Vocab from books, Winter 2025 Flashcards

(294 cards)

1
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Let me see; show me

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Fais voir

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Streetlights

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Lampadaires

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Screen cap

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Une capture d’ecran

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Pickup (as in an Uber pickup)

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Prise en charge

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To forward (as an email)

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Transférer

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Drop-off (noun)

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Dépose

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Grasp or seize, but also набрать or enter

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Saisir

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Public transport

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Transports en commun

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Directions

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Itinéraire

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To save (as an electronic document)

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Enregistrer

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To search (as in Google)

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Rechercher

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Settings (as in a phone)

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Paramètres

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Background

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Arrière-plan

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A clock

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Une horloge

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Tide

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La marée

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Timer

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Minuteur

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Stopwatch

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Chronomètre

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Locked folder

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Dossier sécurisé

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Out of time, short on time

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À court de temps

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No commitment

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Pas d’engagement

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Offline

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Hors-ligne

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License plate

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Une plaque d’immatriculation

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Sleet

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Le grésil

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Hail

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La grêle

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Toll
Un péage
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in this capacity
à ce titre
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alongside
à l'hauteur
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to general surprise
À la surprise genérale
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to whoever would listen
à qui voulait les entendre
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aloud
à voix haute
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watering trough (for animals)
abreuvoir
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to nod in thanks
adresser un remerciement de la tête
33
bedridden
alité(e)
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illiterate
analphabète
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bitterly
áprement
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to water (figuratively, a meal can be watered by a good wine)
arroser
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a stroke
attaque cérébrale
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just in case
au cas où
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over the years
au fil des ans
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the ranks of
au rang de
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windfall
L'aubaine (fem.)
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he was right, he saw it in advance
avait vu juste
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bartender
barman
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crutches
béquilles
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to limp
boiter
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agape
bouche bée
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muddy
boueux(se)
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to flinch
broncher
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to paint a portrait [figuratively as well as literally]
brosser un portrait
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It's about
C'est au sujet de
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confusion
le cafouillage
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sewer
le caniveau
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what I was thinking
ce que j'avais en tête
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tree rings
les cercles de croissance (masc)
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carrion
la charogne
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to tickle
chatouiller
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изголовье
le chevet
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to steal, to swipe
chouraver
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to lisp
chiunter
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to snap
claquer des doigts
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how is [our pietà] going?
comment avance [notre pietà]
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to present yourself before a tribunal upon order to explain yourself
comparaître
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to dismiss
congédier
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to confirm, to note, to register
constater
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invitees
conviées
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to cut short
couper court
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newspaper clippings
coupures de journaux
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wrath
le courroux (also, a stormy sea -- les flots en courroux)
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chalk
la craie
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to disembark
débarquer
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to crash in on, to tumble
débouler
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to detect
déceler
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to tear into pieces (more literal and more violent than "déchirer")
déchiqueter
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torn
déchiré(e)
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ruins
les décombres (masc)
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deduce
déduire
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to momentarily lose the ability to move
défaillir
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to run off in fright
déguerpir
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to thwart
déjouer
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to displease
déplaire
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corpse; skin (of an animal, after it's been taken off)
la dépouille
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to down a glass
descendre un verre
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Diana the Huntress
Diane chasseresse
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a speech
un discours
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be head and shoulders better than
dominer de la tête et des épaules
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to tame
dompter
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from here forward
dorénavant
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sketch, first stage
les ébauches
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bewildered
éberlué(e)
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lightened, sweetened
édulcoré(e)
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muse (inspiration, not thinking)
une égérie
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riots
émeutes
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wrap up, swaddle
emmitoufler
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tangled
empêtré
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To grip
empoigner
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to get wind of
en avoir vent
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on the way (eg, drop off on the way)
en chemin (eg, déposer en chemin)
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backstage
en coulisses
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to dust off
épousseter
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squeezing me as tight as he could
en me serrant de toutes ses forces dans ses bras
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be angry at
en vouloir à
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one more swallow
encore une bouchée
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to gulp down
engouffrer
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to bury, to cover
ensevelir
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get a start on
entamer
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wingspan
l'envergure
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established
établi
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to sneeze
éternuer
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to be up to date on
être au courant pour
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on the way to [infinitive]
etre en passe de
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to hug
étreigner
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so to speak
façon de parler
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faux (as of jewelry), simulated
factice
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to click her tongue
claquer sa langue
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pretend to
faire mine de
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make an example of someone
faire un exemple de qqn
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to assert, as rights or legal claims
faire valoir
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bundle
faisceau
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hay
le foin
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lightning
la foudre
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to polish or shine an object
fourbir
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raise an eyebrow
fronçer le sourcil
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rocket
la fusée
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to flog or castigate
fustiger
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to whine or complain
geignirer
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mewls of a dog greeting its master
gémissement d'un chien accueillant son maître
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big and strong (used to describe how your son will grow up)
grand, beau et fort
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to shiver
grelotter
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to climb up
grimper
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to grumble
grommeler
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perky, chipper
guilleret
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heterogenous
hétêroclite
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out of breath
hors d'haleine
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out of the question
hors de question
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stormy (of a sea with waves)
houleux
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a cover (for furniture or objects)
une housse
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he wasn't feeling very well
Il n'en menait pas large
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imprudently
imprudemment
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ungrateful
ingrat
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unheard of
inouïe
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I should have
j'aurais dû
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fallow land
la jachère
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to spring forth, to spew
jaillir
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I'm grateful to her for it.
Je lui en sus gré
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I couldn't stop myself from laughing
Je ne pus m'empêcher de rire
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I'm very happy for you
Je suis ravie pour toi
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I'd like to thank
Je tiens à remercier
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yoke
joug
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the bridge of one's nose
l'arête de son nez
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clay
l'argile
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спина
l'échine
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embrace
l'étreinte
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a drain
l'exutoire
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the opposite
l'opposé
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a lock of hair
une mèche
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saddlebag, messenger bag
une sacoche
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the Milky Way
la Voie lactée
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to let go
laisser prise
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tired of, had enough of
las
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step, stepstool
un marchepied
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The die is cast
Les dés sont jetés
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опушка
lisière
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stepped on my foot
m'écrasa le pied
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голова кружилась
ma téte tournait
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to marinate in
mariner dans
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a squeal of memilies
une marmaille
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patrons
mécènes
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lie like a dentist
mentir comme un arracheur de dents
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carpentry, woodworking
la menuiserie
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put in a safe place
mettre en lieu sur
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to salute
mettre sa main en visière
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to go up to the pulpit
monter en chaire
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bite the hand that fed me
mordre la main qui m'avait nourri
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a bite (like, the mark, not a little bit of food)
une morsure
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sound barrier
le mur du son
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to taunt, mock
narguer
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mocking
narquois(e)
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to not mess around with [eg, the rich families didn't mess around with the size of their libraries]
ne pas plaisanter
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no longer be on speaking terms
ne s'adresser plus la parole
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to nestle
nicher
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we're even
Nous sommes quittes
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to grant, to provide, to send (as money)
octroyer
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if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself
on n'est jamais mieux servi que par soi-même
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daring
osé(e)
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congregants
ouailles
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hem
un ourlet
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[a chunk of money?]
pactole
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panting
pantelante
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inadvertently, by mistake
par mégarde
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pay out of one's own pocket
payer de sa poche
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to struggle to breathe
peiner à respirer
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pillage and plunder
piller et rançonner
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a pawn
un pion
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to squint
plisser les yeux
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handshake
une poignée de main
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possessed (as by a demon)
possédé(e) de
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May we have a few minutes
Pourriez-vous nous accorder quelques instants
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to take to ones heels
prendre ses jambes à son cou
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to lend a hand
prêter main-forte
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properly speaking
proprement dite
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apple of their eyes
prunelle de leurs yeux
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headquarters
quartier général
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the fittings
raccords
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a thrashing
une raclée
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a raft
un radeau
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a gust, a burst, a flurry
une rafale
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stiffness?
raideur
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to look in the right place
regarder au bon endroit
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reins
rênes
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to sniffle, to sniff
renifler
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reproaches
reproches
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claims (eg, legal claims, rights)
revendications
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to laugh at [ie, as a result of]
rire de
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gears
rouages
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peony red
rouge pivoine
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roll your eyes
rouler les yeux au ciel
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to dwindle
s'amenuiser
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to attract trouble
s'attirer des ennuis
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To start to move, to shake, to crumble
s'ébranler
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to get annoyed
s'énerver
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His Holiness
Sa Sainteté
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to sack (ie, pillage)
saccager
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straps
les sangles
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leeches
sangsues
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without warning anyone
sans crier gare
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to become angry
se mettre en colère
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to be offended
se offusquer
228
get hammered
se prendre une cuite
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to get back up
se redresser
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to feel ill, to feel ill at ease
se sentir chose
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to be on my guard
Se tendre sur mes gardes
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to boast
se vanter
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seal
selle
234
upside down
sens dessus dessous
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her beady eyes (literally, weasel eyes)
ses yeux de fouine
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astonishing
sidérant
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to astonish
sidérer
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to sip
siroter
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just so stories
sornettes
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пень; основа семейной линии
souche
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frowning
sourcils froncés
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sly, shifty
sournois(e)
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soot
la suie
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to startle
sursauter
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watch out of the corner of one's eye
surveiller du coin de l'oeil
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survival
survie
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to survive [noun], eg, survive an earthquake
survivre à
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delayed
tardive
249
jail
taule
250
шевелюра
une tignasse
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to tick (in the sense of "what makes me tick"), wince; have a tic
tiquer
252
to pull out a knife
tirer une lame
253
to weave
tisonner
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to look up and down, to take the measure of
toiser
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to touch with your finger
toucher de doigt
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to win the big prize
toucher le gros lot
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to turn on one's heels
tourner les talons
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truce
une trêve
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You think so?
Tu crois?
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you seem out of sorts
Tu n'as pas l'air dans ton assiette
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See? I told you!
Tu vois? Je te l'avais dit
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a wink
un clin d'oeil
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a portal to other worlds
un portail vers d'autres mondes
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a whistle
un sifflet
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a clearing in a forest; a worn part of a piece of fabric
une clairière
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book knowledge
une connaissance livresque
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заноза
une écharde
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a sketch
une esquisse
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be worth
valoir
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to boast
vantardiser
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to come to mind
venir à l'esprit
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Your Highness
Votre Altesse
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You know what?
Vous savez quoi?
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since, given that
vu
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I would be grateful if
Je vous saurais gré
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like it or not; willy-nilly
bon gré mal gré
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Against my will
Contre mon gré
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willingly or not; by hook or by crook
de gré ou de force
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Is no small matter
n'est pas une mince affaire
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Bait
appât
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Basic
Basique
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Citrus fruit (or trees)
Les agrumes
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Starch (the substance or laundry aid)
L'amidon
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Starchy foodstuff (pasta, potatoes)
Un féculent
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To blow your nose
Se moucher
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It's a hit!
Ça cartonne
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Shortcut
Le raccourci
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Sweets
Les sucreries
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A constant battle
Un combat de tous les instants
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This way!
Par ici!
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Взят в расплох
Pris au dépourvu
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Timeless
Intemporel
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so that we can plan accordingly
afin que nous puissions planifier en conséquence