14/01/'13 Flashcards

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Une boîte

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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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craquer
to snap (fil, branche); to go wild
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la cheminée
chimney, fireplace
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un entretien
maintenance; talk; interview
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un ventre
stomach
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formel, le
definite; formal
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porter (un vêtement)
to wear (cloths)
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s'habiller
to dress
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Je choisis des vêtements confortables.
I choose comfortable cloths.
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mettre en valeur
to show off to advantage
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les habits
cloths
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un soin
care
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blanchir
to whiten
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repasser
to iron
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aîné, e [ene]
elder, older
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un velours
velvet
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serrer
to squeeze
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une boîte de nuit
night club
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après ma grossesse
after my pregnancy
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grossir
to put on weight
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séduisant
seductive, attractive
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repérer
to notice, to spot
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gêner
to bother
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se mettre sur son trente et un
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.
brightness