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Volume 2 Flashcards

1
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étriller

A

to tear to pieces

curry

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un immeuble de rapport

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investment property

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épousseter

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to dust

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grésiller

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sizzle

crackle

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même pas

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not even

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la chiromancie

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palmistry

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incollable en (adj)

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impossible to stump in

extremely well versed in

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disert ( adj)

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forthcoming

talkative

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crisser

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to crunch (snow, gravel)
rustle (cloth)
screech (tires)
scrape

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10
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la garde à vue

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police custody

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soudé (adj)

A

close knit

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la revanche

A

revenge

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semer

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to sow

to drop (sb)
outrun
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un abruti

A

spasm

jerk (colloq)
stupid person

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15
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pour la forme

A

as a matter of routine

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un branleur

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dawdler
tosser
wanker

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17
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un camé

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junkie

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le cervelet

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cerebellum

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un squat

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squat

flop house

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20
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un gourbi

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shack

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21
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dégringoler

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to tumble down

knock over

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le fumier

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manure

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23
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humilier

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to humiliate

humble

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un conteur

une conteuse

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storyteller

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un jeunot

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young lad

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26
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la tuile

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tile

bad luck

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27
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en préventive

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in custody

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28
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naze

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kaput

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29
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se faire du mouron

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to fret

worry

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péter

A 
to snap   (colloq)
bust

fart

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31
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à la nage

A

by swimming

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32
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la gouaille

A

cheek

insolence

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33
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un casseur

A

breaker (scrap dealer)
rioter
burglar

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34
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détrousser

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to rob

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35
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foncier (adj)

A

innate

landed

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36
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un foncier

une foncière

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land owner

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37
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un roturier

une roturière

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commoner

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38
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détenteur

A

holder (person)

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39
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visible (adj)

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visible

available

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40
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une équerre

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set square

triangle

41
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dédaigner

A

to disdain
scorn
belittle

42
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rusé (adj)

A

crafty

cunning

43
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mortifier

mortier la chair

A

to mortify

to crucify

44
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hébéter

A

dazed

confused

45
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berçant (adj)

A

rocking

46
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une berçante

A

rocking chair

47
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le moignon

A

stump (of arm, leg)

stub

48
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tréfonds

A

inner depths

49
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un as

A

ace

50
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une nichée

A

litter (eg kittens)

51
Q

nicher

A

to nest
hang out
live (ie to lodge) (colloq)

52
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le grabuge

il va y avoir du grabuge

faire du grabuge

A

quarrel
mayhem
trouble

there’s going to be trouble

to raise hell

53
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dérivant (adj)

A

drifting

54
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une galerie

A

gallery
audience

roof rack

55
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un clebs

A

dog
mutt
pooch

56
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un bâtard

une bâtarde

A

illegitimate child
mongrel (dog)

bastard

57
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une fouine

A

weasel

snooper (colloq)

58
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effilocher

A

to fray

wear out

59
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un lamento

A

lament

60
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embrayer

A

to engage the clutch

61
Q

des fois que

A

in case

62
Q

le pinard

A

cheap wine (inf)

63
Q

dételer

A

to unhitch

take a break

64
Q

chiffonner

A

to crumple
crease

bother (colloq)

65
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un point de chute

A

landing spot

stopping-off place

66
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une housse

A

cover (eg, seat cover)

67
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une écuelle

A

bowl

68
Q

désaltérer

se désaltérer

A

quench the thirst

69
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vivable (adj)

A

liveable

70
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invivable (adj)

A

unliveable

71
Q

crotter

A

to muddy

72
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cavaler (colloq)

cavaler dans

cavaler après

A

to rush about

to run around

to chase

73
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grêle (adj)

A

thin

tinny

74
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un florilège

A

anthology

collection

75
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caler

A

to wedge

prop

76
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le rouage

A

wheel

workings

77
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un merdier (vulgar)

A

shit
mess
disorder

78
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un cornet à dés

A

dice cup

79
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la morve

A

snot

80
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congédier

A

to dismiss

81
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s’épancher

A

to open one’s heart

82
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un sursis

A

respite

suspended sentence

83
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pictural (adj)

A

pictorial

illustrated

84
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maladif (adj)

A

unhealthy

unwell

85
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mis en valeur

A

to show off
highlight
emphasize

86
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relevé (adj)

A

turned up (eg. collar)

87
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effleurant (adj)

A

touching

brushing

88
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un écraseur

A

roadhog

flattener

89
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écrabouiller

A

to crush
squash
shatter

90
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ancrer

s’ancrer dans

A

to anchor

rooted in

91
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un abruti

A

moron

92
Q

indifférer

cela m’indiffère

A

to be indifferent

I couldn’t care less

93
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s’amouracher de

A

to be crazy about

infatuated by

94
Q

enjoué (ad)

A

cheerful

joyful

95
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le dévoiement

A

tilting

96
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puîné (adj)

A

junior

of inferior rank

97
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démerder

se démerder

A

to manage

98
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une babiole

A

trinket

trifle

99
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une pichenette

d’une pichenette

A

flick

with a flick

Un Lieu Incertain (4 decks)

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