Chapitre Six Flashcards by H P | Brainscape

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à nouveau

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again

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au fur et à mesure

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little by little; gradually

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banc (m)

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bench

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bondé

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packed; jam-packed

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calepin (m)

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notebook

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cassette (f) VHS

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VHS cassette

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chercher (v.) à

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to try to

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clignotant (m)

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indicator

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comme prévu

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as planned; as according to plan

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de toujours

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lifelong

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debout (adv.)

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standing

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dès que

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as soon as

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désemparé

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helpless

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désespéré

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desperate

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dévisager (v.)

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to stare at

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en découdre (v.)

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to fight; to battle

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enfermé

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closed off; shut away

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être (v.) en jeu

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to be at stake

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être (v.) serrés (m,pl) comme des sardines

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to be packed like sardines

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faire (v.) un reportage

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to do a report; to work on a story

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flic (m) en civil

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cop in plain clothes

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griffonner (v.)

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to scribble

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grouiller (v.) de

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to be teeming with

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haut et fort

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loud and clear

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impuissant

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powerless

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indice (m)

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clue

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l’échapper (v.) belle

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to have a narrow escape

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lunettes (f, pl) de soleil d’aviateur

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aviator sunglasses

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mémoire (f) visuelle

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photographic memory

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mener (v.) en enquête

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to carry out an inquiry

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papoter (v.)

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to chat; to natter

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parcourir (v.)

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to go through; to skim

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perdre (v.) de vue

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to lose sight of

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personnel (m.)

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staff

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personnes impliquées (f, pl) de près

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those closely involved

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pourtant

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yet

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pousser (v.) un soupir

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to let out a sigh

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précipitamment (adv.)

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hurriedly

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primordial

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crucial; vital

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procéder (v.)

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to proceed

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quai (m)

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platform

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quitter (v.) des yeux quelqu’un

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to take one’s eyes off somebody

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raisonner (v.)

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to reason

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rembobiner (v.)

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to rewind

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revenir (v.) en mémoire à quelqu’un

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to come back to someone[’s memory]

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s’empêcher (v.) de

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to stop oneself from

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se diriger (v.) vers

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to make one’s way towards; to head for

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se poser (v.)

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to rest

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se repasser (v.) quelque chose dans sa tête

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to replay something in one’s mind

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se tenir (v.)

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to hold on; to hold oneself upright

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square (m)

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public garden; park

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tirer (v.) quelque chose au clair

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to clear something up; to straighten something out

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toboggan (m)

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playground slide

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tourniquet (m)

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roundabout