Ohagan_Advanced11_Eng to Fren Flashcards

(100 cards)

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in accord

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à l’unisson

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gulf, abyss

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abîme

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relentlessness

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acharnement

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4
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intelligence agency

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agence de renseignement

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5
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crowning moment

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apothéose

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(a person’s) influence(s)

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ascendant

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7
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atheistic

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athée

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attack (noun)

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attentat

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at the taxpayer’s expense

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aux frais du contribuable

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packed with

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bourré de

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to point (gun/camera)

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braquer

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fig. to snap (in one’s mind)

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briser les digues

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to travel past at high speed

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brûler

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a ship’s hold

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cale

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surrounded

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cerné

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trawler

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chalutier

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17
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small bedroom

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chambrette

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target

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cible

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19
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to sting

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cingler

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20
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dividing wall

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cloison

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21
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but of course!

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comment donc

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22
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conspiracy, plot

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complot

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to thwart, to counteract

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contrecarrer

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dressmaker, seamstress

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couturière

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copper, brass
cuivre
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wine shop (usu. state-run)
débit de vins
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rage, fury
déchaînement
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forfeit (noun), loss
déchéance
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decree (noun)
décret
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to decree
décréter
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to overcome, to tame
dompter
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to pull the wool over sbd's eyes, to hide one's intentions from sbd
donner le change à qn
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to damage the reputation of, to bespatter
éclabousser
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overzealous, eager
empressé
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to be fed up
en avoir marre
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recorded (broadcast)
en différé
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awaiting delivery, pending
en souffrance
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to infringe
enfreindre
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brief article
entrefilet
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criticized, slammed
épinglé
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gleaming, shining
étincellement
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to fade away
évanouir
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possibility
éventualité
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to bring up, to refer to
évoquer
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to bear the brunt of sth
faire les frais de qch
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fierce (appearance)
farouche
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culprit
fautif
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saga
feuilleton
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rotten, damned
fichu
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to sense (danger)
flairer
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to strike
frapper
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tasselled, striped
galonné
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disturbed, bothered
gêné
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pit, chasm
gouffre
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to puff (machine)
haleter
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to catch
happer
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haughty
hautain
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unmovable
immuable
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helplessness
impuissance
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indomitable
indomptable
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inappropriate
indu
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to instill or inspire a feeling in sbd
insuffler
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panelling
lambris
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league (approx. 4 km)
lieue
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city hall
mairie
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sailor
matelot
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grumble
maugréer to
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stinginess, pettiness
mesquinerie
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(nautical) mile
mille
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moulding
moulure
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to be unable to believe
ne pas en revenir
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ocean liner
paquebot
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footbridge, gangplank
passerelle
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cobblestone
pavé
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leather jacket
peau de bête
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pilgrim
pèlerin
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booby-trapped
piégé
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refresher course
piqûre de rappel
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to wear several hats
porter plusieurs casquettes
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gossip, rumours
potins
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to ask sbd to
prier qn de
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prow
proue
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receipt
quittance
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to extort money from
racketter
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research report, expert report
rapport d'expertise
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to retrace one's step, to turn back
rebrousser chemin
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to acknowledge
reconnaître
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funny, odd
rigolo
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to respond, to retort
riposter
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to slip away
s'esquiver
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clipped (voice)
saccadé
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heavens!
sapristi
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to clench (fists)
se crisper
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to be covered with uneven or sharp objects
se hérisser de
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to bribe
soudoyer
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temple (sides of head)
tempe
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to draw conclusions from sth
tirer les conséquences de qch
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jersey, big jacket
vareuse
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steering wheel
volant
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plume of smoke
volute de fumée