Volume 2 Flashcards

(94 cards)

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indûment (adj)

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undeserved

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rétrospectivement

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retrospectively

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pompeusement

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pompously

flamboyantly

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flamboiement

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flamboyantly

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flamboyant (adj)

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flamboyant

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fraîchement

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coolly
freshly
newly

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la crémaillère

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rack and pinion

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un jules

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chum (slang)

bedfellow

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risible (adj)

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laughable

ridiculous

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un malotru

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boor

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un paletot

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jacket

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épiloguer sur

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to hold forth on

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une cataracte

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cataract (eye)

cascade
downpour

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débiter

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debit

spout
reel off

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compatir

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to sympathize

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réitérer

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reiterate

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méprisable (adj)

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contemptible

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prendre qqn en faute

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to catch sb out

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parer au danger

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to counter the risk

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parer à

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to ward off

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poindre

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to dawn

peep through

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les œillères (fp)

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blinkers

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sempiternel (adj)

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perpetual

eternal

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un prélat

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prelate (church official)

tarpaulin

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prendre une cuite
get plastered
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fruste (adj)
rough | unsophisticated
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infime (adj)
tiny minor minute
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un croche-pied
to trip sb up
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une dérouillée
thrashing | beating
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immonde (adj)
sinful | revolting
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un malabar (slang)
muscle man
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tout de go
straight out (to say)
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rembarrer
to rebuff | put sb in their place
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illico (colloq)
straight away
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numéroter
to number | count
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absenter | s’absenter
to leave | absent oneself
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rhabiller
to get dressed again
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un clapotis d’eau
lapping of eater
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intempestif (adj)
untimely | inopportune
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l’entre-deux
interval
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atteint (adj) être atteint de
affected infected to be suffering from
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d’un trait
at a stretch
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un affûteur
sharpener
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camé (adj) se camer
stoned to be on drugs
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la bruine
drizzle
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le crachin
drizzle
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couper les ponts
to burn (your) bridges
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avoir à faire à
to have run in with | to be dealing with
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désappointer
disappoint
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un peloton
squad platoon (army) ball (yarn)
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une omerta
code of silence (eg mafia)
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virtuel (adj
virtual imaginary potential
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éclairer ma lanterne
give information
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roder rôder
to break in (a machine) to ride (push aggressively)
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une volontairiste
a pro-active person | person with initiative
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arrêter
to stop to decide on close (a deal)
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escompter
to expect take for granted reckon
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le toutim
and all | and everything
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insaisissable (adj)
elusive
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le doigté
tact fingering (music)
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antérieur (adj) antérieur à
prior prior to
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le culot
cheek nerve cool audacity
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s’atteler
to get down to a task
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imbuvable (adj)
undrinkable unbearable (colloq)
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sourciller sans sourciller
to frown without batting an eyelid
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l’escient (m) à bon escient
advice advisedly
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sur le moment
at the time
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aguerri (adj)
battle-hardened | seasoned
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autant plus de
all the more
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être à deux doigts de faire...
be very close to doing...
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grouille toi (interj)
hurry up!
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sibyllin (adj)
cryptic
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la bécasse
woodcock featherbrain (colloq)
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parjurer
perjure | break one’s word
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la faconde
loquacity
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les basques (fp)
skirt tail coat-tail
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après coup
afterwards | after the fact
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bâcler
do carelessly
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une sommité
prominent person
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glousser
chuckle cluck (chicken)
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la dénivellation
slope | out of level
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outrepasser
to go beyond exceed overstep
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une kermesse
bazaar | fair
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un noiraud
brunette
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un cobaye
guinea pig
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cafter
to inform (on)
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inavouable (adj)
undisclosable shameful
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inavoué (adj)
undisclosed | hidden
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inopiné (adj)
unexpected
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à pas pressé
hurriedly
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prélasser
lounge lie down recline
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recliner
to recline
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ès
of | on
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nommément
by name