Reading Flashcards

(130 cards)

1
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toile

A

canvas

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récolter > récolte, moisson

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to reap > reaping

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nez écrasé

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mashed-in nose

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boueux, sale

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muddy

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se méfier, ne pas faire confiance

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to distrust

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noyer

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to drown

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maigrichon

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scrawny

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ver (de terre)

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worm

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puce (insecte)

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flea

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épée

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sword

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en plus, d’ailleurs

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besides

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transporter, communiquer

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to convey

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chercher

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to seek

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insouciant

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heedless

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  • imprudent (insouciant du danger)
  • téméraire
    ex. : conduite dangereuse
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reckless

ex.: reckless driving

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ça fait penser à autre chose,

ça me change les idées

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it takes my mind off things

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apercevoir, voir

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to behold (beheld)

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C’est une histoire passionnante/palpitante

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the tale is thrilling

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garniture (sofa, chair, car) = tissu de la chaise

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upholstery

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tricot > tricoter

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knitting > to knit

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merveille (= amazing person or thing)

> merveilleux

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wonder

> wondrous

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malle (= luggage, storage)

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trunk

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curieux, indiscret, fouineux

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nosy

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timbré, cinglé, fou (informal)

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barmy

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C'est un lâche
He's a coward
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glisser, déraper
to slither back
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- estimer - considérer - penser (+ (that))
to reckon
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écouter ce qui se dit
to eavesdrop
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baver
to drool
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wagon
the carriage
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le souper
the supper
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adieu, départ, au revoir
farewell
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en rester sidéré | en être tres étonné
to boggle the mind
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disparaître
to vanish
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qui donne la chair de poule
creepy
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qui manque de tact
tactless
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enterré
buried
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commencer à sortir avec qqn
to hook up with
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bite
dick
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devierger?
deflower
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brume, nuage
haze
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nul [US]
douche
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Gemeaux
Gemini
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glousser
chuckless
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avoir le souffle coupé
to gasp
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avoir peur du sang
to be squeamish about blood
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égratignure
a scratch
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à peine
barely
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laisser tomber
to drop
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surmonter, venir à bout, vaincre
to overcome
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sportif | Ecossais
jock | Jock
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éclairer
enlighten
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indulgent, léger
lenient
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accidenté, blessé, victime, mort
casualty
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colon
settler
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rafraichir
to brush up on
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un corneille (oiseau)
a crow
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ça fait rien, peu importe, tant pis
never mind
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cimetiere
graveyard
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je me jette à ton cou
I throw myself at you
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baiser
to screw
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devoir qqch à qqn
to owe
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qui a soif
thirsty
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enlever
abduct
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gauche, maladroit
clumsy
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soul, bourré
boozy
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fougueux
feisty
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passer de generations en générations
to pass down
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essayer, tenter, | tentative
to attempt
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se vanter
to brag
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kitsch
kitschy
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etre condamné à faire qqch
to be doomed to do
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fille
gal
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cran
spunk
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crevé [US]
pooped
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evenement clé
milestone
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déchirer, mettre en piece
to rip up
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signe, avant-coureur de
a harbinger of
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admirateur
stalker
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enchainer
to chain up
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pieu
a stake
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ficher en l'air, perturber , merder
to screw up
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trop sur de soi
cocky
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cracher (le morceau)
to spit (it) out
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materiel, equipement, tenue (sport)
gear
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bouillir, bouillonner
to seeth
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un petit morceau de
a shred of
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je ne baisse pas souvent les bras
I'm not a quitter
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se remettre en route, passer à autre chose
to move on
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engagé, dévoué
committed
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cassette
a tape
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fou
insane
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boutonneux, binoclard
a nerd
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apparaitre, surgir
to pop up
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chiffon
the rag
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allumage, contact (voiture)
ignition
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bien-aimé, chéri
beloved
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être tenté
to be tempted to
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pris sous l'impulsion du moment
spur-of-the-moment
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pommade (bleeding)
ointment
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nul à chier, merdique
shitty
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pierre precieuse, perle
gem
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fut (bierre)
keg
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enjeu
stake
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hurler
to yell
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fichu
damned
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ça craint!
(it) sucks
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remuer | tripoter qqch
to fidget
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salope, pute
a slut
110
trahir
to betray
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allié
ally
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en cavale (US)
on the lam
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salir, degueulasser | ficher en l'air
to mess up
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soulagement
relief
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peter un cable/plomb
to freak
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PD (us)
faggot
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flic
cop
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saisir, empoigner, s'emparer de
to grab
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couvre-feu
curfew
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épave, décombres
wreckage
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violeur
rapist
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foutre le camp | agacer qqn
to piss off
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second job
sideline
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guérir, cicatriser
to heal
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portée, envergure, place
the scope
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en avant!
onward!
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défaut
flaw
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je me chiais dessus
I was shitting myself
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trainer, passer du temps ensemble
to hang out
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présumé
alleged