n25 Flashcards

(45 cards)

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beneath

A

sous, en dessous de

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a lull

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un accalmie (repit-)

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3
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a racket

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une raquette /vacarme (=din)

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4
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aloof

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distant/reservé/ a l’écart

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5
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endearing

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attachant

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6
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glee

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la joie

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7
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drugs

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la drogue

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8
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vice

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vice (voir dépravation, débauche)

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self-confidence

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confiance en soi, assurance

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10
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competition/rivals

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la compétition

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11
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the resolve

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la determination

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12
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a creed

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une croyance, un principe

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13
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the contour

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le profil, contour

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14
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doomsday

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l’apocalypse / apocalyptique

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15
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the craziness

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la folie

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16
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a maverick

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un non-conformiste

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17
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unwitting

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non volontaire, non intentionnel

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18
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wicked

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mechant, malfaisant, mauvais

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19
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covert

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caché, secret

20
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vacuous

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vide, bete, stupide

21
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to wipe the slate clean

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effacer l’ardoise

22
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idly

A

oiseusement, sans rien faire

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a gleam (of light)

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une lueur (un rayon de lumiere)

24
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beforehand

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Dogdays
la canicule
26
A gale
un coup de vent
27
a squall
un orage
28
a lull
une accalmie
29
property losses
pertes matérrielles
30
a recovery program(me)
un prg de reconstrution
31
big cats
les fauves
32
a mammal
un mammifère
33
Exhaust fumes
gaz d’échappement
34
lead
plomb
35
noxious
nocif
36
ground water
la nappe phréatique
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barren
ésertique, aride, stérile
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sewage
eaux usées
39
a sewer
un egout
40
An oil slick
une marée noire
41
Hazardous waste (sing.)
dechets dangereux
42
Scrap
ferraille
43
disposable products
produits jetables
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a green product
un produit écologique
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Shale gas
gaz de schiste