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Chapter 2.3 Flashcards

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to waste

> 4

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(+ to spoil, to ruin)
gâcher [gaʃe]
> abîmer - to spoil, to damage, to ruin, to injure
> débaucher
> dilapider - to waste, to squander, to embezzle
> se gâter - to go bad / wrong, to rotten, to decay (pourrir)

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tremendous

> une phrase

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(+huge ) faramineux (f faramineuse) [faraminø, øz]
Des coûts faramineux y sont associés.
(m. un coût [ku] - cost, price)

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damage

> 2 verbes

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(+ harm)
m. le dégât [dega]

> abîmer, causer des dégâts à

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sheaf #2

> 2

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[+ wreath (Kranz), spray, shower (d’étincelles) ]
f. une gerbe [ʒɛrb]

> une botte
une liasse

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faille [faj]
[ != 1 ]
[ > 3 ]

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f. fault, flaw, weekness, inconsistency
[ != la volaille ]
[ > faire faillite, un défaut ]
[ > faillir ]

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to gaze at oneself

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(+ to be mirrored / reflected)

se mirer

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to smell

[ > 3 ]

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[+ to inhale, to breathe in (inspirer) ]
humer [ʼyme]

[ > renifler - to sniff at, to snuffle, to smell sth ]
[ > flairer - to smell, to scent, to sniff at ]

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ash
[ != 1 ]
[ > 1 ]

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(+ cinder)
f. une cendre [sɑ̃dr]

[ != le cintre ]
[ > un cendrier ]

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above

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au-dessus de

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to slip

[ > to slip on/into ]

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(+ to glide, to skid)
glisser

[ > enfiler ]

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soporific

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(= Schlafmittel, einschläfernd)
(+ sleep inducing)

somnifère [sɔmnifɛr]

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crumpled

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(+ limp, collapsed, indolent [faul, träge] )

avachi (f avachie) [avaʃi]

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spark

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f. une étincelle [etɛ̃sɛl]

> une bougie

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hangover

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f. (avoir) une gueule de bois

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to fill (up)

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emplir

[ > remplir - to fill, to fulfill, to satisfy, to carry out, to meet (un besoin) ]

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substitution [sypstitysjɔ̃]

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f. substitution (Auswechslung, Ersatz, Austausch)

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besides

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(+ incidentally, anyway)

d’ailleurs

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there’s a drop of coffee left

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il reste un fond de café

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to collapse
[ + adjectif ]
[ > 5 ]

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[+ to go limp, to start sagging, to slump into]
s’avachir
(s’affaler, s’effondrer, s’écrouler, dégringoler)

> avachi - crumpled, limp, collapsed, indolent

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savings

> une phrase

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f. épargne [eparɲ]

> épargne moi le baratin!

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peaceful

[ > 1 ]

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(+ serene, unclouded, clear)
serein (f sereine) [sərɛ̃, ɛn]
[ > assoupi - sleepy, drowsy ]

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putrid

[ > 5 ]

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(= verfault, grässlich, abscheulich, ekelhaft)
(+ foul, decomposed)
putride [pytrid]

[ > abominable, pourri, affreux,
atroce, exécrable]

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throat

[ > 1 ]

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[+gullet (l’œsophage) ]

m. le gosier [gozje]

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hole
[ > 2 hole ]
[ > 4 gap ]

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+ gap, tear, rip, little place (un endroit reculé), grave, deficit (dans le budget)

m. un trou [tru]
[ > une cavité, un creux ]
[ > une lacune, un écart, un décalage, une fossé ]

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to fail, to waver | [ > 4 ]
(+ to waver [schwanken, zögern], to quit) flancher [flɑ̃ʃe] ( > échouer, faillir, rater, vacciller ]
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to worry [ > 4 ] [ > une expression ]
(+ to bother) tracasser [trakase] (s'inquiéter de, preoccuper, se soucier de, chiffonner) [ causer des tracas ]
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rough, bitter, harsh | [ > 6 ]
(+ bitter, harsh) rêche [ ~ abrasif,ve - acerbe - amer,ère - rugueux ] [ > cru,e - brut,te ]
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news story
m. le fait-divers (pl faits-divers)
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to break camp | [ > 4 ]
(= aufbrechen, die Zelte abbrechen) lever le camp > se barrer, s'en aller > filer - to take off, to go, to give, to spin > déguerpir- to back off, to run away, to leave
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below
(+ under, underneath) | au-dessous de
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se mettre à [ > 3 ] [ > une phrase ]
``` (commencer, entamer) to start, to begin, (passer à) to turn to, to get to, to become [ passons à l'ordre du jour - let us turn to the business on the agenda ] ```
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to melt [ > 5 ] [ != 1 ]
(+ to dissolve, to blend, to merge ) fondre [fɔ̃dr] ( > fuser, un fondu, combiner, mélanger, mêler ) [ != fendre !!!!! ]
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``` to deepen (+3) [ > 5 ] ```
to dig deeper, to examine, to scrutinize (überprüfen, untersuchen) approfondir [aprɔfɔ̃dir] (> détailler, scruter, examiner ) ( > dépouiller - to skin, to strip, to rob, to deprive, to analyze, to study, to go through, to scrutinize ) ( > fouiller - to search through, to go through, to go thoroughly/deeply, to dig )
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tail | [ > 1 ]
[d'un vêtement] , section, piece, patch m. le pan [pɑ̃] [un morceaux]
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caries
(+ tooth decay) | f. la carie [kari]
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to sizzle | [ > 2 ]
( > f. huile [ɥil] ) (+ to crackle (un feu), to chirp) grésiller [grezije] > pétarader > crachoter - to crackle, to splutter
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to found
(+ to set up, to justify) | fonder [fɔ̃de]
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to gush out | [ > 3 ]
[+ to spurt out (spritzen, schiessen), to stream out, to burst out, to melt, to burn slowly] fuser [fyze] [ > jaillir - to leap/spring out (un animal), to gush/spurt out ] [ > fondre, éclater de rire ]
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sweat | [ > 2 verbes ]
f. (en) sueur [sɥɶr] | > suer, transpirer
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bottom
back (de la gorge), far end (du jardin), depths, basis for a sauce m. le fond
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definitely
(+ clearly) | décidément [desidemɑ̃]
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rotten | [ > 3 ]
[+ decomposed, putrefied (verfault, verwest), spoilt (un enfant) ] pourri (f pourrie) [puri] ( > minable, se gâter) [ > putride- putrid, foul, decomposed ]
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pole | [ > 2 ]
[+ stake (poteau, piquet), perch (Barsch) ] | f. une perche [pɛrʃ]
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to thwart | [ > 3 ]
(= durchkreuzen, vereiteln), [+ to annoy, to impede (erschweren, behindern) ] contrarier > agacer, embêter, > déranger - to bother, to disturb, to interrupt, to mix up, to make a mess of
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chatty | [ > 4 ]
causant ( f causante) [kozɑ̃, ɑ̃t] (> volubile, bavard, jaseur) [ > loquace ]
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log
(+ lump) | f. une bûche [byʃ]
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to suffer a slow death
(+ painful / prolonged death) | mourir à petit feu
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thin, small [ > 3 - small ] [ > 7 - thin ]
(+ poor, small) maigre [mɛgr] ``` > infime, exigu, chétif > + delicate, scraggy - fluet,te > pas épais > élancé,e > filiforme - threadlike, spindly > mince > fin,e > clairsemé ```
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to suffocate | > 3
(+ to smother, to choke, to stifle, to lower [la voix] ) étouffer [etufe] > ravaler > retenir > abaisser
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to struggle #2
se débattre, lutter

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