Volume 11 Flashcards

(92 cards)

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une mise

être de mise

A

get up
setting

bet
stake

to be appropriate

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2
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la financiarisation

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refinancing

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3
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comme il se doit (loc)

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as it should be

in the correct way

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se devoir à qn

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to have a duty to sb

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5
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courtiser

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to woo
court
try to please

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6
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influent (adj)

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influential

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se teindre d’une coloration

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to take on the appearance of

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8
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comme nombre de…

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like a number of…

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9
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une expression familière

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colloquialism

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en outre

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in addition

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outre

outre-mer

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beyond
further

overseas

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CROUS

Centre régional des œuvres universitaires et scolaires

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students’ representative body

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13
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une table-ronde

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round table

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14
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un tréteau

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trestle
table stand
sawhorse

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15
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un puzzle

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puzzle

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16
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une scie

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saw

pain in the neck, bore

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17
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tresser

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to braid

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18
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ahurissant (adj)

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amazing

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19
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déjanté (adj)

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potty
nutty
crazy
off-the-wall

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intermittent (adj)

un intermittent

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intermittent
occasional

casual worker

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21
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accidenté (adj)

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accidental

mountainous

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22
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un marécage

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marsh

quagmire

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culminant (adj)

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highest

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24
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une frasque

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prank
escapade
mischief

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un pas de tir
launch pad shooting range
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un dépotoir
garbage dump | shambles (colloq)
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faire la bise embrasser
to kiss ``` to embrace (children) to kiss (adults) ```
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faire un baiser avec la langue rouler une pelle rouler un patin rouler une galoche baiser (vulgar)
to French kiss to fuck
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une galoche un menton en galoche
overshoe rubber boot protruding chin
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une corde raide
tightrope
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ahurir
to stun | astound
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dégouliner
to trickle dribble stream
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un importun | une importune
intruder | bore
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blêmir
to turn white
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empester
``` to stink (out/up) reek ```
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le cambouis
dirty grease
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un /une ébéniste
cabinetmaker
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différer de différer de différer peu différer en ce que...
to postpone defer to differ from to differ little to differ in that...
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le doigté avoir du doigté
tact fingering (music) to be tactful to have a light touch
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une garce (derog)
bitch
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côtelé (adj)
ribbed
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une prévenance
thoughtfulness
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mollasson (adj)
sluggish
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le faciès
facial features
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un parpaing
breeze-block
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acharner s’acharner = s’obstiner
to hound hunt down pursue to persevere
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un intéressé | une intéressée
person concerned
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le délai de prescription
limitation period | statue of limitations
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une radiation de l’ordre
striking from a register disbarment loss of professional licence
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l’ épanouissement
blossoming
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en l’occurrence
in this (particular) case
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écarquiller
to open wide raise eyebrows stare wide-eyed
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la mise à l’épreuve
probation
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un abreuvoir
drinking place
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tasser se tasser = s’arranger
to compress ``` to settle (oneself) sort things out ```
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s’écailler
to scale peel flake
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encastrer s’encastrer dans
to embed to fit into crash into
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s'affaisser
to sag | subside
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la fougue
ardour | passion
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un débit
debit diction elocution outflow rate (eg, river)
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retors (adj)
twisted | without scrupules
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goûter
snack children’s party
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une poussette
stroller
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mendier
to beg for
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une causeuse
loveseat
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à mon sujet
about me
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dans la même veine
in the dame vein
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avoir conscience de
to be aware of
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prendre en photo
to be photographed
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s’obstiner
to persist
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un cadrage
framing | composition
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un cadran faire le tour du cadran
face (of watch, compass) to sleep around the clock
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persan (adj)
Persian
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revêtir
to entail have assume
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la contrition
repentance | contrition
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buter
to stumble | mistake
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une couveuse note: from couver
incubator
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dans les tuyaux
in the pipes (lit) in the works in the pipeline
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prometteur (adj)
promising
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l’harmattan
dry dusty wind of west Africa, Dec to Feb
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depuis la nuit des temps
since the beginning of time
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observateur (adj)
observant
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le huis à huis clos
door ``` closed door (hearing) in camera ```
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saisonnier (ad) un saisonnier une saisonnière
seasonal seasonal worker
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goudronner le goudron une route goudronnée
to pave (a road) pavement a paved road
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en valoir Un homme averti en vait deux Ça en vaut la peine
to be worth Firewarned is forearmed It’s worth it
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en quoi En quoi ces deux hôtels se distinguent-ils? En quoi puis-je vous aider?
in what way how what How do these two hotels compare? How can I help you?
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une épithète
epithet term atribute
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la cherté La cherté de la vie m’étonne.
high price The high cost of living astonishes me.
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mettre en évidence
to highlight | emphasize
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dresser un cheval dressé
to put up raise (élever) train a trained horse
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un guignol
puppet clown (perj) joker ludicrous person