Volume 1 Flashcards

(94 cards)

1
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ficeler

A

to tie up

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2
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le prétoire

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court

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s’emparer de

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to sieze

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le fer porté au rouge

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the sword brought to red heat

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5
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un boyeau

les boyeaux

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gut
passageway
tubeless tire

guts
entrails

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lester

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to ballast

weigh down

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à l’encontre de

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against

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8
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avoir maille à partir avec qn

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to have a brush with sb

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le témoin à charge

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witness for the prosecution

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tenir le haut du pavé

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have the upper hand

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un détenu

une détenue

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prisoner

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12
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repartir

A

start off again

distribute

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13
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les voies de fait

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assault

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14
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l’accusation

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accusation

the prosecution

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15
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se démener

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to struggle

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16
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la bride

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rein

flange

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tendancieux (adj)

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tenentious

biased

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dégoûté (adj)

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disgusted

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dégoûter

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to disgust

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décocher

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to shoot (a look)
throw (a punch)
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21
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une crosse de pistolet

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pistol butt

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un tenancier

une tenancière

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manager

manageress

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23
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une laverie automatique

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launderette

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à pièces

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coin operated

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rosser
to beat up | thrash
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le comté
county parish shire
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le pourquoi
reason
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un prévenu | une prévenue
defendant | accused
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râler
to groan | complain
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les couilles
testicles (slang)
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faufiler
to weave through
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la supercherie
deception | trickery
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buter
to kill | antagonize
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un nègre
negro | nigger
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foirer
to come to nothing | fail
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une bâche
tarpaulin | sheet
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le grillage
wire fencing | chicken wire
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le parjure
perjury
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théâtral (adj)
theatrical | exaggerated
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un égout
sewer
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commis d'office (adj)
appointed by the court
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Te fatigue pas
Don’t beat yourself up
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zyeuter (slang)
to look at
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le baratin
smooth talk patter sales pitch
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à la barre
on the stand (in court) | to the stand
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une serpillière
floor mop
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le cul
ass
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à la clé
at stake
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le barreau derrière les barreaux
the bar (law) behind bars
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un doyen | une doyenne
dean | most senior member
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relever de
to be a matter for | to pretain to
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un porte-bonheur
lucky charm
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le commérage
gossip
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reconduire
``` to show sb out take sb home continue re-elect reappoint ```
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navre (adj)
sorry | saddened
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navrer
to sadden
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à l’occasion
on occasion
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un acquittement
acquital
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un tireur une tireuse bon tireur
shooter gunman good shot
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vadrouiller
to wander around
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un nabab
tycoon
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rabattre
to turn down | decrease
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la fougue
ardour | spirit
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les relents (fp) des relents de racisme
stench whiff of racism
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mettre la main dessus (idiom)
to get one’s hands on st
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pécher
to sin | break a fundamental principle
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faire tirer
to get shot
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une hernie
hernia
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pour faire court
to make a long story short
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un antalgique
analgesic
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clinique de désintoxication
detox clinique
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embêter
to bother | cause concern
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un inventaire
inventory survey review
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la saisie saisie d’écran saisie de données
siezure capture (of data) screenshot data capture
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une tentative tentative de suicide tentative d’évasion
attempt suicide attempt escape attempt
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un jule
boyfriend
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la facturation
invoicing | billing
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pétarader
to backfire
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gueuler
to bawl
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le bas-côté
shoulder (of roadway)
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se ranger
gather around sb/st line up qp pull over settle down
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l’échappement
exhaust
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basané (adj)
sun-tanned | bronzed
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rebrousser rebrousser chemin
to brush back to turn back
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une écritoire à pinces
clipboard
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hébété (adj)
dazed | blank
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le planning
schedule
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la parlotte
chitchat
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une poussé
push shove impulse
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un ecusson
badge
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bourre (adj)
gruff | surly
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au moins
at least
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le pognon (slang)
dough | money
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le mobile
movable | motive (crime)