Volume 10 Flashcards

(87 cards)

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un pantin

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puppet

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un échafaud

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scaffold

guillotine

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rentrer en vigueur

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to take effect

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revenir en douce

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to sneek back

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contesté (adj)

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disputed

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râper

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grate
rasp
shred

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clivant (adj)

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divisive

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cliver

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to split

cleave

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sans se méfier

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quite trustingly

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en dessous

la taille en dessous

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lower level
smaller

the next smaller size

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pétrir

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knead
work
squeeze

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un géologue

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geologist

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une enclume

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anvil

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un gisement

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deposit (mineral, pétrole )

tract

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la cherté

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expense

costliness

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une rose des vents

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compass rose

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une interview

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interview

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un malabar (slang)

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muscle man

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l’oreillette (f)

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tab
auricle
ear flap (of cap)

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fictif (adj)

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fictitious

fictional

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le froment

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wheat

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se prendre à

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to find yourself

catch yourself

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se prendre de

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to befriend sb

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méandre

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to meander

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les méandres (fp) en méandre
meanderings in a meandering way
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les roseaux (mp)
reeds | rushes
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charrier charrier qn
to carry along transport to kid sb
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sertir
to set | crimp
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iniatique (adj)
character forming
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graduer
graduate grade increase gradually
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un gradin en gradin
tier terrace bleachers bench terraced
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gravir
to climb (eg vélo)
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la laque
hairspray | laquer
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laqué
glossy
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un/une intrus cherchez l’intrus
intruder spot the odd one out
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arrache-pied travailler d’arrache-pied
relentlessly harshly work flat out
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déboulonner
to unbolt
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le délitement
disintegration
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étouffer
to choke | suffocate
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l’étouffement
suffocation stifling breathlessness
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la ronce
briar | bramble
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une toile une toile d’araignée
canvas cloth web spider’s web cobweb (indoors)
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un fumigène
smoke device
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un orvet
slowworm | blindworm
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un oxymore
oxymoron
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la fumette
smoking joints | smoking
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l’intrication l’intrication quantique
entanglement quantum entanglement “spooky action at a distance”
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un clap
clapperboard (filming)
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catégorique (adj)
adamant categoric indisputable
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catégoriquement
categorically | indisputably
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Vu le/la......
In view of the.....
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cendré (adj)
ashen
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rabâcher
to keep repeating
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rustre (adj)
unsophisticated | rough around the edges
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exécrable (adj)
horrible
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dracher (north France)
to rain
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la drache (north France)
rain
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être muté
to be transferred
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une biloute (dialect)
a good friend penis
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être porté sur
to like | enjoy
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les ch’tis pronounced sh’tee
cliched inhabitants of NE France
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l’égouttement (m)
enthusiasm | interest
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le dynamisme
dynamism
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dynamique (adj)
dynamic
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rayonner
to radiate | shine
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démentir
to debunk
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une connaissance une vague connaissance un ami d’un ami un/une camarade un ancien camarade d’école un camarade de classe un copain une copine un/une pote un ami un meilleur ami/copain/pote
acquaintance colleague friend buddy best friend
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dépoter
to de-pot a plant ``` to discharge (eg. battery) empty ```
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terrasser
to floor flatten bring down
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sidérer
to stagger | astonish (colloq)
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un passe
fairway pass channel
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la passe une mauvaise passe
a pass in sports stretch of time bad patch (of time)
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la calomnie
slander
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calomnier
to slander qn | vilify
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avide (adj) avide de
avid (eg, reader) eager hungry greedy lustful eager for
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c'est l'hôpital qui se moque de la charité
It’s the pot calling the kettle black
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amadouer
coax cajole mollify soothe
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s’amadouer
to soften
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perdre de son lustre
to become lacklustre
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depuis des lustres (mp)
for ages
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l’ahurissement
astonishment amazement bewilderment
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foncièrement
basically
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la consternation
consternation
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une balise
marker | beacon
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un manchot
penguin
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manchot (adj) ne pas être manchot (colloq)
one handed person to be handy
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rafler (informal)
swipe make off with snap up