Volume 8 Flashcards

(107 cards)

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dériver

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to divert, deflect, derive, sidetrack

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la diplomatie

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diplomacy

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le large (à propos de la mer)

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open expanse of water

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une croisade

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a crusade

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tanguer

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to pitch, sway

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un fléau

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a scourge, curse

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pour que

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so that

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8
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Ensuite

A

thereafter

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mitigé (adj)

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mixed, unenthusiastic

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mitiger

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to mitigate

appease

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contrarié (adj)

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annoyed

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contrarier

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to annoy, frustrate

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concluant (adj)

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conclusive, convincing

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S’il fallait en croire…

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If it was to be believed…

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un gage

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pledge, guarantee

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laisser présager à… (expression)

présager

A

to suggest to…

to predict

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raté (adj)

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missed, failed

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un préposé

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emplyee, appointee, official, attendant

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un internaute

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an internet devotee

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20
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convenablement

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properly, correctly

suitably

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l’usure (f)

Nous allons les avoir à l’usure.

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wearing down

We’ll win by wearing them down.

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quinquennal

un plan quinquennal

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every five years

a five-year plan

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éprouver

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to test

to experience, feel, undergo

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comme quoi

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as if

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l'incurie (f)
negligence, carelessness
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un sursis
repite reprieve deferment
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en sécurité
to be secure
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une fois pour toutes (expression)
once and for all
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l'intendance (f)
Supply Corps (military division reponsible for supply/maintenance of equipment)
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taille être de taille
height, size, waistline, stature to be capable
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advenir advenir de
to happen to befall to become of
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dégainer
to unsheath
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Tu me fait marcher (idiom)
you're pulling my leg
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sententieux (adj)
sanctimonius
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emparer
seize, appropriate
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semblable au...
similar to...
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au large
at large (on the lam)
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la régie (tv)
control room
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dès que
as soon as
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le flanc prêter le flanc à qqc (idiom)
side, flank to leave oneself open to something (bad)
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s'en tirer
to cope
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saupoudrer
sprinkle, dust
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se faire
happen
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mieux encore (expression)
better yet | better still
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prétexter
to use as a pretext
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le ralliement point de ralliement
rally, gathering point of contact
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immanquablement
inevitably
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un volet
shutter, flap consituent section
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en dehors de
outside of
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de longue date
of long standing
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en mesure de
in the process of
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désuet (adj)
outmoded | obsolete
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un soubresaut
start, jolt
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redevable de
indebted to | beholden to
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débourser
to pay out
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démontrer
to demonstrate | to prove
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faire les démarches
to take steps (to accomplish an outcome)
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la devanture de magasin
shop front
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défiler
to process, stream
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le capot
hood of a car
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dégager
to free
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démanger
to itch
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criard (adj)
garish, loud, piercing
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reluire
to gleam
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un/une contribuable
tax payer
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causant (dj)
talkative
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une connivence
collusion
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la gourmandise
gluttony, greed
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s'adonner à
to defvote oneself to
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étant donné
given
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l'haleine (f) tenir qqn en haleine
breath, breathing to hold someone spellbound
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béat (adj)
blissful
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désarconner
``` to throw (as from a horse) to be taken aback ```
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Ne prendre pas à la légère
to not take lightly
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un couvent
a convent
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l'assout (m) prendre d'assout monter à l'assout de les assouts du froid
assault, onset to storm to launch an atack on the onset of cold weather
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sévir
to be severe
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dégringoler
to race down to tumble to fall sharply
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l'imprévu (m) imprévu (adj)
the unexpected unexpected unforeseen
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indisposer
to annoy, bother
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un scribouillard
a penpusher
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un charognard
scavenger bastard (slang) vulture
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c'est avec un plaisir sans bournes
It's with unbounded pleasure | It's with limitless pleasure
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un carcan
straightjacket
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un socle
platform, pedestal
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une manigance
conspiracy trickery scheme
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retentissant (adj)
thundering, sensational
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l'embrasure (f)
doorframe
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à plein temps
full time
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un étau
a vise
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recenser
to take a census | to count
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``` plier boutique fermer boutique (expressions) ```
to close up shop
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une partie nulle
a draw, tie
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hisser une voile
hoist a sail
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acerbe (adj)
caustic
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se dresser
to stand up
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ahuri (adj)
dazed, thunderstruck, stunned
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ahurir
to stun
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négligeable
negligible
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une plaie
a wound
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intérimaire (adj)
interim
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supposé (adj)
supposed
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franchement
openly | honestly
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un apport
contribution | input
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hétéroclite (adj)
motley | heterogeneous
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occasionnellement
occasionally
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captivant (adj)
captivating