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B French Vocabulary 1 Flashcards

1
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Assoupir

A

To make drowsy, to dull

Example sentence: The medication began to assoupir the patient.

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Adoucir

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To soften, take the edge off, tone down

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Accroc (n.)

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Snag, hitch, breach

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Accaparer

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To monopolize, take over, absorb

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Bafouiller

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To stammer, stutter

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Bagarre

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Fight, brawl

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Bagnard

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Convict

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Bagnole

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Car

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Baragouinage

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Jabbering, jargon, gobbledegook

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Bassiner

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To bore, or to warm

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Béguin

A

Crush (infatuation)

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Bizut

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Freshman

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Bizuter

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To haze

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14
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Bolide

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Race car

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15
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Bouleverser

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To overwhelm

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16
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Bouquin

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Book

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Bousculer

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To jostle, to bump into, to hurry

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Bousiller

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To spoil, to ruin, to botch

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Braquer

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To aim, OR to antagonize, to hold at gunpoint

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Brin

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Strand, fiber, piece

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21
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Caler

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To wedge, prop up, or to stall, give up

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22
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Chambouler

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To mess up

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23
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Chavrier

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To overturn, to capsize

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24
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Chialer

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To bawl

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25
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Cloque

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Blister

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26
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être en cloque

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To be knocked up

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27
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Combler

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To fill in, to make up for

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28
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Se contreficher de

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To be indifferent to

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29
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Côtoyer

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To deal with

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30
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Craignos

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Dodgy

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31
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Créneau

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Slot, parking space

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32
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Criard(e)

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Shrill, garish

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33
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Croquer

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To crunch

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34
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Décalage

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Interval, discrepancy, lag

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35
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écervelé

A

Ditsy

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36
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Dorloter

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To pamper

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37
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ébréché

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Chipped (as in a plate)

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38
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Effondrement

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Collapse, or dejection

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39
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égratigner

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To scratch, scrape, OR to have a go at (someone)

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40
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Embouteillage

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Traffic jam, gridlock

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41
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Embrayage (n.)

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Clutch (pedal)

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42
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émoustiller

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To excite, exhilarate, turn on

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43
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Enquiquiner

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To bore, bug

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44
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Entrechoquer

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To knock or bang together

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45
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Envenimer

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To poison, infect, to make worse

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46
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épatant

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Splendid

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47
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éraflure

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A scratch, scrape

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48
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Essaim

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Swarm

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49
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Estomper

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To smooth over, to blur

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50
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Farouche

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Fierce, wild, savage

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51
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Fougueux

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Fiery, spirited, impetuous

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52
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Fouiller

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To search (through)

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53
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Foutu

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Screwed up

54
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Fredonner

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To hum

55
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Fricoter

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To stew, to cook up

56
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Friperie

A

Secondhand clothes store

57
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Fripouille

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Rascal

58
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Futé

A

Sharp, smart, clever

59
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Gâchis

A

Waste, mess

60
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Garce

A

Bitch

61
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Girouette

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Weather vane

62
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Grue

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Crane (mechanical), OR hooker (slang)

63
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Maladif

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Puny, sickly, OR obsessive

64
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Mariol

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Smart alec, wise guy

65
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Mesquin

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Petty, stingy

66
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Mousser

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To bubble, to foam, OR to rile somebody up

67
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Nase

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Screwy, OR kaput

68
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Navré

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Sorry (sympathetic)

69
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Nigaud

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Simple, simple-minded

70
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Passade

A

Fling (romantic)

71
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Peloter

A

To grope

72
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Pelotonner

A

To wind up into a ball

73
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Pétasse

A

Tart

Example sentence: She was called a pétasse behind her back.

74
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Avoir la pétasse

A

To be scared stiff

75
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Pétrin

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Jam (as in, ‘to be in a jam’)

76
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Piger

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To get, to understand

77
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Plaquer

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To pin down, to tackle

78
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Renfrogné

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Sullen

79
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Riquiqui

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Tiny, OR shabby

80
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Sapristi

A

“Heavens!”

81
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Satané

A

Blasted, dreadful

82
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Soûler

A

To make dizzy, OR to get someone drunk

83
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Ronfler

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Snore

84
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Routard(e)

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Backpacker

85
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Se maquer

A

To shack with, to be taken (relationship)

86
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Tarabuster

A

To pester, to bother

87
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Tordant

A

Hilarious

88
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Traîner

A

To loiter, to dawdle

89
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Tripoter

A

To fiddle with, to root around

90
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Tuyauter

A

To tip off

91
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Abracadabrant

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Bewildering

92
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Abriter

A

To shelter, to accommodate

93
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Anéantir

A

To annihilate, to wipe out, to be overcome by

94
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Baratiner (quelqu’un)

A

To shoot one’s mouth off to somebody

95
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Boucan

A

Din, racket

96
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Cafarder

A

To snitch, OR to feel down

97
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Calepin

A

Notebook

98
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Casier

A

Compartment, locker

99
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Censé

A

Supposed to, expected to

100
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Cloîtrer

A

To shut away

101
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Couillonnade

A

Damn stupid thing to say/do

102
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Crever

A

To burst, to puncture, OR to kick the bucket

103
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Déraper

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To skid, OR to go wrong

104
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En-cas

A

A

105
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one’s mouth off to somebody

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Boucan

Din, racket

106
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To snitch, OR to feel down

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Cafarder

To snitch, OR to feel down

107
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Notebook

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Calepin

Notebook

108
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Compartment, locker

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Casier

Compartment, locker

109
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Supposed to, expected to

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Censé

Supposed to, expected to

110
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To shut away

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Cloîtrer

To shut away

111
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Damn stupid thing to say/do

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Couillonnade

Damn stupid thing to say/do

112
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To burst, to puncture, OR to kick the bucket

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Crever

To burst, to puncture, OR to kick the bucket

113
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To skid, OR to go wrong

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Déraper

To skid, OR to go wrong

114
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A snack, something to eat

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En-cas

A snack, something to eat

115
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To rely/count on something

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Escompter (quelqu’un)

To rely/count on something

116
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Crack, chapped

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Gerçure (Avoir des gerçures aux…)

Crack, chapped

117
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To hail

A

Grêler

To hail

118
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To scribble, to doodle

A

Gribouiller

To scribble, to doodle

119
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To cure, to heal, to recover

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Guérir

To cure, to heal, to recover

120
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To be united against

A

être ligué contre

To be united against

121
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Wall-to-wall carpet

A

Moquette

Wall-to-wall carpet

122
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Slack, give

A

Mou

Slack, give

123
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To inform on, to tell tales about

A

Moucharder

To inform on, to tell tales about

124
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Booby trap

A

Objet piégé

Booby trap

125
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Empreinte digitale

A

Fingerprint

No additional information

126
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Fric

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Cash, money

No additional information

127
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Léguer

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To bequeath, to leave something to somebody, to hand down

No additional information

128
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Méfiant(e)

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Distrustful, suspicious

No additional information

129
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Môme

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Kid

No additional information

130
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Mordiller

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To nibble

No additional information

131
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Troc

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Barter (system)

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