Test Flashcards

(33 cards)

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Se tailler

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Carve, sculpt, prune, sharpen.
Quand la police arrive, les manifestants se taillent

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Gésir

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To lie (as in on the ground)
“Les soldats qui sont morts gisaient sur la terre”

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3
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S’enclencher

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To go off/be set off, or to engage

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Viser

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To aim or target
“Il faut vraiment que j’apprenne à viser”

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5
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Inconduite

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NF—bad behavior

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Enfoncer

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To knock down or drive down.
“Les voleurs ont enfoncé la porte”

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Les dégâts

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NM—the harm or damage

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8
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L’accotement

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The shoulder of the highway

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9
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Un Péage

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Toll

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Une étendue

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A stretch, expanse, extent.
“Une étendue herbeuse ondule au pied du château”

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11
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Une digue

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A seawall or dyke

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La faillite

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Bankruptcy
“La siècle dernière a vu la faillite de nombreuse idéologies”

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13
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Un prélèvement

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A sample or test
“Un prélèvement du bois est envoyé au laboratoire”

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14
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Un récif

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The reef

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15
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Chambouler

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Upset or shake,
“Sa rapture l’a chamboulé”

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Un alizé

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Un anchois

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Une bulle d’air

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An air bubble

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Un parapet

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Une boule de neige

21
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Mûrement

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Adj—long and hard

22
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Baliser

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Freak out or panic. Or delineate
“Arrête de baliser, ce va bien se passer”

23
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Épingler

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To pin, catch, collar or nab.
“On épingle les résultats au tableau”

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Biberonné

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Sinueux
Contorted or windy
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Une amorce
A fuse, a primer, a bait “L’amorce permet la mise à feu”
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Onirique
Adj-dreamlike
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S’aliéner
To give up your rights, or become estranged from someone “Ils se sont aliénés en acceptant cet accord”
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Apaiser
To pacify or calm down
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S”octroyer
To grant yourself “Elle s’octroie des vacances”
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Convention collective
Collective agreement
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Un préavis
Advance notice
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Le débrayage
The walkout “Le débrayage des travailleurs à duré six heures”