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B | Pg. 33 Flashcards

1
Q

slap, smack

noun (familiar)

A

baffe

nf

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to ridicule, to scorn

verb

A

bafouer

verb

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  1. mumbling, stammering
  2. gibberish

noun

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le bafouillage

nm

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to mumble, to stammer

verb

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bafouiller

verb

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  1. to gobble, to guzzle (vt)
  2. to stuff oneself (vi)

verb (familiar)

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bâfrer

verb

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  1. baggage, luggage
  2. knowledge, background

noun

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un bagage

nm

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to pack up and leave

verb

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plier bagage

verb

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fight, brawl

noun

A

une bagarre

nf

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to fight, to brawl

intransitive verb

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bagarrer

intransitive verb

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to fight, to brawl with oneself

reflexive verb

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se bagarrer

reflexive verb

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fighter, brawler

noun

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bagarreur, -reuse

nmf

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  1. trifle, trinket
  2. trifling sum

noun

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une bagatelle

nf

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convict

noun

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un bagnard

nm

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  1. penal colony
  2. hard labor

noun

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un bagne

nm

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car

noun (familiar)

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une bagnole

nf

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  1. ring
  2. band, circlet

noun

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une bague

nf

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engagement ring

noun

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une bague de fiançailles

nf

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  1. stick, rod
  2. loaf of French bread

noun

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une baguette

nf

  1. baguette à fusil : ramrod, baguette magique : magic wand, baguette de tambour : drumstick
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chopsticks

noun

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les baguettes

nfpl

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Bahraini

adjective

A

bahreïni(e)

adjective

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Bahraini

noun

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Bahreïni(e)

noun

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  1. bay
  2. berry

noun

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une baie

nf

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a picture window

noun

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une baie vitrée

nf

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swimming, bathing

noun

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la baignade

nf

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to bathe, to wash

transitive verb

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baigner

transitive verb

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to soak, to steep

intransitive verb

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baigner

intransitive verb

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  1. to take a bath
  2. to go swimming

reflexive verb

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se baigner

reflexive verb

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swimmer, bather

noun

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baigneur, -euse

noun

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bathtub

noun

A

une baignoire

nf

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lease

noun, npl

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un bail, les baux

nm, nmpl

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yawn

noun

A

un bâillement

nm

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  1. to yawn
  2. to gape (open)

intransitive verb

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bâiller

intransitive verb

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33
Q

a lessor, a landlord

noun

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bailleur, -leresse

nmf

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34
Q

financial banker

noun

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bailleur (-leresse) de fonds

nmf

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35
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gag (over the mouth)

noun

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un bâillon

nm

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36
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  1. to gag
  2. to silence

transitive verb

A

bâillonner

transitive verb

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Q

bath

noun

A

un bain

nm

38
Q

mouthwash

noun

A

le bain de bouche

nm

39
Q

bloodbath

noun

A

un bain de sang

nm

40
Q

sunbath

noun

A

un bain de soleil

nm

41
Q

to get into the swing of things

verb

A

se mettre dans le bain

verb

42
Q

bayonet

noun

A

une baïonnette

nf

43
Q

to have sex (vulgar ‘f-word’)

verb

A

baiser

verb

44
Q

kiss

noun

A

un baiser

nm

45
Q

to fall, to drop, to decline

noun

A

une baisse

nf

46
Q

downward

A

à la baisse

47
Q
  1. to let down, to lower
  2. to reduce

transitive verb

A

baisser

transitive verb

48
Q

to look down

verb

A

baisser les yeux

verb

49
Q

to give up

verb

A

baisser les bras

verb

50
Q

to give up (informal)

verb

A

laisser tomber

verb

51
Q

to go down, to drop, to decline

intransitive verb

A

baisser

intransitive verb

52
Q

to stoop, to duck, to bend down

verb

A

se baisser

verb

53
Q

chops (plural)

noun

A

les bajoues

nfpl

54
Q

ball, dance

noun

A

un bal

nm

55
Q

stroll, walk (casual)

noun

A

une balade

nf

56
Q

stroll, walk (formal)

noun

A

une promenade

nf

57
Q

(vt) to take for a walk
(vi) to stroll, to saunter

verb

A

balader

verb

58
Q

to go for a walk, to stroll about

reflexive verb

A

se balader

reflexive verb

59
Q

portable radio-cassette player

noun

A

un baladeur

nm

60
Q

gash, slash

noun

A

une balafre

nf

61
Q

scar

noun

A

une cicatrice

nf

62
Q
  1. broom, brush
  2. windshield-wiper

noun

A

un balai

nm

63
Q

to sweep the floor

verb

A

passer le balai

verb

64
Q

to sweep

verb

A

balayer

65
Q
  1. scale, scales
  2. balance

noun

A

la balance

nf

66
Q

difference, remainder
(the rest of)

noun

Canadian

A

la balance
(la balance de)

nf

67
Q

to tip the scales

verb

A

faire pencher la balance

verb

68
Q

Libra (zodiac sign)

noun

A

la Balance

nf

69
Q

swaying, swinging

noun

A

le balancement

nm

70
Q

to sway, to swing, to rock

transitive verb

A

balancer

transitive verb

71
Q

to fling, to chuck

verb (familiar)

A

balancer

verb (familiar)

72
Q
  1. to sway
  2. to waver, to hesitate

intransitive verb

A

balancer

intransitive verb

73
Q

to rock, to swing, to sway

reflexive verb

A

se balancer

reflexive verb

74
Q

pendulum

noun

A

un balancier

nm

75
Q

a swing

noun

A

une balançoire

nf

76
Q

a seesaw

noun

A

une bascule

nf

77
Q

sweeping

noun

A

le balayage

nm

78
Q
  1. to sweep, to sweep away
  2. to scan

transitive verb

A

balayer

transitive verb

79
Q

street sweeper

noun

A

un(e) balayeur, -euse

nmf

80
Q
  1. street-cleaning truck
  2. vacuum cleaner (canadian)

noun

A

une balayeuse

nf

81
Q

stammering, stuttering

noun

A

le balbutiement

nm

82
Q

débuts maladroits
(early stages, beginnings but awkward)

noun plural

A

les balbutiements

nmpl

83
Q

to stammer, to stutter

verb

A

balbutier

verb

84
Q

balcony

noun

A

un balcon

nm

85
Q

canopy

noun

A

un baldaquin

nm

86
Q
  1. whale
  2. rib of an umbrella

noun

A

une baleine

nf

87
Q

whaler (ship or person)

noun

A

un baleinier

nm

88
Q

whaleboat

noun

A

une baleinière

nf

89
Q
  1. buoy, beacon
  2. signpost, marker

noun

A

une balise

nf

90
Q

to mark (with beacons or signs)

transitive verb

A

baliser

transitive verb

91
Q

ballistic

adjective

A

balistique

adjective

92
Q

ballistics

noun

A

la balistique

nf

Merriam's French-English Dictionary (3 decks)

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