Volume 1 Flashcards

(130 cards)

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bruisser

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to rustle

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bancal (adj)

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rickety

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dépiter qn

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to upset sb

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un tube

tube cathodique

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tube

CRT

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encenser

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to sing the praises of

flatter
agiter l’encensoir

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hall de récupération des bagages

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baggage retrieval area

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emmancher

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fit a handle to

set things up (informal)
get started

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à mon grand dam

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much to my displeasure

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une actrice télévisuelle (adj)

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tv actress

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débiner

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to slack off

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tirer un trait

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make a break

draw a line under

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de but en blanc

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point-blank

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l’arrière-compagne

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back country

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la fougère

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fern

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la mousse

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moss

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le summum

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summit

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l’atre (m)

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hearth

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pondre

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to lay

produce

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obnubiler

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to obsess

to obscure

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prodiguer

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to lavish

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une charnière

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hinge

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impartir

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to allow sb st

accorder

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s’égosiller

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to make os hoarse

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d’ores et déjà

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already

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bousiller
to botch | wreck
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un parterre un parterre de fleurs un parterre de journalistes être au parterre
formal garden flower bed panel of journalists to be in stalls (theatre)
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un pétrin
dough kneading machine fix (trouble) (slang)
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létal (adj)
lethal
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impérativement
absolutely
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épistolaire (adj)
to do with writing letters
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une échoppe
stall | small store
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plébisciter
to elect with huge majority | to overwhelmingly vote in favour
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foutu (adj)
f-ing
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une tête de mule
headstrong person
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recaler
to fail stall (car)
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la crosse
lacrosse
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maigrichon (adj and nom)
skinny | skinny person
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obèse (adj and nom)
obese | obese person
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un surcroît de de surcroît
increase in more over
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distancer
to out distance
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parasiter
to live as a parasite (biology, fig) to exploit to cause static exploiter
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fiston (m)
sonny
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un fer à cheval
horseshoe
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aviser
to notify catch sight of notice
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mirobolant
fabulous | to good to be true
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un richard
wealthy person
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narquois (adj)
mocking | malicious
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à l’intérieur de terres
inland
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la rature
crossing-out
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la scorie
slag (metallurgy) | residue
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sporadiquement
sporadically
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déverser
to pour | churn out
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en dehors de
beyond | outside of
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un encart
insert (in paper, magazine)
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aduler
to adulate | worship
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une gâterie
little treat
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une quéquette
penis (esp of a child)
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dévaliser
to rob clean out voler cambrioler
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nasillard (adj)
nasal
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faire la pipe le rapport buccal la slurp slurp la sucette
fellatio
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la teneur
tenor content import
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un boui-boui
greasy spoon
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une massue
knotty club
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un pacha
ancient turkish governor
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imbuvable (adj)
undrinkable | unbearable
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finalement en fin de compte par la suite
eventually
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bâcler
to do sloppy work | dash st off
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trouillard (adj and nom)
cowardly
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fichtrement (informal)
darned | jolly
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une pétoire
rusty old gun
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embarquer
to load take pick up
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semer
to plant (seeds) to evade (a pursuer)
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orner
to adorn | decorate
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être sur les dents
on the lookout
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une bêche
square spade
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un pli
fold trick (cards) habit
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épaissir
to thicken
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assouvir
to satisfy assuage rassasier
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infect (adj)
horrible
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démettre
to dismiss dislocate (eg shoulder)
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sordid (adj)
sordid
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un brûlot
fireship (military history) scathing article (journalism) sugar burned with brandy biting midge
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grouiller grouille-toi
to swarm get a move on
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se contrefoutre (vulgar)
to not give a shit
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faire de l’esbroufe (f)
to show off faire l’épate
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un beignet
fritter
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la toute première version
the very first version
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un rossignol
nightingale
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joindre les deux bouts
to make ends meet
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biaiser
to hedge tergiverser (= to dither) obliquer
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procurer à
to give to
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bouder
to shun | sulk
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vaquer à
to busy oneself with s’occuper de
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la servilité
submission
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servile (adj)
obsequious
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inculte (adj)
uncultivated
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en pincer pour
to be keen on | to have a crush on
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badiner
to banter
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dépérir
to waste away
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jusqu’alors
until then
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reluquer qn
to stare at sb | eye sb
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saborder
``` to scuttle (ship) destroy ```
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un pèquenaud (perj)
country hick | clod
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une sornette
empty idea
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un patelin
small village
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jaser
to gossip
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amouracher de
to become infatuated with
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décemment
decently | reasonably
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barber
to annoy | provoke
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dévergonder
to lead a sinful life
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bassiner
to annoy
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une furie
rage | fury
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s’empiffrer
to stuff os
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ganterie
glove factory
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mazette!
goodness gracious!
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ergoter
to split hairs
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la bienséance
etiquette propriety seemliness
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nommément
specifically by name
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la cime
top sommet, extrémité supérieure
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trôner
to hold court | have pride of place
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retaper
to do up remettre en bon état
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l’embrasement (m)
blaze (fire) dazzling illumination unrest arousal
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poussif (adj)
wheezy | laboured
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un sellier
saddler
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étayer
to shore up | support
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une tirelire
piggy bank
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le bien-fondé
legitimacy | validity
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sur la base de quoi
on what basis
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amenuiser
to plane down whittle down menuiser = woodworking
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un haut-le-cœur
retching