4 Flashcards

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to sail, drive a sailboat

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voguer

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drive in, press in, push, thrust

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enforcer

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3
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disambiguation

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clarification

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4
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writing, work, deed

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oeuvre

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5
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mix up, mess

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chassecroise

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6
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shore, bank

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rive

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7
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to moor, belay, berth, lash

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amarrer

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8
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skinny, thin

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moulant

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9
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to climb, to ascend

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gravir

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10
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to be about to do

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s’appreter a faire

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11
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be attentive

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empresser

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12
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to hasten to do

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s’empresser de faire

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13
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lap, plash, swash

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clapoter

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14
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harrow, portcullis, drag

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herse

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15
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harrow

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agricultural implement with spikes for leveling land

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16
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portcullis

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gate in a castle. one that goes up and down, with spikes at the bottom

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17
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to sink

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sombrer

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18
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goon

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hired hoodlum or thug,

stupid, awkward person

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19
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indissoluble

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firm, stable.

incapable of being dissolved

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20
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bush, shrub

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arbuste

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21
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to arrange, to set, to place, put out

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disposer

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22
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platform, rostrum

stage, dais, stump

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estrade

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23
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provisions, victuals

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victuailles

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24
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to busy oneself

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affairer

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apron, | pinafore, pinny
tablier
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haul, dragging
halage
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sharp (look)
acere'
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barb
a point or pointed part. or an openly unpleasant remark
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sinister
paribulaire
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anyway
quand meme
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liturgy
a form of public worship | a ritual
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to take (a route)
emprunter
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needle, pointer, indicator, spire, points
aiguille
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hexagonal floor tile
tommette
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end, tip, top, bit
bout
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bald
chauve
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brush, graze huffy resentful, strained
froisse`
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to nod in agreement
opiner du bonnet/ de la tete
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merciless
impitoyable
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surprising, astounding
suprenant
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from now on, henceforth
desormais
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requite, avenge
revancher
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on the other hand
en revanche
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lacework
dantelle
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to sit down at the table
attabler
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balance sheet | appraisal
bilan
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sword, knife
epe`e
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to be faulty
clocher
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preference, favour, liking
guise
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humming, buzz
bourdonnement
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retreat, pension, retirement | hiding place, sanctum
retraite
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torture
supplice
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to subside, decline, to sag
affaiser
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vamoose
to leave hurriedly
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pathogen
disease producing agent, a virus or bacterium
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to fawn
to seek favour by servile behaviour
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taint e.
a trace of something bad
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to bungle
to do clumsily and awkwardly, to botch
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carom
shot in billiard where the ball hits two other balls in a row any hit of rebound
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foible
a minor weakness in character
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expunge e.
to obliterate | efface, destroy
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to languish e.
become weak to suffer neglect or hardship pine
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mountebank e.
charletan | seller of quack meds
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puritanical e.
strict in religious matters
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dastard e.
a mean, sneaking coward
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lustrous e.
shining, | splendid, illustrious
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congenial e.
agreeable, pleasant in nature | compatible
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depouiller
to strip, divest
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sentient e.
having the power of perception | characterized by sensation and conciousness
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autrement
otherwise | besides
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steadfast e.
firm in purpose, resolution | unwavering
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voyou
thug
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marrant/e
drole
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atavistic e.
showing traits of earlier time
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paltry e.
ridiculously small worthless contemptible
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tapoter
to pat, dab
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bridé
slit
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ficeler
tie up
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bolduc
tape
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rider
to wrinkle
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allant
lively
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répandre
to spread
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interstice
gap, crack
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soubresaut
a start, jolt
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éclatant
bright, brilliant
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quatour
quartet
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menuisier
carpenter
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velours
velvet
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dague
dagger