Northomb Flashcards

(50 cards)

1
Q

the first signs

A

les prémices (fpl)

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2
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to slouch, wallow

A

se vautrer

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3
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some (eg people)

A

d’aucuns

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4
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prudish

A

bégueule

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5
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hairy

A

pilosité

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6
Q

to disorientate

A

déboussoler

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7
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VT: to vow, devote, doom
VPR: ro devote os

A

vouer
VT: 3 meanings
VPR: 1 meaning

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8
Q

to torment

A

lanciner

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9
Q

to feast, eat and drink to excess

A

ripailler

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10
Q

to blister
blister, swelling
blistered, puffy, swollen

A

se boursoufler
boursouflure
boursouflé

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11
Q

bag

A

baluchon

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12
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scrap, scum (of society)

A

rebut

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13
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person who boasts

A

un hableur

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14
Q

home

A

pénates NMPL

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15
Q

to kiss

to smooch

A

bécoter

se bécoter

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16
Q

in my heart of hearts

A

en mon for intérieur

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17
Q

ice ace

A

un piolet

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18
Q

racing car

A

un bolide

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19
Q

sudden downpour

A

une giboulée

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20
Q

noodle

idiot*

A

une nouille

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21
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underworld

22
Q

to be reflected

23
Q

to become vulgar, to slum it

A

s’encanailler

24
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shameful

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to scour
récurer
26
fondue dish
un caquelon
27
to coat
enduire
28
square, box, hut | he’s got a screw loose
la case | il lui manque une case
29
Mr/Mrs so and so
M Untel | Mme Unetell
30
thingumajig X2
un bidule | un machin
31
to look up and down
toiser
32
to mark out
jalonner
33
soppy, insipid
mièvre
34
barley beer
une cervoise
35
to monopolise
accaparer
36
to yelp
glapir
37
crazy
maboul
38
announcement
un faire-part
39
I can’t get over it
je n'en reviens pas
40
he kept harping on about his success
il m'a rebattu les oreilles de son succès
41
thanks to...
à la faveur de
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shamelesly
sans vergogne
43
right way around, right way up
à l'endroit
44
wording, terms, utterance
un énoncé
45
buckwheat
un sarrasin
46
trap
un guêpier
47
fern
une fougère
48
landing stage, wharf
un débarcadère
49
to procrastinate | procrastinations
atermoyer | atermoiements
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suction cup, plunger
une ventouse