33-Vocabulary En/Fr Flashcards
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viseur
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gun sights, sight; viewfinder
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goguenard
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jeering, mocking
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tracter
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tow
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remorquer
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trailer (for a car)
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Le plus connu
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the best known
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planque
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stash, hideout; shelter, stakeout
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mettre à l’abri d’un risque
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make somebody immune to sth]
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mécréant
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miscreant
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pagaille
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chaos, mayhem, havoc, confusion, disarray
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autant que
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as much as,
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démunir qqn de qch
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deprive [sb] from [sth]
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buté
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stubborn, obstinate; ornery; bumped off; stumble over sth
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défavoriser
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treat unfairly, discriminate against, handicap, discriminate
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piercing
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piercing, body piercing
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dépiter
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pique, vex
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très courue
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very popular
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tarir
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dry up, run dry, be exhausted
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être sur le qui-vive
rester sur le qui-vive
il n’y a pas âme qui vive
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be on the alert
be on the alert
there’s not a living soul
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mécénat
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patronage; sponsorship
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pommade
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ointment
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soit
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either..or; agreed;
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égide
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aegis, authority, auspices
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à cheval
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on horseback
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foyer
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household, home, residence
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appel
call, telephone call; invitation, appeal
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tribunal de première instance
trial court
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soin
care, pains, attention; job, task, care
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travaux d'intérnêt général
community service
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avait tout faux
had it all wrong
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apogée
height, zenith, peak, apex
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s'aligner
s'aligner sur
aligner
line up, get into line
conform with, align yourself with
line up, align
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trempe
thrashing, belting; moral fiber; quenching
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cépage
grape variety, variety of vine
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transiger
| transiger sur qch
compromise, come to terms, negotiate
| compromise on [sth]
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bouffe
grub, food, meal, spread
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rade
breakdown; harbour; corner bar, local bar
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pont d'envol
flight deck
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régalienne
sovereign power
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cote
ratings; popularity; dimension; tax assessment
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porte-avion
aircraft carrier
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incomber à qqn
fall to [sb]; be incumbent upon [sb]
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accalmie
lull, respite
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saboté
botched
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gardien
| gardien d'immeuble
watchman, caretaker
| building manager
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colis
parcel, package
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fleurs du mal
flowers of Evil
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terrasse
patio, terrace
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ovationné
standing ovation
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entendement
understanding, comprehension, grasp
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effarer
alarm, frighten
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gourmandise
love of good food, greed, gluttony; candy
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amalgamer
amalgamate, mix up
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crochet
hook, detour, fang
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confier
confide, entrust
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polluer
pollute, contaminate
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malsain
unhealthy, unwholesome, morbid, toxic
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publicité
advertising, publicity, advertisement
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sévir
crack down, take action
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tarder
be late
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intrus
intruding, intrusive, interloper
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loué
lauded, much-lauded, praised
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en-deça
en-deça de la verité
en-deça de la réalité
below, fall short
a far cry from the truth
underestimation
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notamment
particularly, especially; such as, for instance
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étrangler
| s'étrangler
strangle, choke
| lose your voice, make ourself hoarse
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étouffer
suffocate, stiffle
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salve
salvo, burst
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amer
bitter, resentful, stinging
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vent en poupe
| avis de coup de vent
have the wind in your sales; riding high
| gale warning
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Tour d'horizon
overview
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entretenir
| s'entretenir
maintain, look after
| have a talk, have a discussion, keep fit, stay in shape
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saine
healthy
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s'abstenir
abstain, refrain from doing [sth] (éviter);
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cap
| pied en cap
cape, headland; course, direction
| head to toe
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fourchette de prix
dans un fourchette étroite
fourchette
fourchette
price range
in a narrow range
fork; rangee; bracket
be a hearty eater, have a good appetite
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surestimer
overestimate, overvalue
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précarité
precariousness, instability, insecurity
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ambulant
itinerant, mobile, peddler
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calculatrice
| calculatrice de poche
calculator
| pocket calculator
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entraîner<>
| s'entraîner
exercise, train, coach; drag [sb] away, pull [sb] away
lead to, be the cause of<>
train yourself
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déshériter
cut [sb] out of a will, disinherit; disadvantage, handicap
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entreprise
business, undertaking, initiative
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interagir
interact
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clemente
merciful, lenient; mild (weather)
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moyennant
thanks to, by means of, by way of
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irriguer
irrigate, supply blood to
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recel
receiving stolen goods, fencing, possession of stolen goods
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cribler
riddle (i.e. riddle with bullets)
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tournis
| donner la tournis à [qqn]
dizziness, giddiness
| make [sb] dizzy/giddy
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crouler
droop, sag, sink, crumble
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emballage
wrapping, packaging
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réveillon
Christmas eve dinner; New Years eve dinner
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moeurs
customs, habits, traditions, behavior, mores
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superposer
place on top of, place on top of each other
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pic
peak, top, summit; pick, pickax, woodpecker
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revenant
ghost, spirit, phantom; stranger
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chef-lieu
administrative center
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déchéance
decline, degradation; loss, forfeiture
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guérison
healing, recovery
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bouille
hod (vessel to transport grapes), can; face, mug, kisser
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vendangeur
grape picker, grape harvester
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sur place
| sur place ou à emporter
on the spot
| on or off the premises
