Chapitre 3 Flashcards
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queer
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(old-fashioned)
strange
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If you ask me, there’s something a bit queer going on.
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stupified = stupefied
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stupéfié, abasourdi, hébêté
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…a violent slap on the side of the head, which stunned and stupefied him.
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clothes-press
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a piece of furniture for storing clothes, usually containing wide drawers and a cabinet
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souvent plusieurs tiroirs en bas pour env. 1/3 de la hauteur
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couch
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lit étroit, couchette
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to obviate
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(formal)
obvier, prévenir, rendre inutile
To obviate something such as a problem or a need means to remove it or make it unnecessary.
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The presence of roller blinds obviated the need for curtains
Lengthy negotiations obviated any risk of conflict.
a parachute can be used to obviate disaster.
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ledge
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narrow shelf along the bottom edge of a window
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mildewed
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qui a des moisissures
mildew = moisissure
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vapid
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insipide, fade
dull, offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; bland
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listless
listlessness
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apathique, mou, indolent
apathie, mollesse, indolence
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He was listless and pale and wouldn’t eat much.
Amy was distressed by Helen’s listlessness.
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From Middle English lystles, equivalent to list (“desire”)
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to rouse
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to rouse = réveiller qu’un (après le sommeil), motiver, éveiller l’attention
to rouse (oneself) = s’agiter après une période d’inactivité / to become active or energetic
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She was roused from a deep sleep by a hand on her shoulder
He roused himself from his lazy contemplation of the scene beneath him.
A man not quickly roused to anger or harsh opinions.
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obtrusive
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envahissant, tenace, importun, trop voyant
noticeable in an unpleasant way.
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The logo was still visible but less obtrusive this time in beige.
The soldiers were in civilian clothes, to make their presence less obtrusive.
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wick (of a candle)
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mèche (d’une bougie)
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to snuff out
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Eteindre (une bougie)
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Tenzin snuffed out the candle.
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ill at ease
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mal à l’aise
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He appeared embarrassed and ill at ease with the sustained applause that greeted him.
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to linger
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persister, subsister, trainer, s’attarder, rester en vie
When something such as an idea, feeling, or illness lingers, it continues to exist for a long time, often much longer than expected.
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The tradition seems to linger on
lingering doubts
lingering odours
we lingered over lunch (s’attarder à table)
she might linger on for years yet
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musty
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qui sent le renfermé, le moisi
Something that is musty smells old and damp
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There are racks of musty clothing and piles of junk.
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flyleaf
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page de garde
The flyleaf of a book is a page at the front that has nothing printed on it, or just the title and the author’s name.
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select
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de (premier) choix
A select group is a small group of some of the best people or things of their kind.
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scarcely
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= hardly à peine * I scarcely knew him. She seemed scarcely aware of him.
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morsel
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morceau, bouchée
very small amount of something, especially a very small piece of food.
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to scrawl
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gribouiller, griffoner
to write in a careless and untidy way.
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I scrawled a quick note to Judith and put it under her door.
Someone had scrawled graffiti across the wall.
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to kindle
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attiser, susciter
If something kindles a particular emotion in someone, it makes them start to feel it.
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These poems have helped kindle the imagination of generations of children.
She hesitated, suspicion kindling within her
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forthwith
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(formal)
immédiatement
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I could have you arrested forthwith!
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garret
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mansarde (pièce aménagée sous un toit)
an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house.
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to bask
if you bask in the sunshine, you lie somewhere sunny and enjoy the heat.
revel in and make the most of (something pleasing).
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When you win the Pulitzer, you bask in your own glory.
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ploughboy
garçon de charrue (= pour le labour)
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to have the face to
To have the will to do something bold, rude, or impudent; to have the nerve to do something.
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palaver
palabres, chichis
unnecessary fuss and bother about the way something is done.
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Cut the palaver and get down to business
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to have the face to
To have the will to do something bold, rude, or impudent; to have the nerve to do something.
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I can't believe that intern had the brass face to ask for a raise on her first day!
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effacer cette carte
effacer
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snug
confortable, douillet
If you feel snug or are in a snug place, you are very warm and comfortable, especially because you are protected from cold weather.
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They lay snug and warm amid the blankets.
She was safe and snug in Ruth's arms
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to thrust
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enfoncer, plonger
If you thrust something or someone somewhere, you push or move them there quickly with a lot of force.
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They thrust him into the back of a jeep.
She thrust her hands into her pockets.
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dingy
miteux, douteux
unattractive esp. because of being dirty or not cared for:
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Shaw took me to his rather dingy office.
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to asseverate
to assert or declare emphatically or solemnly
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he always asseverated that he did not know
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hubbub
brouhaha, vacarme
noise made by a lot of people all talking or shouting at the same time.
You can describe a situation where there is great confusion or excitement as a hubbub.
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There was a hubbub of excited conversation from over a thousand people.
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to asseverate
affirmer solennellement
to assert or declare emphatically or solemnly
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He always asseverated that he did not know
he asseverated the need for a just, fair, and united country
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nook
recoin, retraite
| small and sheltered place
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ajar
entrouvert, entrebâillé
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He left the door ajar in case I needed him.
the home help had left the window ajar
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to appropriate
(formal)
If someone appropriates something which does not belong to them, they take it, usually without the right to do so.
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Several other newspapers have appropriated the idea.
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cloak
grande cape
| long, loose, sleeveless piece of clothing which people used to wear over their other clothes when they went out.
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a scamper
trottinement, galopade
a playful or hurried run or movement
When people or small animals scamper somewhere, they move there quickly with small, light steps.
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lachrymose
(literary)
Someone who is lachrymose cries very easily and very often.
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...the tears of lachrymose mourners.
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drowsily
in a tired way, as if you are in a state between sleeping and being awake
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We were awakened from deep sleep and made our way drowsily down the stairs
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to set out
to start a journey / to do something
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When setting out on a long walk, always wear suitable boots.
He has achieved what he set out to do three years ago.
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to flounder
s'empêtrer, avancer péniblement
struggle or stagger clumsily in mud or water.
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He was floundering about in the shallow offshore waters
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to weary
| to be wearied of / by
(formal)
se lasser de, être fatigué par (propre + fig)
If you weary of something or it wearies you, you become tired of it and lose your enthusiasm for it.
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The public had wearied of his repeated warnings of a revolution that never seemed to start.
She was wearied by her persistent cough
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a staff
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bâton, houlette, crosse, cane
strong stick or pole ( walking, as a weapon, or as a symbol of authority)
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pilgrim's staff
staff flag (mat d'un drapeau)
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cudgel
gourdin (gros bâton court)
| short stick that is used as a weapon
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thrice
3 times
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Dean was thrice married
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hollow
creux
| A hollow is an area that is lower than the surrounding surface.
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hitherto
(formal)
jusqu'alors
You use hitherto to indicate that something was true up until the time you are talking about, although it may no longer be the case.
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As a result, workers who had hitherto been reliable now neglected their work.
Mira revealed hitherto unsuspected talents on the dance floor.
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stipend
traitement
sum of money that is paid regularly, especially to a magistrate or a member of the clergy, as a salary or for their living expenses.
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to writhe (in)
se tordre, se contorsionner
make twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body.
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He writhed in agony on the ground.
She bit her lip, writhing in suppressed fury.
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to nudge
pousser du coude
| If you nudge someone, you push them gently, usually with your elbow, in order to draw their attention to something.
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to pluck
cueillir, arracher
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I plucked a lemon from the tree.
Jill rose, plucking bits of straw from her clothes.
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to have at
(archaic)
tackle or attack someone forcefully or aggressively.
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The two boys had at each other until the teacher arrived to break up the fight.
Have at him = sus a lui
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brethren
(old-fashioned)
camarades, frères
members of a particular organization or group, especially a religious group
We must help our brethren, it is our duty.
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stave
strong stick, especially one that is used as a weapon
= staff
et aussi le pluriel de staff
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to grapple (with sb)
en venir au main
If you grapple with someone, you take hold of them and struggle with them, as part of a fight. You can also say that two people grapple.
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He was grappling with an alligator in a lagoon.
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club
matraque, massue
| thick heavy stick that can be used as a weapon.
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sconce
bougeoir mural
| a candle holder that is attached to a wall with an ornamental bracket.
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to resound
(literary)
When a noise resounds, it is heard very loudly and clearly.
If a place resounds with or to particular noises, it is filled with them.
The whole place resounded with music.
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rapping
to rap = strike (a hard surface) with a series of rapid audible blows, especially in order to attract attention.
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merely
simplement, seulement
used to emphasise that you mean exactly what you are saying and nothing more
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I wasn't complaining, I merely said that I was tired.
These columns have no function and are merely decorative.
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lattice
treillage
pattern or structure made of strips of wood or another material which cross over each other diagonally leaving holes in between
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blast
explosion, souffle
| a strong gust of wind or air
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to wail
se lamenter, gémir
to utter a prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger.
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"My finger hurts," wailed the child.
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to doze
sommeiller
sleep lightly
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He found his mother dozing by the fire
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to drive (wind, rain)
If the wind, rain, or snow drives in a particular direction, it moves with great force in that direction.
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Rain drove against the window.
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bough
large branch of a tree
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to ascribe
attribuer
If you ascribe an event or condition to a particular cause, you say or consider that it was caused by that thing.
If you ascribe a quality to someone, you consider that they possess it.
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Tough-mindedness is a quality commonly ascribed to top bosses.
To what do you ascribe the enormous success of your latest book?
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to unhasp
to unfasten
| hasp = loquet
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casement
(lit)
| fenêtre (qui s'ouvre sur les côté, pas sash window)
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soldered
soudé
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to mutter
marmonner
say something in a low or barely audible voice, especially in dissatisfaction or irritation.
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He muttered something under his breath
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to stop one's ear
Literally, to plug one's ears to avoid hearing something.
By extension, to wilfully ignore or refuse to listen to something
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The child is so nervous that he stops his ears whenever he hears loud noises nearby.
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doleful
dolent, morne
depressing and miserable
He gave me a long, doleful look.
dolent = Qui est dans un état de souffrance diffuse, de malaise pénible.
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waif
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enfant / personne abandonnée, misérable
A person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an outcast.
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thereat
là-dessus
| at that point or time, for that reason
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feeble
faible
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by now, he was too feeble to leave his room
her feeble cries of pain
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frenzy
frénésie
a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour.
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Doreen worked herself into a frenzy of rage.
There was a frenzy of activity in the financial markets yesterday.
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to shudder
frémir, frissoner
to shake with fear, horror, or disgust, or because of cold
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She still shuddered at the thought of him.
Elaine shuddered with cold.
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to subdue
maitriser, repairer, apaiser
overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person)
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She managed to subdue an instinct to applaud
They have not been able to subdue the rebels.
He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears.
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to have a good mind to
to feel tempted or inclined to
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I have a good mind to leave you here all alone.
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akin
(formal)
If one thing is akin to another, it is similar to it in some way.
related by blood.
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Listening to his life story is akin to reading a good adventure novel.
My parents were akin, probably half cousins
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a minx
une friponne, une espiègle
| an impudent, cunning, or boldly flirtatious girl or young woman.
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to peruse
(formal)
lire attentivement
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We perused the company's financial statements for the past five years.
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to resent sth
être contrarié par, avoir de la rancune
If you resent someone or something, you feel bitter and angry about them.
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She resents her mother for being so tough on her.
Her presence in the country was strongly resented
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afresh
If you do something afresh, you do it again in a different way.
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She tore up the letter and started afresh.
We agreed to look afresh at her original proposal.
She left the job to start afresh
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to vanquish
(literary)
vaincre
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Napoleon was vanquished at the battle of Waterloo in 1815.
Smallpox, a once deadly disease, has now been vanquished.
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to fancy
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(lit)
to imagine or think that something is so
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When Ferris looked up he fancied that he saw a shadow pass close to the window.
She fancied she had met him before.
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to belie
démentir, donner une fausse idée, tromper
(of an appearance) fail to give a true impression of (something).
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His lively, alert manner belied his years.
Her calm face belied the terror she was feeling.
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to wrench
arracher, pousser d'un geste violent
a sudden violent twist or pull in order to move or remove sth
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He felt two men wrench the suitcase from his hand.
They wrenched open the passenger doors and jumped into her car.
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gush
flot, jet
A gush of liquid is a sudden, rapid flow of liquid, or a quantity of it that suddenly flows out.
You can use gush in expressions such as a gush of enthusiasm to refer to a sudden intense feeling or an expression of a feeling.
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She felt a gush of pure affection for her mother.
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ravingS
divagations, délire
delirious, incoherent speech
frenzied, irrational, or wildly extravagant talk or utterances
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The things he said are simply the ravings of a disturbed mind.
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to overlook
oublier, négliger, ignorer
If you overlook someone's faults or bad behaviour, you forgive them and take no action.
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...satisfying relationships that enable them to overlook each other's faults.
it's easy to overlook the small print
he seems to have overlooked the fact that I might have difficulties
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to draw off
to withdraw ( troops, gloves, clothing)
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gleam
lueur
If someone has a gleam in their eye, their eyes show a particular feeling.
A gleam of something is a faint sign of it.
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There was a gleam of hope for a peaceful settlement.
The gleam of a silver tray
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to rekindle
raviver
If something rekindles an interest, feeling, or thought that you used to have, it makes you think about it or feel it again.
If something rekindles an unpleasant situation, it makes the unpleasant situation happen again.
to set alight or start to burn again
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Every return visit rekindles fantastic memories.
Rekindle a candle
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brindled
moucheté, tavelé
brown or grey streaked or patched with a darker colour
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a brindled dog
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querulous
(formal, disapproval)
récriminateur, ronchonneur
Someone who is querulous often complains about things.
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A querulous male voice said, 'Look, are you going to order, or what?'
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ere
Ere means the same as 'before'.
(literary, old-fashioned)
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It was not long ere a call came from the house and recalled me from my reflections.
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to cast one's eye / a look
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jeter un coup d'oeil
If you cast your eyes or cast a look in a particular direction, you look quickly in that direction.
(written)
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He cast a stern glance at the two men.
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to entice to
attirer, séduire
To entice someone to go somewhere or to do something means to try to persuade them to go to that place or to do that thing.
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The adverts entice the customer into buying things they don't really want.
A smell of coffee in the doorway enticed people to enter the shop
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wreath
arrangement of flowers and leaves, usually in the shape of a circle
any ringlike, curving, or curling mass or formation
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a wreath of clouds
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to rummage
fouiller, farfouiller
If you rummage through something, you search for something you want by moving things around in a careless or hurried way.
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They rummage through piles of second-hand clothes for something that fits.
Marianne went to rummage in the refrigerator.
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drift
A drift is a mass of snow that has built up into a pile as a result of the movement of wind.
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...a nine-foot snow drift.
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an egress
(formal)
sortie, issue
the action of going out of or leaving a place.
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direct means of access and egress for passengers
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to be astir
```
in a state of excited movement.
awake and out of bed.
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The streets are all astir
He woke before anyone was astir
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astir
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animé, debout
in a state of excited movement.
awake and out of bed.
*
The streets are all astir
He woke before anyone was astir
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flake
small thin piece of something, especially one that has broken off a larger piece.
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he licked the flakes of croissant off his finger
...flakes of paint.
Large flakes of snow began swiftly to fall.
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bellows
(only plural)
| soufflet (pour le feu)
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to chide
gronder, réprimander
scold or rebuke
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She chided him for not replying to her letters
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to snoozle
toucher avec son nez
to nuzzle, to poke with the snout or nose
(snout = museau)
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ever and anon
now and then
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jade
coquine
(derogatory or facetious)
a woman considered to be ill-tempered or disreputable
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to curl ones lip
If you curl your lip, you raise your upper lip slightly at one side, as a way of showing anger or contempt.
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He curled his upper lip in a show of scepticism.
Her lip curled with scorn.
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billow
flot, tourbillon de fumée / vapeur
a large undulating mass of something, typically cloud, smoke, or steam.
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Sophie stepped into the shower through a billow of steam.
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blotted
masqué, eclipsé
to blot =
obscure a view.
obliterate or disregard something painful in one's memory or existence.
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A dust shield blotting out the sun
The concentration necessary to her job blotted out all the feelings
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barren
stérile, aride
a barren landscape is dry and bare, and has very few plants and no trees.
(of a place or building) bleak and lifeless.
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...the country's landscape of high barren mountains.
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to daub
barbouiller
carelessly coat or smear (a surface) with a thick or sticky substance.
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The walls were daubed with splashes of paint
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lime
chaux
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winding
sinuosité
a twisting movement or course.
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The windings of the stream
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benumbed
```
engourdi
made numb; very cold
(literary)
showing no feeling; stupefied
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a face benumbed with cold
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whence
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d'où
from what place or source.
(literary, or old-fashioned)
*
No one ordered him back whence he came.
The Ural mountains, whence the ore is procured
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to adjourn
to move to another place
*
We adjourned to the library.
They adjourned to a local pub
