Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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Ethnic group

A

Une ethnie

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2
Q

To squabble over any little thing

A

Se chamailler a tout bout de champ

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3
Q

Contours, winding course of a river

A

L’anfractuosité

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4
Q

To prove you belong/to identify yourself

A

Montrer patte blanche

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5
Q

A makeshift boat

A

Une embarcation de fortune

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6
Q

A village

A

Un patelin

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7
Q

Lost

A

Paumé

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8
Q

Without missing a beat

A

Du tac au tac

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9
Q

Bribe

A

Un pot-de-vin

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10
Q

Cheap and cheerful café

A

Un boui-boui

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11
Q

To set alight

A

Embraser

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12
Q

Doctor

A

Un toubib

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13
Q

Bishop

A

Une primus

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14
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Tin roofing

A

Un toit de tôle

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15
Q

The coming and going

A

Le va-et-vient

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16
Q

Rush

A

Une bousculade

17
Q

To fall into the trap

A

Tomber dans le panneau

18
Q

Treat, sweet, candy

A

Une friandise

19
Q

Toothpick

A

Une cure-dents

20
Q

Single file

A

En file indienne

21
Q

Without batting an eyelid

A

Sans ciller

22
Q

A wasteland

A

Un terrain vague

23
Q

To scarper

24
Q

Avoir le béguin

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To have a crush

25
Scrap
La baston
26
Currency (type of currency)
Balles
27
Stunned
Médusé
28
A god-botherer
Une grenouille de bénitier
29
To flit around
Papilloner
30
Empty handed, unsuccessful
Bredouille
31
Heavy rain
La drachm
32
To pull yourself together, to get a grip
Se ressaisir
33
Prey
Un gibier
34
To be out of your depth
Perdre pied
35
Mass grave
Un charner
36
To feel cramped
Se sentir à l'étroit
37
Hedge
Un haie
38
To be lurking
Être tapi
39