All words from Reading and Comprehension part 4 Flashcards

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1
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to break

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rompre (se)

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foncé

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dark

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to extend, to continue

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prolonger

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être soumis à

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to be subject to

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espion(ne)

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spy

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tombée de rideau (f.)

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lowering of the curtain

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interview

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entretien (m.)

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aîné

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elder

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pensée sarkozyste (f.)

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Sarkozy-style thinking

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press release

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communiqué (m.)

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to cut short

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écourter

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à feu doux

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on low heat

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to house

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héberger

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remeublé

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refurnished

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j’ai failli tomber

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I almost fell

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iron rod

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barre de fer (f.)

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to give information

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renseigner

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bande magnétique vidéo (f.)

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videotape

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to perceive

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percevoir

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circumnavigation

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circumnavigation (f.)

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remise en plat

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complete reevaluation

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to lower

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faire baisser

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Brazil

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Brésil (m.)

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internaute (m.)

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internet user

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path

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parcours

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scale, ladder

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échelle (f.)

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apprentissage intensif (m.)

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intensive apprenticeship

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il suffit

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all that is needed

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to start

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démarrer

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faire face à

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to face

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ambrosia

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ambroisie (f.)

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allumer

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to switch on

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shady, recessed

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borgne

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vider

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to empty

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booster shot

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piqûre de rappel (f.)

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avoir raison de

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to get the better of, to damage

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oil

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huile (f.)

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campagne (f.)

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campaign

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meunier (m.)

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miller

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actuel

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present-day

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similar

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semblable

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42
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collections, funds, capital

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fonds (always plural m.pl.)

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net

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filet (m.)

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four (m.)

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oven

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shoulder

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épaule (f.)

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fruit juice

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jus de fruit (m.)

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recipient

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récipiendaire (m.)

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chaussettes (f.pl)

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socks

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papoter

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to chat

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machin (m.)

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contraption

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confiture (f.)

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jam

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pickaxe

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pic (m.)

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maîtriser à fond

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to thoroughly master

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office, desk

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bureau (m.)

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designer

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designer (m./f.)

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en ce moment

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at the moment

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57
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main d’œuvre (f.)

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manpower

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58
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to entrust something to someone

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confier qqch à qqn

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cadeau (m.)

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gift

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fancy, opulent

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cossu

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entretien (m.)

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interview

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to drop (sb) off

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déposer (qn)

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to sweep

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balayer

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cheerful

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joyeux

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trou (m.)

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hole

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to attend

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assister à

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violoncello

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violoncelle (m.)

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to combine

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allier à

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stage d’initiation (m.)

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introductory training

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meat

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viande (f.)

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ambroisie (f.)

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ambrosia

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to raise

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élever

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à l’abri de

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shielded from

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défraichi

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faded, worn

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achèvement (m.)

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completion

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tool factory

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usine d’outils (f.)

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upgraded

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remise à niveau (f.)

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manner, way

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façon

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released

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lâché

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80
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before-dinner drink

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apéritif

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81
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achat (m.)

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purchase

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to be proud of

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être fier de

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83
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Angleterre (f.)

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england

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étaler

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to fall over

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speed

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allure (f.)

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maîtrise (f.)

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mastery

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87
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to ease, to soften

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adoucir

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joyeux

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cheerful

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treasury

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Trésor (m.)

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entrainer

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to lead to

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91
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fairy tale

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conte de fées

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92
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to be in a good/bad mood

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être de bonne/mauvaise humeur

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to broadcast

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retransmettre

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94
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to shake

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secouer

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95
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odorat (m.)

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sense of smell

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96
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wilted

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fané

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vacation, time off work, leave

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congé (m.)

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avion (m.)

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airplane

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caniche (m.)

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poodle

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n’imorte quoi

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anything

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boulot* (m.)

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job

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102
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en quinze jours

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in two weeks

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103
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rythmer

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to punctuate

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mist

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brume (f.)

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vegetables

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légumes (m.pl.)

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106
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habit

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habitude (f.)

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head

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tête (f.)

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108
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to submit to

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soumettre à (se)

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fuel, gas

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essence (f.)

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to state, to declare, to demonstrate

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témougner

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111
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to prefer

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aimer mieux

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thumb

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pouce (m.)

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hand

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main (f.)

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114
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trigger mechanism

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déclic (m.)

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115
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pénombre (f.)

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shadowy light

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to make personal

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rendre personnel

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bouche (f.)

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mouth

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118
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to fall over

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étaler

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tax

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impôt

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fendre

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to split, to cleave

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bavarder

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to chat

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meunerie (f.)

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milling industry

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guest

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invité (m.)

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124
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Hall of Mirrors

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Galerie des Glaces (f.)

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125
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annuellement

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yearly

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126
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temporary, provisional

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provisoire

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self-catering vacation rental

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gîte (m.)

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128
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bédéphile (m./f.)

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comic book fan

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nugget

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pépite (f.)

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nez (m.)

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nose

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doigt (m.)

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finger

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tuyau* (m.)

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tip

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affleurer

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to rise to the surface

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untamable

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indomptable

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sweetness

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douceur (f.)

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to be on strike

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faire (la) grève

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egalitarian

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égalitaire

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récompense particulière (f.)

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individual reward

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bicycle

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bicyclette (f.)

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boss

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patron (m.)

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biche (f.)

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doe

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remettre

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to deliver

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jouer

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to play

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jacket, windbreaker

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blouson (m.)

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attentivement

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attentively

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146
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partie (f.)

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portion, part

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147
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black-and-white film

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pellicule noir et blanc (f.)

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148
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frites (f.pl.)

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French fries

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149
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faire un signe de tête

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to nod

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espérer

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to hope

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requis

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required

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to chafe

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écorcher

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through, by means of

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thater

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out of the question

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small group

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noyau (m.)

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few

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peu de

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eggplant

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aubergine (f.)

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to pull hard

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tirer sur la aueule

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poet

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poète, poétesse

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gift

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don (m.)

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puiser

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to draw from

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cible (f.)

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target

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shipyard

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chantier naval (m.)

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casserole (f.)

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saucepan

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rest

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repos (m.)

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chômage (m.)

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unemployement

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accessible

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accessible

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one-third of the area

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tiers de la surface

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wrist

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poignet (m.)

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ascunseur (m.)

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elevator

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by heart

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par cœur

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faded, worn

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défraichi

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repos (m.)

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rest

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songer à

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to consider

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roof

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toit (m.)

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dépenser

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to spend (money)

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not much

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pas grand-chose

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relevant to

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ressortissant de

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over time

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au fil du temps

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mémoire (m.)

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memorandum

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haricot vert (m.)

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green bean

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loi (f.)

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law

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coterie (f.)

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set, clique

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hiberner

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to hibernate

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avertissement (m.)

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warning

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acquired

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acquis

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acier inox (m.)

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stainless steel

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advisor

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conseiller, conseillère

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accord (m.)

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agreement

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well-being

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bien-être (m.)

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céleri (m.)

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celery

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twice

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à deux reprises

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viande (f.)

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meat

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reminder

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rappel à l’ordre (m.)

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knee

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genou (m.)

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couvert (m.)

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place setting

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to come from all sides

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fuser

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organ

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orgue (m.)

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maison d’hôte (f.)

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guesthouse

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to grow

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croître

202
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poireau (m.)

A

leek

203
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Maroc (m.)

A

Morocco

204
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faute (f.)

A

mistake, fault

205
Q

survey

A

enquête (f.)

206
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to continue

A

oursuivre (se)

207
Q

chien (m.)

A

dog

208
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training

A

formation (f.)

209
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est

A

east

210
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stapler

A

agrafeuse (f.)

211
Q

combine* (f.)

A

trick

212
Q

différemment

A

differently

213
Q

banjo (m.)

A

banjo

214
Q

abouti

A

successfully completed

215
Q

postuler

A

to apply

216
Q

amant (m.)

A

lover

217
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partie intégrante

A

integral part

218
Q

refiler (se)*

A

to pass something on to somebody

219
Q

lumière (f.)

A

light

220
Q

anniversaire (m.)

A

anniversary, birthday

221
Q

intitulé

A

entitled

222
Q

tracer un trait

A

draw a line

223
Q

encounter

A

rencontre (f.)

224
Q

dormir

A

to sleep

225
Q

pourtant

A

yet, nevertheless

226
Q

instrument à percussion (m.)

A

percussion instrument

227
Q

avoir le sens de la répartie

A

to know how to reply

228
Q

several

A

plusieurs

229
Q

fish

A

poisson (m.)

230
Q

blague (f.)

A

joke

231
Q

indication, clue

A

indice (m.)

232
Q

c’est plié*

A

it’s done, it’s over

233
Q

silent film

A

film muet (m.)

234
Q

cahier (m.)

A

notebook

235
Q

ignorer

A

to not know, to be unaware

236
Q

to feel like, want to

A

avoir envie de

237
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à la fois

A

both

238
Q

artichaut (m.)

A

artichoke

239
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baccalaureate (high school leaving certificate)

A

bac (m.)

240
Q

carotte (f.)

A

carrot

241
Q

copine (f.)

A

firend, girlfriend

242
Q

to run a red light

A

brûler un feu rouge

243
Q

être à

A

to be

244
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to share

A

partager

245
Q

to be of use

A

servir à

246
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boue puante (f.)

A

foul-smelling sludge

247
Q

to stretch

A

allonger

248
Q

structured

A

cadré

249
Q

tambour (m.)

A

drum

250
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shovel

A

pelle (f.)

251
Q

little-known

A

méconnu

252
Q

scierie (f.)

A

sawmill

253
Q

doué

A

gifted

254
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to have a pain (in)

A

avoir mal (à)

255
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adolescent(e)

A

teenager

256
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râler

A

to groan about

257
Q

arroser

A

to baste

258
Q

en solitaire

A

solo

259
Q

historian

A

historien(ne)

260
Q

blazing

A

éclatant

261
Q

émailler

A

to spangel, to stud

262
Q

to increase

A

augmenter

263
Q

rafraîchissant

A

revitalizing

264
Q

désuet

A

outdated

265
Q

mushroom, fungus

A

champignon (m.)

266
Q

to send back

A

renvoyer

267
Q

accouplement (m.)

A

mating

268
Q

cellar

A

cave (f.)

269
Q

à l’abri

A

in a safe place, sheltered from

270
Q

figue (f.)

A

fig

271
Q

raisonnable

A

reasonable

272
Q

clôture (f.)

A

fence

273
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upstairs

A

à l’étage

274
Q

violon (m.)

A

violin

275
Q

redoutable

A

tough, difficult

276
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afin de

A

in order to

277
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as well as

A

ainsi que

278
Q

through, by means of

A

par le biais de

279
Q

accident (m.)

A

accident

280
Q

écarter

A

to draw back

281
Q

bouger

A

to move

282
Q

defeat

A

défaite (f.)

283
Q

eyebrow

A

soucil (m.)

284
Q

donner naissance à

A

to give birth to

285
Q

particulier

A

individual

286
Q

to disappoint

A

décevoir

287
Q

rive (f.)

A

bank

288
Q

dernier

A

latter

289
Q

atelier (m.)

A

workshop

290
Q

to award

A

conférer

291
Q

tanière (f.)

A

tambourine

292
Q

pressure cooker effect

A

effet cocotte-minute (m.)

293
Q

as soon as possiblee

A

en tant que

294
Q

to beome used to

A

habituer à (s’)

295
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à ce jour

A

today, currently

296
Q

asleep

A

endormi

297
Q

surrounded with

A

entouré de

298
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saxophone (m.)

A

saxophone

299
Q

retractable

A

escamotable

300
Q

lien (m.)

A

link, place

301
Q

au fil des ans

A

with time

302
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décédé

A

decreased

303
Q

house

A

maison (f.)

304
Q

leak, flight, escape

A

fuite (f.)

305
Q

to crumble, to decline

A

effriter (s’)

306
Q

embaumer

A

to ambalm

307
Q

by dint of

A

à force de

308
Q

spectacle (m.)

A

show

309
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rentable

A

profitable

310
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armée

A

army

311
Q

drop

A

goutte (f.)

312
Q

to get up

A

lever

313
Q

beffroi (m.)

A

belfry

314
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to worry

A

préoccuper (l’avenir me)

315
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faire un tour

A

to take a stroll

316
Q

construction

A

travaux (m.pl.)

317
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jambon (m.)

A

hamlet

318
Q

armature (f.)

A

framework

319
Q

teddy bear

A

nounours (m.)

320
Q

nose

A

nez (m.)

321
Q

bannir

A

to prohibit

322
Q

trombinoscope (m.)

A

directory with photos

323
Q

writing

A

écriture (f.)

324
Q

avocado

A

avocat (m.)

325
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déléguer une tâche

A

to delegate a task

326
Q

to barter, to swap

A

troquer

327
Q

tisserand (m.)

A

weaver

328
Q

cor (m.)

A

horn

329
Q

haie (f.)

A

hedge

330
Q

exhibition, show

A

exposition (f.)

331
Q

horaire (m.)

A

schedule

332
Q

to provide, to supply

A

fournir

333
Q

appel à contribution (m.)

A

call for contributions

334
Q

that is to say

A

c’est-à-dire

335
Q

to aim to, to aim at

A

viser à

336
Q

braqueur* (m.)

A

robber

337
Q

privé

A

private sector

338
Q

brass bands

A

fanfaire (f.)

339
Q

knowledge

A

connaissance (f.)

340
Q

workshop

A

atelier (m.)

341
Q

to claim

A

prétendre

342
Q

tomate (f.)

A

tomato

343
Q

arriver

A

to arrive, happen

344
Q

évocateur

A

evocative

345
Q

remettre à niveau (f.)

A

to bring up to standard

346
Q

caler

A

to wedge

347
Q

découverte (f.)

A

discovery

348
Q

camarade (m./f.) de chambre

A

roommate

349
Q

confier

A

to confide

350
Q

fluently

A

couramment

351
Q

amazing

A

époustouflant

352
Q

to come across, to pass, to meet

A

croiser

353
Q

to fail

A

flancher

354
Q

line falling rightward

A

trait appuyé (m.)

355
Q

to carry away

A

emporter

356
Q

aéroport (m.)

A

airport

357
Q

youngest

A

benjamin (m.)

358
Q

to escape

A

échapper à

359
Q

to make it possible to

A

permettre de

360
Q

soubassement (m.)

A

base

361
Q

fusil (m.)

A

gun, rifle

362
Q

hamlet

A

jambon (m.)

363
Q

concert (m.)

A

concert

364
Q

cadre (m.)

A

framework, manager

365
Q

amener

A

to bring (a person)

366
Q

anybody

A

n’importe qui

367
Q

to delete

A

supprimer

368
Q

finally, ultimately

A

en fin de compte

369
Q

pressé d’en finir

A

in a hurry to be done with

370
Q

défaite (f.)

A

defeat

371
Q

sea

A

mer (f.)

372
Q

fuir

A

to flee

373
Q

to satisfy

A

assouvir

374
Q

conte de fées

A

fairy tale

375
Q

to deserve

A

mériter

376
Q

worker

A

ouvrier (m.)

377
Q

agréable

A

pleasant

378
Q

randonnée (f.)

A

hike

379
Q

surprising

A

surprenant

380
Q

barn

A

grange (f.)

381
Q

company

A

boite (f.)

382
Q

éparpiller

A

to scatter

383
Q

unemployement

A

chômage (m.)

384
Q

sec

A

sharp

385
Q

leek

A

poireau (m.)

386
Q

tenue (f.)

A

dress

387
Q

arc-en-ciel (m.)

A

rainbow

388
Q

bet, wager

A

pari (m.)

389
Q

to pack, to stock

A

rembourrage (m.)

390
Q

square

A

carré (m.)

391
Q

lowering of the curtain

A

tombée de rideau (f.)

392
Q

hairdresser

A

coiffeur (m.)

393
Q

trainer

A

formateur (m.)

394
Q

easy to clear

A

défrichable

395
Q

réticences (f.pl.)

A

misgivings

396
Q

bizut (m.)

A

freshman

397
Q

se disputer

A

to argue

398
Q

mesquin

A

mean

399
Q

mise en scène (f.)

A

production

400
Q

to pride oneself on

A

enorgueillir de (s’)

401
Q

québécois

A

from Quebec

402
Q

fier

A

proud

403
Q

interior design

A

architecture intérieure (f.)

404
Q

schedule

A

horaire (m.)

405
Q

Asia

A

Asie (f.)

406
Q

spelling

A

orthographe (f.)

407
Q

wild

A

sauvage

408
Q

illiteracy

A

illettrisme (m.)

409
Q

to dig

A

creuser

410
Q

moving

A

déménagement (m.)

411
Q

c’est-à-dire

A

that is to say

412
Q

croître

A

to grow

413
Q

droit (m.)

A

right

414
Q

sacoche (f.)

A

school bag

415
Q

pregnant

A

enceinte

416
Q

orchestra

A

parterre (m.)

417
Q

firend, girlfriend

A

copine (f.)

418
Q

audiotape

A

bande magnétique sonore (f.)

419
Q

courriel (m.)

A

e-mail

420
Q

stainless steel

A

acier inox (m.)

421
Q

cocepteur, conceptrice

A

designer

422
Q

faune (f.)

A

fauna

423
Q

milling industry

A

meunerie (f.)

424
Q

passerby

A

passant

425
Q

blind

A

aveugle

426
Q

préconisation (f.)

A

recommendation

427
Q

paroi (f.)

A

wall (interior)

428
Q

revitalizing

A

rafraîchissant

429
Q

memory

A

mémoire (f.)

430
Q

surnommer

A

to nickname

431
Q

elevator

A

ascunseur (m.)

432
Q

everywhere, all over the place

A

partout

433
Q

en plein air

A

outdoor

434
Q

poète, poétesse

A

poet

435
Q

pommier (m.)

A

apple tree

436
Q

argenté

A

silvery

437
Q

affordable

A

abordable

438
Q

to fit into

A

insérer (s’)

439
Q

maille (f.)

A

mesh

440
Q

aller chercher qqch

A

to get sth

441
Q

launch, speedboat

A

vedette (f.)

442
Q

avocat (m.)

A

avocado

443
Q

lorsque

A

when

444
Q

préjuger

A

to prejudge

445
Q

gîte (m.)

A

self-catering vacation rental

446
Q

to take a rest in the country

A

mettre au vert se)

447
Q

rice

A

riz (m.)

448
Q

admirer

A

to admire

449
Q

to baste

A

arroser

450
Q

snail

A

escargot (m.)

451
Q

to live, to stay, to remain

A

demeurer

452
Q

basic knowledge

A

connaissances de base (f.pl.)

453
Q

to relax

A

relâcher (se)

454
Q

chipping chisel

A

burin (m.)

455
Q

to empty

A

vider

456
Q

bien que

A

although

457
Q

official residence of the Prime Minister

A

Matignon

458
Q

Dauphin (m.)

A

heir apparent

459
Q

to establish

A

fonder

460
Q

Allemand (m.)

A

German

461
Q

maintenant

A

now

462
Q

voie (f.)

A

way

463
Q

to acknowledge, to recognize

A

reconnaître

464
Q

job

A

boulot* (m.)

465
Q

wound

A

plaie (f.)

466
Q

œil/yeux (m.)

A

eye/eyes

467
Q

écouteurs (m.pl.)

A

headphones

468
Q

(orchestra) conductor

A

chef d’orchestre (m./f.)

469
Q

also

A

également

470
Q

to chat

A

bavarder

471
Q

conjuguer

A

to combine

472
Q

catering

A

traiteur (m.)

473
Q

échouer

A

to fail

474
Q

ivresse (f.)

A

intoxication, passion

475
Q

circus

A

cirque (m.)

476
Q

freeway

A

autoroute (f.)

477
Q

skyscaper

A

gratte-ciel

478
Q

trentaine (f.)

A

about thirty

479
Q

en haut de

A

at the top of

480
Q

overpopulated

A

surpeuplé

481
Q

to have a hold

A

disposer de

482
Q

case, box

A

caisse (f.)

483
Q

aux prises avec

A

to be battling with

484
Q

otherwise

A

sinon

485
Q

insérer (s’)

A

to fit into

486
Q

arrêter (s’)

A

to stop, arrest

487
Q

headphones

A

écouteurs (m.pl.)

488
Q

elusive

A

insaisissable

489
Q

grille (f.)

A

railing

490
Q

recommendation

A

préconisation (f.)

491
Q

morceau (m.)

A

piece of music

492
Q

déracinement (m.)

A

uprooting

493
Q

to stop, arrest

A

arrêter (s’)

494
Q

to ease, to relieve, to soothe

A

soulager

495
Q

inachevé

A

unfinished

496
Q

dance floor

A

piste de danse (f.)

497
Q

to trust

A

faire confiance à

498
Q

writer

A

écrivain(e)

499
Q

it concerns, it is about

A

il s’agit

500
Q

it’s easy!

A

c’est pas sorcier!