Avril-mai 24 Flashcards

1
Q

to knacker sth

A

abattre (= slaughter)

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2
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to mince (walk)

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marcher à petits pas (péj.)

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3
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daintily (geste)

A

délicatement, gracieusement

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4
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to ensconse yourself

A

s’installer confortablement

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5
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stout (person)

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  1. corpulent
  2. fort (= robuste)
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6
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flutter (wings)

A

battre

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7
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flutter (heart)

A

palpiter

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8
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barn

A

grange

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9
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highroad

A

UK for highway = route nationale

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10
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coach

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car (= tour bus)

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11
Q

grub (argot)

A

bouffe

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12
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huddled (person)

A

recroquevillé

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13
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to be unprovided (person)

A

être sans ressources

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14
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vagaries

A

caprices

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15
Q

moonstruck

A

dans la lune

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16
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forlorn

A

triste, mélancolique

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17
Q

to doff one’s hat

A

se découvrir

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18
Q

jury box

A

le banc des jurés

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19
Q

treacle

A

mélasse

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20
Q

dainties

A

mets délicats

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21
Q

blacking

A

cirage

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22
Q

whiting

A

merlan

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23
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to drawl

A

parler d’une voix traînante

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24
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to reel

A

chanceler, tituber

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25
to writhe
se tortiller se tordre de douleur
26
porpoise
marsouin
27
tortoise
tortue de terre
28
ridge
(montagne) crête (terre) strie
29
dormouse
loir
30
to rap (at the door)
frapper
31
hookah
narguilé
32
eaglit
aiglon
33
walrus
morse
34
toffee
caramel mou
35
custard
solide : crème brûlée liquide : crème anglaise
36
Contractor
Entrepreneur (BTP)
37
Dais
Estrade (speaker's platform)
38
Ward
À l'hôpital : service
39
Warder
(UK) prison guard
40
Mire
Bourbier
41
Crafty
Rusé (informal)
42
Tor
Colline rocailleuse, butte rocheuse
43
To dog sb (he had been dogging them)
Filer (follow)
44
Coroner
Médecin légiste
45
To get one's own way
obtenir ce qu'on veut
46
boar (pig)
verrat
47
knoll
monticule
48
trotter
pied de cochon
49
cockerel
jeune coq
50
to shirk (duties...)
esquiver
51
to hoist
hisser
52
paddock
enclos (pour chevaux)
53
crank (noun)
manivelle
54
limestone
(roche) calcaire
55
weeding
désherbage
56
solicitor
(UK) lawyer
57
broker
courtier
58
sty
porcherie (= pigsty)
59
to huddle
se mettre en cercle se blottir
60
to skulk
rôder
61
Undertaker
Directeur d'entreprise de pompes funèbres = croque-mort
62
Mourner
Parent ou ami du défunt
63
Executor
Exécuteur testamentaire
64
Rime
Givre (rime ice)
65
Ruddy
(UK) rougeâtre, rougeaud
66
Humbug
Balivernes
67
unwonted
insolite, inhabituel
68
constable
(UK) agent de police
69
waterproof (noun)
imperméable
70
cleft
(in rock) crevasse, fissure
71
to mangle
broyer (the car mangled the driver's body) for a song : massacrer
72
to pine away
(for person) to sicken because of grief = dépérir
73
pike (fish)
brochet
74
a drag
une diligence
75
warrant (noun)
mandat
76
to hamper
freiner, ralentir (slow progress of sth)
77
Tarp
= tarpaulin = bâche
78
Flue
Conduit de cheminée, tuyau de poêle
79
To toll
(for a bell) sonner The church bells were tolling
80
Knapsack
Sac à dos
81
Blacktop
Bitume
82
To heft sth
Soulever Soupeser
83
Throttle (name)
Accélérateur
84
To throttle
Étrangler
85
Sludge
Boue
86
Pole
Bâton (long stick), poteau
87
Roadworks
Travaux (sur une route)
88
Thespian
(formal) acteur, comédien
89
Cleats
Chaussures à crampons
90
Manila
Papier kraft
91
Cob
Épi de maïs (corncob)
92
Billlow
Tourbillon, volute Billlows of smoke
93
Ford
Gué