Shawshank Redemption Flashcards

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cribler

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to riddle (eg. with bullet holes)
to seive
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criblé de

criblé de balles

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riddled with
bristling with

riddled with bullets

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ivre (adj)

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drunk

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enlacé (adj)

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entwined

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glacer

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to freeze, chill

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dénué de (adj)

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lacking of

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le remords

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remorse

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un/une clope (slang)

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cigarette, fag

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un pari

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a bet, wager

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parier

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to wager

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la cellule

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cell

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confier

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to confide

to entrust

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confié à (adj)

Vous m’avez été confiés

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to be entrusted to

you have been entrusted to me

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chier

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to shit

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piger (colloquial)

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to understand

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un enfoiré (coarse colloquialism)

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incredibily stupid person

motherfucker, fuckhead, douchebag etc

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la foi

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faith, belief

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brûlant (adj)

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burning

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aveugler

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to blind

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un barreau

les barreaux

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a bar (as the bars of a prison cell)

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bazarder (colloquial)

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to throw away, toss out

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cingler (vt)

La pluie cingle le visage.

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to sting

The rain stings the face.

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éteint (adj)

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lifeless, extinguished

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titiller

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to tickle, titillate, aggravate

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un bordel
``` a brothel, whorehouse a mess (slang) ```
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bordel de (coarse slang adj)
fucking
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un gourdin
a cudgel, baton
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un baril
a barrel
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taire Tais-toi!
to hush up, conceal, keep a secret Shut up!
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Allez-y mollo! (exp)
Go easy!
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un pet (slang) Si j' entends un pet de mouche...
a fart If I hear a fly fart...
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jurer
to swear (as in an oath)
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blasphémer
to curse
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Il a l'air à point (exp)
It seems opportune
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un atelier
workshop
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une pelle
a shovel
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qu'est-ce que ça peut te foutre? (coarse exp)
what the fuck does it matter?
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balancer
to sway, to swing
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se balancer de... On s'en balance; il est mort
to throw oneself from... Forget it; he's dead
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une taule C'était pas facile d'apprendre à vivre en taule.
``` a compartment a prison (slang) ``` It wasn't easy to learn to live in prison.
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buter Tu as buté ta femme.
to stumble, the act of tripping or making a mistake slang: to kill You killed your wife.
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un joujou (informal)
a toy
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creuser Alors, tu veux t'évader, creuser un tunnel.
to dig So, you want to escape, dig a tunnel.
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arrondir
to round off
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procurer qqc à qqn
to obtain st for so
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se procurer
to obtain
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la fric (slang)
money
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les contrôles surprise
surprise checks
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un lacet
shoelace
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un snob
a snob
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snob (adj)
snobbish
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une démarche Une démarche, une façon de parler, différentes des autres.
a walk (a way of walking) A walk, a way of speaking, different from the others.
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le souci
care, worry
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un veinard | une veinarde
a lucky devil (colloquial)
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veinard (adj)
lucky
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le/la môme (derogatory slang) | les mômes
the kids
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un leg
a bequeathal | a transfer of funds
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un banquier
a banker
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un trou (slang)
jail, prison
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vicieux (adj) | vicieuse
vicious
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un connard (derogatory slang)
moron
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magnanime (adj)
magnanimous
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la pause
break
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apprivoiser
to tame
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tailler
to carve, whittle
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un échiquier
an exchequer | a chess or checker board
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un caillou
a pebble
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un/une coupable
guilty party
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dénicher
to dig out, track down
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sous la main (exp)
within easy reach
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héler
to hail, call out
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hélas (interjection)
alas
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la bobine
reel
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casser (slang) Casse-toi!
to give way Bugger off!
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la braguette
fly (of pants)
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déclencher
to trigger
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un réflexe
a reflex
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débloquer
to release
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la mâchoire
jaw
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la biche ma biche (colloquial)
deer my pet
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sauvagement
savagely
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coincer
to trap, corner
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la cheville
ankle
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une suprise
a surprise
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mériter
to deserve
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un géologue
geologist
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le crottin
dung
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à poil jeux de cartes avec femmes à poil
furry, nude playing cards with nude women
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polir
to polsih
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chouette (adv) (slang) C'est chouette!
great, wonderful That's great!
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la pince
pliers
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mouiller
to moisten, to wet
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un froc
a frock, gown | habit worn by a monk
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un costard
a suit
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la lingerie
underwear
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un billard
billiards, poolroom
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l'impôt (m) payer ses impôts
tax to pay one's taxes
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fournir
to supply
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un étui | un étui de revolver
a case | a holster
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rentable (adj)
profitable
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rentablement
profitably
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débordé (adj)
oveerwhelmed
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déborder | déborder de...
to overwhelm | to be overflowing with...
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un renfort Comme il était débordé, il a eu du renfort
reinforcement As he was overewhelmed, he had reinforcement.
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un formulaire
form, document that needs filling in
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la menuiserie
joinery (woodworking shop)
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reculer
to move back
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raser
to shave
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en te rasant
while shaving
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un taulard
jailbird
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l'arthrose (f)
arthritis
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la connerie
bullshit
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pourvoir
to provide
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braquer
to aim, point (a beam, a weapon)
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l'escroc (m)
crook
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accepter L'État accepte de vous accorder des fonds.
to accept to agree to approve The state agrees to grant you some funding.
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accorder
to grant
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les fonds (m)
money, backing
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satisfaire
to satisfy
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satisfaire à tu satisfais à tous mes rêves
to fulfill you fulfill all my dreams
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se satisfaire de je me satisfais de ma vie comme elle est
to be satisfied with I am content with my life as it is.
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``` la chiotte (colloquial) les chiottes ``` Je vais aux chiottes.
toilette toilettes usually used in the plural. I'm going to the toilettes.
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remuer le chien remurait la queue. Cette musique-là remure le coeur
to move, figuratively or physically The dog was wagging its tail. That music stirs the heart.
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déconner Sans déconner!
to kid around No kidding!
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filer Ils t'ont filé des disques?
to flee, to thread, to slip away, to make off with (many meanings) They made off with your records?
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un concurrent
a competitor
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concurrent (adj)
concurrent
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une parole
a speech, word, talk
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un/une dingue
a nutter
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dingue (adj)
crazy
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une remise
a remission a delivery a rebate
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crasseux (adj)
filthy
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la crasse
filth
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crasse (adj)
crass, rude
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un but
a goal
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innover
to innovate
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faciliter
to facilitate
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la réinsertion
reinsertion (into society)
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la valeur
value
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moindre (adj) Le tout à un moindre cout pour les contribuables.
smaller All at a smaller cost for the taxpayers.
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un/une contribuable
taxpayer
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préciser
to specify
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tricher
to cheat
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un effectif
a workforce
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être sur la paille
to be penniless
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nourrir
to feed
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amidonner
to starch (laundry)
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combiner
to combine to scheme to contrive
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la combine
scheme, trick slang: monkey business
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la partie D'ou vient cet argent? C'est ma partie.
business, profession Where does this money come from? It's my profession.
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les actions et obligations (f)
securities
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filtrer
to filter, to screen
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investir
to invest
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estimer
to estimate, to value
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sous-estimer
to under-estimate
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un/une commanditaire
a silent partner
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inventer
to invent
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un extrait de naissance
birth certificate
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un permit de conduire
driver's licence
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gérer
to manage
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arnaquer
theive, swindle
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ambigu (adj) | ambiguë
ambiguous
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un bac
a tub, trough, ferry | a matriculation
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blanchir
to launder (clothes, money)
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l'effraction (f) l'effraction infomatique
breaking and entering computer hacking
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un frimeur
a show off
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la fringale J'ai la fringale.
extreme hunger I'm ravenous.
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secouer
to shake up
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aggraver
to worsen, compound one's problem
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un/une perdant
loser
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sans déconner
no kidding
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un hic (colloquial) C'est bien là le hic
a snag There's the snag.
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l'allumette (f) une allumette de sûreté
match safety match
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un allumeur
a tease
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une allumeuse
a flirt
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afficher
to display
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un affichage compagne d'affichage à affichage numerique
a display, presentation a poster campagne a digital display
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merdoyer
to mess up
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merdique (adj) (vulgar colloquialism)
shitty, crappy
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pour des prunes (colloquial idiom)
for nothing
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un malin
a clever or crafty man (a fox) (one who uses his talents to achieve malicious ends)
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malin (adj) | maligne
crafty
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un golfeur
a golfer
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hystérique (adj)
hysterical
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le cambriolage
housebreaking
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vanter
to praise
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se vanter
to brag, to praise oneself
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le pognon (slang)
money, dough
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vénérer
to venerate, to revere, to worship someone
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admettre
to admit, accept
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avouer
to avow, to confess
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obtus (adj)
obtuse, thickheaded
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rassurer
to reassure
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un serment
an oath
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prêter serment
to make an oath
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violer
to violate, rape
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détruire
to destroy
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plaindre
to pity
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la malchance
misfortune
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roder
to break in (a machine, a person)
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rôder
to roam
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gâteux (adj) gâteuse il est gâteux avec sa fille. (colloquial usage)
senile He's dotty about his daughter.
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un rafiot (colloquial)
a boat
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un/une trouillard
a coward
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trouillard (adj)
cowardly
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la trouille
fear
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un chêne
an oak tree
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déterrer
to dig up
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cirer cirer les pompes de quelqu'un (colloquial)
to wax to suck up to someone
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magner (colloquial) Magnez-vous!
to get a move on Get out of the way!
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fraccaser
to smash, shatter
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se fracasser (sur, contre)
to crash against
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fourré (adj) fourré de...
jumbled, filled, crammed full with...
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un complot
a conspiracy
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émousser
to blunt, dull
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émoussé
dull, worn out
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l'ère à l'ère atomique
age in the atomic age
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glaciaire (adj)
glacial
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le plissement
folding
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montagneux (adj) | montagneuse
mountainous
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prêt à tout (adj)
desperate
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une puanteur
a stench
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banquer (colloquial)
to fork out
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poster
to mail | to station
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empocher
to pocket
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l'indemnité (f)
compensation
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le jugement
judgement verdict sentence
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un salut
a greeting
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retenir
to hold
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emmener
to lead away
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un mandat
a mandate, authority
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un tampon mettre un tampon sur un document
an inked stamp (among other meanings) to put a stamp on a document
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apposer apposer un visa
to affix to stamp a visa
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décapoté une voiture décapotée
topless an open topped car
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décapotable (adj) une voiture décapotable
convertible a convertible car
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réjouir
to rejoice
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une formule
an expression
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politicien (adj) | politicienne
political
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accordé (adj)
granted
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guetter
to watch out for
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la conditionelle
parole
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un barrage
a road block, barricade