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Volume 2 Flashcards

(87 cards)

1
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une marque de fabrique

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trade mark

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l’inanition

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weakness due to starvation

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3
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ficher

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to file

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4
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être fiché

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to be on file

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5
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une foraine

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fairground

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6
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vautrer

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to sprawl
loll about
wallow

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être soupe au lait (adj exp)

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quick-tempered

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8
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une charrette

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cart
barrow

round (eg of layoffs)

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9
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plumard (slang)

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bed

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10
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botter en touche

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to punt

avoid the issue

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11
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patatras (expression)

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crash!

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12
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se barrer

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to run off

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13
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adipeux (adj)

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podgy

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14
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un/une manutentionnaire

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warehouseman

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15
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faire chier

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to piss off

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16
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se tailler avec

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to run away with

note: tailler = cut, prune, trim

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17
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accoucher de

Allez, accouche ! (exp)

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to give birth to

Go on, spit it out!

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18
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illettré (adj)

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illiterate

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19
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un scoop

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scoop (news item)

un primeur
une exclusivité

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20
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une buse

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buzzard

idiot
clot

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21
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ajuster

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to adjust
alter (clothing)
arrange

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22
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un ajusteur

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fitter

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23
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la hébétude

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stupor

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24
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délaisser

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to abandon

neglect

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décanter
to decant a liquid to let st settle (fig or lit) to make st clear
26
une grue
crane prostitute (informal)
27
fougueux (adj)
spirited enthusiastic ardent impétueux
28
embrocher
to put on a spit run through mettre en broche
29
les babines (fp)
lips chops lèvres
30
parler à la cantonade
to talk to no one in particular | to talk so everyone can hear
31
apprêté (adj)
affected not natural affecté
32
un conciliabule
private meeting
33
merlan faire des yeux de merlan frit à qn (idiom)
whiting, fish related to cod to look with lovesick eyes at sb to oogle
34
grossissant (adj)
magnifying
35
un nabot
dwarf
36
un récupérateur récupérateur de pluie
recycling or salvage device rain barrel
37
le branle-bas (inv) le branle-bas de combat
commotion action stations
38
une course contre la montre
race against the clock
39
retrousser retrousser les babines
to roll up to roll back lips bare the teeth
40
ployer
to bow flex plier
41
le debarras
junk | things in storage
42
un chromo
bad colour print
43
de guingois
lopsided crooked de travers
44
reléguer
to relegate bannish mettre à l’écart
45
émousser
to blunt | dull
46
attaché (adj)
attached | bound up
47
une pissotière
urinal
48
scier
to saw to stun
49
la tranche
edge slice portion
50
facétieux (adj)
mischievous
51
l’appoint (m) faire l’appoint
supplement have the exact amount (change)
52
intraitable (adj)
inflexible | resolute
53
sauter en marche
to bail out lit: jump while moving
54
l’abattement (m)
despondency
55
un contretemps à contretemps
setback out of step
56
magner (slang)
to hurry move your ass! se hâter
57
éventrer
to rip open | disembowl
58
un tocsin
alarm bell
59
abrutir
to numb deafen make senseless
60
ahurissant (adj)
incredible incroyable stupéfiant
61
en tâche de fond
in the background
62
entreposer
to store
63
une torsade
``` twisted material cable stitch (knitting) ```
64
à la verticale (adv)
vertically
65
une trappe
trap door
66
à peine de quoi
barely enough
67
en apnée
in apnea (to stop breathing)
68
une gaine technique
service shaft
69
au ras de
flush with
70
des fers au feu
irons in the fire
71
l’en-tête (m)
header (text)
72
un commissaire-priseur
auctioneer
73
être lessivé
to be washed up | tired
74
une écluse
lock (waterway)
75
squatter (informal)
to squat | use unauthorized shelter
76
les SDF
sans domicile fixe
77
faire ses besoins
to defecate/urinate
78
le déstockage
reduction of stock
79
emprunté (adj) (informal)
awkward note: emprunter = to borrow, take (a route)
80
pain de mie
soft bread
81
un torticolis
stiff neck
82
infâme (adj)
revolting | despicable
83
un glaçon
ice cube
84
l’apprenti
trainee
85
les nichons (m)
boobs
86
fulgurante (adj)
brilliant | dazzling
87
infléchir
to deflect | bend a curve