5 Flashcards

1
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Startle

A

Surprendre, etonner

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Hatchetmen

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Tueurs à gage

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3
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Drip

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Goutter

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4
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Stagger

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Chanceler, tituber

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5
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Thorough

A

Minutieux

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6
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Dial

A

Cadran bouton

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7
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Clod

A

Balourds

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Custody

A

Garde à vue

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9
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Woo

A

Courtiser

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10
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rattle

A

Faire un bruit de féraille

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11
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Slther

A

Ramper, onduler

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12
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Exertion

A

Effort physique

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13
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Overhang

A

Surplomber

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14
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Ridge

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Arête, Crête

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15
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Brackish

A

Saumâtre

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16
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Goassamer

A

Tissu très fin, tulle

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17
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Strife

A

Querelle

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18
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Slope

A

Pente

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19
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Dhow

A

Indian boat, boutre

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20
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Tantalizing

A

Tentant

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21
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Dwindle

A

Diminuer

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22
Q

Tatters

A

Lambeaux ˈtætə

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23
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Croak

A

Crouasser

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24
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In the flesh

A

En presonne

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25
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To aspire to something

A

To have a strong wish to do something

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26
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Business acumen

A

To be good at doing business

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27
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To back up someone

A

To provide help or support

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28
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Encompass

A

Inclure, concerner

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29
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Cutting-edge

A

Workload

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30
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Postpone

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Reporter

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31
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Unassailable

A

irréfutable

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32
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Whilst

A

bien que

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34
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Supine

A

Couché sur le dos

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35
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Whirlpool

A

Jacuzzi, tourbillon

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36
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Pliancy

A

ABILITY TO CHANGE, willingness to change because of what other people want, or to do what other people want

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37
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Disarray

A

désordre

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38
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frail

A

Frêle

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39
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Exceedingly

A

Extrêmement

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40
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Chairman

A

président

41
Q

Folded

A

Plié, faire faillite

42
Q

Infuriating

A

Rageant, Exaspérant

43
Q

perk

A

(colloquial), un avantage en nature

44
Q

glamorous

A

de star

45
Q

pressed

A

repassé (vêtement)

46
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47
Q

Cub

A

Young of dog

48
Q

Cut in

A

Faire une queue de poisson, couper la parole, faire profiter de qlch à qqn

49
Q

Cut in

A

Faire une queue de poisson, couper la parole, faire profiter de qlch à qqn

50
Q

morsel ˈmɔːrsəl

A

morceau

51
Q

Reek

A

Puer

52
Q

Clump

A

Touffe

53
Q

Tug

A

Tirer sur

54
Q

Stain

A

Tache, faire une pause sur un vêtement

55
Q

Rim

A

Bord, border, cercler

56
Q

Dally

A

Flirter

57
Q

Mild ˈmaɪld

A

Légère, douce

58
Q

Huddle

A

Se blottir

59
Q

Mote

A

Grain

60
Q

Thy

A

Ta, ton, tes

61
Q

Thine

A

Your tutoiement

62
Q

Cant

A

Jargon

63
Q

Acrid

A

Âcre

64
Q

Utterly ˈʌtərli

A

Tout à fait, complètement

65
Q

Grudge

A

Rancune

66
Q

Sip

A

Petite gorgée

67
Q

Sidle saidel

A

Se faufiler

68
Q

Pounce

A

Leap

69
Q

Stifle

A

Yawn, hold back

70
Q

Throng

A

Crowd

71
Q

Swift

A

Rapid, fast

72
Q

directory /dɪˈrɛktəri/

A

Phone Book

73
Q

Rack up

A

Accumuler

74
Q

chick flick

A

women’s movie (slang), film pour gonzesses

75
Q

flock

A

sheep, group of birds (nuée), figuratively a crowd of people, troupeau

76
Q

hurdle

A

obstacle (haie et course de haie)

77
Q

aloud

A

with voice, out loud and audibly, à voix haute

78
Q

moviegoer

A

cinema customer

79
Q

goer /ˈɡəʊə/

A

person who regularly attends

80
Q

barely /ˈbɛərli/

A

only just, not quit, hardly

81
Q

properly

A

correctly, suitably

82
Q

roam

A

wander

83
Q

all over

A

everywhere

84
Q

steamy

A

humide, full of steam, erotic

85
Q

dial /ˈdaɪəl/

A

phone

86
Q

recipient

A

person [sth] is sent to

87
Q

rash

A

irritated skin (rougeur)

88
Q

heist

A

robbery, casse

89
Q

hindrance

A

hindrance

90
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A
91
Q

Dampness /ˈdæmpnɪs/

A

Slight wetness

92
Q

withered

A

Ratatiné

93
Q

Twang

A

Loud vibration

94
Q

Lattice

A

Maille

95
Q

Lattice

A

Maille

96
Q

Trough

A

Abrevoir

97
Q

Bore

A

Percer