Volume 1 Flashcards

(100 cards)

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délavé (adj)

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washed-out

faded

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tout aussi bien

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as well

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3
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déluré (adj)

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knowing

forward

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4
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geindre

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to grumble

complain

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5
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une tour de guet

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watch tower

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6
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cerner

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understand (a problem)
make out
discern

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7
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à présent

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currently

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8
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lasuré (adj)

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coated with preservative

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se boucher

se boucher les oreilles
se boucher le nez

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get blocked

plug one’s ears
hold one’s nose

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10
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l’accoudoir (m)

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armrest

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avenant (adj)

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pleasant

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un troquet

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bistro

bar

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s’étirer

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to extend

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14
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lorgner

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to watch indirectly

to covertly lust after

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caler

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to wedge

to stall (motor)

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16
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la concupiscence

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tendency to take advantage

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17
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une chope

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large glass (beer)

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18
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déroutant (adj)

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disconcerting

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19
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être pris au deporvu

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to be taken off guard

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20
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un paraphe

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initial

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21
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parapher

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to initial

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22
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la prévenance

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thoughtfulness

kindness

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23
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en pied

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full-length

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révolu (adj)

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past

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la rosée
dew
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narquois (adj)
mocking
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capiteux (adj)
heady
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chatouiller
tickle
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une couette
duvet
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périmé (adj)
outmoded
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écœurant (adj)
disgusting | revolting
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hâlé (adj)
suntanned
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morigéner
reprimand
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taillé à coup de serpe (adj exp)
craggy un serpe = sickle, scythe
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dévergondé (adj)
loose | wild
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mettre en valeur
to exploit emphasize show off
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sage (adj)
reserved (sexually)
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conjuguer
reunite | associate
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l’assaut (m)
assault | final ascent to a peak
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vaseux (adj)
confused | muddy
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l’orée (f)
edge
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disséquer
dissect | examine in detail
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un travers
foible | quirk
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un trop-plein
excess
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perfide (adj)
traitorous | disloyal
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mesquin (adj)
mean | lacking generosiy
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navré (adj)
sorry | regretful
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une palourde
clam
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le tournis
dizziness
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la fange
mud
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ajourés (adj)
open
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empestant (adj)
infested | emitting a bad odour
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égratigner
to scratch, mar a surface
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la démence
dementia
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recèler
to conceal
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le fouillis
clutter
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guindé (adj)
stiff insincere stilted
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mondain (adj)
worldly | given to finery
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ceignant (adj)
circling (like a belt)
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muer en
to transform into | metamorphose
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désabuser de
to disenchant | disabuse (détromper)
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une frasque
escapade | mischievous action
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engloutir
to gobble up
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fourbe (adj)
deceitful
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une commère.
a gossip
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la foulée
stride
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morigéner
to reprimand
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une courette
small courtyard
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un abime
abyss
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déboussoler
bamboozle confuse disorientate
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gainer
to sheathe | encase
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racornir
to toughen | harden
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un acabit
type | sort
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un goujat
boor
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empourprer
to flush blush redden
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opiner du chef
to nod in agreement
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tant bien que possible
as much as possible
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scabreux (adj)
risqué | obscene
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grésillant (adj)
sizzling | crackling
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un polar
detective novel
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l’étrangeté (f)
strangeness
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onirique (adj)
dream like
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une fois que
when | once
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un bahut
sideboard
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rallonger
to extend | make longer
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non pas que... + subj
not that...
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un parpaing
cinder block | building stone
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être fort probable que... + subj
to be very probable that...
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un panaché
shandy
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un badaud
passerby
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bruire
hum | murmur
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quêter
to fish for | seek
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un breuvage
brew | beverage
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éteint (adj)
lifeless | faded
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ignoble (adj)
vile
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les affres les affres du quotidien
agony throws pangs daily trials
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tape-à-l’œil
garish | loud
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au passage
by the way
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goguenard (adj)
a little ironic
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un reliure
book binding