Volume 2 Flashcards

(107 cards)

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l’écoumème (m)

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habitable part of the Earth

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recuter

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to recruit

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la frime

pour la frime

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pretence

for show

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frimer

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to show off

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le cran

avoir du cran

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notch
wave

to have guts

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un mécène

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sponsor, patron of the arts

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un huissier

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bailiff

usher

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une camisole de force

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a straightjacket

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une paillasse

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straw matress

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un anneau

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ring

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immergé (adj)

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immersed

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immerger

s’immerger dans

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to submerge, immerse

to immerse oneself in

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cadrer

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to frame

correspond (match)

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la pension alimentaire

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alimony

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l’envers (m)

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flipside

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l’emprise (f)

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grip

influence

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une couleuvre

avaler des couleuvres (idiom)

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a grass snake

endure humiliation = to eat crow
to believe anything one is told

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visqueux (adj)

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viscous

slimy

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un nuage noir

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thundercloud

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monnayable (adj)

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marketable

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prendre connaissance

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to know about

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un proxénète

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pimp

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le proxénétisme

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procurement–living off avails of criminal activity/prostitution

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avec un peu de chance

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with a little luck

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À qui que ce soit
no matter what
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unanime (adj) unanime à faire
unanimous unanimous in doing
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faire dévier
to deflect
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détendre
to loosen
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détendu (adj)
loosened | relaxed
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avoir mal tourné (adj)
to go badly
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quoi que ce soit
anything at all
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tomber bien
to be convenient
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une viennoiserie
Viennese pastry
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ébouillanter
to scald
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une fois de plus
once again
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insouciant (adj)
carefree | unconcerned
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une fenêtre
a window (also used for a "window of opportunity")
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foirer (vulgar)
to fail miserably | fuck up
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poireauter
to be made to wait for a long time
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être sur les talons de qqn
to be on the heels of someone
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rapetisser se rapetisser
to shrink, make smaller to become shrunken
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un remou
eddy | swirling
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borné (adj)
narrow minded | thick witted
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l'acharnement (m)
determination ténacité
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l'avant-midi
morning
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la commotion la commotion cérébrale
concussion shellshock concussion
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un étourdissement
dizzy spell
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hors d'usage
out of service
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se représenter
to imagine
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une cagoule
hood | cowl
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amocher (colloquial)
to beat up
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on va s'en occuper
We'll look after it.
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à moins que
unless
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Sur le chemin du retour
On the way back
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entreposer
to store | warehouse
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de toute façon
anyway
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avoir droit
to be subjected to
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un poteau un poteau de danse
pole post a pole for exotic danse
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a priori
a priori (on the face of it)
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piratable
piratable (able to be hacked)
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scotché (adj)
scotch taped
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boire d'un trait
drink in one swallow
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couver
to brood | to hatch
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un indicateur
an indicator | an informer
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arranger un peu la réalité
to stretch the truth a bit
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à la semaine
by the week
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une descente
descent | raid
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en provenance de
coming from
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un casier
a pot | police record
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la bravoure
bravery
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la vaillance militaire
military valour
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promouvoir
to promote
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handicaper (v) un/une handicapé (n) handicapé (adj)
to handicap a handicaped person handicapped
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à tous les coups
every time
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en stop faire le tour du monde en stop
hitchhike to hitchhike around the world
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la Bermanie
Burma
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le réchauffement climatique
global warming
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une boutade
witticism
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irrecevable (adj)
inadmissable (in court)
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le plaignant | la plaignante
plaintiff
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le tiers-monde
third world
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plus que d'habitude
more than usual
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une batte de baseball
baseball bat
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une filière (crime)
crime ring
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se relayer pour faire
to take turns doing
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s'échapper de
to get out of (doing)
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la propension
propensity
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massacrer entre eux
to massacre each other
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être aussi loin dans la bêtise
to be so stupid
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une tuerie
killing | massacre
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la prière
prayer
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piétiner (fig) wrt negotiations or enquiry
get nowhere piétiner = to paw the ground, trample
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hormi | hormi que
except for | apart from
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sûr (adj) Ton ordinateur est probablement moins sûr que le mien.
sure secure Your computer is probably less secure than mine.
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en proie à des sentiments partagés
to be of two minds
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n'y être pour rien
to not be involved
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culpabiliser
to make someone feel guilty | feel guilty
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dévisager
to stare at
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un sautoir
a long necklace
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sous réserve que...
with the reservation that...
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mieux vaut mieux vaut continuer à paraître sceptique.
best to best to continue appearing sceptical.
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débusquer
to flush out
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une tête brulée
desparado | dangerous criminel
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en quoi ce genre de
what kind of
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outre mesure (expression)
beyond measure | excessive
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indispenable
essential
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le marivaudage
sophisticated affectation