Chapter 1-1 Flashcards by Unknown Unknown | Brainscape

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Léger

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Adj
Light, slight, minor

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Tiède

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Adj.
Lukewarm, half-hearted, unenthusiastic

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Tendre l’oreille

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Loc v
Listen carefully, pruck your ears, keep your ears open

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Marteau

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nm
Hammer, gravel
🔨

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Marteau-piqueur

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nm
Jackhammer, pneumatic drill

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Chantier

A

nm
Construction site

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Lent

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adj.
Slow

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Couler

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vi.
Flow, run

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Suisse romande

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French-speaking Switzerland

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Endroit

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nm.
Place, location

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ressembler à

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vtr ind.
look like

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montres de luxe

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luxury watches

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tellement

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adv.
so much, such a lot

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souffle

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nm.
breath, breeze

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couper le souffler à [qqn]

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v.
take sb’s breath away

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souffler

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v.
breathe out, exhale, blow

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retrouver qch/qqn

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encouter or meet sb/sth again

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racine

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nf.
root, bottom

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ferroviaire

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adj.
railroad

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littoral

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nm.
coastline

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déplacer

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vtr.
move

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se déplacer

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v pron.
travel, get around

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soit…, soit…

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conj.
either … or

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pente

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nf.
slope, hill

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enneigé

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adj.
snow-covered

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à mon tour

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it’s my turn

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parole

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nf.
word, speaking

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prendre la parole

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take the floor, speak

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surnommer

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vtr.
nickname

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tempête

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nf.
storm, turmoil

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sucrerie

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nf.
candy

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refroidir

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vi.
cool, get cold

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la tire sur la neige

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maple taffy

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immense

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adj.
vast, huge

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large étendue

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nf.
wide range, large expanse

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renard

A

nm.
fox

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loup

A

nm.
wolf

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ours

A

nm.
bear

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renne

A

nm.
reindeer

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hocher la tête

A

nm.
to nod someone’s head

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limitrophe

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adj.
bordering, adjacent, adjoining, neighbouring

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métropole

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nf.
metropolis, city

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parcourir

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vtr.
travel, cross, wander;
browse, skim, scan

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cependant

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adv.
yet, even so, however

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beauté

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nf.
beauty

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poésie

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nf. poetry

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lecture

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nf.
reading

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à travers [qch]

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prep.
through, across

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tout à fait

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absolutely

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pourtant

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adv.
yet, however

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réel

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adj.
real, true

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ému

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adj.
moved, touched