B2-Unit 9 - LA TRISTESSE Flashcards

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l’abattement (m.)

A

dejection

despondency

exhaustion

abattement fiscal ≈ tax allowance

abattement forfaitaire ≈ tax allowance

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l’accablement (m.)

A

deep despondency

avec accablement despondently

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l’amertume (f.)

A

bitterness

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le cafard (fam.)

A

feel down

  • depressionavoir le cafard* to be feeling down
  • J’ai le cafard.* I’m feeling down.

cockroach

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le chagrin

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grief / sorrow

avoir du chagrin to be upset

avoir beaucoup de chagrin to be very upset

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le désespoir

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despair

  • être le désespoir de qn* to be the despair of sb
  • faire le désespoir de qn* to be the despair of sb
  • en désespoir de* cause in desperation
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la détresse

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distress

  • en détresse* in distress
  • appel de détresse* distress call
  • signal de détresse* distress signal
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la douleur

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pain

grief

distress

  • ressentir des douleurs* to feel pain
  • Il a eu la douleur de perdre son père.* He suffered the grief of losing his father.
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le malheur

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adversity / misfortune

misfortune / tragedy

  • Elle a eu beaucoup de malheurs dans sa vie.* She’s had a lot of tragedy in her life.
  • avoir le malheur de faire to have the misfortune to do* . to be unfortunate enough to do
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la mélancolie

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melancholy

gloom

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la nostalgie

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nostalgia

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la peine

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sorrow

sadness

trouble

faire de la peine à qn to upset sb

comme une âme en peine like a lost soul

prendre la peine de faire qch to go to the trouble of doing sth

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