Chapter 10 Flashcards

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Comme cul et chemise
Copain-copain
De connivence

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Buddy-buddy

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Grenier, mansarde

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Attic

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Pote, copain

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Buddy

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Se pointer, arriver, venir

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To show up

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Cabane

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Shack

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Raviver, rafraîchir, donner un coup de jeune

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To spruce up

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Esprit vif

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Keen mind

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De plein fouet

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Head-on

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Rustre, pignouf, butor

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Lout

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Ordinaire, banal

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Commonplace

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Banalité, lieu commun

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Commonplace

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Tristement, avec regret

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Ruefully

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Se moquer de

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To scoff at

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Raide, abrupt

Excessif, salé

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Steep

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Faille (technique)

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Loophole

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Elle est à bout

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She’s a nervous wreck

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Quelques pièces (de monnaie)

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A few bob

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Brouillard (propre et figuré)

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Haze

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Obscurcir (about mist or cloud)

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To haze over

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Tout puissant

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Almighty

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Tour (short drive)

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Spin

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Interprétation (biased viewpoint)

Baratin

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Spin

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Partial
Subjectif
Pondéré

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Biased

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Bande fauchée
Bande dégagée
Sentier, chemin

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Swath

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Engloutir
To engulf
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Garçon manqué
Tomboy
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Matou
Tomcat
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Consanguinité
Inbreeding
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Provenir, découler, dériver
To stem
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Brasse anglaise (depth measure)
Fathom
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Piger
To fathom
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Adoptif
Foster
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Épargner
To spare
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Évincer
To oust
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Se jeter à l'eau, se lancer, sauter le pas
To take the plunge
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Scintiller, briller
To twinkle
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Nébuleuse
Stardust
37
Chimère (romantic quality)
Stardust
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Fougère
Fern
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Pour un rien, pour des broutilles
At a drop of a hat
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Suivre
To keep up
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Algue
Seaweed
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Désherber
To weed
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Se débarrasser de
To weed (out)
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Mauvaise herbe Tabac Haschich, herbe
Weed
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Monstre, diable, esprit malin
Fiend
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Monstrueux, diabolique, démoniaque
Fiendish
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Causer, provoquer
To wreak
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Empêcher
To prevent
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Verrouillé
Bolted
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Trimbaler
To tote
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Liasse
Wad
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Stupéfier, abasourdir, sidérer, ahurir
To stagger
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Leurre
Decoy
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Rejeter, bannir | Fuir, éviter
To shun
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De fortune, improvisé
Makeshift
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Schématiquement
In broad outline
57
Contour
Outline
58
Tracer les contours Brosser le tableau Esquisser les grandes lignes Faire un bref compte-rendu
To outline
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Faire une chute (rapide) | S'effondrer
To plummet
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Être avachi, avoir le dos voûté
To slouch
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Canard boiteux (figurative)
Lame-duck
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Serrer les dents
To grit
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Poussière, terre | Sable (abrasive substance)
Grit
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Courage, cran, endurance (determination)
Grit
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Contrecarrer
To stymie
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Gêner, entraver, freiner
To hinder
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Méprisable, ignoble, abject
Despicable
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Vif, fougueux | Insolent, impertinent
Sassy
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Forteresse, bastion
Stronghold
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Puits de mine
Mineshaft
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Cogner, tabasser (slang)
To clobber
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Affaires, barda, fringues (slang)
Clobber
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Rouer de coups, frapper à coups de poing
To pummel
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Miam-miam
Yum-yum
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Piquer, percer, crever (by sharp point)
To prick
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Chochotte, femmelette
Pansy
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Célébré, rendu hommage
Toasted
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Reprendre le cours de la vie.
To go back to the daily life.
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Angoisse, anxiété
Anguish
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Courtois, affable
Gracious
81
Digne
Gracious
82
Bienveillant
Gracious
83
Enrôler
To draft
84
Appareil dentaire
Dentures, brace, plate
85
Osé, coquin
Saucy
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Insolent, impertinent
Saucy