Volume 6 Flashcards

(90 cards)

1
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instruit (adj)

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educated

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un bocal

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jar

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3
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un aboutissant

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outcome

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4
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une effraction

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burglary

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5
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à la noix

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pathetic

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6
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avoir voix au chapitre en

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to have a say in

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Faites comme chez vous

Fait comme chez toi

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make yourself at home

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8
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l’ouate (f)

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cotton wool

padding

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chevronné (adj)

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experienced

seasoned

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10
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un tirage

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edition (publication)

draw (lottery)

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une main courante

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logbook

daybook

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12
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friqué (adj)

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rich

loaded

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13
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en règle générale…

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as a general rule…

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14
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se recouper

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to tally

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15
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manigancer

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to plot

be up to

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écoper

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to take the rap

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17
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dégringoler

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go down
tumble
collapse

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inébranlable (adj)

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unshakeable
solid
unwavering

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la mire

ligne de mire
point de mire

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sight
test card     (tv)

line of sight
target

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20
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tâtonner

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to grope

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21
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ruer

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to lash out

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22
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un énfoiré

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bastard

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23
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s’envouir

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to faint

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24
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soutirer

soutirer qc à qn

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to take away

to squeeze st out of sb

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par-devers par-devers eux garder par-devers soi
before to for themselves keep to oneself
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écrouer
to imprison
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un écrou
nut (machine part)
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un voiturier
valet
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cerner
discern identify encircle
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souper avoir soupé de
to have supper to be sick and tired of
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le souper
supper
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la lorgnette
opera glasses
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un coup de pot
stroke of luck
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un coup monté monter un coup à qn
a staged event set sb up
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enfumer
to smoke out | fill with smoke
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un/une indic
informer | nark
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malin (adj)
clever maligne cunning
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sournois (adj)
sneaky | devious
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un braconnier
poacher
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blouser
to con
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une tanière
den | lair
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une école de pensée
school of thought
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fugace (adj)
fleeting | elusive
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diamétralement opposé
diametrically opposed
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la sortie d’imprimante
print out
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consulter
to consult
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une parution
publication
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un abord
access
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dégagé
clear | casual
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sacrée bataille
hell of a fight
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un élagueuer
pruner | tree surgeon
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un éboueur
garbage collector | dustman
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obséquieux (adj)
obsequious
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la fourberie
deceit
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la tromperie
deceit deception trickery
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les moutons de Panurge (mp)
lemmings
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un flirt
flirt | flirtation
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flirter to flirt avec
to flirt to flirt with
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une escarcelle tomber dans l’escarcelle de qn
money bag go into sb’s coffer come into sb’s hands
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prononcé (adj)
pronounced | marked
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un prononcé
pronouncement
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De loin la plus importante...
By far the most important...
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un/une reporter
reporter
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échue (adj)
due mature (investment) pp/adj of échoir, to come due
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stocké (adj)
stored
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être fichu
to have had it | to be out of luck
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une chute libre en chute libre
free fall in free fall
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être en cause
to be at stake | to be involved
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remettre en cause
call into question | to challenge
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en file indienne
single file
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une attente
wait | expectation
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narquois (adj)
derisive
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contrer qc
to counter st
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commenter qc je commentais le procès
to comment on I was commenting on the trial
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un badoud | une badoude
onlooker | gawker
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éploré (adj)
tearful
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intègre (adj)
honourable | of integrity
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intégré (adj)
integrated
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un présupposé
presupposition
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la présomption présomption d’innocence
presumption presumption of innocence
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déballer
to unpack | display
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un pieu faire son pieu aller au pieu
picket stake bed to make one’s bed to go to bed
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un lutrin
lectern
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les serre-livres (mp inv)
book end(s)
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les ouailles (fp)
flock
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lugubrement
lugubriously | mournfully
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un patelin
little place village town
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un juré | une jurée
juror
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le jury
jury | board of examiners
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la rampe passer la rampe
bannister ramp footlights to come across well