CDS French Vol 020 Flashcards

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1
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promise

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la promesse

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to measure

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mesurer

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to lift

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soulever

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river

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le fleuve

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indeed

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en effet

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sewage system

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le réseau d’égout

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once upon a time

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il était une fois

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coin

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la pièce

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to dream

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rêver

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orchard

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le verger

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hopscotch

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la marelle

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lithe

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leste

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gossip

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le ragot

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unpretentiously

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sans prétention

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diarrhoea

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la diarrhée

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cough

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la toux

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I feel dizzy

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je me sens étourdi

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cold

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la rhume

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my skin itches

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ma peau me dérange

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my eyes are bloodshot

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mes yeux sont injectés de sang

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stuffy nose

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le nez bouché

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annoyed

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agacé

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to promote

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promouvoir

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VCR player

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le magnétophone

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to clear off, clear out

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déguerpir

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deal

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l’affaire (f.)

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winner

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le vainqueur

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mascot

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la mascotte

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host city

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la ville hôte

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judge

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le juge

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flag

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le drapeau

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feeling

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le sentiment

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to bother

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déranger

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to type

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taper

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to move (house)

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déménager

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to have enough

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en avoir assez

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to pay back

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rembourser

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to owe s.t. to s.o.

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devoir quelque chose à

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randomly

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au hasard

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40
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to keep a promise

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tenir une promesse

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41
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to be in the hot seat

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être sur la sellette

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42
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to be impatient

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piaffer

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43
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to be champing at the bit

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piaffer d’impatience

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44
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landing

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le palier

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out of consideration for

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par égard pour

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46
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to turn on o’s hells and walk away

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tourner les talons

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47
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heel

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le talon

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fear

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le frayeur

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meanwhile

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entre temps

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50
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tense

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crispé

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51
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to start, enter into

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entamer

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52
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coûte que coûte

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at all costs

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53
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caraway

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le carvi

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pantry

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le garde-manger

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55
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spade, shovel

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la pelle

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wrangle

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le démêlé

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57
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hearth

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l’âtre (m.)

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dumbfounded

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ébahi

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to take aback

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éberluer

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60
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to collapse, crumble

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effondrer

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to damage

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abîmer

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62
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in this case

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en l’occurrence

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63
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haughty

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hautain

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gherkin

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le cornichon

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65
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to worm o’s way

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se faufiler

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66
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to pile up

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empiler

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67
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to clear (e.g. a table)

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débarrasser

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draft

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le courant d’air

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69
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to split

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fender

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70
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to divide

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diviser

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71
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misfortune

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le Malheur

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72
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to burn

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brûler

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73
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space

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l’espace

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74
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fact

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le fait

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75
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smoke

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la fumée

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shopkeeper

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le commerçant

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business man

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l’homme d’affaires

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78
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stone

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la pierre

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79
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cod

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la morue

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80
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hake

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le merlu

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81
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hake

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le colin

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82
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spinach

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l’épinard (m.)

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83
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pomegranate

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la grenade

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84
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sugar cane

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la canne à sucre

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85
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parsley

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le persil

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86
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cinnamon

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la cannelle

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87
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thyme

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le thym

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88
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funeral

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les obsèques (f.)

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89
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savings account

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le compte d’épargne

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90
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current account

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le compte courant

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91
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loan

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le prêt

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92
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phone box

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la cabine téléphonique

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93
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hairdryer

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le sèche-cheveux

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94
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poisonous

A

vénéneux

95
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lizard

A

le lézard

96
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to go wine-tasting

A

déguster du vin

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second-hand

A

d’occasion

98
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minger (female only)

A

le thon

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shutter

A

le persienne

100
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drug scene

A

le monde de la drogue

101
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once in a blue moon

A

tous les trente-six mois

102
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to negotiate

A

parlementer

103
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skull

A

la crâne

104
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grave

A

la tombe

105
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goosebumps

A

la chair de poule

106
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supernatural

A

surnatural

107
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walking dead

A

le mort-vivant

108
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corpse

A

le cadaver

109
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graveyard

A

le cimetière

110
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zebra

A

le zébre

111
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cashew nut

A

la noix de cajou

112
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to daydream

A

rêvasser

113
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to interfere (in)

A

s’immiscer (dans)

114
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pine tree

A

le pin

115
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to gush out, shoot up

A

jaillir

116
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cask, barrel

A

le fût

117
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poker (in fireplace)

A

le tisonnier

118
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praise

A

la louange

119
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to tame

A

entamer

120
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to strike down

A

foudroyer

121
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to drive back

A

acculer

122
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club, stick

A

la massue

123
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garter

A

la jarretière

124
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cricket

A

le grillon

125
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funeral

A

les funérailles

126
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planet

A

la planète

127
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spaceship

A

le vaisseau spatial

128
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galaxy

A

la galaxia

129
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may the force be with you

A

que la force avec toi

130
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pain

A

la douleur

131
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graduation

A

la remise des diplômes

132
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chivalrous

A

chevaleresque

133
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chivalrous

A

galant

134
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gunsmith

A

l’armurier

135
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to go horse-riding

A

faire du cheval

136
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to mark out, signpost

A

baliser

137
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hiking boots

A

les chaussures de randonnée

138
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walking, backpacking

A

la randonnée

139
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to approve

A

approuver

140
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to press

A

appuyer sur

141
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to apply

A

appliquer

142
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to aim

A

viser

143
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gloomy

A

maussade

144
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to clash

A

s’affronter

145
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to hunt

A

chasser

146
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to dig

A

creuser

147
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to condemn, sentence

A

condamner

148
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to fold

A

plier

149
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to bend

A

courber

150
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to describe

A

décrire

151
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old-fashioned

A

ringard

152
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to crash

A

percuter

153
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to crash

A

s’écraser

154
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to bury

A

enterrer

155
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to extend

A

prolonger

156
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to rub

A

frotter

157
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to govern, rule

A

gouverner

158
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to manufacture

A

fabriquer

159
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accountant

A

le comptable

160
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region

A

le terroir

161
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to investigate

A

enquêter

162
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to investigate

A

faire des recherches

163
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to include

A

inclure

164
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to bite

A

mordre

165
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to fill

A

remplir

166
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to release

A

libérer

167
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UFO

A

OVNI (object volant non identifié)

168
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windy

A

venteux

169
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cloudy

A

nuageux

170
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annoying

A

agaçant

171
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to face

A

affronter

172
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to oppress

A

opprimer

173
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to commute

A

faire le trajet

174
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to fake

A

faire semblant

175
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to remove

A

enlever

176
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to remove

A

supprimer

177
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to reduce

A

réduire

178
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to pile up

A

amonceler

179
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valley

A

le val (pl,: vaux)

180
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prison cell

A

le cachot

181
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only just

A

de justesse

182
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ages ago

A

il y a belle lurette

183
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misunderstanding

A

le malentendu

184
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mess

A

la pagaille

185
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chore

A

la corvée

186
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crazy, potty

A

saugrenu

187
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to be out of sorts

A

ne pas être dans sa assiette

188
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connection, link

A

le rapport

189
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hurriedly , hastily

A

hâtivement

190
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to watch (out for)

A

guetter

191
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and all the rest of it

A

et tout le bataclan

192
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to sit astride

A

chevaucher

193
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to spoil

A

gâter

194
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to curse

A

pester

195
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muddy

A

boueux

196
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to trickle

A

dégouliner

197
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willow

A

le saule

198
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to bend

A

courber

199
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to submit to

A

courber l’échine

200
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spine

A

l’échine

201
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dullness

A

la grisaille

202
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to shelter

A

abriter

203
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to drown

A

noyer

204
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to grumble

A

maugréer

205
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to tell off

A

quereller

206
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to argue

A

se quereller

207
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light

A

la lueur

208
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neighbourhood

A

les parages

209
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around

A

dans le parages

210
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swearword

A

le juron

211
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to hoot

A

(h)ululer

212
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owl

A

le hibou

213
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owl

A

la chouette

214
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weasel

A

la belette

215
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beech

A

la hêtre

216
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to lick

A

lécher

217
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barrel

A

le tonneau

218
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pitcher

A

le picher

219
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to turn back

A

rebrousser chemin

220
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to brush the wrong way

A

rebrousser

221
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wingspan

A

l’envergure

222
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stature

A

l’envergure

223
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to reward

A

récompenser

224
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carton of cigarettes

A

la cartouche

225
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yellowish

A

jaunâtre

226
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to surround

A

entourer

227
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to satisfy

A

satisfaire

228
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to swallow

A

avaler

229
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to treat

A

traiter

230
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to succeed

A

réussir

231
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four door saloon

A

la berline

232
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order

A

la commande

233
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washcloth

A

le gant de toilette