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écart

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intervalle, distance entre des personnes, des chose

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encadrer

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entourer d’un cadre, diriger. To frame, to surround, to be in charge of, to restrict

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caresser

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flatter, calîner

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pare-chocs

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bumper

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en aucun cas

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jamais

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4
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synonymes pour glacer

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refroidir, geler, intimider, couvrir, pétrifier

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mettre à l’horaire

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anglicism: céduler (schedule)

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5
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bande dessiné

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comiques (comic strip)

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pouilleux

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lousy, lâche. misérable, délabré

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7
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rebiffer

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to fight back

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8
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telles quelles

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intégralement/as it was/in full

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dans la foulée

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sur l’erre (vitesse) d’aller (i fer med å)

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9
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sublimé

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transform (something) into a purer or idealised form

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obscurantisme

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obscure…

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un froid mordant

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drepende kulde (glacial/freezing)

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11
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vocables

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mots

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12
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phagocyté

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absorbé

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13
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héberger

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abriter (mettre à l’abri (ly) d’un danger). protéger, loger

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14
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se livrer à

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to engage in something, so consacrer à qqh. se confier, s’ouvrir

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15
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Au fil de

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Pendant

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16
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éclipse

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jeté dans l’ombre (skygge)

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17
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s’applique à

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correspond à

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18
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soit (not like the subjunctive)

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c’est-à-dire

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certes

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certainement

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21
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la foulée (dans la foulée)

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sur la même lancée, dans le prolongement de quelque chose

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acquis (pl. m. noun)

acquérir

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développé/gain

acquire/achieve

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cabotiner

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agir de cabotine, play an act

23
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susciter

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soulever, provoquer. to arouse, to create

24
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une parenté

parentes

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relationship, kinship

affiliés, associées

25
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il n’empêche que

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all the same, be that as it may

25
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appâter

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attirer au moyen d’un appât, attirer une personne à l’aide d’une récompse, attirer, séduire (to bait, to lure)

25
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de peine et de misère

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difficilement

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faire la fureur

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Provoquer un intérêt passionné

to be all the rage/to be popular

“Ce genre de sac fait fureur actuellement.” “This sort of bag is all the rage at the moment.”

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désigner

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renvoie à, montrer, dénommer, nommer. To point out, indicate, to denote, to refer to, to appoint

29
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occulté

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éclipse (overshadow)

30
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glacer le sang

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effrayer ( to ice the blood)

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mécomptes

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désappointements

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quant à

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en ce qui concerne une personne, une chose. à l’égard de, relativement à

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enclencher

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faire démarrer un mécanisme, se mettre en marche

35
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rupture

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interruption

36
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robe

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pelage (coat - hooved a horse)

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amorcer

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Initiate/initiere. Ebaucher, commencer quelque chose, appâter

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41
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encadrer

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Venturer d’un cadre, diriger. (To frame to surround, to be in charge of)

42
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charnière

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un tournant (a turning point)

43
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l’acclamation

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l’intégration

44
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un vol (masculine noun)

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au vol (…it flights), en vol (= trajet) flight en vol in flight flying, flight, theft, stealing

45
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piètre

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mediocre, poor. qqch a peu valeur. dérisoire, misérable

46
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un philologue

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Une personne qui étudie l’évolution des langues selon l’étude critique des textes

47
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déclencheur (élément déclencheur)

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release mechanism

48
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atteler

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attacher

49
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le mot d’ordre

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un mot de ralliement (watchword, motto, slogan)

51
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empêcher

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to prevent

52
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se targuer (de…)

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to boast about

to brag/å skryte. se prévaloir de quelque chose avec ostentation

53
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pare-chocs

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bumper (anglisisme)

54
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suscîter

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soulever, provoquer. to arouse, to create

55
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mettre en question

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contester (to question)

57
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scorie (noun feminin)

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cinder (burnt). avfall

58
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remonter en flèche

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ragaillardir (fortifier/strengthen) sveve?

59
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un leurre

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tromperie (deception, trickery)

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allophone

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an immigrant in Québec whose first language is neither english nor french

62
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dans la foulée de

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à la suite de (i kjølvannet av/in the wake of)

63
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mécomptes

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désappointements

64
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bouleversées

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sousmise à des changements majeurs (disrupted)

FRSL 325 Vocabulary (2 decks)

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