Vocabulary 2 Flashcards
(115 cards)
1
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[Eng] Weasel
A
Belette
[‘oui-zeul]
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[Eng] Bummer
A
Poisse
3
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[Eng] That’s a bummer!
A
Quelle poisse !
4
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[Eng] Tacky
A
De mauvais goût
5
Q
[Eng] To blaze
A
Flamber, flamboyer
6
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[Eng] Estranged
A
Séparé
[es’trandged]
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[Eng] Her estranged husband
A
Son mari, dont elle est séparée
[es’trandged]
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[Eng] Interesting
A
[‘in tresting]
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[Eng] Dessert
A
[dé’zeurte]
10
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[Eng] To desert
A
[dé’zeurt]
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[Eng] Congenial
A
Agréable, sympathique
[ken’djinieul]
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[Eng] Bombastic
A
Grandiloquent
[bom’bastik]
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[Eng] Surreptitiously
A
Subrepticement, furtivement
[,seurè’ptichousli]
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[Eng] Cheeky
A
Impertinent
[‘tchi-ki]
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[Eng] Anyone’s guess
+ example
A
Très difficile ou impossible
- why she did that is anyone’s guess
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[Eng] The Flood
A
Le Déluge
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[Eng] Deluge
A
Déluge
[´dè-lioudge]
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[Eng] Armageddon
A
Acopalypse (l’Apocalypse ou figuré)
[,armeu’gèdeune]
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[Eng] Comely
A
Charmant, beau
/ˈkʌm.li/
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[Eng] Affidavit
A
Déclaration sous serment
[,affi’deïvit]
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[Eng] Cocky
A
Qui a du toupet
[‘koki]
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[Eng] Scoundrel
A
Bandit, vaurien
[‘skaondrèl]
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[Eng] Scant
+ example
A
Maigre
[skant]
- scant demand for
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[Eng] Bunk bed
A
Lits superposés
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[Eng] To conjure sthg
Faire apparaître (par exemple par magie)
/ˈkʌn.dʒər/
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[Eng] Seminal
Majeur, qui fait école
[‘sèminal]
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[Eng] Woeful
Malheureux, très triste
[´ouoofoul]
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[Eng] Woe
Malheur, infortune
[ouoo]
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[Eng] Phoney
Bidon, faux
[´fhoni]
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[Eng] Sultry
Étouffant, suffocant
[‘seultri]
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[Eng] Veneer
Placage
[veu’ni-r]
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[Eng] A veneer of respectability
Un vernis de respectabilité
[veu’ni-r]
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[Eng] Momentous
+ example
D’une importance considérable
* on this momentous occasion
[mo’meuntous]
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[Eng] Cursory
+ example
Superficiel, hâtif
* she gave the painting only a cursory glance
[‘ceurseury]
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[Eng] Belette
Weasel
[‘oui-zeul]
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[Eng] Poisse
Bummer
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[Eng] Quelle poisse !
That’s a bummer!
38
[Eng] De mauvais goût
Tacky
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[Eng] Flamber, flamboyer
To blaze
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[Eng] Séparé
Estranged
[es’trandged]
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[Eng] Son mari, dont elle est séparée
Her estranged husband
[es’trandged]
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[Eng] Agréable, sympathique
Congenial
[ken’djinieul]
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[Eng] Grandiloquent
Bombastic
[bom’bastik]
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[Eng] Subrepticement, furtivement
Surreptitiously
[,seurè’ptichousli]
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[Eng] Impertinent
Cheeky
[‘tchi-ki]
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[Eng] The Flood
Le Déluge
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[Eng] déluge (figuré)
Deluge
[´dè-lioudge]
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[Eng] Acopalypse (l’Apocalypse ou figuré)
Armageddon
[,armeu’gèdeune]
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[Eng] Charmant, beau
Comely
/ˈkʌm.li/
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[Eng] Déclaration sous serment
Affidavit
[,affi’deïvit]
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[Eng] Qui a du toupet
Cocky
[‘koki]
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[Eng] Bandit, vaurien
Scoundrel
[‘skaondrèl]
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[Eng] Maigre demande pour
Scant demand for
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[Eng] Lits superposés
Bunk bed
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[Eng] Faire apparaître (par exemple par magie)
To conjure sthg
/ˈkʌn.dʒər/
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[Eng] Majeur, qui fait école
Seminal
[‘sèminal]
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[Eng] Malheureux, très triste
Woeful
[´ouoofoul]
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[Eng] Malheur, infortune
Woe
/wəʊ/
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[Eng] Bidon, faux
Phoney
[´fhoni]
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[Eng] Étouffant, suffocant
Sultry
[‘seultri]
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[Eng] Placage
Veneer
[veu’ni-r]
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[Eng] Un vernis de respectabilité
A veneer of respectability
[veu’ni-r]
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[Eng] Occasion d’une importance considérable
Momentous occasion
[mo’meuntous]
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[Eng] A cursory glance
Un coup d'oeil hâtif
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[Eng] Colloquially
Dans la langue parlée
[co’lokouially - ouia bien distinct et pas mâché]
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[Eng] Edgy
Sur les nerfs
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[Eng] Solace
Consolation, réconfort
[´solè.sse]
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[Eng] Forgery (2)
- contrefaçon, falsification
- faux
[‘fordgery]
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[Eng] Super simple et facile
Easy peasy
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[Eng] Massage
[‘massage - pas -dge]
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[Eng] Garage
/ˈɡær.ɑːʒ/
pas -dge
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[Eng] Écuyer
Squire
/skwaɪər/
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[Eng] To make a beeline for
Se diriger tout droit vers
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[Eng] Mugshot
Photo d’identité judiciaire
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[Eng] Dans la langue parlée
Colloquially
[co’lokouially - ouia bien distinct et pas mâché]
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[Eng] Sur les nerfs
Edgy
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[Eng] Consolation, réconfort
Solace
[´solè.sse]
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[Eng] Contrefaçon, falsification
Forgery
[‘fordgery]
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[Eng] Un faux
A forgery
[‘fordgery]
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[Eng] Squire
Écuyer
/skwaɪər/
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[Eng] Se diriger tout droit vers
To make a beeline for
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[Eng] Photo d’identité judiciaire
Mugshot
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Porthole
Hublot
[‘porthole]
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Stringent
Strict, sévère, rigoureux
[‘strindgent]
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To convict
+ phrase
Déclarer/reconnaitre coupable
To convict somebody of/for sthg
[con’vict]
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A convict
Un détenu
[´convict]
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Avocat (2 et différences)
Attorney [eu’teurni] and lawyer
Often no difference but in some jurisdictions, only an attorney can represent a customer in open court
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Stakeout
Surveillance (planque, filature)
[‘steïkaot]
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Sassy
Culotté, gonflé
[‘sassy]
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To wince
+ example
Grimacer
* to wince with pain
[‘windz]
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Schizophrène
Schizophrenic
[,skitso’phrènic]
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Gaping
Béant
/ˈɡeɪ.pɪŋ/
93
Jeune arbre
Sapling
[‘sa pling]
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Staple (2)
Agrafe
Aliment de base
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Provisions de base
Kitchen staples
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Nourriture de base
Staple food
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Nutmeg
Noix de muscade
98
Jaïn
Jain
[´djè in]
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All but
+ example
Presque
Ex : all but finished: pratiquement fini
100
To let on
+ example
Dire, révéler
Ex : he knew a lot more than he let on
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Sham
Imposture, mascarade
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Scam
Escroquerie
103
Ball-buster
Casse-couille
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Liability (3 + examples)
- Responsabilité : he refused to admit liability for the damage
- Assujettissement : liable for tax = assujetti à l’impôt
- Gêne, handicap : the house he had inherited was a real liability
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To blab
Vendre la mèche
Jaser
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Mischief
Espièglerie
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I’m game
I’m ready to take up the challenge
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Stench
Puanteur
109
Foul
Infect, pourri
[´fa-ol]
110
Pillbox
Blockhaus, casemate
(Souvent forme arrondie d’une boîte à pilules)
111
Barbe
Beard
/bɪəd/
[bi-eu.d]
112
Alibi
Alibi
[‘ali.baï]
113
I let it slide
J’ai laissé couler
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Stainless steel
Acier inoxydable, inox
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Seedy
Miteux
