Vocab Enrichment 21.6 Flashcards

Use this deck to learn advanced vocabulary dealing with math, technology, art, the military, and countries. This roughly covers cards 9000-9300 of our 9000+ French vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

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a candlestick / a candelabrum

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un bougeoir / un chandelier / un candélabre

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a lamppost / a light post

e.g. The car ran into a lamppost

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un lampadaire

ex. La voiture est rentrée dans un lampadaire

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a lampshade

e.g. That’s a beautiful lampshade on your lamp

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un abat-jour

ex. C’est un bel abat-jour sur votre lampe

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gloomy / dismal / bleak

e.g. gloomy weather

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morose / déprimant / maussade

ex. un temps maussade

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fluorescent

e.g. a fluorescent light

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fluorescent / fluo

ex. une lumière fluorescente

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blinding / brilliant / dazzling

e.g. a blinding light

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aveuglant / éclatant / éblouissant

ex. une lumière aveuglante

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to annul a marriage

e.g. The judge annuled their marriage, since it was never valid in the first place

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annuler un mariage

ex. Le juge a annulé leur mariage, puisqu’il n’avait jamais été valide

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to remarry

e.g. She’s very depressed from the divorce. I don’t think she’ll ever remarry

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se remarier

ex. Elle est très déprimée à cause de son divorce. Je ne pense pas qu’elle se remariera un jour

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a mathematical formula / a formula

e.g. What’s the formula for the volume of a cylinder?

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une formule mathématique / une formule

ex. Quelle est la formule pour le volume d’un cylindre ?

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to triple

e.g. This new job will triple her salary

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tripler

ex. Ce nouveau boulot va tripler son salaire

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to quadruple

e.g. They quadrupled their profits this quarter

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quadrupler

ex. Ils ont quadruplé leurs profits ce trimestre

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11th / eleventh

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11e / onzième

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12th / twelfth

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12e / douzième

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13th / thirteenth

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13e / treizième

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14th / fourteenth

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14e / quatorzième

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15th / fifteenth

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15e / quinzième

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16th / sixteenth

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16e / seizième

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17th / seventeenth

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17e / dix-septième

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18th / eighteenth

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18e / dix-huitième

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19th / nineteenth

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19e / dix-neuvième

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20th / twentieth

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20e / vingtième

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32nd / thirty-second

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32e / trente-deuxième

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46th / fourty-sixth

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46e / quarante-sixième

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58th / fifty-eighth

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58e / cinquante-huitième

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61st / sixty-first

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61e / soixante et unième

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75th / seventy-fifth

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75e / soixante-quinzième

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83rd / eighty-third

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83e / quatre-vingt troisième

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94th / ninety-fourth

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94e / quatre-vingt quatorzième

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100th / hundredth

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100e / centième

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1,000th / thousandth

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1000e / millième

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a decimal point / a decimal

e.g. Some countries use decimal points, while others use commas

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un point décimal

ex. Certains pays utilisent le point décimal, tandis que d’autres utilisent la virgule

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a diameter

e.g. What is the diameter of that circle?

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un diamètre

ex. Quel est le diamètre de ce cercle ?

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a radius

e.g. All homes within a 30 km radius will be evacuated

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un rayon

ex. Toutes les maisons dans un rayon de 30 km seront évacuées

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the circumference / the perimeter

e.g. Please measure the circumference of this circle

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la circonférence / le périmètre

ex. S’il te plaît, mesure la circonférence du cercle

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an equation

e.g. a math equation

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une équation

ex. une équation mathématique

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squared

e.g. 5 squared is equal to 25

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au carré

ex. 5 au carré est égal à 25

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the square root

e.g. The square root of 81 is 9

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la racine carrée

ex. La racine carrée de 81 est 9

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to the Nth power

e.g. 3 to the 5th power is 243

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à la puissance N

ex. 3 à la puissance 5 est égal à 243

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to block out / to purposefully forget

e.g. The memory was so unpleasant that I tried to block it out

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refouler / oublier délibérément

ex. Le souvenir était si désagréable que j’ai essayé de le refouler

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to rub it in / to throw it in someone’s face

e.g. Shut up. I *know* I screwed up. You don’t have to rub it in!

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en rajouter

ex. Tais-toi. Je *sais* que j’ai fait le con. Tu n’as pas besoin d’en rajouter !

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off the top of my head / without thinking deeply about it / from memory

e.g. Off the top of my head, I can’t think of many reasons

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de mémoire / sans trop réfléchir

ex. De mémoire, je n’arrive pas à penser à beaucoup de raisons

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to keep moving / to press on / to forge ahead

e.g. Don’t despair in defeat. Let’s keep moving

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continuer d’avancer / continuer / aller de l’avant

ex. Ne désespérons pas dans la défaite. Continuons d’avancer

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to move forward with / to go ahead with / to proceed with

e.g. The president gave his approval. We can go ahead with the project

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aller de l’avant / mettre quelque chose à exécution / mettre en route

ex. Le président a donné son accord. Nous pouvons aller de l’avant avec le projet

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to swerve

e.g. The car swerved out of control

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faire un écart / faire une embardée

ex. La voiture a fait un écart non contrôlé

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to pass for / to pass yourself off as

e.g. She’s gonna try to pass for an employee

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se faire passer pour

ex. Elle va essayer de se faire passer pour une employée

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to pass down / to hand down

e.g. This watch has been passed down from generation to generation

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transmettre / passer

ex. Cette montre a été transmise de génération en génération

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a hitch / a setback

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un contretemps / un revers / un pépin

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a dilemma / a predicament

e.g. Should I go to my friend’s wedding, or my sister’s graduation? What a dilemma!

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un dilemme / une situation difficile

ex. Est-ce que je dois aller au mariage de mon ami, ou à la remise des diplômes de ma soeur ? Quel dilemme !

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a psychic / a fortuneteller

e.g. The psychic read the palm of my hand

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une voyante / une diseuse de bonne aventure / une médium

ex. La voyante a lu la paume de ma main

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psychic / clairvoyant / telepathic

e.g. Whoa, you’re psychic! How did you know what I was thinking?

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médium / voyant / télépathe

ex. Oh, tu es voyant ! Comment as-tu su ce que je pensais ?

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prophetic / prescient / visionary

e.g. The prescient author seemed to know that war was coming many years beforehand

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prophétique / extralucide / visionnaire

ex. L’auteur extralucide semblait savoir que la guerre allait avoir lieu beaucoup d’années auparavant

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to push for / to advocate

e.g. He pushed for new legislation

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réclamer / insister / recommander

ex. Il réclama une nouvelle législation

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a pushover

e.g. He’s such a pushover. You can convince him to do anything

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une personne crédule / un pigeon / une chiffe molle

ex. C’est tellement une chiffe molle. Tu peux le convaincre de faire n’importe quoi

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top-secret / confidential

e.g. a top-secret mission

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top secret / confidentiel / ultra-secret

ex. une mission top secret

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confidentially / in confidence / off the record

e.g. I’m telling you this story off the record, so please don’t publish it

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confidentiellement / en confidence / officieusement

ex. Je te raconte cette histoire officieusement, alors s’il te plaît ne la publie pas

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to spill the beans / to let the cat out of the bag

e.g. Nobody was supposed to know the secret, but she spilled the beans

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vendre la mèche / cracher le morceau

ex. Personne n’était supposé savoir le secret, mais elle a vendu la mèche

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to sing along

e.g. The children sung along to the melody

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chanter avec / chanter en coeur / chanter en même temps

ex. Les enfants chantèrent en coeur la mélodie

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to hum

e.g. What song are you humming?

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fredonner

ex. Quelle chanson fredonnes-tu ?

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at the top of my lungs

e.g. He was singing at the top of his lungs

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à tue-tête

ex. Il chantait à tue-tête

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to sit out

e.g. I’ll sit out this round. You guys play

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ne pas jouer / ne pas participer

ex. Je ne joue pas ce coup-ci. Jouez sans moi

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to kneel / to kneel down

e.g. She knelt down and prayed

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s’agenouiller / se mettre à genoux

ex. Elle se mit à genoux et pria

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to rock / to sway

e.g. She rocked the cradle back and forth until the baby fell asleep

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bercer / faire osciller / balancer

ex. Elle fit osciller le berceau d’avant en arrière jusqu’à ce que le bébé s’endorme

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to adopt / to take on / to take up

e.g. Many other doctors have since adopted his approach

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adopter / prendre

ex. Beaucoup d’autres médecins ont depuis adopté cette approche

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to take after / to resemble

e.g. She takes after her father

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tenir de / ressembler à

ex. Elle tient de son père

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to take back / to retract

e.g. I take that back

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revenir sur ce qu’on a dit / se rétracter

ex. Je reviens sur ce que j’ai dit

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to take in / to internalize

e.g. Stop talking for a moment, and let me take in this beautiful view

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embrasser / intérioriser

ex. Arrête de parler un peu et laisse-moi embrasser cette vue magnifique

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to take it upon yourself / to decide without consulting anyone else

e.g. She said not to bring anything to the party, but I took it upon myself to buy her a bottle of wine

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prendre une initiative / décider par soi-même

ex. Elle a dit de ne rien amener à la fête, mais j’ai pris l’initiative d’acheter une bouteille de vin

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to take over

e.g. The president fell asleep, so the vice president took over the meeting

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prendre le contrôle

ex. Le président s’est endormi, alors le vice-président a pris le contrôle de la réunion

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a takeover

e.g. a violent takeover

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une prise de contrôle / un rachat

ex. une violente prise de contrôle

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to take it out on

e.g. Hey, I know you’re upset, but you don’t have to take it out on me

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passer ses nerfs sur / se déchaîner sur

ex. Hé, je sais que tu es énervé, mais tu n’as pas besoin de passer tes nerfs sur moi

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to take the words out of someone’s mouth

e.g. Exactly, I was just about to say that. You took the words right out of my mouth

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enlever les mots de la bouche

ex. Exactement, j’allais le dire. Tu m’enlèves les mots de la bouche

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to take under your wing / to become a mentor

e.g. I saw lots of promise in the young intern, so I took him under my wing

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prendre sous son aile / devenir un mentor

ex. J’ai vu beaucoup de potentiel dans le jeune interne, alors je l’ai pris sous mon aile

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to snatch / to grab rapidly

e.g. He snatched the paper out of my hands

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arracher / saisir rapidement

ex. Il m’a arraché le papier des mains

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to confiscate

e.g. The police confiscated the stolen goods

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confisquer

ex. La police a confisqué les biens volés

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the sense of taste

e.g. She lost her sense of taste when she burned her tongue

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le goût

ex. Elle a perdu le goût quand elle s’est brûlée la langue

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tasteful / in good taste

e.g. It’s a tasteful dress - not too offensive

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de bon goût

ex. Cette robe est de bon goût – pas trop choquante

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bland / tasteless

e.g. a bland meal

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fade / sans goût

ex. un repas fade

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an antenna

e.g. a TV antenna

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une antenne

ex. une antenne de télévision

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a server

e.g. Google has a giant warehouse full of servers, to power its website

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un serveur

ex. Google a un entrepôt énorme rempli de serveurs, pour faire fonctionner son site web

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an entry

e.g. The entry is missing from our database

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une entrée

ex. L’entrée est absente de notre base de données

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an extension cord

e.g. The wire does not reach the outlet. We need an extension cord

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une rallonge

ex. Le fil n’atteint pas la prise. Nous avons besoin d’une rallonge

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a firewall

e.g. Our computer networks are protected by a firewall

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un pare-feu

ex. Nos réseaux informatiques sont protégés par un pare-feu

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a gear

e.g. I opened my watch and saw lots of tiny gears

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un engrenage

ex. J’ai ouvert ma montre et j’ai vu beaucoup de petits engrenages

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a meter

e.g. a water meter

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un compteur

ex. un compteur d’eau

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a microchip / a chip / an integrated circuit

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une puce électronique / une puce / un circuit intégré

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to oil / to lubricate

e.g. He oiled his bicycle gears and rode off

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huiler / lubrifier / graisser

ex. Il a huilé son dérailleur et est parti

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a slot

e.g. Insert the coin into the slot

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une fente

ex. Insérez la pièce dans la fente

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to short out / to short-circuit

e.g. The machine short-circuited, and now it doesn’t work

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court-circuiter / faire un court-circuit

ex. La machine a court-circuité et maintenant elle ne fonctionne plus

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an axle / an axis

e.g. The wheels turn on the axle

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un essieu / un axe

ex. Les roues tournent sur l’essieu

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a beeper / a pager

e.g. Hardly anyone uses a pager anymore

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un bipeur / un radiomessageur / un pager

ex. Presque personne n’utilise un bipeur de nos jours

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a cartridge

e.g. an ink cartridge

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une cartouche

ex. une cartouche d’encre

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surveillance cameras / a surveillance system / a closed circuit TV system

A

des caméras de surveillance / un système de surveillance / un système de vidéosurveillance

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a dashboard

e.g. He looked at the dashboard and saw that both his speedometer and his fuel gauge were broken

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un tableau de bord

ex. Il regarda le tableau de bord et vit que son compteur de vitesse et sa jauge de carburant étaient tous deux cassés

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analog

e.g. Is this an analog phone or a digital phone?

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analogique

ex. Est-ce que c’est un téléphone analogique ou un téléphone numérique ?

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a diskette / a floppy disk

e.g. Computer diskettes are now completely obsolete

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une disquette

ex. Les disquettes informatiques sont maintenant complètement obsolètes

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exhaust / exhaust fumes / emissions

e.g. There is a lot of exhaust coming out of that car’s tailpipe

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les gaz d’échappement / les émissions

ex. Il y a beaucoup de gaz d’échappement qui sortent du pot d’échappement de cette voiture

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a gauge / an indicator

e.g. a fuel gauge

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une jauge / un indicateur

ex. une jauge de carburant

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an intercom

e.g. We have an intercom in our house

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un interphone

ex. Nous avons un interphone dans notre maison

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a lever

e.g. The gambler pulled the lever on the slot machine

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un levier

ex. Le joueur a tiré sur le levier de la machine à sous

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a pixel

e.g. The screen is about 1,000 pixels wide

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un pixel

ex. L’écran a environ 1000 pixels de large

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a ringtone

e.g. I downloaded a new ringtone for my phone

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une sonnerie

ex. J’ai téléchargé une nouvelle sonnerie pour mon téléphone

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tech support / technical support / technical assistance

e.g. a tech support phone number

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le support technique / l’assistance technique

ex. Un numéro de téléphone de support technique

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a walkie-talkie / a walkie / a two-way radio

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un talkie-walkie / un émetteur-récepteur radio portatif

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a hinge

e.g. a door hinge

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une charnière

ex. une charnière de porte

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a laser

e.g. laser surgery

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un laser

ex. la chirurgie au laser

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to bend over backwards / to go to great lengths / to do everything you can

e.g. We bent over backwards to help them

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se plier en quatre / se mettre en quatre / faire tout son possible

ex. Nous nous sommes mis en quatre pour les aider

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to go on and on about / to talk constantly about

e.g. Sandy is always going on and on about her dogs

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ne pas arrêter de parler de / parler tout le temps de / rabâcher

ex. Sandy parle tout le temps de ses chiens

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to go out of your way to / to make an extra effort to

e.g. He went out of his way to make us feel welcome

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faire l’impossible pour / faire de gros efforts pour

ex. Il a fait de gros efforts pour nous faire sentir les bienvenus

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to tiptoe / to walk on your tiptoes

e.g. Shhhh, we’ll have to tiptoe so we don’t wake up your parents

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être sur la pointe des pieds / marcher sur la pointe des pieds

ex. Chut, il faudra qu’on marche sur la pointe des pieds pour ne pas réveiller tes parents

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to storm off / to walk off

e.g. After the argument, she slammed the door and stormed off

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partir en colère

ex. Après la dispute, elle a claqué la porte et elle est partie en colère

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to walk in on / to catch

e.g. She walked in on her son doing drugs. He didn’t even have a chance to hide them when she opened the door

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prendre la main dans le sac / surprendre

ex. Elle a surpris son fils en train de prendre de la drogue. Il n’a même pas eu le temps de la cacher quand elle a ouvert la porte

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to walk through / to guide through

e.g. She walked me through the process of opening an account

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montrer / guider

ex. Elle m’a montré comment ouvrir un compte

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to wander off / to walk off / to get separated

e.g. When the teacher wasn’t watching, the kids wandered off

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s’éloigner / se séparer

ex. Quand le professeur ne regardait pas, les élèves s’éloignaient

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to stagger

e.g. He staggered up the stairs, drunk

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tituber

ex. Il monta les escaliers en titubant, ivre

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to wander

e.g. He was aimlessly wandering the streets downtown

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errer / déambuler

ex. Il errait sans but dans les rues de la ville

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to opt in / to sign up

e.g. You don’t automatically start receiving the newsletter, but you can opt into it

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adhérer / s’inscrire / s’abonner

ex. Tu ne reçois pas la lettre d’information automatiquement, mais tu peux t’abonner

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to opt out of / to exclude yourself from

e.g. He opted out of the extra services and just agreed to a normal car maintenance check

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se désabonner / refuser

ex. Il a refusé les services supplémentaires et a seulement demandé un contrôle de maintenance normal pour sa voiture

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to deliberate

e.g. The jury deliberated for six hours before delivering a verdict

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délibérer

ex. Le jury a délibéré pendant six heures avant de rendre un verdict

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an intranet

e.g. We have a private secure intranet at our company

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un intranet

ex. Nous avons un intranet sécurisé privé dans notre entreprise

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ISP / Internet Service Provider

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un FAI / un fournisseur d’accès internet

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a webmaster / a web admin

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un webmaster / un administrateur de site Internet / un administrateur web

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morphine

e.g. The doctors gave him morphine for his pain

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la morphine

ex. Les médecins lui ont donné de la morphine pour la douleur

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a sedative / a tranquillizer

e.g. Morphine is a strong sedative

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un sédatif / un tranquillisant / un calmant

ex. La morphine est un puissant sédatif

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a steroid

e.g. This anti-itch cream is a type of steroid

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un stéroïde

ex. Cette crème anti-démangeaison est un type de stéroïde

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steroids / anabolic steroids / ‘roids

e.g. The player was accused of taking steroids

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les stéroïdes / les stéroïdes anabolisants

ex. Le joueur a été accusé d’avoir pris des stéroïdes

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to shoot up / to shoot

e.g. She was caught shooting up heroin in the bathroom

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se shooter à / s’injecter

ex. Elle s’est fait prendre en train de s’injecter de l’héroïne dans la salle de bain

127
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withdrawal / withdrawal symptoms

e.g. He was going through withdrawal from alcohol

A

un état de manque

ex. Il était en état de manque d’alcool

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an overdose / an OD

e.g. She died of a heroin overdose

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une overdose / une surdose

ex. Elle est morte d’une overdose d’héroïne

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to overdose / to OD

e.g. In 1970, Jimi Hendrix tragically OD’ed on alcohol and drugs

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faire une overdose

ex. En 1970, Jimi Hendrix a fait une overdose tragique d’alcool et de drogues

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to flake out / to flake / to stand someone up

e.g. She promised me that she would be there, but then she flaked out

A

planter quelqu’un / poser un lapin

ex. Elle m’a promis qu’elle serait là, mais ensuite elle m’a planté

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a flake / an unreliable person

e.g. He said he wanted to hang out, but then he never called back. He’s such a flake

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une personne peu fiable

ex. Il a dit qu’il voulait sortir, mais ensuite il ne m’a jamais rappelé. Il n’est pas fiable

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a cadet

i.e. a military student

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un cadet

i.e. un élève militaire

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a colonel

i.e. the military rank

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un colonel

i.e. le grade militaire

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a corporal

i.e. the military rank

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un caporal

i.e. le grade militaire

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a general

i.e. the military rank

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un général

i.e. le grade militaire

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a lieutenant

i.e. the military rank

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un lieutenant

i.e. le grade militaire

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a sergeant

i.e. the military rank

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un sergent

i.e. le grade militaire

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a regiment

i.e. a military unit

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un régiment

i.e. une unité militaire

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to salute

e.g. The privates saluted their colonel

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saluer

ex. Les simples soldats saluèrent leur colonel

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an ambush

e.g. The enemy suprised us with an ambush

A

une embuscade

ex. L’ennemi nous a surpris avec une embuscade

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a battleship

A

un navire de guerre

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a link / a link in a chain

e.g. They broke a link in the fence to get into the yard

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un maillon / un maillon d’une chaîne

ex. Ils ont cassé un maillon de la clôture pour entrer dans la cour

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a push pin / a tack / a thumbtack

A

une punaise

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a pickaxe / a pick

e.g. The workers broke up the rock with a pickaxe

A

une pioche / un pic

ex. Les travailleurs cassaient le rocher avec une pioche

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sawdust

A

la sciure

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a funnel

e.g. He poured the oil into the car through a funnel

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un entonnoir

ex. Il versa l’huile dans la voiture à l’aide d’un entonnoir

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a stake / a peg / a post

e.g. a tent stake

A

un piquet / une cheville

ex. un piquet de tente

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a tarp

e.g. He covered the sculpture with a tarp, in case it rained

A

une bâche

ex. Il couvrit la sculpture d’une bâche, au cas où il pleuvrait

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a finish / a varnish

e.g. His wooden table had a nice shiny finish

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une finition / un vernis

ex. Sa table en bois avait une belle finition brillante

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a troublemaker

e.g. You shouldn’t hang out with those kids. They’re troublemakers

A

un fauteur de trouble

ex. Tu ne devrais pas traîner avec ces gamins. Ce sont des fauteurs de trouble

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to go through the trouble of / to go to the trouble of

e.g. Don’t go through the trouble of scheduling an appointment

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se donner la peine de

ex. Ne te donne pas la peine de prendre un rendez-vous

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Romanesque

i.e. of Roman style

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roman

i.e. de style roman

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Baroque

i.e. of the artistic style and period

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baroque

i.e. du style artistique et de la période

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Impressionist

i.e. of the artistic style and period

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impressionniste

i.e. du style artistique et de la période

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Gothic

i.e. of the artistic style and period

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gothique

i.e. du style artistique et de la période

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Cubist

i.e. of the artistic style and period

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cubiste

i.e. du style artistique et de la période

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Modern / Contemporary

i.e. of the artistic style and period

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moderne / contemporain

i.e. du style artistique et de la période

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Classic

i.e. of the artistic style and period

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classique

i.e. du style artistique et de la période

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Neoclassical

i.e. of the artistic style and period

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néoclassique

i.e. du style artistique et de la période

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Romantic

i.e. of the artistic style and period

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romantique

i.e. du style artistique et de la période

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Post-Modern

i.e. of the artistic style and period

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post-moderne

i.e. du style artistique et de la période

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Expressionist

i.e. of the artistic style and period

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expressionniste

i.e. du style artistique et de la période

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Surrealist

i.e. of the artistic style and period

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surréaliste

i.e. du style artistique et de la période

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Afrikaans

i.e. South African language

A

l’afrikaans

i.e. la langue sud-africaine

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Albania

A

l’Albanie

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Albanian

e.g. an Albanian man

A

albanais

ex. un homme albanais

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Algeria

A

l’Algérie

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Algerian

e.g. an Algerian woman

A

algérien

ex. une femme algérienne

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Angola

i.e. Southafrican country

A

l’Angola

i.e. le pays d’Afrique australe

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Armenia

A

l’Arménie

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Azerbaijan

A

l’Azerbaïdjan

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the Bahamas

A

les Bahamas

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Bahrain

A

le Bahreïn

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Balkan

e.g. the Balkan nations

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les Balkans

ex. les pays des Balkans

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Bangladesh

A

le Bangladesh

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Bangladeshi

e.g. a Bangladeshi boy

A

bangladais / bangladeshi

ex. un garçon bangladais

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Barbados

A

la Barbade

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Belarus

A

la Biélorussie / le Bélarus

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Belgium

A

la Belgique

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Belgian

e.g. a Belgian woman

A

belge

ex. une femme belge

181
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Bolivia

A

la Bolivie

182
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Bolivian

A

bolivien

183
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Bosnia-Herzegovina

A

la Bosnie-Herzégovine

184
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Botswana

A

le Botswana

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Bulgaria

A

la Bulgarie

186
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Bulgarian

e.g. a Bulgarian friend

A

bulgare

ex. un ami bulgare

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Burma / Myanmar

A

la Birmanie / le Myanmar

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Burmese

e.g. a Burmese friend

A

birman

ex. un ami birman

189
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Cambodia

A

le Cambodge

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Cambodian

e.g. a Cambodian tourist

A

cambodgien

ex. un touriste cambodgien

191
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Cameroon

A

le Cameroun

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Chad

A

le Tchad

193
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Congo

A

le Congo

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Croatia

A

la Croatie

195
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Croatian

e.g. a Croatian girl

A

croate

ex. une fille croate

196
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Danish / Dane

e.g. a Danish person

A

un Danois

ex. une personne danoise

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Denmark

A

le Danemark

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the Netherlands / Holland

A

les Pays-Bas / la Hollande

199
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Dutch

i.e. from Holland

A

néerlandais

i.e. de la Hollande

200
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a Dutch person / a Dutchman

i.e. a person from Holland

A

un Hollandais

i.e. une personne de Hollande

201
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Ecuador

A

l’Équateur

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Estonia

A

l’Estonie

203
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Ethiopia

A

l’Éthiopie

204
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Fiji

A

les Fidji

205
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Finland

A

la Finlande

206
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Finnish / Finn

e.g. a Finnish man

A

finlandais

ex. un homme finlandais

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Georgia

A

la Géorgie

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Ghana

A

le Ghana

209
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Ghanaian

e.g. a Ghanaian woman

A

ghanéen

ex. une femme ghanéenne

210
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Greenland

A

le Groenland

211
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Guatemala

A

le Guatemala

212
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Guyana

A

la Guyane

213
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Haiti

A

Haïti

214
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Haitian

A

haïtien

215
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Honduras

A

le Honduras

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Hungary

A

la Hongrie

217
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Hungarian

e.g. a Hungarian man

A

hongrois

ex. un homme hongrois

218
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Iceland

A

l’Islande

219
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Icelandic

e.g. an Icelandic man

A

islandais

ex. un homme islandais

220
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Ireland

A

l’Irlande

221
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Irish

e.g. an Irish custom

A

irlandais

ex. une coutume irlandaise

222
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an Irish person / an Irishman

A

un Irlandais

223
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Jamaican

e.g. a Jamaican restaurant

A

jamaïquain / jamaïcain

ex. un restaurant jamaïcain

224
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Jamaica

A

la Jamaïque

225
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Jordan

A

la Jordanie

226
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Kazakhstan

A

le Kazakhstan

227
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Kenya

A

le Kenya

228
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Kosovo

A

le Kosovo

229
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Kuwait

A

le Koweït

230
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Laos

A

le Laos

231
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Lebanon

A

le Liban

232
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Liberia

A

le Libéria

233
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Libya

A

la Libye

234
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Lithuania

A

la Lituanie

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Madagascar

A

Madagascar

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Mongolia

A

la Mongolie

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Mongolian

e.g. Mongolian food

A

mongol

ex. la nourriture mongole

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Morocco

A

le Maroc

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Nicaragua

A

le Nicaragua

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Nigeria

A

le Nigéria

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Nigerian

e.g. a Nigerian man

A

nigérien

ex. un homme nigérien

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Panama

A

le Panama

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Paraguay

A

le Paraguay

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Peru

A

le Pérou

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Peruvian

e.g. Peruvian food

A

péruvien

ex. la cuisine péruvienne

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Filipino

A

philippin

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The Philippines

A

les Philippines

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Poland

A

la Pologne

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Polish

e.g. a Polish man

A

polonais

ex. un homme polonais

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Portugal

A

le Portugal

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Portuguese

e.g. a Portuguese person

A

portugais

ex. une personne portugaise

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Qatar

A

le Qatar

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Romania

A

la Roumanie

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Scandinavia

A

la Scandinavie

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Scandinavian

e.g. a Scandinavian person

A

scandinave

ex. une personne scandinave

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Scotland

A

l’Écosse

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Scottish / Scot

e.g. a Scottish man

A

écossais

ex. un homme écossais

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Senegal

A

le Sénégal

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Serbia

A

la Serbie

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Somalia

A

la Somalie

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Sudan

A

le Soudan

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Sweden

A

la Suède

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Swedish

e.g. a Swedish person

A

suédois

ex. une personne suédoise

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Switzerland

A

la Suisse

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Swiss

e.g. a Swiss man

A

suisse

ex. un homme de nationalité suisse

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Syria

A

la Syrie

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Taiwan

A

Taïwan

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Taiwanese

e.g. a Taiwanese woman

A

taïwanais

ex. une femme taïwanaise

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Tanzania

A

la Tanzanie

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Thailand

A

la Thaïlande

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Thai

e.g. Thai food

A

thaï

ex. la nourriture thaï

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Tibet

A

le Tibet

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Tunisia

A

la Tunisie

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Uganda

A

l’Ouganda

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Ukraine

A

l’Ukraine

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Uruguay

A

l’Uruguay

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Wales

A

le Pays de Galles

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Welsh

ej. a Welsh man

A

gallois

ex. un homme gallois

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Zimbabwe

A

le Zimbabwe

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Luxembourg

A

le Luxembourg

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Monaco

A

Monaco

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Siberia

i.e. the giant Russian region

A

la Sibérie

i.e. l’énorme région russe

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Chechnya

A

la Tchétchénie

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Eritrea

A

l’Érythrée

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Mozambique

A

le Mozambique

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Nepal

A

le Népal

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Niger

A

le Niger

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Tahiti

A

Tahiti

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Yemen

A

le Yémen