Volume 6 Flashcards

(96 cards)

1
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gifler qqn/qqc

A

to slap someone/something

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démanger

A

to itch

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3
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ratatiner

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to shrivel

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la gencive

les gencives

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gum

gums (base of the teeth)

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5
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le fisc

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taxation authority

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6
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une consigne

A

orders

detention

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7
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la devanture

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frontage

display

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8
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la décence

A

decency

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9
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un entrefilet

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brief article (newspaper)

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10
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le salissage

une campagne de salissage

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smear, mudslinging

a smear campaign

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les faits divers

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news item

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12
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gruger

se faire gruger

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to dupe

to be duped

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13
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déplumer

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to pluck, de-feather

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14
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un juron

A

a curse

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15
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révéler

A

to reveal

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16
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la mainmise

avoir la mainmise sur…

A

siezure, expropriation

to have control over…

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17
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un retrait

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a withdrawl

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18
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une perquisition

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a search

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19
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la bienveillance

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benevolence, kindness

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20
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bienveillant (adj)

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benevolent

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21
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un serrurier

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a locksmith

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22
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un clocher (n)

clocher (v)

A

bell tower

to go wrong, deteriorate

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dérailler

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to derail something (like a train or a plan)

to go off the rails, crack up

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manigancer

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to engineer, to scheme

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déraper
to get out of control
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interverti
interchanged
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un local
premises, site
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cloissoner (v) cloissoné (adj)
to partition cloistered, walled off
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brouiller débrouiller se débrouiller
to mix up to disentangle, solve
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à son actif
by his actions
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abondamment
amply, generously
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patchworks (Québecois?)
patchwork
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morceler en...
to break up into...
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prélever
to sample, remove
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une mallette
briefcase
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relier à
to connect to
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une fouille
a search
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bien que
even though
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aérer une piéce aérée
to air (out) an airy room
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un pavillon
a villa, a detached house/cottage
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l'exguïté (f)
smallness
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les pommettes
cheekbones
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pester contre qqn/qqc
to curse someone/something
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un déclic
click, trigger mechanism
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au bout du compte Au bout du compte, le résultat sera le même.
In the end In the end, the result will be the same.
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amadouer
to coax, mollify
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lever le coeur
to be nauseous
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la voirie
garbage collection
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la banderole
streamer
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restreindre
to restrict, limit
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exceptionnellement
exceptionally
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un complément un complément de formation un complément de salaire
extra, further further training extra salary
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apparier
to pair, match up
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sur-le-champ
on the spot
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couder coudé (adj)
to bend bent
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en partie en partie fondus
partly partly thawed
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à craindre le pire est à craindre
to fear to fear the worst
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tatillon (adj) | tatillonne
fussy, nit-picking
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la peluche en jouet en peluche
cuddly toys (of children) plush toy
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crever
to burst to die, die out wear out
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blêmir
to turn white
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à condition que...
on condition that...
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entremettre s'entremettre
to intervene, interfere to act as a mediator
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octroyer s'octroyer
to grant, bestow to allow oneself
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clément (adj)
lenient
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non plus
neither
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détenir détenu (adj) un détenu
to detain detained, imprisoned detainee
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compréhensif (adj)
understanding
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s'entendre s'entendre sur... s'entendre pour...
to get along to agree on... to agree to...
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productif (adj)
productive | profitable
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le rafraîchissement
refreshment | cooling
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un dépotoir
garbage dump | shambles
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s'avérer être... | s'avérer que...
to prove to be... | to transpire that...
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déterminant (adj)
decisive
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la foi Comme garantie de sa bonne foi
faith As (a) guarantee of his good faith
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un rebondissement
new development
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pittoresque (adj) le pittoresque
picturesque the picturesque (ie, that which is picturesque)
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un terme
term | end
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un bourreau
executioner | tormentor
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bénin (adj)
benign | mild
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médiatique (adj)
media
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pourvu que
provided that
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bien que
despite in spite of notwithstanding
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un ressort
a spring (as in spring mechanism) resilience spirit
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réglé (adj)
well-ordered
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l'acajou (m) acajou (adj)
mahogany tree mahogany (red-brown) colour
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un tremplin
springboard stepping stone launch pad
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affranchir affranchir de s'affranchir de
``` to frank (postage) to stamp ``` to free from to free oneself from
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un braconnier
poacher
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l'équité (f) en toute équité
equity, justice in all fairness
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une frasque faire des frasques frasques de jeunesse
prank, escapade to get up to mischief youthful indiscretions
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l'épuration l'épuration ethnique
refinement purification ethnic cleansing
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rafler (informal)
to swipe, walk off with
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une rafle faire une rafle dans/chez...
raid to carry out a raid on...
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un flot
stream, flood
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en solde à sa solde Ils ont les hommes politiques à leur solde.
on sale in one's pay The have the politicians on their payroll.