Portrait de famille Flashcards

(60 cards)

1
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short story

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une nouvelle

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2
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to deprive

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priver

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3
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to look well

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avoir bonne mine

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4
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civil servant

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un fonctionnaire

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5
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single mother

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une fille-mère

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6
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to dare

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oser

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7
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to complain

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se plaindre

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8
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to sigh

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soupirer

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9
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well might/however

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avoir beau

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10
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to limit

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se borner à

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11
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pregnancy

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la grossesse

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12
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vacation/leave

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un congé

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13
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destiny

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le sort

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14
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sorrow

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le chagrin

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15
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sparkle, flash

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un éclat

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16
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proud

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orgueilleux

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17
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alienated

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aliéné

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18
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however

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pourtant

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19
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rejuvenate

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rajeunir

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20
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to feel

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éprouver

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21
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middle

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le milieu

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22
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context

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le contexte

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23
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comparison

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la comparison

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24
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inner monologue, self talk

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un monologue intérieur

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climax
le point culminant
26
relationship
un rapport
27
writer
un écrivain
28
author
un auteur
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a kiss
un baiser
30
retirement
la retraite
31
customs, traditions
les moeurs
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angel
un ange
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sweat
la sueur
34
bitterness
l'amertume (f)
35
the next day
le lendemain
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hope
une espérance
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craftiness, cunning
une ruse
38
a sigh
un soupir
39
sob
un sanglot
40
something
quelque chose
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somewhere
quelque part
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sometimes
quelquefois
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casual, nonchalant
désinvolte
44
ambiguity
une ambigüité
45
distant, remote
lointain
46
new
neuf/neuve
47
smooth
lisse
48
wetness, dampness
mouillé
49
to swear, vow
jurer
50
to go up in smoke
partir en fumée
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start, jump with surprise
sursauter
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to haunt
hanter
53
to disappear
disparaître
54
to drag
traîner
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to waste, squander
gaspiller
56
to benefit from
jouir de
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to think of [quelque chose]
songer [+ preposition]
58
to suffocate
suffoquer
59
to know by heart
connaître par coeur
60
to search (the pockets)
fouiller (les poches)