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Volume 4 Flashcards

1
Q 
frayer
frayer avec...
frayer parmi
frayer avec les autres
frayer la voie
frayer le chemin
A 
to open a path
to associate with...
to mingle
to socialize
to pave the way
to blaze a trail
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port d’attache

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port of entry

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s’immiscer dans

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interfere in

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un macaron

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a macaroon

a sticker

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remontrer

remonter

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to show again

to remount, to ascend, to recover, to rewind, to work back to

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par le passé

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in the past

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chatter (an anglicism?)

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to chat

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quasiment

A

almost, nearly

practically (colloquial usage)

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l’acharnement (m)

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furious energy, ruthlessness

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avoir fini par faire qqc

C’est un ami d’infance, avait fini par dire Gabrielle.

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to finally do qqc

Gabrielle finally said “it’s a childhood friend”.

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l’aménité (?)

Les deux hommes se regardent sans aménité.

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pleasantness

The two men looked at each other without pleasantness.

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décréter

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to decree

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un coutier

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a broker, middleman

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en échange

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in exchange

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hors de question

Il est hors de question qu’ils se servent de ça pour te faire chanter

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out of the question

It’s out of the question that they use that to blackmail you.

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un démenti

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a denial

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un malentendu

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misunderstanding

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fulminer

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to fulminate, protest vigorously

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sitôt

Sitôt dit, sitôt fait (idiom)

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as soon as

No sooner said than done.

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autant

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as much as
as far as
until

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un contretemps

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a setback, delay

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bouleverser

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to distress, upset

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pareil (adj)

Qui peut faire une chose pareille?

A

similar, such

Who could do such a thing?

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un cadenas

A

padlock

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la cueillette

l’equipe est axé principalement sur la cueillette et l’analyse de l’information.

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gathering

The team is focussed mainly on the gathering and analysis of information.

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dans le but de

Nous procédons dans le but de bloquer l’attaque.

A

with the goal of

We procdeed with the goal of blocking the attack.

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un lobby

des lobbies

A 
a lobby (group)
some lobbies (political pressure groups)
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une haie

A 
a hedge
a row (of people, objects)
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périssable (adj)

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perishable

expendable

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30
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périr

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to perish

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le minerai

le minerai de fer

A

ore

iron ore

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informe (adj)

informé

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shapeless

well informed

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la fonte

On obteint du metal par la fonte un minerai

A

smelting

We get metal by smelting an ore.

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cassant (adj)

A

brittle

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35
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écraser

A

to crush

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le tranchant

tranchant (adj)

A

sharpness

sharp

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apte à (adj)

inapte à

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suitable for

unsuitable for

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la glaise

A

a type of clay rich in Si and Al

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39
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une foire

A

a fair, market

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voilé (adj)

A

veiled

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41
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spécialement

A

specially

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42
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la mâchoire

A

jaw

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43
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jaillir de

Une mâchoire jaillit ausitôt pour s’en emparer.

A

to rear up from

A jaw shot up right away to take it.

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44
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la combinaison

A

combination
scheme
overall, jumpsuit

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45
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un noeud

A

node

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46
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escompter

A

to discount, disregard

to anticipate

47
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se fier à

A

to rely on

to trust in

48
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la mise sur pied

la mise à pied

A

the development, build up

49
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un pigeonnaire

A

pigeonhole, loft

50
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un objectif

A

goal

target

51
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machinalement

A

mechanically

52
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récidiver

A

to recommit
to reoccur
to do something again

53
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réuni (adfj)

A

combined

assembled

54
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la sous-traitance

A

subcontacting

contracting out

55
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démunir

A

to part with

give up

56
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démuni (adj)

A

destitute

impoverished

57
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là encore

Mais, là encore, il y aurait probablement des rumeurs.

A

then again

But, then again, it would probably be (just) rumor.

58
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un recoupement

A

a cross-check (of information)

59
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trafiquer

A 
to traffic (contraband)
to tamper/meddle with   (slang)
60
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susciter

A

to arouse, evoke, kindle

61
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révolutionner par

A

to revolutionize with

62
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la subvention

A

support, subsidy, grant

subvention, subsidization

63
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un prête-nom

une société prête-nom

A

a straw man (one who disguises activities of another person)

dummy company

64
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le haut du visage

let haut du corps

A

the top half of the face

the top half of the body

65
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cogner

A

to knock, rap (on a door)

66
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endosser

A

to endorse

to assume

67
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le moi

A

ego, the “I” of the psyche

68
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et quoi encore?

A

and then what?

69
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dans l’espoir que…

A

in the hope that…

70
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la formule

A

formula
expression, form
device, composition

71
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maroquiné

A

maroccan leather

72
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un maroquinier

A

a dealer in fine leather goods

a fine leather craftsman

73
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la saloperie

A

trash, muck, slop, junk

74
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la contestation

A

contestation, question
appeal
dissent

75
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opportun (adj)

A

appropriate, timely

76
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le merdier

A

shit, excrement

77
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la teigne

A

ringworm

colloquial: a nasty piece of work

78
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dévisager quelqu’un

A

to stare at someone

79
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mon point faible

A

my weak point

80
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le recul

feu du recul

A

recession, retreat
recoil, regress
to back up (reverse)

back-up light(s) (on car)

81
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scrupuleusement

A

scrupulously

82
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libeller

A

to word, to phrase

to make out (as a cheque)

83
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le libellé

A

the wording

84
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sur Internet

A

on the internet

85
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innocenter

A

to exonerate

86
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n’être pas à prendre à la légère

Leur menace n’est pas à prendre à la légère.

A

not to be taken lightly

Their threat is not to be taken lightly.

87
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un tel item
une telle chose

Pourquoi est-ce qu’elle merite une telle attention?

A

such an item
such a thing

Why does she merit such attention?

88
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accessoirement

A

incidentally

89
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la prouesse

A

prowess

90
Q

une broutille

A

a flea bite

a trifle

91
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le traficotage

A

shady dealings

92
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un préjugé

A

bias, prejudice

93
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égarer

A

to mislead
to misplace
to stray

94
Q

chercher du côté de qqn

À mon avis, vous devez chercher du côté de Thomas Hawk.

A

look into

In my opinion, you should look into Thomas Hawk.

95
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plisser les yeux

A

to blink, squint

96
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plisser

A

to fold, pleat, wrinkle, crease

note: plier = fold

97
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aminicir

s’aminicir

A

to slenderize, slim

to get slimmer

98
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l’outrance (f)

à outrance

A

excessiveness

to excess

99
Q

une ingérence

A

interference, intrusion

100
Q

une recrudescence de

Il y avait une recrudescence des activités criminales.

A

an upsurge

There was an upsurge in criminal activity.

101
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en aveugle

Il faut que on ne pourvsuive pas en aveugle.

A

blind

We mustn’t proceed blind.

102
Q

sévir

A 
to clamp down
to run wild
to rage  (war)
103
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le butin

A

spoil, booty, haul (of crime, war)

fruits (of labour, research)

104
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pourvu que

A

providing that

105
Q

tirailler

être tiraillé entre sa famille et son travail

A

tug, pull

to be torn between his family and his work

106
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éplucher

A

to peel

to go through something with a fine-toothed comb

107
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déchaîner

se déchaîner

A

to rouse, excite

to go into a rage

108
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gâcher

A

to waste, ruin, spoil

109
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apaiser

A

to appease, pacify

to calm, ease

110
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à mesure que…

A

to the extent that…

111
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une manie

A

a mania
an obsession
a fad

112
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entreprendre

entreprendre qqn

A

to start
to undertake

to set about seducing someone

113
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transiger

A

to compromise (as a way of settling a disagreement)

114
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maniable (adj)

A

easy to handle, manageable

maneuverable

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