Vocab Part 1 Flashcards

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jour ouvrable

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business day

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se contenter de

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content oneself with (settle for)

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se diplômer (passer du diplôme)

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obtain a diploma

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avoir la prétention de

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claim to (have the pretention of)

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en finir avec (qqch)

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get (sth) over with

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avoir (qqch) sous la main

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have (sth) in arms reach

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aborder

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reach, take on/up

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salutaire

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healthy, advantageous

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pour le salut de votre âme

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for the saving of your soul

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un tiers de

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a third of

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un quart de

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a quarter of

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une reprographie

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(act of making a) photocopy

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l’Au-delà

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afterlife, beyond

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tiède

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lukewarm

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la tiédeur

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lukewarmness (tepidness)

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se passer de

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go/do without

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coupieux

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copious (ample)

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trôner

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sit on the throne (preside)

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indétrônable

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unable to be dethroned

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cru

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raw

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la croûte

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crust of bread (rind of cheese)

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la mie

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interior of bread (crumb)

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gicler

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spurt/squirt

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un trône

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throne

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le tranchant
cutting/sharp edge
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une cuillerée
spoonful
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une gorgée
sip/mouthful
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une bouchée
bite
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requérir
require/need
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une lieue
league (unit of measurement)
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un(e) banlieusard(e)
suburbanite
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le taux de change
exchange rate
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un(e) maire
mayor
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s'approprier (qqch)
claim ownership/take
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les acquis sociaux
social (worker's) rights
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mouvoir
move
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pécher
sin
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un pêcher
peach tree
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une tache
stain/mark
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avoir un malaise
feel dizzy/faint
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intelligemment
intelligently
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un mariage civil
civil (non-religious) wedding
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l'incivilité (nf)
incivility (impoliteness)
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supporter
tolerate/put up with (or support a team)
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subir
suffer (put up with)
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porter (qqn) dans son coeur
not be too fond of (used negatively)
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s'en aller
run off/leave
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en vouloir à (qqn)
be mad at/annoyed with
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en vouloir
be highly motivated (go-getter)
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le pouce
thumb
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l'index (nm)
index finger (forefinger)
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le majeur
middle finger (also: major, chief, main)
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l'annulaire (nm)
ring finger
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l'auriculaire (nm)
pinkie finger
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le biocarburant
biofuel
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le transport en commun
public transport
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un portemanteau
coat rack (also: drying frame)
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une chemise de nuit
nightshirt
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un haut-de-forme
top hat
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un préavis
notice/warning
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surexcité
overexcited
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un téléobjectif
telephoto lens
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une télécommande
remote control
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un antivol
antitheft device (bike lock, security tag)
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un paratonnerre
lightning rod
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un tournesol
sunflower
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un coupe-vent
windbreaker
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un paravent
screen/windbreak
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le tonnerre
thunder
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le dégel
thaw/thawing
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méconnu
little known
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malhabile
clumsy/inept
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habile
skilled/handy
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le déshabillé
négligé (adj: undressed)
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semer
sow seeds of (spread)
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un guillemet
quotation mark
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le pré
meadow/field
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la grossesse
pregnancy
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enceinte
pregnant
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un maillot
swimming costume
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une crise cardiaque
heart attack
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une attaque cérébrale
stroke
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un cerf
stag/deer
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un taon
horsefly
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un étang
pond
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un étable
barn/cowshed
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une écurie
horse stable
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une niche
doghouse
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un mammifère
mammal
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une mamelle
mammary (gland)
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un nourrison
infant/nurseling
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un sot
fool/idiot
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un sceau
seal/stamp
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sceller
seal (conclude, ratify)
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un atout
asset/virtue
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un atout maître
trump card
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un fascicule
booklet
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le EHPAD
nursing home (établissement d'hébergement pour personnes âgées dépendantes)
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s'enfuir
flee
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ravir (qqn)
abduct/kidnap (or: give pleasure/delight)
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prépondérant
dominating/controlling
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le PIB
GDP
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un faisceau
beam/ray
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décevoir
disappoint (let down)
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l'ONU (nf)
UN (Organisation des Nations Unies)
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un(e) fanatique
fanatic/zealot (negative)
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débuter
start/begin
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tenir lieu de (qqn)
act/serve as
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assujettir (qqn) à (qqch)
subject/compel to
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l'assujettissement (nm)
liability/subjection/reliance
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haïssable
hateful/loathsome
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un investissement
(financial) investment/commitment
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réjouissant
joyful/good
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le chagrin
grief/sadness
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séjourner
stay/spend time with
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entreprendre
begin/undertake
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l'entrepreneuriat (nm)
entrepreneurship
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un clavier
keyboard
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la morsure
bite/wound
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croquer dans
bite (into food)
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trébucher
trip/stumble
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un(e) précepteur(trice)
private tutor
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les humanités (nfpl)
classics
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l'acharnement (nm)
relentlessness
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le rayonnement
influence/standing
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éclater
smash/break (war breaking out)
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le pressentiment
feeling/foreboding
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le ressentiment
resentment/bitterness
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se dévêtir
undress/strip
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se sous-estimer
underestimate oneself
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se surestimer
overestimate
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entrevoir
glimpse/catch sight of
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s'apercevoir (que)
notice/realize
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une aiguille
needle/hand of a clock
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la cire
wax/polish
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cacheter
seal/close
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une MST
STD (maladie sexuellement transmissible)
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auguste
majestic/noble
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énergétique
energy-giving/energizing
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une scène de ménage
domestic quarrel
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un pavé
cobblestone (also: tome)
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une fourrière
pound (for cars, animals)
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affable
affable
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courtois
courteous
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féérique
enchanting/magical
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les thermes
thermal baths (nmpl)
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prendre les eaux
take the waters
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accueillant
welcoming/hospitable
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prenant
captivating/absorbing
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la cueillette
picking/harvesting
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un recueil
collection/anthology
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le recueillement
contemplation/recollection
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recueillir
collect/gather
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se recueillir
gather your thoughtd
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médire de
bad mouth/slander
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prédire
predict/foresee
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la médisance
slander/bad-mouthing
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médisant
slanderous
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ceindre
encircle
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atterrir
land (plane)/wind up
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Un atterrissage
plane landing
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décoller
take off (plane)
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le ralenti
slow motion/idling
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le ralenti
slow motion/idling
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éduquer à la dure
raise harshly
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se plaindre
complain
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plaindre (qqn)
pity
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s'envoler
fly off/away
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bousculer
jostle/shove
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un échec
failure
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angoissant
worrying/nerve-wracking
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la femme au foyer
stay at home mom
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chambouler
upset/shake up
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se démener
thrash about/exert yourself
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rapporter
bring back/fetch
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un prétendant
candidat/applicant
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l'angoisse
fear/dread
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afin que (+sub)
so that/in order that
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pour que (+sub)
so that/in order that
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puisque
since/as/because
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bien que (+sub)
although/even though
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se méfier de
be suspicious/be wary of
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cueillir
gather/pick
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acquérir
purchase/acquire
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réquerir
require/call for
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(se) rasseoir
sit back down
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se détendre
slacken/relax/unwind
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étendre
stretch/spread out
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sous-entendre
imply/hint
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tendre
stretch/extend
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abattre
knock down/shoot/kill
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méconnaître
be ignorant/unaware of
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reconnaître
recognize/acknowledge
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se reconstruire
start over/get back on track
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découdre
remove stitches from
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accourir
hurry/rush over
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discourir sur/de
discourse on/talk about
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parcourir
travel/wander/roam
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recourir à
use/seek/resort to
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secourir
save/rescue
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contraindre (qqn) à faire (qqch)
force/make sb do sth
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accroître
heighten/increase
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paraître
appear/seem
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soustraire
subtract/remove/take
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se rendormir
fall back asleep
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prescrire
prescribe
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retranscrire
translate/transcribe
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souscrire à (qch)
take out/sign up/subscribe to
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corrompre
corrupt/bribe
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rompre
break off/terminate
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commettre
commit (or appoint someone to)
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compromettre
jeopardize/compromise
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démettre
fire/dismiss
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se démettre
dislocate (joint)
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émettre
put out/emit/produce
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omettre
omit/leave out
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retransmettre
forward/broadcast
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renaître
rise/be reborn
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nuire à
harm/damage
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luire
shine/gleam
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rouvrir
reopen
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désapprendre
unlearn
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surprendre (qqn)
surprise/catch/take aback
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déduire
deduce/conclude
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reconduire
take sb home
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séduire
seduce/charm
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concevoir
devise/come up with
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décevoir
disappoint/let down
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disjoindre
come apart/differentiate between
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se déprendre
extricate yourself
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fendre
split/cleave
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pendre
dangle/hang
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répandre
spread/scatter
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tordre
wring/twist
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fondre
melt/thaw/dissolve
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pondre
lay (egg), produce
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pressentir
sense/have a feeling that
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desservir
serve/lead to (also: harm, do a disservice)
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resservir
be used/serve again
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suffire
suffice/be enough
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appartenir à
belong to sb
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détenir
possess/have
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entretenir
keep up/maintain
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s'abstenir de
refrain from doing
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prévenir (qqn) de (qch)
let sb know that
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provenir de
come/originate from
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survenir
occur/arise
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se vêtir
dress/clothe
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défaire
undo/dismantle
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parfaire
perfect/polish/refine
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criard
garish/shrill
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bavard
gossipy/talkative
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trouillard (adj ou nom)
chicken/scaredy-cat
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vantard (adj ou nom)
boaster/bragger
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braillard/brailleur (adj ou nom)
spineless/crybaby
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capricieux (adj ou nom)
temperamental/hot-headed
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radin (adj ou nom)
stingy/cheapskate
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débrouillard (adj ou nom)
clever/resourceful
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richissime
extra rich
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un seau
bucket
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la platitude
banality
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un somnnambule
sleepwalker
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basculer
topple/tip over
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subir
endure/suffer