Volume 2 Flashcards

(92 cards)

1
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tout au plus

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at the most

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avéré (adj)

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confirmed

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envoler

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to take flight

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en vouloir

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to want to get on in life

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en vouloir à qn

s’en vouloir

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to be cross with sb

to be cross with os

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acculer

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to constrain

corner

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engranger

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to gather in
bring in
rake in

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tamiser

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pass through a sieve

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un tamis

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sieve

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une passoire

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colander

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dans l’hypothèse
en supposant
à titre d’hypothèse

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assuming

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le plaqué

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plate (thin coating of metal)

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transi (adj)

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gripped by fear or cold

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être au fait de

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to be informed about

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en cachette

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secretly

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une invite à

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invitation to

prompt (computer)

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un rempart

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rampart

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ténu (adj)

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tenuous

fragile

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en venir à

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to come to

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fougueux (adj)

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ardent

passionate

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impétueux (adj)

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impetuous

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amadouer

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coax

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se débrailler

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to go wild

note: se débrouiller = to manage

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débraillé (adj)

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untidy

sloppy

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un cleb
dog pooch mutt
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en appeler à
to appeal to to call to to call for
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écrouler
to collapse
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attendrir
tenderize | turn soft
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louper
miss rater
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défoncer
to smash | bash in
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faire la scolarité
to get one’s schooling
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un pan un pan de chemise
panel section interval shirt tail
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le cliquetis “kleektee”
jingle (sound)
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glousser
to cluck
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une langue de pute
foul-mouthed bitch
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bis (adj) un bis (noun)
grey-brown colour encore (theatre) ampere
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fielleux (adj)
venomous
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dissous (adj)
dissolved | disbanded
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moite (adj)
moist | clammy
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vieillot (adj)
old-fashioned | antiquated
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l’embourgeoisement
gentrification
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érafler
to scratch
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un pilier un pilier de bar
pilar mainstay barfly
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écluser
to pass through a lock (boating) to knock back (slang)
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éméché (adj)
tipsy
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effrayer
to frighten alarmer
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dégouter
to disgust
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une cité
city | housing estate
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englober
to include
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de guingois (adv exp)
lop-sided
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une nana (derog)
girl | silly person
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éventer
to fan (ie, move air)
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badin (adj)
bantering
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un glaçon
ice cube
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le désarroi
dissarray turmoil confusion
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être de mèche avec qn
to be in cahoots with sb
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exsuder
to exude suinter
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suinter
to seep sweat drop by drop (eg a rock wall) dégoûter
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façon frimeur (adj) un frimeur une frimeuse
in a showing off manner show-off
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une faille
weakness | fault (including geology)
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une andouille
spicy sausage fool intoxicated person
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stone (adj)
stoned
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vorace (adj)
voracious
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pompette (adj)
inebriated
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une couette
duvet quilt braid
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jucher se jucher
to perch st on to perch on
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fondre sur
to swoop down on
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hilarant (adj)
hilarious
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le bitume
pavement
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maussade (adj)
sullen (person) dull (weather) bleak (countryside) sluggish (market)
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sortir en force
to come out in force
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naïf (adj)
naïve
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indéfectible (adj)
unfailing
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ébouriffer
``` to tousle (hair) astound ```
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courroucé (adj)
wrathful
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suer
to sweat
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ahaner
to pant
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cohue
disorganized crowd | mob
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ainsi et ce qui...
such and such that...
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hors de prix
exorbitant
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une noise
dispute | quarrel
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une impulsion au départ
starting push
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atteler à s’atteler à
to harness to to apply os to
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apercevoir s’apercevoir
to notice to realize
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y être pour beaucoup
contributed a lot
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en transit
in transit
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un déluge
deluge | flood
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emporter
to take away | sweep away
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l’argile (f)
clay
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épurer
to purify
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un larbin
servant | doormat
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une bille
marble