Volume 2 Flashcards

1
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avoir un pétage de plomb

A

to freak out

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2
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Ça ne se peut pas

A

It’s impossible.

se pouvoir is the impersonal verb. It….

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3
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poignarder

A

to stab (with a knife)

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4
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sans lendemain

une liaison sans lendemain

A

without future
short-lived

a one night stand

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5
Q

un tuer à gages

A

hit man

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6
Q

les guillemets (mp)

A

quotation marks

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7
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rabougri (adj)

A

scrubby

stunted

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8
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une case

A

hut

cabin

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9
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la case départ

A

square one

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10
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une massue

A

mace

spiked club

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11
Q

un coup de massue

A

blow with a club

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12
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être exempte de

A

to be empty of

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13
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un giron

A

lap

bosom (fig)

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14
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intarissable (adj)

A

inexhaustible

unfailing

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15
Q

épancher

A

to unburden

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16
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dégueu (adj)

A

disgusting

repulsive

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17
Q

roucouler

A

to coo

croon (in song)

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18
Q

interagir avec

A

interact with

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19
Q

avoir un haut-le-cœur

A

to retch

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20
Q

depuis les derniers jours

A

for the last (few) days

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21
Q

réprimer

A

to repress

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22
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broyer

broyer du noir

A

to grind
crush

to brood

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23
Q

un détenteur

une détentrice

A

holder

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24
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complaire

se complaire dans la douleur

A

to please
satisfy a desire

to wallow in pain

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25
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pointer

se pointer à

A

to point
check in

to turn up (colloq)

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26
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un kyst

A

cyst

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27
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une gouine

A

homosexual

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28
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entériner

A

to confirm

verify

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29
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grouiller

se grouiller

A

to swarm
mill about

to get a move on (colloq)

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30
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torcher

A

to wipe

un torchon = cloth, rag

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31
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une beuverie

A

carousal
drunkenness

drinking session

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32
Q

un renflement

A

bulge

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33
Q

un rejeton

A

child (colloq)

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34
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empiffrer de

A

to gorge on

to stuff oneself with

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35
Q

roter

A

to belch (informal)

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36
Q

vlan! (interj)

A

bang!

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37
Q

intimider

A

to intimidate

38
Q

se sauver de

A

to escape from

39
Q

escompter

A

to discount

to anticipate

40
Q

fusiller

fusiller qqn du regard

A

to shoot
destroy

to look daggers at sb

41
Q

un loser

A

loser

42
Q

menu (adj)

A

slim
thin
slender

43
Q

éconduire

A

to dismiss
get rid of
spurn

44
Q

récidiver

A

to reoffend

45
Q

parler de vive voix

A

to speak face to face

46
Q

transi (adj)

un amoureux transi

A

frozen (by cold or fear)

a bashful lover

47
Q

détonner

A

to sing out of tune

to be struck by st out of place

48
Q

à mon gout

A

for my taste

49
Q

obnubiler par

A

to obsess over

50
Q

à regret

A

reluctantly

51
Q

une nuisette

A

very short nightie

babydoll

52
Q

une pagaille

A

mess

53
Q

Ça va de soi.

A

It goes without saying.

54
Q

peu souvent

A

seldom

55
Q

s’attendre à

A

to expect

56
Q

une beigne

A

donut

slap
clout

57
Q

ragoutant (adj)

A

appetizing

58
Q

fouler

A

to set foot on

trample

59
Q

tergiverser

A

to procrastinate

dither

60
Q

bienheureux (adj)

A

blissful

61
Q

le local de répétition

A

rehearsal place

62
Q

un vautour

A

vulture

63
Q

à mon intention

A

for my benefit

64
Q

au détour de

au détour d’une coversation

A

at the bend in
around

just in conversation

65
Q

enjôleur (adj)

A

wheedling
smooth-tongued

enjôler = to beguile, smooth-talk

66
Q

le métrage

A

length (mètres)

67
Q

parer à

se parer contre

A

to ward off
guard against

to take precautions against

68
Q

outré (adj)

A

excessive

to be offended

69
Q

élogieux (adj)

A

praiseworthy

70
Q

faire le bout de chemin

A

make ends meet

71
Q

concorder

A

to concur

72
Q

pogner (québécois)

A

to get
take
catch

73
Q

hargneux (adj)

A

aggressive

74
Q

meubler

A

to furnish

75
Q

reconduire

A

to renew
escort
take sb home

76
Q

une gale

A

scab (on a sore)

mange

77
Q

écorché (adj)

une écorchée (fig)

A

skinned (completely or by being scratched)

emotionally raw person

78
Q

Ça me tombe dessus

A

That lands on me

That lands in my lap

79
Q

il accuse le coup

A

he staggers under the blow

80
Q

un blouson

A

jacket

81
Q

un cocu

une cocue

A

cuckold

82
Q

cocue (adj)

A

deceived
cheated on

cocu, cocue = cuckold

83
Q

une cote

la cote d’alerte

A

quote (stock)
rating
level

danger level

84
Q

en trombe

A

like a whirlwind

85
Q

badigeonner

A

to daub
slather
whitewash

86
Q

tiquer

A

Avoir l’attention arrêtée par un détail qui choque, étonne

to twig

87
Q

rétrécir

se rétrécir

A

to shrink

narrow

88
Q

un bordereau

un bordereau de paye

A

slip
form

payslip

89
Q

une rengaine

A
tune
old tune   (perj)
90
Q

les mamours (mp)

se faire des mamours

A

caresses

to canoodle