Volume 2 Flashcards

(93 cards)

1
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mousser

se faire mousser

A

to fizz
froth

to sing one’s praises

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2
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tracasser

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to worry

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3
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un emmerdeur (vulgar slang)

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pain in the neck

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4
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une pie

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magpie

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5
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un écusson

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badge

escutcheon

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6
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gronder

A

rumble

roar (fireplace)

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7
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une moisson

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harvest

crop

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8
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l’appareillage

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equipment

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9
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le boucan (informal)

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racket

din

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10
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lésiner

A

to skimp

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11
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le rimmel

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mascara

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12
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un porte-jarretelle

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garter belt

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13
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une guêpière

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bodice

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14
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la braguette

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fly (of pants)

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15
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alléchant

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enticing

seductive

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16
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donner le change

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to cover st up

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17
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s’écouler

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to pass by

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18
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à la case départ

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at square one

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19
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allécher

A

entice

snare

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20
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muter

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to transfer

shift

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21
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peloter (slang)

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to feel  (eg with hands)
touch
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22
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une planque (colloq)

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hideout

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23
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une enchère

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bid

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24
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un accusé de réception

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confirmation of receipt

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une pincette
pair of tweezers | fire tongs
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étancher
to make foolproof
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bégayer
to stammer
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pâtir de
to suffer because of
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dégingandé (adj)
lanky | ungainly
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goudronné (adj)
paved
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goudronner
to tar | lay down tarmac
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le matraquage
bludgeoning
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trapu (adj) (slang)
stocky | squat
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une trotte (colloq)
walk
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une scierie
sawmill
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un envoi
dispatch sending send off
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en outre
moreover | besides
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une grille à usage unique
one time key (code)
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en vie
alive
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toucher une retraite
get a pension
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au pied levé
immediately at this moment at the drop of a hat
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desservir
to serve harm put at a disadvantage
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une métissé
half breed
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le bégaiement
stammer | stutter
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désuet (adj)
outdated | worm eaten
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sous faux pavillon
false flag (espionage)
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un ressortissant
national | citizen
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l’effarement
dismay fear horror alarm
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un fayot
creep (colloq) bean (culinary)
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par mont et par vaux
up hill and down dale
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le méli-mélo
mishmash | jumble
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une consigne automatique
baggage locker
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la brousse
scrubland | bush
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irréductible (adj) (n,mf)
implacable relentless diehard
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fourbir
to polish | furbish
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une sacoche
pannier | saddlebag
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une conduite intérieure
sedan
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un relevé
statement | summary
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les points et les traits
dots and dashes (Morse)
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pourvoir
to provide
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à ce titre
in this capacity
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sauter à pieds joints
to jump in with both feet
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cumuler
to accumulate
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le for dans ou en son for intérieur
heart of hearts in his heart of hearts
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un bougre
bugger | chap
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aviné (adj)
drunk
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peaufiner
to refine | put the finishing touches on
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d’autant plus que
all the more since
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être en permission
to be on leave
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étriqué (adj)
skimpy | narrow
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un revers
setback backhand lapels
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un filon trouver le filon
lode vein to strike it lucky
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la besogne
work job task
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renégat (adj) un renégat
renegade renegade traitor
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une épave les épaves
wreck derelict jetsam (thrown from a ship)
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à juste titre
rightly justifiably with just cause
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pour ainsi dire
so to speak as it were virtually
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la mégarde
carelessness
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fripé (asj)
crumpled | wrinkled
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signalé (adj)
signalled signposted reported
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officieux (adj) à titre officieux
unofficial unofficially
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matois (adj)
wily | sly
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un matelot
sailor | seaman
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détacher
to set free | release
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un parchemin
parchment | diploma
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venir en visite
come to visit
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meuler
to grind
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une meule une meule de foin
grindstone millstone stack haystack
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avachir
to slump | let oneself go
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réparer les pots cassés
pick up the pieces
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entrebailler
to half open
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comme preuve
as evidence
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flanquer flanquer la frousse flanquer une raclée
to flank throw scare beat the crap out of (many locutions)