Volume 3 Flashcards

(90 cards)

1
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l’adultère

A

adultery

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adultère (adj)

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adulterous

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3
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en vers

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inverse

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la reconversion

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redeployment

retraining

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5
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prolonger

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to prolong

extend

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6
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troquer

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to exchange

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étanche (adj)

une cloison étanche

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watertight

watertight compartment

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8
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à ce point

A

so

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9
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hermétiquement

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hermetically

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10
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le sauveteur

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rescuer

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sincèrement

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sincerely

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12
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un moutard
une moutarde

la moutarde

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kid

mustard

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une cachotterie

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mystery

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14
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un bobo

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child’s hurt

booboo

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cabrioler

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skip

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16
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une cabriole

A

caper

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17
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un cabri

A

kid

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18
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l’impassibilité (f)

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impassiveness

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bon sang!

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damn!
for God’s sake
good grief

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20
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quémander

quémander un baiser

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to beg for

to beg for a kiss

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21
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une arrière-pensé

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ulterior motive

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22
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un vers

au troisième vers

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line
row

verse

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23
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un ver

un ver à soie
un vers de terre

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worm

silkworm
earthworm

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24
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tiquer

ne pas tiquer
faire tiquer qn

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to raise an eyebrow

to not bat an eyelid
to make sb wonder

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ailleurs
elsewhere
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propulser
propel | hurl
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exciper
to plead
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prévenir prévenir qn de
to warn inform to prevent sb from
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à prendre ou à laisser qc
to take or leave st
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un damoiseau
squire
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du côté de
concerning | on the side of
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la révolte
rebellion | revolt
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une incartade
prank
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les dérives (fp)
excesses
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renfrogner | se renfrogner
to scowl
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un/une quadragénaire
man/woman in their forties
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châtain (adj inv) J’ai les cheveaux châtain.
brown I’ve got brown hair.
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détaler
to take one’s leave | scamper off
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ailé (adj)
winged
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compenser
to compensate for
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décoloré (adj)
faded | bleached
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papillonnant (adj)
flickering | fluttering
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moulée (adj)
molded
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bredouiller
to mumble
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burlesque (adj)
ludicrous
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un meuf
girl (slang) | chick
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malséant (adj)
improper unseemly unbecoming
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une sainte nitouche
saintly hipocrite eg: marriage of convenience
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tristounet (adj)
sad | gloomy
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une rupture d’anévrisme
ruptured aneurysm
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la forfanterie
boastfulness
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prétendument
allegedly
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évolué (adj)
advanced | evolved
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le verlan
a kind of inconsistent, informal slang
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nostalgique (adj)
nostalgic
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retrousser un nez retroussé
to turn up roll up a turned up nose
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berner d’être en berne
to fool to be at half-mast (lit ot fig)
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une limace en limace
slug like a slug
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une nouille
noodle
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chier
to shit
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pouffer
to burst out laughing
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un remblais
embankment
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la désinvolture
casualness
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le boniment
patter | sales talk
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l’intention (f)
intention
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une lippe
fleshy lower lip
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méprisant (adj)
contemptuous
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bougonner
to grumble
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un tuyau
pipe tube tip
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un toutou
doggie
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une pile il y a une pile de disques sur la table le côté pile pile ou face à deux heures pile
pile tails on the dot just at the right time there’s a pile of records on the table tails heads or tails at two o’clock on the dot
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le poil avoir du poil sur la poitrine ton chien a un beau poil au poil de tout poil être de bon/mauvais poil à poil
``` hair coat great of all kinds to be in a good/bad mood naked ```
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indéchiffrable (adj)
indecipherable
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reconduire reconduire à la frontière reconduire jusqu’à la porte
to take home continue re-elect to deport to see sb out
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un bolide comme un bolide
racing car hot rod like a rocket
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une rêvasserie
dreaming
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épatant (adj)
stunning | splendid
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affaler s’affaler dans/sur
to lower (eg sails) to collapse into/onto st
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écru (adj)
raw unbleached off-white colour
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un vrombissement
humming
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un gémissement
moan
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émerveiller
to amaze | fill with wonder
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s’emerveiller
to be amazed
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la préciosité
preciousness | preciosity
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la marqueterie
marquetry | inlaid decoration
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le serre-livres (inv)
book end(s)
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le raffinement
refinement
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la reliure
binding (book)
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battre la chamade
to beat wildly
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manifestement
obviously