Lesson One Flashcards

1
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Points on a railway track

A

L’aiguillage (masc)

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2
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Chance, luck, coincidence

A

Le hasard

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3
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Fault (geographic)

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La faille tellurique

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4
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Gauge

A

Le jauge

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5
Q

While, whereas

A

Tandis que

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6
Q

To point, aim

A

Braquer

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7
Q

Loop

A

La boucie

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8
Q

Difference, gap

A

Le décalage

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9
Q

To think of, consider ; to dream, to daydreem

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Songer

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10
Q

Pale

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Blême

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11
Q

Earpiece

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L’oreillette (fem)

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12
Q

To get one’s bearings, work out where you are

A

Se répérer

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13
Q

Area, vicinity

A

Les parages (masc pl)

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14
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To crackle

A

Grésiller

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15
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Unrestrained, mad, wild

A

Effréné(e)

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16
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At top speed, flat out

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À toute allure

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17
Q

To clear a path for oneself

A

Se frayer un chemin

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18
Q

Crowd

A

La cohue

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19
Q

To seize, capture, take possession of

A

S’emparer de

20
Q

Breakdown

21
Q

Squeezed

22
Q

To explode, blow up (break out)

23
Q

To look for, look about for

A

Chercher du regard

24
Q

Right in the middle of

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En plein milieu

25
Indeed
En effet
26
To shelter
Abriter
27
Fortunately
Fort heureusement
28
To enclose
Renfermer
29
To borrow, to take (the right road)
Emprunter
30
At the speed of light
À la vitesse de la lumière
31
None
Aucun(e)
32
To arise from (the future)
Provenir
33
Such a delay
Un tel retard
34
To worry
Angoisser
35
Notify the authorities
Prévenez les autoritiés
36
The hallway, corridor
Le couloir
37
To head for (the lift)
Se diriger
38
There is nothing to do
Il n’y a rien à faire
39
To run away
Fuir
40
Dizziness
Une vertige
41
To seize
S’emparer
42
To whistle
Siffler
43
A thick smoke
Une épaisse fumée
44
Out of sight
À perte de vue
45
To destroy
Détruire