Muriel Barbery Flashcards

(114 cards)

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Skilfully

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Savamment

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Appeal, charm, attraction

Flavour

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Saveur f

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Be excited

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Être en verve

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Brilliance , panache n

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Brio m

Ce candidat a passé l’épreuve de sélection avec brio.

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Annoyance inconvenience

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Désagrément m

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Be in fashion

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Être en vogue

And fete, gala

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At the whim of, mercy of

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Au gré de

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Astoubd, dumbfound, flabbergast

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Époustoufler

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Alder

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Aune, aulne m

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Shoe(horse)

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Ferrer

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Moisten

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Humecter

Julie humecte toujours ses lèvres avant de parler.

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Unexpected

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Insoupçonné

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Ivy

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Lierre m Le lierre grimpe et recouvre les arbres et les murs.

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Smelly

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Malodorant

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Stench

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Pestilence f

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Chubby plump adj

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Potelé

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Slouched slumped

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Affalé

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Demand claim v

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Revendiquer
Les salariés revendiquent des augmentations de salaire.
Se revendiquer claim to be, consider yr self to b

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Material, fabric, cloth

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Étoffe f

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Screw v

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Visser Je visse le bouchon sur la bouteille.

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Tirelessly

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Inlassablement

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panting adj
out of breath adj
breathless adj
gasping for air adj

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Haletant

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Falcon hawk

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Faucon m

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On the sly secretly behind closed doors

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En catimini

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On the sly illegally | In a rush hastily
À la sauvette
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Lead astray mislead
Fourvoyer
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Funeral funeral service
Obsèques fpl
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Put a strain on v
Grever
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Getaway, escape
Escapade f
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Flair n
Verve f être en verve be excited, get excited vi + adj Dès qu'il s'agit de ses vacances, Yves est en verve !
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Mushy soppy tearjerker
Mièvre adj
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Huge, enormous
Pantagruélique adj
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Mislead, misguide
Fourvoyer | Se fourvoyer be mistaken
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Punish castigate chastise
Châtier
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Long ago formerly
Jadis
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Confusion commotion
Tohu-bohu m
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Back and forth, to-ing and fro-ing coming and going n
Va-et-vient m
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Vault
Voûte f
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Back spine
Échine f s'échiner⇒ put great effort into doing [sth], wear yourself out doing [sth] v work yourself to death doing [sth], break your back doing [sth] v expr bust a gut doing [sth], pound away at [sth] v expr
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Unbreakable undestructable
indéfectible adj (sans défaillance) and unfailing, unflagging adj
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Prosperous period
Période faste. F
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Open, make a start, begin
Entamer
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Lost cause n | Beyond help adj
Irrécupérable m
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Shout at or to sb | Shout across to sb
Apostropher
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Others
Autrui npl | Il faut respecter le travail d'autrui
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Bitterness resentment
Rancoeur f
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Lose it expr
Perdre la boule
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Resolute unwavering
Inébranlable
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Unpredictable
Imprévisible
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Linger hove soar glide | Daydream
Planer | laisser planer le doute allow a margin of error, leave some doubt leave some doubt
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Stateless n adj
Apatride f
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Understand twig get
Piger
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Click,get it, suddenly get it expr | having a brain wave
Avoir le déclic | Avoir un déclic
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Tickle v
Chatouiller
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Worn out v
exsanguer | Il a fini exsangue son marathon.
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Slipper, bootee, pumps, baller or dance shoe
Chausson m
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opening ceremony n | unveiling n
Inauguration f
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Stretcher
Civière f
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Enema (lavemang)
Lavement m
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Drip n
Perfusion f | être sous perfusion be on a drip v expr
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familier (se réconcilier) patch things up with [sb] v expr | make up with [sb] v expr
se rabibocher avec qqn
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Wand ( magic)
Coup de baguette m
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Crack small gap
Interstice m | ....de la porte fex
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One eyed, blind in one eye | Seedy
Borgne adj,n | Mon grand-père est borgne : il a perdu un œil à la guerre.
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Spill the beans Let the cat out of the bag Blab, blabber
Vendre la mèche
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At all costs | Whatever the costs
Coûte que coûte
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It costs peanuts, it costs nothing, next to nothing
Ça coûte que dalle
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The first step is always the hardest
Il n'y a que le premier pas qui coûte
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Care free, trouble free, oblivious | Happy go lucky
Insouciant adj | La jeunesse est insouciante du danger.
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Clown around, act the fool, fool around
Faire le guignol | Grand-guignol m melodrama
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Dressed kitted out
Fagoté adj se fagoter⇒ dress weirdly, dress badly bien/mal fagoté fam be well/badlyvdressed v expr
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Mind yr own business
Occuper de ses oignons
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Bro (fam) (brother!)
Frérot
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Clove
Clou de girofle m
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Make yr mouth water
Mettre l'eau à la bouche
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Liquorice
Réglisse f
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Very, xtremely
Archi- Archinul fex Son agenda est archi-complet cette semaine.
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Have a good life
Avoir la belle vie
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In no time
En un rien de temps
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Nourishing adj
Nourricier
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Bury (and fig)
Ensevelir
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Stammer mumble
Bafouiller
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Stuck up, stand offish snooty n
Mijaurée f Ne fais pas ta mijaurée, viens avec nous ! Don't be snooty; come with us!
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Well away fr sth ab
À l'écart de
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That sooner or later
Que tôt où tard
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Stingy | Cheapskate
Radin m adj
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Subscription
Cotisation f
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Maid n
Bonîche f
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Duster rag cloth
Chiffon m
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Feather duster
Plumeau m
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Dish cloth
Lavette f
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Matte/gloss
En mat en brilliant
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Get a promotion
Prendre du galon fam
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Dagger
Poignard m
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Fraud swindlescam con rip of | N and v
Arnaque | arnaquer qqn
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Bet on gamble on
Miser sur
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Hook strike snare v
Ferrer
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Weightlessness
Apesanteur f En apesanteur weightless Des passagers ont pu participer au premier vol en apesanteur.
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Headband
Serve-tête m
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(colloquial) stingy, tight, tight-fisted
Radin
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inexhaustible, endless, boundless, abundant, infinite
Intarissable
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Cheap restaurant caff
Gargote f
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Acorn | Jerk sl
Gland m
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Alarm
Nous avons appris avec effarement sa terrible disparition.Effarement m
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Hot wAter bottle
Bouillotte f
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Bat (animal
Chauve-souris f
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Lower lip
Lippe f
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The time heals all wounds
Le temps cicatrice les blessures
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Bonnet
Capot m
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Scorn contempt disregard | Mistake error misunderstanding
Le mépris | La méprise
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Rain cats and dogs
Pleuvoir des trombes Trombe f torrent, waterspout Démarrer en trombe , en trombe
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gruff, surly, bad-tempered, crabby adj | (formal) truculent, uncivil adj
bourru adj
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(sans illusion, déçu) disillusioned, disappointed adj
Désabusé adj
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Inhibit v
Inhiber | Il est inhibé par sa timidité.