14/01/'13 Flashcards by Akira Yamanaka | Brainscape

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Une boîte

A

Box; (fam: entreprise) firm;

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veuf, veuve

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adj: widowed; nm widower; nf widow

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pénible

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hard; painful; tiresome;

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Appartenir à la haute société du pays

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belong to the high society of the country

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Le soldat se fait parachuter.

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The soldier gets parachuted.

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être soulagé

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be relieved

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la vigilance

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vigilance

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la lutte

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struggle

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la douane

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customs

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le risque avéré

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recognised risk

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écarlate

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adj scarlet 深紅色 (rouge très vive)

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grincheux, -euse

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grumpy

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la mine

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expression, look; exterior, appearance; mine;

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le parrain

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godfather

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la marraine

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godmother

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un récit historique

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historic story

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un conte

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tale

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un paon

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peacock

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un balai

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broom

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le moine

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monk, friar

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se fier à son instinct

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trust his instinct

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l’être

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(une personne)

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démodé

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old-fashioned

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inaperçu

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unnoticed

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craquer

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to snap (fil, branche); to go wild

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la cheminée

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chimney, fireplace

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un entretien

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maintenance; talk; interview

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un ventre

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stomach

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formel, le

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definite; formal

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porter (un vêtement)

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to wear (cloths)

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s’habiller

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to dress

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Je choisis des vêtements confortables.

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I choose comfortable cloths.

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mettre en valeur

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to show off to advantage

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les habits

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cloths

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un soin

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care

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blanchir

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to whiten

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repasser

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to iron

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aîné, e [ene]

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elder, older

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un velours

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velvet

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serrer

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to squeeze

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une boîte de nuit

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night club

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après ma grossesse

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after my pregnancy

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grossir

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to put on weight

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séduisant

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seductive, attractive

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repérer

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to notice, to spot

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gêner

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to bother

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se mettre sur son trente et un

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to get dressed to kill, to get dressed up, dressed to the nines

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un éclat

Le linge blanc demandait beaucoup de soins pour garder son éclat.

A

brightness