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La Vérité Éclate Toujours > Chapitre Quatre > Flashcards

Chapitre Quatre Flashcards

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allées et venues

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comings and goings

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allumé(e)

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switched on

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alors que

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while

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assaillir (v.) de questions

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to bombard with questions

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assourdissant

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deafening

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attenter (v.) à la vie de quelqu’un

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to make an attempt on somebody’s life

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attraper (v.)

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to grab

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au point de

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so much that; to the extent of

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aux heures de pointe

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in rush hour

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avaler (v.)

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to swallow

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causant

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chatty

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ce dernier

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the latter

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commode (f)

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chest of drawers

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comptoir (m)

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counter

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condamné

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condemned person

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convenablement (adv.)

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properly

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corroborer (v.) ses dires

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to confirm one’s statements / claims

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descendre (v.) dans un hôtel

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to stay in a hotel

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désemparé

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distraught

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dossier (m)

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folder; file

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du style

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like; in the style of

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éclater (v.)

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to burst

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en aucun cas

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in no case; under no circumstances

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en danger de mort

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in mortal danger

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en vouloir (v.) à

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to hold something against; to hold a grudge against

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enseigne (f)

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logo; shop sign

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épuisé

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exhausted

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faire (v.) la peau à quelqu’un

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to kill somebody

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fermer (v.) à double tour

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to double-lock

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fichier (m)

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file

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fouiller (v.) dans

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to rummage through

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fouiller (v.) quelqu’un

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to search somebody

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galère (f)

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difficulty; hardship

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gorgé (f)

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gorgé [⁠g⁠ɔ⁠ʀ⁠ʒ⁠e⁠]
NF [de vin] mouthful; (en sirotant) sip; (en buvant goulûment) gulp
▻ boire à petites gorgées to sip
▻ boire à grandes gorgées to take big gulps

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hâter (v.) le pas

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to quicken the pace

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index (m)

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index finger

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interrogatoire (m)

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interrogation

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interrompre (v.)

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to interrupt

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irrévocable

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irrevocable; definitive

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mains (f, pl) moites

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clammy hands

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maudit

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wretched; damn

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ne … guère

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hardly

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passer (v.) quelque chose au peigne fin

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to go through something with a fine-tooth comb

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pénombre (f)

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darkness

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perdre (v.) la tête

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to lose one’s mind

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pétrin (m)

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sticky situation; mess

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poser (v.)

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to put down

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pour autant

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nevertheless; however

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pris de panique

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taken by panic; panic-stricken

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rassembler (v.) ses esprits

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to gather one’s thoughts

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rassembler (v.) son courage

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to gather’s one’s courage

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récupérer (v.)

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to pick up; to collect

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régler (v.) un compte à quelqu’un

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to settle a score with somebody

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relever (v.) la tête

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to lift one’s head up; to look up

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relever (v.) les empreintes

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to take fingerprints

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renfermer (v.)

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to contain

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reprendre (v.)

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to pick up again; to start again

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reprendre (v.) tout son sens

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to take on its full meaning

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requinquer (v.)

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to refresh; to perk up

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résonner (v.) en quelqu’un

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to echo in one’s head

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rester (v.) figé à faire (v.) quelque chose

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to be frozen (stock still) while doing something

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retentissant

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ringing; resounding

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revenir (v.) en mémoire à quelqu’un

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to come back to somebody’s memory

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s’éloigner (v.)

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to fade away

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s’embarquer (v.) dans

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to let oneself in for; to get oneself into

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s’évanouir (v.)

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to faint

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s’introduire (v.) dans

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to go into; to enter

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saluer (v.)

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to greet

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se cogner (v.)

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to knock into one another

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se décider (v.) à faire (v.) quelque chose

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to make up one’s mind; to make the decision to do something

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se dérober (v.)

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to give way

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se raidir (v.)

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to tense (up)

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se succéder (v.)

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to follow one another; to come one after the other

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se tramer (v.)

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to be brewing

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serrer (v.)

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to clutch; to grip

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souvenir (m) flou

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hazy / blurred memory

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tant bien que mal

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as best one can; somehow; anyhow; after a fashion

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télécommande (f)

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remote control

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tendre (v.) quelque chose à quelqu’un

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to offer something to someone

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tourner (v.) en

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to turn into

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une bonne fois pour toute

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once and for all

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venir (v.) à l’idée de quelqu’un

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to occur to somebody

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vivifiant

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invigorating; bracing

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