3. Flashcards

Partie 1: NUIT; Chapitre 3

1
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entretenu

A

maintained

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2
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un saule

A

a willow

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3
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un chaton

A

kitten

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4
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des plates-bandes

A

flowerbeds

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5
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une jonquille

A

a daffodil

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6
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se faner

A

to fade

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7
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un calice

A

a chalice

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8
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répandre

A

to spread

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9
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cramoisi

A

crimson

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10
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une tige

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a stem, a rod

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11
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à larges bords

A

with wide edges

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12
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garni de sécateurs et de bouts de ficelle

A

adorned with pruning shears and bits of string

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13
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un bêchage

A

a turning over of the soil

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14
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entretenir

A

to maintain

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15
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un bruissement

A

a rustling

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16
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coudre

A

to sew

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17
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un tabouret

A

a stool

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18
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tricoter

A

to knit

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19
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surchargé

A

overloaded

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20
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un dédain

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a disdain

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21
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ce n’est pas excitant

A

it’s not exciting

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22
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des sapins défilent

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pines parade

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23
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des aigles

A

eagles

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24
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des humanoïdes guindés

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stiff humanoids

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25
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expédier

A

to dispatch

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26
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détricoter

A

to unravel

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27
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des écheveaux

A

skeins

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28
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retricoter

A

to reknit

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29
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envoyer son tricot

A

to send her knitting

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30
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rejoindre ma présente affectation

A

to join my current assignment

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31
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un statut

A

a status

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32
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ce sera soit

A

it will be either

33
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elle faire campagne

A

she campaigns

34
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s’écouler

35
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guetter

A

to watch out for

36
Q

une méprise possible

A

a possible misunderstanding

37
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un encadrement

A

a framework

38
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se bousculer

39
Q

des pareilles prises de pied

A

similar missteps

40
Q

guère volumineuse

A

hardly voluminous

41
Q

le déclic de la grille principale

A

the click of the main gate

42
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un bras protecteur se retire

A

a protective arm withdraws

43
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épaissir

A

to thicken

44
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noueu

45
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limer

46
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arrondi

47
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claudiquer, boiter

48
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étroitement

49
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implorer

A

to implore

50
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un petit point

A

small stitch

51
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des aiguilles ficher

A

to pierce needles

52
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jadis

53
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provenir

A

to come from

54
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alors le vieux machin-chose ne pas faire l’affaire

A

so the old thing doesn’t work out

55
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toussoter

56
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une chaise à dossier raide

A

chair with a stiff backrest

57
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la pièce des yeux

A

the room of eyes

58
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une cheminée en marbre

A

marble fireplace

59
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surmonter

A

to overcome

60
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les marges

61
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dépasser

62
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alors que

63
Q

effaroucher

A

to startle

64
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les paupières

65
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en revanche

A

on the other hand

66
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crisper

67
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un agacement

A

an annoyance

68
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censé

69
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une aînée

70
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une affectation

A

an assignment

71
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le plus clair de son temps

A

the most of one’s time

72
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un cendrier orné d’arabesques

A

an ashtray adorned with arabesques

73
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un guéridon

A

a guéridon (small table)

74
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un coup sec

A

a sharp blow

75
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des tapotements

76
Q

un étourdissement

A

a dizziness

77
Q

gifler

78
Q

des noueuses cloutées de diamants

A

knots studded with diamonds