CDS French Vol 009 Flashcards

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1
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tack, pin

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la punaise

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toad

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le crapaud

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to spread

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propager

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night stand

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la table de chevet

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sticker

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la gommette

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hammer

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le marteau

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to dabble in the stock market

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bouricoter

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orchard

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le verger

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fox

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le renard

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soap

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le savon

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drowning (noun)

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la noyade

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to idolise

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idolâtrer

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to dump (e.g. boyfriend)

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laisser tomber

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to court

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courtiser

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knitting

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le tricot

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buttocks

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la fesse

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finicky

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tatillon

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belly

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le ventre

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to require

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exiger

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soul mate

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l’âme sœur

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engagement

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les fiançailles

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to twiddle o’s thumbs

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se tourner les pouces

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otherwise

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autrement

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cold (e.g. sniffles)

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le rhume

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to take it easy

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se la coucer douce

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welcoming

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accueillant

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mop

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la serpillère

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lampshade

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l’abat-jour

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messy

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en bataille

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30
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pot

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la marmite

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31
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carton of cigarettes

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la cartouche

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to fake

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faire semblant

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33
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hurricane

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l’ouragan (m.)

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to face

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affronter

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region

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le terroir

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36
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toothbrush

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la brosse à dents

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old-fashioned

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ringard

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38
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ice-skating

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le patin à glace

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gloomy

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maussade

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beneficial

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salutaire

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41
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junk food

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la malbouffe

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42
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to turn up

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débarquer

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43
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to have a blast

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s’éclater

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44
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chalk

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la craie

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45
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stake

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le bûcher

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distraught, immoderate

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démesuré

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47
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gunsmith

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l’armurier

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48
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garter

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la jarretière

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49
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to daydream

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rêvasser

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50
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to negotiate

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parlementer

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51
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shutter

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la persienne

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52
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funeral

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les obsèques

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53
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fast food

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la restauration rapide

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54
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draft

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le courant d’air

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55
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to clear off/out

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déguerpir

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56
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to squat

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s’accroupir

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57
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to promote

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promouvoir

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58
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buffalo

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le buffle

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59
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gossip

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le ragot

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60
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hopscotch

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la marelle

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once upon a time

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il était une fois

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62
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indeed

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en effet

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63
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to brag about o.s.

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se vanter

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64
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to mope

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se morfondre

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65
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exhausted

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exténué

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66
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emu

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l’émeu (m.)

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67
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trunk

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le coffre

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68
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out of order

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hors service

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69
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blueberry

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la myrtille

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70
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stubborn

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têtu

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71
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dolphin

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la dauphin

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72
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blindly

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à l’aveuglette

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73
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wine cellar

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la cave à vin

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74
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Lily of the Valley

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le muguet

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75
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fire escape

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la sortie d’incendie

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76
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lawn

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la pelouse

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77
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flour

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la farine

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78
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to mutter

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marmonner

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79
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mixed

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mitigé

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80
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queesy

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barbouillé

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81
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chubby

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potelé

82
Q

to shrink

A

rétrécir

83
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to write with laughter

A

se tordre de rire

84
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running out of petrol

A

la panne sèche

85
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house warming party

A

la crémaillère

86
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permission

A

la permission

87
Q

workforce

A

la main-d’oeuvre

88
Q

to launch

A

inaugurer

89
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hike

A

la randonnée

90
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to dig

A

creuser

91
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by chance

A

par hasard

92
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to disguise

A

se déguiser

93
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leopard

A

le guépard

94
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waterfall

A

la cascade

95
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to stay

A

séjourner

96
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raccoon

A

le raton laveur

97
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snowflake

A

le flocon

98
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toe nail

A

l’ongle (m.) de l’orteil

99
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toe

A

l’orteil

100
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donation

A

le don

101
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to insulate

A

calfeutrer

102
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stunned

A

stupéfait

103
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outpatient

A

en ambulatoire

104
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muttering

A

le balbutiement

105
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bookcase

A

l’étagère

106
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to play hookey

A

faire l’école buissonière

107
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dam

A

le barrage

108
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mileage allowance

A

l’indemnité kilométrique

109
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dress rehearsal

A

la répétition générale

110
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white poplar

A

le peuplier blanc

111
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gazebo

A

le belvédère

112
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rainwater

A

l’eau de pluie

113
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hygienist

A

le/la hygiéniste

114
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back

A

le dos

115
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to go (scuba) diving

A

faire de la plongée

116
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marmoset

A

l’oustiti

117
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nosebleed

A

le saignement de nez

118
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rural dean

A

le doyen rural

119
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joyously

A

joyeusement

120
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chest

A

la poitrine

121
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internal auditor

A

l’auditeur interne

122
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heatwave

A

la vague de chaleur

123
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resignation

A

la démission

124
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luncheon meat

A

la viande en conserve

125
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business software

A

le logiciel de gestion

126
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pickled (onion, etc)

A

au vinaigre

127
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stake (betting)

A

l’enjeu (m.)

128
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to put a stake on

A

miser sur

129
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cashew nut

A

la noix de cajou

130
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beef stew

A

le pot au feu

131
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knight

A

le chevalier

132
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handbag

A

le sac à main

133
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to insulate

A

isoler

134
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high school diploma

A

le brevet de collèges

135
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piggy bank

A

la tirelire

136
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attic

A

les combles

137
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candlelight walk

A

la retraite aux chandelles

138
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twilight

A

le crépuscule

139
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owl

A

le hibou

140
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dawn

A

l’aube

141
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kettle

A

la bouilloire

142
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blowtorch

A

la chalumeau

143
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pretender

A

le faux-semblant

144
Q

sprig

A

le brin

145
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washcloth

A

le gant de toilette

146
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sedan

A

la berline

147
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car service

A

la révision

148
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to service a car

A

faire réviser la voiture

149
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it’s raining cats and dogs

A

il pleut des cordes

150
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I could eat a horse

A

avoir une faim de loup

151
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to speak French very poorly

A

parler français comme une vache espagnole

152
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to be lucky

A

avoir le cul bordé de nouilles

153
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hypocrite

A

faux cul

154
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to count o’s chickens before they are hatched

A

vendre la peau de l’ours avant de l’avoir tué

155
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there will be one hell of a mess

A

ça va de chier des bulles

156
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cloning

A

le clonage

157
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landing field

A

le terrain d’aviation

158
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rogue

A

le chenapan

159
Q

silk

A

la soie

160
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fairness

A

l’équité

161
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shelter

A

l’abri

162
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twit

A

l’idiot

163
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buoy

A

la bouée

164
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manager

A

le gérant

165
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alarm clock

A

le réveil

166
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current

A

le courant

167
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ceiling

A

le plafond

168
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to ghettoise

A

reléguer qn dans les ghettos

169
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to relegate, banish

A

reléguer

170
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diligent

A

appliqué

171
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humorous

A

plein d’humeur

172
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energetic

A

énergique

173
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cool

A

cool

174
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introverted

A

introverti

175
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reliable

A

fiable

176
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naughty

A

vilain

177
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friendly

A

amical

178
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sympathetic

A

compatissant

179
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thoughtful

A

pensif

180
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lazy

A

paresseux

181
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silly

A

bête

182
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bad tempered

A

grincheux

183
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careful

A

prudent

184
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easy going

A

décontracté

185
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emotional

A

émotif

186
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hard working

A

travaileur

187
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indecisive

A

indécis

188
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moody

A

lunatique

189
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candleholder

A

le bougeoir

190
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the right (i.e. correct) street

A

la bonne rue

191
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to turn out to be

A

s’avérer

192
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better late than never

A

mieux vaut tard que jamais

193
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to come out of the closet

A

sortir du placard

194
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to come in from the cold

A

sortir du placard

195
Q

honeymoon

A

la lune de miel

196
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truth

A

la vérité

197
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nurse

A

l’infirmière

198
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caddie

A

le caddie

199
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shopping trolley

A

le caddie

200
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chandelier

A

le chandelier

201
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peacock

A

la paon

202
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investigator

A

l’enquêteur