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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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8
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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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13
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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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17
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besides

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(+ incidentally, anyway)

d’ailleurs

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18
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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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20
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savings

> une phrase

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f. épargne [eparɲ]

> épargne moi le baratin!

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21
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peaceful

[ > 1 ]

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

22
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putrid

[ > 5 ]

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

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

23
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throat

[ > 1 ]

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[+gullet (l’œsophage) ]

m. le gosier [gozje]

24
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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 ]

25
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to fail, to waver

[ > 4 ]

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(+ to waver [schwanken, zögern], to quit)
flancher [flɑ̃ʃe]
( > échouer, faillir, rater, vacciller ]

26
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to worry
[ > 4 ]
[ > une expression ]

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(+ to bother)
tracasser [trakase]

(s’inquiéter de, preoccuper, se soucier de, chiffonner)
[ causer des tracas ]

27
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rough, bitter, harsh

[ > 6 ]

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(+ bitter, harsh)
rêche
[ ~ abrasif,ve - acerbe - amer,ère - rugueux ]
[ > cru,e - brut,te ]

28
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news story

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m. le fait-divers (pl faits-divers)

29
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to break camp

[ > 4 ]

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(= 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

30
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below

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(+ under, underneath)

au-dessous de

31
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se mettre à
[ > 3 ]
[ > une phrase ]

A 
(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 ]
32
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to melt
[ > 5 ]
[ != 1 ]

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(+ to dissolve, to blend, to merge )
fondre [fɔ̃dr]

( > fuser, un fondu, combiner, mélanger, mêler )
[ != fendre !!!!! ]

33
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to deepen (+3)
[ > 5 ]
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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 )

34
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tail

[ > 1 ]

A

[d’un vêtement] , section, piece, patch
m. le pan [pɑ̃]
[un morceaux]

35
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caries

A

(+ tooth decay)

f. la carie [kari]

36
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to sizzle

[ > 2 ]

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( > f. huile [ɥil] )
(+ to crackle (un feu), to chirp)
grésiller [grezije]

> pétarader
crachoter - to crackle, to splutter

37
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to found

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(+ to set up, to justify)

fonder [fɔ̃de]

38
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to gush out

[ > 3 ]

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[+ 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 ]

39
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sweat

[ > 2 verbes ]

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f. (en) sueur [sɥɶr]

> suer, transpirer

40
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bottom

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back (de la gorge), far end (du jardin), depths,
basis for a sauce
m. le fond

41
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definitely

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(+ clearly)

décidément [desidemɑ̃]

42
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rotten

[ > 3 ]

A

[+ decomposed,
putrefied (verfault, verwest),
spoilt (un enfant) ]

pourri (f pourrie) [puri]

( > minable, se gâter)
[ > putride- putrid, foul, decomposed ]

43
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pole

[ > 2 ]

A

[+ stake (poteau, piquet), perch (Barsch) ]

f. une perche [pɛrʃ]

44
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to thwart

[ > 3 ]

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(= 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

45
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chatty

[ > 4 ]

A

causant ( f causante) [kozɑ̃, ɑ̃t]
(> volubile, bavard, jaseur)
[ > loquace ]

46
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log

A

(+ lump)

f. une bûche [byʃ]

47
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to suffer a slow death

A

(+ painful / prolonged death)

mourir à petit feu

48
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thin, small
[ > 3 - small ]
[ > 7 - thin ]

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(+ poor, small)
maigre [mɛgr]

> infime, exigu, chétif
> + delicate, scraggy - fluet,te
> pas épais
> élancé,e
> filiforme - threadlike, spindly
> mince
> fin,e
> clairsemé
49
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to suffocate

> 3

A

(+ to smother, to choke,
to stifle, to lower [la voix] )
étouffer [etufe]

> ravaler
retenir
abaisser

50
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to struggle #2

A

se débattre, lutter

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