Volume 1 Flashcards

1
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tétanisé (adj)

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paralysed

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saccager

A

sack
pillage
wreck

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l’attirail (m)

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equipment

paraphernalia

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épancher

s’épancher

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to open one’s heart

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5
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engourdir

A

to numb

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6
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l’engourdissement

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numbness

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prestement

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nimbly

deftly

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lover (v)

se lover

A
to coil   (cable)
to curl up  (people)
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lové (adj)

A

coiled

curled up

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10
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raviser

se raviser

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to change one’s mind

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11
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conforter

A

to reinforce a position
consolidate

consolider

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12
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se bidonner

A

to laugh

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13
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ébaucher

s’ébaucher

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to sketch out
begin

to take shape

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14
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niais (adj)

A

inane

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15
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compromettre

A

to compromise

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16
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compromettant (adj

A

compromising

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17
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un pince-sans-rire

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a deadpan, expressionless person

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18
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s’esquiver

A

to slip away

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19
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niaiser

Tu me niaises??

A

to kid around

Are you kidding me?.

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20
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un fautif

une fautive

A

guilty party

culprit

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21
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cynique (adj)

A

cynical

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22
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le cynisme

A

cynicism

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23
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booker

A

to book

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24
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assumer

s’assumer

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to take on
to come to terms with

to take responsibility for oneself

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25
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un exutoire

servir d’exutoire à

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outlet

to be an outlet for

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26
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dompter

A
to tame   (an animal)
dominate
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27
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immanquablement

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inevitably

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28
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une cohue

A

crowd

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29
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bécoter (slang)

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to smooch

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30
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fabuler

A

to confabulate

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31
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zieuter

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to ogle

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32
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empêtrer qn/qc dans…

s’empêtrer dans

A

to get sb/st entangled in…

become entangled in

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33
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la pamoison

A

swooning

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34
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mielleux (adj) (derog)

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sugary

unctuous

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35
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mielleusement

A

unctuously

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36
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un hurluberlu

A

scatterbrain

oddball

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37
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par en dedans

A

from within

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38
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un dépit

en dépit de

A

bitter disappointment
chagrin

in spite of

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39
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prendre la poudre d’escampette (expression)

A

to scamper

take a powder

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40
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une vaginite

A

vaginitis

41
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démordre

A

renounce

give up

42
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lubrique (adj)

A

lustful

43
Q

un quiproquo

A

mistaken identity

misunderstanding

44
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un semis

A

sowing
seedling
seedbed

small repeating motif

45
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acculer

A

to push back (contre)
corner
force

46
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plantureux (adj)

A

buxom

fertile

47
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pigeonnant (adj)

A

showing lots of cleavage

48
Q

du baume au cœur

A

warms the heart

49
Q

un hurluberlu

A

weirdo

50
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à la longue

A

in the long run

51
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lassant (adj)

A

wearisome

52
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s’immiscer dans

A

to interfere in

53
Q

une envolée de colombes

A

flight of doves

54
Q

le jour au lendemain

A

overnight

55
Q

porter un toast

A

give a toast

56
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foutu (adj)

A

fucking

freaking

57
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putain de

A

effing

58
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époustouflant (adj)

A

mind-boggling

astonishing

59
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bomber le torse

A

to swell out one’s chest

60
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bombé (adj)

A

rounded

bulging

61
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propice (adj)

A

opportune

timely

62
Q

une quéquette (vulgar slang)

A

penis

63
Q

aucunement

A

in no way

64
Q

une bévue

A

blunder

65
Q

la fraîcheur

A

freshness

66
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sciemment (adj)

A

knowingly

67
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comme tout

A

as with all

68
Q

un hâle

A

suntan

69
Q

faire fi

A

to disregard

ignore

70
Q

émoustiller

A

to arouse
titilate
exhilarate

71
Q

trancher

A

to slice
chop

to make a decision
resolve

72
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avoir du culot

A

to have nerve

73
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brouiller

A

scramble
confuse
blur

74
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vaille que vaille

A

somehow or other

75
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vaille

Je ne vois personne qui vaille.

A

3rd person singular subjective of valloir: to be worth

I don’t see anyone who is worth it.

76
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tirer la chasse d’eau

A

to flush

77
Q

conter

A

recount

tell

78
Q

les retrouvailles (fp)

A

reunion

79
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semblable (adj)

A

similar

80
Q

prompt (adj)

A

prompt

81
Q

du mode veille

A
standby
sleep mode  (computer)
82
Q

marchander

A

to bargain

haggle

83
Q

péter le feu

pète le feu

A

to be in top form

84
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amonceler

s’amonceler

A

to pile up
accumulate

to build up

85
Q

un amoncellement

A

accumulation

st that has piled up due to weather

86
Q

un faux-semblant

A

sham

pretence

87
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tenir le coup

A

to cope

withstand

88
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une très bonne nouvelle

A

very good news

Note: singular

89
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croire bon de faire

A

to think it wise to do

90
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perler

la sueur perlait sur son front

A

to form beads

beads of sweat stood out on his/her brow

91
Q

humer

A

to smell

sniff

92
Q

un motton

A

clump of flour in liquid

93
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s’écrouler

A

to collapse

94
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cramponner à

se cramponner à

A

to cling to

95
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sans appel

A

without appeal

96
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quémander

A

beg

cadge

97
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faramineux (adj)

A

fabulous

98
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grivois (adj)

être d’humeur grivoise

A

bawdy
naughty
salacious

to be in a saucy mood