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Chapter 2.1 Flashcards

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entrelacer [ɑ̃trəlase]

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to intertwine, to interlace

[ != enlacer qn - to embrace sb tenderly ]

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tant que

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as, as long as, so much as, while

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ce, cet (Rule)

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ce becomes cet in front of a masculin noun that begines with a vowel or a mute h. (adjective démonstrative) [ cet homme, cet ordinateur ]

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quincaillerie [kɛ̃kajri]

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f. hardware store, guns

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anytime, whenever

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n’importe quand

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bander

[ > 8 ]

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to bandage (up), to bend, to stretch, to tauten, to arch, to vault, to have a hard on (vulgaire)

[se cambrer - to arch, to bend ]
[ > tordre, plier, ployer ]
[ > courber - to bow, to bend ]
[ > tendre - to tighten, to stretch, to bend, to hold out, to crane, to offer, to strive ]
[ > fléchir - to weaken, to fall, to bend ]
[ > rafistoler - to patch up, to fix temporarily]

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somptueux (f somptueuse) [sɔ̃ptɥø, øz]

[ > 1 ]

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sumptuous (üppig, prächtig, kostbar, reich, verschwenderisch, oppulent), luxurious, magnificent, splendid, lavish (verschwenderisch, großzügig)
> copieux,se

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orteil

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m. toe

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retenir

[ > 3 ]

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to hold (back), to keep, to stifle (sich etwas verbeissen), to remember (se souvenir de)
[ > ravaler - to clean, to swallow, to stifle, to lower ]
[ > étouffer - to suffocate, to smother, to choke, to stifle, to lower ]

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ball, nut (vulgaire) [kuj]

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f. la couille (le testicule)

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chouette [ʃwɛt]

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fantastic, terrific, kind, helpful

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idéogramme [ideɔgram]

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m. ideogram (a graphic symbol that represents an idea or concept)i

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rétorquer [retɔrke]

[ > 1 ]

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to retort (erwiedern, entgegnen), to snap back

[ > répondre ]

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vœux

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m. pl. greetings, wishes

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brut, brute

[ > 2 ]

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raw, crude, coarse, untreated, naked, pure (émotion)

[ cru,e - rugueux,se ]

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sacré (f sacrée) [sakre]

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a hell of a lot, sacred, holy, hallowed

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blague

[ > 3 ]

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f. joke, hoax

une plaisanterie, une vanne, un canular

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vanter

[ > 9 ]

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to praise, to extol (preisen, verherrlichen)
[ > se vanter:
frimer, crâner, ramener, se la péter, se targuer, se glorifier, se faire remarquer]
[ > ramener - to take/bring back, to restore, to draw, to pull, to show off ]
[ > vénérer ]
[ > prôner - to push for, to advocate, to commend, to extol ]

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abominable [abɔminabl]

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appalling, abominable (grässlich, abscheulich, ekelhaft), heinous, vile (gemein, niederträchtig)

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j’ai hâte de

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I’m looking forward to …

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ratatiner

[ > 1 ]

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to shrivel (schrumpfen, vertrocknen, runzlig werden)

[ > se recroqueviller ]

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spectre [spɛktr]

[ > 1 ]

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m. ghost, phantom (un fantôme), spectre (Br. Gespenst), figure, apparition, spectrum

23
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cornichon

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m. pickle ( > un concombre)

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morceau (mpl morceaux) [mɔrso]

[ > 2 ]

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m. piece, bit, cut (de viande), passage (musique - le fragment), lump (Stück, Knoten, Klumpen, Brocken), chunk
[ le pan, une pièce ]

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to curl up

[ > 1 ]

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[ + to shrivel ]
se recroqueviller
[ > ratatiner ]

26
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assister à

[ > 1 ]

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to attend, (être présent à) to be at, to witness

27
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contourner

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to walk around, to bypass, to skirt (tangieren, begrenzen, umranden, etwas umgehen, ausweichen), to fashion, to shape (modeler, façonner)

28
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se dégarnir

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to thin out, to become depleted (se vider), to lose its leaves

29
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digue

[ > 3 ]

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f. seawall, embankment, barrier
[ > le quai ]
[ > un remblai / un talus - elevation, embankment ]

30
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projeter

[ > 2 ]

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to plan, to arrange, to throw, to hurl, to cast, to show, to project
[ > précipiter - to throw, to hurl, to plunge, to quicken, to hasten, to speed up ]
[ > lancer - to throw, to fire, to shoot, to let out, to make, to launch, to get going, to stab ]

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morose

[ > 4 ]

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glum (bedrückt, niedergeschlagen), moody, morose (mürrisch, griesgrämig, übel gelaunt)

> renfrogné / bourru - sullen (mürrisch, mismutig, unfreundlich), surly
rébarbatif,ve / revêche - surly, cantankerous

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exécrable [ɛgzekrabl]

[ > 3 ]

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abysmal (abgrundtief, bodenlos, miserabel), awful, foul, wretched (jämmerlich, erbärmlich, armselig), vile
[ > chétif,ve - meagre, poor, puny (kümmerlich, klein, kläglich), stunted ]
[ > abominable ]
[ > étriqué- mean, petty, skimpy ]

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droit

[ > 1 ]

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m. right, law, duty, tax, fee

[ > avoir la faculté de - to have the right to ]

34
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assurance [asyrɑ̃s]

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f. insurance, assurance (Versicherung, Bekräftigung), self-confidence (Selbstbewusstsein)

35
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pouce

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m. thumb

36
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allumette [alymɛt]

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f. match (pour allumer)

37
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pour que

A

so that, in order that (afin que)

+ subjonctif

38
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fist

A

le poing [pwɛ̃]

39
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trousseau (pl trousseaux) [truso]

[ > 1 ]

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m. a bunch of

> une trousse - case, bag, kit

40
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quota [k(w)ɔta]

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m. quota (Quote, Kontingent, Anteil, Pensum [lat. Tagesarbeit, Aufgabe] )

41
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reculer

[ > 1 ]

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to push / move back, to recede, to weaken, to postpone, to defer (verschieben, vertagen)
[ > un recul ]

42
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mon / ma exception?!

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If the noun is feminine and singular, but begins with a vowel, use mon. (adjectifs possessifs)

43
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dégarnir

[ > 6 ]

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to empty, to deplete (führen, aufbrauchen, ausbeuten), to drain

[ > siphonner ]
[ > vidanger - to empty, to drain ]
[ > vider ]
[ > égoutter - to drain, to drip ]
[ > écouler - to sell, to dispose of, to get rid of, to pass, to drift away ]
[ > exténuer - to exhaust, to tire out ]
44
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déprimant (f déprimante) [deprimɑ̃, ɑ̃t]

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depressing, demoralizing ( > je me sens déprimé aujourd’hui )

45
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I should have

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j’aurais dû (conditionnel passé)

+ verbe au infinitif présent

46
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s’engager

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to start, to begin (une négociation, une procédure, un tournoi [tournament, challenge] ), to take a stand, to enlist (le militaire)

47
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tout en + gérondif

A

while

48
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to expect

A

to expect, to anticipate

s’attendre à

49
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mugissement [myʒismɑ̃]

[ > 1 ]

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m. mooing (d’une vache), howling, roaring, thundering

[ > rugir - to roar ]

50
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songer

A

to muse, to think, to reflect, to dream

51
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to squat down

[ > 1 ]

A

[ + to crouch down ]
s’accroupir
[ > se tapir - to crouch down, to hide, to lurk ]

52
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enfiler

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(sur un fil) to thread, to slip on / into, to take, to use, to screw (vulgaire)

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