part 2 Flashcards
1
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l’envergure (f)
A
scope, range
2
Q
souffler
A
to breathe out
3
Q
gémissant
A
moaning
4
Q
la récipiscence
A
remorse
5
Q
appesantir
A
overwhelm
6
Q
ramener
A
to bring back
7
Q
insolite
A
bizarre, out of the ordinary
8
Q
cerner
A
to encircle
9
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contrarier
A
to impede
10
Q
une attente
A
expectation
11
Q
la récrimination
A
accusation responding to a previous accusation
12
Q
le revirement
A
U-turn
13
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hardi
A
bold, daring
14
Q
sitôt
A
immediately
15
Q
la prévention
A
prejudice
16
Q
caduc
A
null; void
17
Q
la rançon
A
ransom
18
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la psychose
A
panic
19
Q
le barbelé
A
barbed wire
20
Q
lâche
A
cowardly
21
Q
le ravitaillement
A
food supplies
22
Q
le délit
A
crime
23
Q
lancinant
A
nagging
24
Q
se retrancher
A
take refuge
25
venir à bout de
to overcome
26
s'enfermer
to retreat
27
déchu
fallen; deposed
28
le pronostic
forecast
29
la paille
straw
30
dépérir
to perish; wither away
31
heurter
to hit; collide
32
aborer
to display
33
récuser
to refuse; decline
34
étaler
to spread
35
désavouer
to denounce, to renounce
36
douanier (adj et nom m)
customs
37
le malentendu
misunderstanding
38
traitre
traitor, treacherous
39
octroyer
to give; to grant
40
le verrouillage
the locking
41
la parenté
relationship
42
la faillite
the collapse; bankruptcy
43
l'éclosion
outbreak
44
amorcer
to initiate
45
une entente
understanding, harmony
46
l'entremise (f)
mediation
47
déboucher
to unblock
48
épingler
to pin qqch or to criticise
49
la contrainte
pressure, coercion
50
la réclame
publicity, advertisement
51
effréné
unrestrained; frantic
52
assainer
to decontaminate
53
limpide
clear, innocent
54
rehausser
enhance
55
le vacarme
racket; loud noise
56
l'éclat (m)
brilliance, silver
57
la poussière
dust
58
un enchantillon
sample
59
la propreté
cleanliness
60
coudre
to sew
61
débrouiller
to sort out
62
le forain
fairground
63
approfondi
extensive
64
la besogne
work
65
brut
natural; crude
66
affranchi
freed, emancipated
67
la tentation
temptation
68
la dînette
light meal; supper
69
bafouiller
to mumble
70
balbutier
to stutter
71
bégayer
to stammer
72
hurler
to yell
73
jurer
to swear
74
papoter
to natter
75
calomnier
to defame
76
médire de, sur
slander, bitch
77
le ragot
gossip
78
le serment
oath, promise
79
vanter
to praise
80
se vanter
to boast
