Vocabulaire Générale 01 (Cours, Vieil homme et la mer) Flashcards

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grimper

grimper + à, sur, dans…

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to climb

to climb up, to climb onto, to climb into

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voir défiler

défiler

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to see pass through

to march past, to parade, to pour in (as in people)

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barbu(e) (adj)

barbu (noun)

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bearded

beard

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autrement

1) Il l’a fait autrement
2) autrement dit,

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differently or otherwise

1) He did it differently
2) In other words,

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une montre (f)

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a watch

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embaucher

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to hire

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un couloir

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a corridor, passage

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un enjeu (m)

1) quel est l’enjeu?
2) l’enjeu est considérable

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stakes

1) What is at stake? What are the stakes?
2) the stakes are high!

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bras de fer

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arm wrestling / strong-arm tactics

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en tant que…

en tant que tel,

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as…

as such…

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une crevette (f)
gambon
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shrimp

another word for shrimp

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une cravate

costume cravate

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a neck tie

suit and tie

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fine à l’eau

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cognac with water - most popular way to drink cognac until WWII.

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une falaise

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cliff

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accidenté(e) (adj)

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1) injured or damaged

2) hilly or uneven

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littoral(e) (adj or n.)

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coastal

coast

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un goéland

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seagull

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un ponton

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pontoon (as in on water)

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débiter

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1) to debit
2) to produce
3) to cut up (as in wood or meat, etc.)
- - Les troncs seront débité plus tard et alimenteront les foyer tout l’hiver.

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aube (f)

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dawn

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crépuscule (m)

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dusk

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bêcher

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to dig

Ils bêchent un jardin

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aménager

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1) to fill out, to develop

2) to organize/arrange

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sueur (f)

1) avoir des sueurs froids
2) en sueur

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sweat
pr = like sewer with a french accent
1) to be in a cold sweat
2) sweating, in a sweat

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boucher
1) to stop up, to fill | 2) to block
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seau (m.)
bucket
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le cou (m.)
neck
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pendre
to hang 1) Il a pendu sa veste dans l'armoire 2) L'assassin a été pendu
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poitrine (f)
chest
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constater
to notice, to observe "Force est de constater que + indicatif" - It should be noted that...
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trait (m.)
line or stroke (as in a design)
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estomper | s'estomper
to blur, to dim | to become blurred or dimmed
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"ce que ça a donné" | Je me demande ce que ça a donné...
"what happened" | I wonder what happened
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épatant(e) | C'est un type épatant
super, splendid | "He's a splendid chap!"
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le/la gosse
kid
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marsouin (m)
porpoise
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cabriole (f.)
tumble, somersault | *type of animal movement, associated with descriptions when they swim or move about
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reniflement
sniffing/snorting
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soupir (m.) | rendre le dernier soupir
sigh | to breathe one's last
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éprouver
to feel | Nous pouvons épouser un sentiment réel de fierté
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costaud (adj. et noun)
1) strong, sturdy | 2) a sturdy man
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malin (adj.) 1 esprit malin 2 c'est malin
Clever or cunning, but I *think* only applied to enemies or opposing forces. 1. evil spirit 2. well done! (ironic)
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"avoir ma peau"
to kill me, to have my skin | il veut avoir ma peau!
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"bon sang!"
For God's sake! Damn!
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la chair (f.)
flesh
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s'affoler | Ne t'affole pas!
to get into a panic | Don't panic!
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branché (adj.)
trendy | Il a un look branché
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porter
to wear | to carry
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soigné (adj.)
immaculate, well-kept (outfits, clothes) | careful, meticulous (work)
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une tenue (f.) 1. Elle portait une tenue très élégante 2. tenue de soirée 3. être en tenue
outfit 1. She was wearing an elegant outfit 2. evening dress 3. to be dressed up
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vestimentaire (adj.) 1. tenue vestimentaire 2. code vestimentaire
clothing 1. clothes 2. dress code
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négligé(e) (adj.)
untidy, unkept
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décontracté(e) (adj.)
relaxed, casual
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habiller (se)
1) to get dressed (reflexive) 2) to dress (not reflexive) "Je me suis habillé ce matin"
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soigner | "soigne-toi bien ce week-end"
to take care of, to look after | Take good care of yourself this weekend
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un tailleur (m.) 1) en tailleur (deux définitions) - a) Il est assis en tailleur. - b) Je sors en tailleur.
a tailor or a suit | en tailleur = cross legged or "in a suit"
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taille basse
low-waisted
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talon (m.) 1. hauts talons 2. chaussures à talons
heel | Both 1 and 2 mean "high heels"
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tendance (noun - f.)
1. tendency 2. trend *used with avoid + à* Il a tendance à exagérer
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tendance (adj.)
trendy | C'est très tendance
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loup (m)
wolf
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fébrile (adj.) | capitaux fébriles
feverish | "hot money"
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rassemblement (m.)
gathering, rally
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deuil (m.) | une journée de deuil
mourning or grief | a day of mourning
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cible (f.)
target | Charlie Hebdo a été la cible d'un attentat
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en cavale (exp.)
on the run | Les trois suspects, toujours en cavale, ont été identifiés.
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rédaction (f.) - 3 déf. | "rédaction publicitaire"
1. editorial staff 2. editorial office 3. writing (used in this sense as adj.) "copywriting"
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recueillement (m.)
mediatation, contemplation
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lâche (adj. or m/f)
1. cowardly | 2. coward
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toute entier (exp.)
1. entirely, wholely | 2. whole
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sidération (f.)
shock, stunned astonishment | "Hier, la sidération dominait dans ce quartier"
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voeu(x) (m.)
wish
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bête 1. comme une bête 2. chercher la petite bête
animal 1. like a dog 2. to nit-pick
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méchant(e)
nasty or vicious | 1. attention, chien méchant
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canarder
to shoot
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dans tous les sens (exp.)
all over the place, in every direction | 1. Ils canardaient dans tous les sens...
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faire une connerie (exp.)
to do something really stupid; to screw up
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une bombe à retardement (f.)
a time bomb
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élan (m.)
1. run-up 2. momentum 3. elk/moose Un élan magnifique
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scander
1. to chant* 2. to scan Ils ont scandé "Je suis Charlie"
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``` tout en (exp.) + présent participe (-ant ending) Il a fait son travail tout en chantant. tout en participant avec ses amis... ```
while... verb-ing He did his work while singing ...while participating with his friends...
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survenir
1. to take place / occur unexpectedly 2. to arrive (unexpectedly) ...survenue en 1920 alors qu'il avait à peine 36 ans.
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inopinément (adj.)
unexpectedly
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à peine
hardly, barely, only just | C'est à peine croyable (It's hardly believable)
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désinvolture (noun) | désinvolte (adj)
``` noun = casualness adj = casual, off-hand ```
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rire (noun et verb)
a laugh, to laugh
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la reconnaissance
1) gratitude or recognition/admission of something | 2) reconnaissance (military)
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la déception | une immense déception
disappointment | a huge disappointment
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le dégoût
disgust
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un atout
1) asset 2) trump card L'atout principal de ce joueur c'est sa vitesse.
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décalé(e) (adj.)
1) out of step (policy/practice) 2) quirky, unconventional (of a person) Salaires décalés par rapport à ceux des pays voisins
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se démarquer de qch, qn
to distance oneself from...
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démarquer
1) to "debrand" and thus lower price | 2) to lower the price (as in a sale)
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soi (pron)
oneself - avoir confiance en soi (have self confidence) - maîtrise de soi = self control
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mentir
to lie | Ne mentez jamais = never lie
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exercer
to exercise, to practice
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un métier
1) a job or trade | 2) a skill or technique
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sortir du lot
to stand out | Il me faut quelque chose pour sortir du lot = I need something to help me standout.
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rebuter
1) to put off 2) to disgust = décourager ou dégoûter "Rien ne la rebute" = nothing puts her off
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rater
1) to fail 2) to miss (ella a raté son train) 3) to make a mess of Mon ex-femme m'a dit que les décisions que j'ai fait ont raté notre mariage.
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précipiter les choses (exp.)
to rush things
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précipiter
to throw or to hurl