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Volume 2 Flashcards

1
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un brochet

A

pike (fish)

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une truite

A

trout

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3
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un trait d’union

A

hyphen

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un rang

A

range (of values)
rank
row

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5
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un barreau

A

rung of a ladder

bar (of anything)

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quatre-vingts chose
quatre-vingt trois choses

deux cents choses
deux cent dix chose

mille est invariable
dans une date, peut s’écrire mil:
mil neuf cent vingt (pas de s)

A

(reminder)

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7
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éclairé (adj)

A

enlightened
illuminated
lighted

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outre (prep)

passer outre

A

in addition to
otherwise

to pass over
ignore

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outré (adj)

A

excessive

unusual

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10
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outrer

A

to outrage

exaggerate

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11
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en ce qui concerne…

A

concerning

concernant

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12
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un merisier

A

wild cherry tree

cherry wood

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13
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le ci-contre

A

opposite

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14
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barrir

A

to trumpet (elephant’s sound)

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15
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un gigot

A

leg of lamb (culinary)

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16
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le reste de

le reste de lait se trouve dans le frigo

A

rest
remainder
residue

The rest of the milk is in the fridge.

note: no partative article

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dépanner

dépanner qn

A

to help
repair

to tide sb over

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18
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en direction de

A

towards

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abstraire

s’abstraire de…

A

to consider st in isolation

to cut oneself off from…

more common: faire abstraction de…

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20
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abstrait (adj)

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abstract

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21
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en abstraction

A

in isolation

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22
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à lui seul

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by itself

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23
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un soupirail

les soupiraux

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cellar window(s)

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l’ail (m)

plural: aulx (also ails seems to be in use)

A

garlic

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25
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un/une garde-chasse

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game warden

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26
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une oiseau-mouche

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hummingbird

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27
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une bête-à-corne

A

horned cattle

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28
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un char-à-banc

A

cart with bench (horse drawn)

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29
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un abat-jour

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lampshade

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30
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un non-lieu

A

dismissal of charges

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31
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un camée

A

cameo

junkie

32
Q

un arbre à came

un galet de came

A

camshaft

cam follower

33
Q

un galet

A

stone

roller (eg cam follower)

34
Q

désigner

A

to designate
refer to
point out

35
Q

un usager

une usagère

A

user (of a public service)

36
Q

un utilisateur

une utilisatrice

A

user of a machine, device

37
Q

réputé (adj)

A

of repute

célèbre
connu

38
Q

un déplacement

les déplacements

A

movement
displacement
travel (business)
shifting

events

39
Q

aller à la ligne (texte)

A

insert a line return

start a new paragraph

40
Q

grandement

faire grandement les choses

A

largely

in style

to do things in style

41
Q

se prélasser

A

to lounge

laze

42
Q

par alliance

A

by marriage

43
Q

un même …
une même …

Une même machine peut faire plusieurs fonctions.

A

the same…

The same machine can perform several operations.

44
Q

selon que

A

given that

étant donné

45
Q

dès que

A

as soon as

= aussitôt que

46
Q

un scripteur

A

writer

scribe

47
Q

un/une tzigane

A

gypsy

48
Q

tels…

A

as…

such as…

49
Q

l’hypocrisie (f)

A

l’hypocrisy

= dissimulation, fausseté

50
Q

un enchâssement

A

setting (of a gem)

embedded item (inc linguistics)

51
Q

attendu que

A

since
considering that
whereas

52
Q

non pas que + subjonctif

A

not that (je puisse le changer)

53
Q

Item 408

in parce que/puisque clause, can omit verb group:

Il a été éliminé parce que trop jeune

A

“il était “ was omitted

54
Q

quand bien même

A

even if

even though

55
Q

quand même

“merci quand même”

A

nevertheless
anyway

“thanks anyway”

56
Q

item 413

in quoique/bien que clause can omit verb group:

Quoique très à l’aise, elle dépense peu.

A

“elle soit” was omitted

57
Q

ruiner

A

to ruin
spoil

bankrupt

58
Q

pour peu que

A

in the event that

if

59
Q

importer

il importe peu que…

A

to import (from outside)

to matter (be important)

it doesn’t matter that…

60
Q

équivaloir à

A

to be equivalent to

61
Q

un porte-voix

A

megaphone
loud hailer

= un mégaphone

62
Q

au pas

marcher au pas

A

at a walking pace

to walk in step

63
Q

un estivant

A

summer visitor

64
Q

une outarde

A

Canada goose

65
Q

un clochard

A

tramp

66
Q

détaler

A

to bolt
dash off

= s’enfuir

67
Q

une pente

A

slope

hill

68
Q

au détour de…

A

at the bend in…

69
Q

un detour

A

detour

bend

70
Q

appréhender

Les cultivateurs appréhendent une sécheresse.

A

to arrest (sb)

to fear
dread

The farmers fear a dry spell.

71
Q

pour l’instant

A

now
at this time

= en train de

72
Q

le libre-arbitre

A

free will

73
Q

attiser

A

to stir up
kindle

to fan = aviver

74
Q

une copule

A

in linguistics:
intransitive verb that links subect to an attribute.
eg: Le garçon semble paresseux.

75
Q

tenir compte de

A

to take account of

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