Organize 11 Flashcards

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Enslaved, subjugated

Enslavement

“All the advancements of all great civilizations have been built on the backs of subjugated workforces. It’s only acceptable now to have slaves if we build them.”

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asservi

réduit en esclavage

un asservissement, l’esclavage

“Toutes les avancées des civilisations ont été réalisées au dépens d’une main-d’œuvre asservie. Il n’est dorénavant acceptable d’avoir des esclaves que si on les conçoit.”

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formative

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formateur / -trice

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écœurant, e [ekɶʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t] ADJ ⓐ [nourriture sucrée] sickly •les sauces à la crème, je trouve ça écœurant I find cream sauces too rich
ⓑ [conduite] disgusting; [personne] loathsome; [richesse] obscene; [talent] sickening •elle a une chance écœurante she is so lucky it makes you sick

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écœurant, e [ekɶʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t] ADJ ⓐ [nourriture sucrée] sickly •les sauces à la crème, je trouve ça écœurant I find cream sauces too rich
ⓑ [conduite] disgusting; [personne] loathsome; [richesse] obscene; [talent] sickening •elle a une chance écœurante she is so lucky it makes you sick

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fécond, e [fekɔ̃, ɔ̃d] ADJ ⓐ (=non stérile) fertile
ⓑ [auteur] prolific; [sujet, idée] fruitful; [esprit] creative

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fécond, e [fekɔ̃, ɔ̃d] ADJ ⓐ (=non stérile) fertile
ⓑ [auteur] prolific; [sujet, idée] fruitful; [esprit] creative

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disastrous
[influence] harmful

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funeste

“Le funeste honneur d’être la personne la plus jeune du monde revient maintenant a une femme.”

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Spiked with ( drink, food )

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corsé à _____

“Seulement le café était corsé à la kétamine.”

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Mangy, nasty, dirty ( dog, animal )

“She always has this mangy dog with her that follows her everywhere.”

“He treated me like dirt.”

The black sheep

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galeux

“Elle a tout le temps un chien galeux qui la suit où qu’elle aille.”

“il m’a traité comme un chien galeux.”

La brebis galeuse

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Shabby, dirty, ( clothes, person )

Seedy, scummy ( place )

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miteux, -euse

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corsé, e [kɔʀse] ptp de corser ADJ ⓐ [vin] full-bodied; [café] (=parfumé) full-flavoured (Brit) ou -flavored (US); (=fort) strong
ⓑ [histoire] spicy
ⓒ [addition]* steep; [exercice] tough

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corsé, e [kɔʀse] ptp de corser ADJ ⓐ [vin] full-bodied; [café] (=parfumé) full-flavoured (Brit) ou -flavored (US); (=fort) strong
ⓑ [histoire] spicy
ⓒ [addition]* steep; [exercice] tough

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Quick, brief ( explanation, response )

Hurried ( justice, procédure, exécution )

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sommaire

expéditif

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Basic ( connaissances, éducation, réparation )

Minimal​ ( décoration )

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sommaire

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Failing
[santé, mémoire, raison]

[cœur] weak

(=tremblant) faltering

(=près de s’évanouir) faint (de with)

[matériel, installation] faulty

“The analyzers are acting up; one shows a thousand degrees, the other, negative 5,000.”

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défaillant

défaillant (=affaibli) [santé, mémoire, raison]

[cœur] weak

(=tremblant) faltering

(=près de s’évanouir) (de with)

[matériel, installation]

“Les analysateurs sont défiants; l’un affiche un millier degrés, l’autre moins cinq mille.”

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