at the back
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cependant (adv.)
however, even so, nevertheless
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pourvoir de (v. + prep.)
to equip, endow somebody with something
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mettre en evidence (v.)
to highlight
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par la suite (adv.)
subsequently, later, afterward
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(la) épave (n.)
a (ship) wreck
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s'intéresser à (v. exp.)
to be interested in
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à nouveau (adv.)
once again
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tandis que (conj.)
while, when
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envisager (v.)
to predict; to plan
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laisser (v.)
to leave
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souhaiter (v.)
to wish, hope for
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prévoir (v.)
to predict; to plan
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conséquent (adj.)
logical; significant
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rien (pron.)
nothing
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la mise en service (n.)
the commissioning, implementation (of sth)
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dont (pron./prep.)
whose; with
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remettre (v.)
to put back; to refill
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éteindre (v.)
to extinguish
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(se) déchaîner (v.)
to unleash; to rage; to lose control
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faire rage (v.)
to rage (see: se déchaîner)
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déceler (v.)
to detect, discover
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s'agir (v.)
to be about; to be a question of...
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grever (v.)
to extinguish
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fragiliser (v.)
to weaken
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le brouillard (n.)
fog
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la couche (n.)
layer, coat
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le incendie (n.)
fire
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la salle des chaudières (n.)
boiler room
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le charbon (n.)
coal
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(le) avis (n.)
an opinion; a notice
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la grève (n.)
a worker's strike
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épais (épaisse) (adj.)
thick
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éteint (adj.)
extinguished
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inhabituel (adj.)
unusual, rare
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dû à (exp.)
due to...
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livré à (exp.)
left to...; given over to...
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