Volume 5 Flashcards

(91 cards)

1
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l’imbécilité

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imbecility

stupidity

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inespéré (adj)

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unhoped-for

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3
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le louvoiement

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tacking

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s’obstiner

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persist

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5
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s’enfuir

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to run away

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là-dessus

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at that point

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7
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une transhumance

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seasonal migration

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8
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pascal (adj)

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to do with Easter

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9
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flâner

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to stroll

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10
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accoler

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attach

place side by side

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11
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un fouet

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whip

whisk (kitchen)

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une fouette

fouette, cocher

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little whip

whip, coachman!

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13
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désœuvré (adj)

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idle

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oisif (adj)

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idle

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un oisif

une oisive

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idler
loafer
trifler

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16
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un porte-mine

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propelling pencil

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17
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joint (adj)

une pièce jointe
un fichier joint

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enclosed
attached

enclosure
attachment

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18
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l’attendrissement

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emotion

pity

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19
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un sursis

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reprieve
deferment
suspended sentence

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20
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la pointe

la pointe d’un couteau
une pointe d’ail
une pointe d’humour
vitesse de pointe
pointe de vitesse
pointe des pieds
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point,tip

point of a knife
hint of garlic
touch of humour
top speed
burst of speed
on tip toes
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21
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terreux (adj)

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ashen
muddy
earthy

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22
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les lentilles (f)

lentilles de contact

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lentils
contacts

contact lenses

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23
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fanfaronner

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to brag

boast

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24
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une bûche

prendre une bûche

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log

do a face plant

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la déchéance
fall decline forfeiture decay
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beugler
to bellow
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subjuguer
to subject | subjugate
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un sortilège
spell
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dérober
to steal
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se dérober
to slip away
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à des fins ...à des fins pas vraiment innocentes
to ends ...to not truly innocent ends
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un déshabillé un déshabillé arachéen
negligée silky negligée
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déshabillé (adj)
undressed
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un présentoir
display stand
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démonter
``` to dismantle (machine) to throw (horse) disconcert (person) ```
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le holà mettre le holà à qc
hello put a stop to st
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le bromure
bromide
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un accès de rage
fit of rage
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planer
to glide float smooth to be high (on st)
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consterner
to dismay startle shock
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une injure
insult
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un patrimoine
inheritance | heritage
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la charpie en charpie
lint in shreds in ribbons
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vicié (adj) l’air vicieux-vicié
polluted dirty polluted air (?)
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éplucher
to peel | to comb through
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un bras de fer
trial of strength | arm-wrestling
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un bilboquet
a cup-and-ball game
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une galipette
to somersault | fool around, inc sexually
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la vacherie
meanness dirty trick nasty remark
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Chaud devant!
Mind your back!
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les guillemmets (mp)
quotation marks
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précautionneux (adj)
cautious
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fougueusement (adj)
passionately
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lorgner
to leer eye have one’s eye on
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un pédalo
pedal boat
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une potiche
figurehead lame duck large vase
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une bricole
trifle | knickknack
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fouter on s’en fout
to not care we don’t care
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un rejeton
offspring | offshoot
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un trèfle un trèfle à quatre feuilles le roi de trèfle atout trèfle
clover four leaf clover king of clubs clubs are trumps
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aboutir
to succeed lead to end up at
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chiffonner
to crease crumple bother
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convoité (adj)
coveted | sought after
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renforcer
to reinforce
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finaud (adj)
wily
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sinistre (adj) zone sinistre
sinister disaster-stricken disaster area
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feuilletonesque (adj)
as a soap-opera
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l’aspérité (f)
harshness | rough edges
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une netteté
clearness | neatness
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un monceau
heap
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un faire-part faire-part de décès
announcement obituary notice
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les délices (fp)
delights
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une rasade
glassful shot swig
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épineux (adj)
thorny
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habilement
skillfully | cleverly
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charitablement
charitably
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mettre en berne
fly at half-mast
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un souidard
thug | henchman
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avilir qn
to debase | degrade
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se ruer se ruer sur se ruer vers se ruer dans se ruer hors de
to lash out to pounce on rush towards rush into rush out of
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minuter
to time
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après coup
afterwards | after the event
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une perle
pearl | gem
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tartiner qc
to spread st (eg. jam)
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louanges (fp) chanter les louanges de qn
praise sing the praises of sb
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calquer
to trace | copy
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compatissant (adj)
compassionate | sympathetic
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méprisant (adj)
contemptuous
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la renommée
fame | renoun
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pester contra qc/qn
to curse st/sb
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un coursier | une coursière
courier