Le vocabulaire Flashcards

(50 cards)

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touiller

A

to stir

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un fardeau

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a burden

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3
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en dépit de

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despite

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4
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un crapaud

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a toad

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5
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entamer (son enthousiasme)

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dampen (their enthusiasm)

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6
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lassant

A

tiring/boring

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7
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une moue

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a pout

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8
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méfiant

A

mistrustful

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9
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raccourcir

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to shorten

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10
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effondré

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collapsed

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11
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à leur dépens

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at their expense

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12
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ciller

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to blink

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13
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un joyau

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a gem

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14
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par-delà

A

beyond

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15
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une mare

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a pool of liquid; pond

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16
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une amertume

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a bitterness

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17
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l’orgueil (m)

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pride; hubris

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18
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se ratatiner

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to shrivel up

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19
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un giron

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a lap (someone’s lap)

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20
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une mâchoire

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a jaw

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21
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tandis que

22
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à l’ouvrage

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at work (synonym: au travail)

23
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bousculer de l’épaule

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bumping/shoving shoulders

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alléchant

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un menton
a chin
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dérouté
baffled
27
ausculter
to examine
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au fond de (...)
at the bottom (or back) of (...)
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un pigeonnier
a dovecote (pigeon house)
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in the meantime (NOT "en attendant")
dans l'intervalle
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la fougue
passion
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galvaniser
Animer d'une énergie soudaine, souvent passagère.
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énivrer
get drunk [inebriate]
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un supplice
a torment/torture
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vous pussiez
you could (subjonctif)
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l'étourderie
thoughtlessness/absent-mindedness
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faire la moue
pout
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en prime
as a bonus
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écarter l'idée
dismiss the idea
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prévenant
considerate
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mettre à profit
put to good use
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un clin d'oeil
a wink
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rêvasser
to daydream
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tantôt
sometimes OR earlier
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intarissable
inexhaustible
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un calvaire
an ordeal
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dorénavant
henceforth
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s'épencher
open up (your thoughts/feelings)
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emplir
fill (ex: fill the streets)
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une étreinte
an embrace/hug