Vocabulary 4 Flashcards

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envoler

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to take off, to blow away

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s’envoler

Ta maison s’envolera.

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to take off (as an airplane)
to be blown away

Your house will be blown away.

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une respiration

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a breath

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la hutte

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the hut (note: no elision)

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une brindille

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a twig

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effondrer

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to collapse

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s’effondrer

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to be collapsed

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une bouffée

Le loup prit une énorme bouffée d’air.

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a puff, breath

The wolf took an enormous breath of air.

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être méfié

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to be distrustful

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se méfier de qqn/qqc

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to be distrustful of sb/st

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à double tour

La porte était fermée à double tour

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twice over

The door was double locked.

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se servir

Il pensa qu’il pourrait se servir du pain au lieu des cailloux.

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to use

He thought he could use bread instead of pebbles.

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une miette

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a crumb

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semer

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to sow

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s’enfoncer

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to go into

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enfoncer

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to batter in, to break through

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oser

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to dare

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une lueur

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a glimmer, glow

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une chandelle

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a candle

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à nouveau

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again

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une frayeur

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a fright

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par charité de

Nous vous demandons par charité de bien vouloir nous permettre de coucher chez vous.

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for kindness to

We ask your kindness to let us sleep here.

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la pitié

Peut-être que Monsieur l’Ogre aura pitié de nous.

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pity, mercy

Perhaps Mr. Ogre will take pity on us.

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rôtir

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to roast

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cru (adj)
raw, uncooked
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se couper l'appétit Si vous mangez ces enfants, cela va vous couper l'appétit.
to spoil one's appetite If you eat these children, it will spoil your appetite.
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engraisser Emmenez les se coucher pour qu'ils engraissent un peu pendant la nuit.
to fatten up Put them to bed to fatten up a bit during the night.
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mordre
to bite
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crochu (adj)
hooked, bent
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avoir l'occasion Elles aimaient déjà mordre les petits enfants quand elles en avaient l'occasion.
to have an opportunity, to get a chance They already loved to bite little children when they got the chance.
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monter L'ogre a monté au milieu de la nuit.
to climb, go up The ogre got up in the middle of the night.
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dès que
as soon as
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l'obscurité ils étaient plus forts et prêts à affronter l'obscurité, le froid et les bêtes sauvages.
darkness, obscurity The were stronger and ready to confront the darkness, cold, and wild animals.
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bon nombre de Je m'impliquais dans bon nombre d'activités.
a good number of I was involved in a good number of activities.
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assombrir
to darken
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Par ailleurs
otherwise
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un dicton
a saying
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un malheur
a misfortune
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hypothéqué (adj) Mon père était déjà hypothéqué suite à deux crises cardiaques
mortgaged also used in relation to one's health: My father was already encumbered following two heart attacks.
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anticiper
to anticipate
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être admettre à Ma mère était admise à l'hopital.
to be admitted to My mother was admitted to the hospital.
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afin de
before
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rachitique (adj)
wasted away Note: rachitis is rickets
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le rachis
backbone
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ravagé (adj)
ravaged, haggard
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ravager
to ravage
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dans la fleur de l'âge
in the prime of life
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évident (adj)
obvious
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évider
to pierce, stab
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attarder à
to linger to
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s'attarder sur s'attarder à D'habitude, tu ne t'attardes jamais à imaginer cettes choses.
to dwell on st Usually, you never stop to think about these things.
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un cercueil
a casket
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parcourir
to travel
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un parcours
a journey, a route
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tortueux (adj)
winding
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le tumulte
turmoil
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la déprime
depression
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désabusé
disabused
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insupportable (adj)
unbearable
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le départ
the departure
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terrasser
to knock to the floor
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être terrassé de Il fût terrassé d'une troisième crise cardiaque.
struck down by He was struck down by a third heart attack.
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attentionné (adj)
attentive
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une soeur jumelle non identique
a fraternal twin sister
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un tuteur | une tutrice
guardian, tutor
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testamentaire (adj)
testamentary (pertaining to a will)
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acquitter
to acquit, discharge, pay back
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s'acquitter Elle s'est acquittée de cette tâche immense.
to discharge one's duty She did her duty concerning this huge task.
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un legs
a legacy
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irrévocable (adj)
irrevocable
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non négociable
non negotiable
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de manière de manière irrévocable
in a way in an irrevocable way
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un tournant
a turning point
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une rubrique une rubrique au journal
an explanatory comment a column in a newspaper
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prospère (adj)
prosperous
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prospérer
to thrive, prosper
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prénommer
to name
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célébrer
to celebrate
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succéder | succéder à
``` to succeed (take over from someone) to follow ```
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se succéder
to follow each other, as in a procession
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fort bon Le roi et la reine étaient fort bons et bien aimés du peuple.
very good The king and queen were very good to and well loved by the people.
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la procession
procession
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un paysan
a farmer
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le berceau
cradle
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remuer Le chien remuait la queue. Les fées remuaient leur baguette magique.
to move, shift, wag, stir The dog was wagging its tail. The fairies waved their magic wands.
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un gloussement Il y avait des gloussements de rire de la petite princesse.
a chuckle, chorus There were chuckles of laughter from the little princess.
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pâlir Le soleil lui même pâlira devant ta beauté.
to pale The sun itself will pale before your beauty.
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agiter
to wave
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souriant (adj)
smiling, beaming
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confectionner
to make
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de façon sûre
without a doubt
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un éclat avec éclat
splendour, brilliance dramatically
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un éclair
a flash
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une roue à coudre
a spinning wheel
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un rouet filer au rouet
a spinning wheel to spin (thread)
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une malédiction
a curse
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proposer de
to offer to
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un ciseau
scissors; chisel
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la toile
cloth
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une couturière
dressmaker
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fabriquer
to make
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remarquer
to notice
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allonger
to lay sb down
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quoique
although
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lamenter
to lament
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se lamenter
to moan