April Flashcards
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according to
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d’après
2
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to crackle, sizzle
A
crépiter
3
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a glow, a shine
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un éclat
4
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to circumvent, to bypass
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contourner
5
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in doing so
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ce faisant
6
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tape, ribbon, strip
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un ruban
7
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guest, dinner guest
A
un convive
8
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a container
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un contenant
9
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in his wake
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dans son sillage
10
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to curve
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s’incurver
11
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on the other hand (expression)
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d’un autre côté
12
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to frame
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encadrer (also to supervise)
13
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trained
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dressé
14
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to encourage, to urge
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inciter
15
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cowardice
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la lâcheté
16
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slumped, sprawled, crashed-out
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affalé
17
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a single thread
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un seul fil
18
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to win, gain, bring home, score
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remporter
19
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to get ready
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s’apprêter
20
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the side, the sidewall
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le flanc
21
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to withdraw, to retire, to stand down
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se retirer
22
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to overflow
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déborder
23
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to prove to be, to turn out, to reveal oneself
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se révéler
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to decrease, to drop
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décroître
25
to flatten
s'aplatir
26
to break, rupture, sever
rompre
27
to experience, to feel, to encounter, to suffer
éprouver
28
to make haste, to hurry (toward)
se hâter (vers)
29
along, alongside, bordering
longeant
30
it is better that
mieux vaut que
31
to flow, to drain, to pass, to elapse
s'écouler
32
a pile, heap, cluster, mass
un amas
33
to spin, to give, to run
filer
34
to crack
se fendre
35
an axe, hatchet
une hache
36
to tie
nouer (also to establish)
37
fury
la fureur
38
gem, gemstone
une gemme
39
a cover, slipcover
une housse
40
to meet, respond, face, address
relever
41
(our) own free will
(notre) plein gré
42
significantly, clearly, substantially, markedly
nettement
43
to embroider
broder
44
to start, begin, commence
entamer
45
to return, to refer, to send back
renvoyer
46
a blade, a sword, a razor
une lame
47
mound, burial mound
un tumuli / les tumulus
48
as long as
tant que
49
to consider, think, contemplate, ponder
songer
50
to pierce
transpercer
51
an edge, a ridge, a spine
une arête
52
to strike (as in collide with)
heurter
53
the plain
la plaine
54
a hollow, cavity, chamber
une cavité
55
to squirm, wriggle
se tortiller
56
to surround, enclose, encircle
entourer
57
to pay attention, to heed, to take notice
prêter attention
58
To totter, stagger, waver
chanceler
59
a scroll
une volute
60
to contain, include, enclose, house
renfermer
61
to reinvigorate
revigorer
62
to chisel, to carve
ciseler
63
swirling, whirling
tournoyant
64
to weld
souder
65
expensive
coûteux
66
a wineskin
une outre à vin
67
vacuum, void, emptiness
le vide
68
to sharpen, to hone
affûter
69
shreds, tatters, ribbons, strips
des lambeaux
70
burnt, charred
calciné
71
to shudder
frémir
72
a display
un étalage
73
propriety, discretion
la convenance (also convenience)
74
bragging, boasting
la vantardise
75
a hiccup
un hoquet
76
cloth
une étoffe
77
land, region
une contrée
78
a groaning, a moan, a whimper
un gémissement
79
scarcely, hardly
ne...guère
80
a beggar
un mendiant
81
to branch off, to fork, to swing (in a certain direction)
bifurquer
82
to quicken one's pace
presser le pas
83
to inject
injecter
84
enhanced, additional, greater
accrue
85
to attempt, to try, to entice
tenter
86
to impart
conférer
87
a trail
une traînée
88
a scholar
un érudit
89
to blacken
noircir
90
to undertake, initiate, begin
entreprendre
91
the terrain, the contour, topography
le relief
92
such that, so that
afin que
93
to be unleashed
se déchaîner
94
to extend
prolonger
95
to include, involve, consist
s'agir
96
a fast (not eating)
un jeûne
97
boldness
la hardiesse
98
to bend, curve
recourber
99
to haunt, obsess, to frequent
hanter
100
a bun (hair) or a cat fight (women)
un chignon
101
the maintaining, the keeping, maintenance
la tenue
102
to scrutinize, to examine
scruter
103
to hinder, impede, hamper, obstruct
entraver
104
fat, grease, flab, oil, lard
la graisse
105
poor (quality)
piètre qualité
106
lightning, thunder, thunderbolt
la foudre
107
to steer clear of, to remain aloof
se tenir à l'écart
108
pasty, doughy, slurry
pâteux -euse
109
to overhang, overlook, tower over
surplomber
110
to achieve
parvenir
111
to reach out, to lend a helping hand
tendre la main
112
as a sign of
en signe de
113
to drizzle
crachiner
114
burden
un fardeau
115
a hook
un crochet
116
green
cru
117
projecting, prominent
saillant
118
sapphire
saphir
119
to squint
plisser les yeux
120
to call for, to request, to claim
réclamer
121
to root out, eradicate, to extract from
extirper
122
beyond, exceeding, greater than
dépassant
123
supposed to
censé + inf
124
marbled, veined
marbré
125
to spring, to spurt out
jaillir
126
to maintain, keep/hold
maintenir
127
to rock, pitch, sway
tanguer
128
to spray
asperger
129
to undermine, shake, unsettle, rock
ébranler
130
shiny, gleaming, glossy
luisant
131
to wither
flétrir
132
a well, a shaft, a pit
un puits
133
a peak, ridge, crest, summit
une crête
134
suntanned
hâlée (also bronzé)
135
sovereign (adj)
souverain
136
to darken
s'assombrir
137
to lurk
rôder
138
frost
le givre
139
to tower, to rise up, to stand
se dresser
140
an expanse, a range, an area, a stretch
une étendue
141
from now on, now
désormais
142
to drag on, to go on forever, to linger
s'éterniser
143
a flake
un flocon
144
to fall within (as in be part of/pertinent to)
relever de
145
to suck, to suck out (i.e. toxins)
aspirer
146
To spout / reel off
débiter (also to debit)
147
to strew, to sprinkle
joncher
148
Dying, half dead
agonisant
149
to subside
s'apaiser
150
to feast
festoyer
151
a wall
une paroi
152
to gild, to bronze, to brown
dorer
153
to depart from, to deviate/move away
s'écarter
154
to draw up, to develop, to establish
dresser
155
a grinding, squeak, creaking
un grincement
156
to store (storage)
entreposer
157
translucent
translucide
158
to crystallize
se cristalliser
159
woodwork, paneling
les boiseries (f)
160
in the end, at the end of the day, ultimately
en fin de compte
161
anxiety, angst, agony
l'angoisse
162
tight-fitting, well-fitting, snug fit
bien ajusté
163
shirt tails
les pans de chemise
164
to display, to sport (as in to wear)
arborer
165
below, down below
en contrebas
166
rib
une côte (same as coast/coastline)
167
to repel, to push back
repousser
168
loin cloth
le pagne
169
to draw (like to draw from), to tap (like tap into)
puiser
170
to thunder, to boom
tonner
171
heir
un héritier
172
notorious
notoire
173
to display, to show, to flaunt
afficher
174
punishment, chastisement
le châtiment
175
to cling, to hang on
s'accrocher
176
indeed, well and truly, actually
bel et bien
177
a drum, drumming
un tambour
178
in so far as
en tant que
179
gibberish, mumbo jumbo
le charabia
| dire du charabia
180
to impale
empaler
181
shaft, flagpole
la hampe
182
to dread, to fear
redouter
183
to flow
se déverser
184
a column, pillar, pedestal
une colonne
185
to braid, weave
tresser
186
to discharge, dump
déverser
187
to be entitled to sthg
être en droit de qqch
188
to disappear, to vanish into thin air
se volatiliser
189
to make one's way
se frayer un chemin
190
breastplate
un plastron
191
to take or follow (a path)
emprunter (also to borrow)
192
to collapse
s'effondrer
193
puff of smoke
une volute de fumée
194
to cut/slice
trancher (also to decide)
195
zealous
zélé
196
a mist, a haze
une brume
197
to deprive
priver
198
the doorjam
le montant de porte
199
bawl, holler, squeal,
brailler
200
stunned, bewildered
abasourdi
