Chapter 29 Flashcards

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1
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Se balancer, chanceler

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To sway

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Influencer, impressionner

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To sway

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3
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Odieux, infect, detestable

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Obnoxious

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Venir de, provenir de, découler de

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To stem from

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5
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Tige

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Stem

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Endiguer, enrayer, juguler

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To stem the tide (of)

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7
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Défaut

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Shortcoming

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8
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Habitude de tout critiquer

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Fault-finding

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L’au-delà

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The beyond, the great beyond

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10
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Excessivement, trop

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Overly

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11
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Compétent en

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Proficient in

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12
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Compétence, aptitude, maîtrise, connaissance

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Proficiency

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13
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Naufragé

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Castaway

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14
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Prendre des notes

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To note down

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Excentrique, original, décalé

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Quirky

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16
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Visible, voyant

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Conspicuous

17
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Scie à métaux

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Hacksaw

18
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Tronçonneuse

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Chainsaw

19
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Réfléchir

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To ponder

20
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Rancune

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Grudge

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Reproche

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Reproach, rebuke

22
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Sans rancune

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No hard feelings

23
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Situation délicate, situation embarrassante, malheur

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Predicament

24
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Véritable, authentique, sincère

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Genuine

25
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Charognard, fouilleur de poubelles

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Scavenger

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Faire les poubelles, récupérer

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To scavenge

27
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Déchets, de récupération, (petit) bout

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Scrap

28
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Bagarre

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Scrap

29
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Fripouille, canaille, véreux, fripon

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Rogue

30
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Racaille

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Riffraff, scum

31
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Écume, mousse / racaille, pourriture, ordure

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Scum

32
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Vaurien, crapule, sacripant vieilli)

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Scoundrel (dated)

33
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Écharpe

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Scarf

34
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Piger / savoir à qui on a affaire, voir clair dans le jeu de quelqu’un

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To suss out

35
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Populace

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Riffraff

36
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Ordure, fumier

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Sleaze (slang)

37
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Qui n’a pas d’oreille musicale

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Tone deaf

38
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Douteux / dubitatif

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Dubious