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Chapter 3.1 Flashcards

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tablecloth

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(+ sheet, layer)
f. une nappe [nap]
[une nappe de brouillard - a blanket of fog]

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to climb

> 2 verbes

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grimper [grɛ̃pe]

monter, gravir), to soar (la température

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réprimander [reprimɑ̃de]

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to reprimand (schimpfen, zurechtweisen) / to rebuke

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follower

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(+ believer)

m./f. fidèle [fidɛl]

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to annoy
[ != 1 ]
[ > 3 ]

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(+ to bother, to bore)
embêter [ɑ̃bɛte]
[ != emboîter ]

( contrarier, agacer, déranger )

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to comb

[ != 2 ]

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peigner [peɲe]
[ != cambrer - to arch, to bend ]
[ != combler - to satisfy, to fulfill ]

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before

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[+ until, by the time (that) ]
+ subjonctif
avant que

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faith

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(+ trust)

f. la foi [fwa]

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frêle [frɛl]

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frail, fragile, flimsy (dünn - un espoir)

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harshness

[ > 2 ]

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(+ rigour (Strenge), exactness, precision)
f. la rigueur
[austérité, séverité]

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clothes (+ 7 engl.)

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[+ outfit, dress, posture, behaviour, appearance, quality, running (d’une école) ]
f. la tenue [təny]

> un vêtement

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progenitor

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(= Vorfahr, Ahn)

m./f. géniteur, génitrice [ʒenitɶr, tris]

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13
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to buckle

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to finish (off), to fasten (une valise, une ceinture), to lock up, to curl (les cheveux, la mèche)

boucler [bukle]

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aid

[ > 1 ]

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(+ help [le secours], competition, contest)

m. le concours [kɔ̃kur]

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to abort

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avorter

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fury

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( = Wut, Zorn, Raserei) [dans le combat]
(+ relentlessness, perseverance [au travail] )
m. un acharnement [aʃarnəmɑ̃]
[ la ténacité ]

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pepper

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m. poivre [pwavr]

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prayer

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f. une prière [prijɛr]

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19
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his determination to succeed

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son acharnement à réussir

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20
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provided that

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(+ on condition that)
(+ subjonctif)
à condition que

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to grant

[ > 5 ]

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exaucer [ɛgzose]
(accorder, décerner),
+ to fulfill (remplir, accomplir, combler ]

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22
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carnal

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(= fleischlich)

charnel (f charnelle) [ʃarnɛl]

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23
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arrosé (f arrosée) [aroze]

[ > 2 ]

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une soirée trop arrosée
[accompagné d’alcool],
la région est bien arrosée - the area has a high rainfall
[pluvieux]

24
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to cause

[ > 5 ]

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[+ to provoke, to stir up, to incite (anstiften, anstacheln)]
susciter [sysite]

[ > inciter - to incite, to encourage]
[ > fomenter - to cause, to foment ]
[ > soulever ]
[ > amener ]
[ > encourager ]
25
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bitter
> 2 adjectives
> 1 substantif

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[+ cutting (des réflexions)]
acerbe [asɛrb]
[ amer, rêche ]
[ > l’amertume ]

26
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platform

[ > 3 ]

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(+ embankment, wharf)
m. le quai [kɛ]
[ > la digue, un remblai, le talus ]

27
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to trap

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(+ to entangle)
empêtrer [ɑ̃petre]
[ > embrouiller ]
[ > un piège ]

28
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blinding

> 1 adjective

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[+ glaring, overwhelming (une évidence, une preuve)]
aveuglant ( f aveuglante) [avɶglɑ̃, ɑ̃t]
[ > aveugle ]

29
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harmful

[ > 4 ]

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(+ bad)
néfaste [nefast]
[une influence néfaste]

+ nocif, nuisible, malfaisant, délétère

30
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irrécupérable [irekyperabl]

[ > 1 ]

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irremediable [irrémédiable], beyond repair / redemption

31
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trap

[ > 2 ]

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(+ snare (Schlinge, Falle), pitfall)
m. un piège [pjɛʒ]
[ > empêtrer ]
[ > embrouiller - to entangle, to complicate ]

32
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a coincidence

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un concours des circonstances

33
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panic

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m. un affolement [afɔlmɑ̃]

34
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honest

[ > 1 ]

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honnête

> franc, franche [frɑ̃, frɑ̃ʃ]

35
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discerner [disɛrne]

[ != 1 ]

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to discern (erkennen, wahrnehmen), to distinguish, to perceive
[ != décerner - to award ]
36
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tough, tiring

[ > une expression ]

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(+ painful)
pénible [penibl]
[ > être très tatillon sur qc - to be very fussy about something (pingelig) ]

37
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hair #2

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f. la chevelure [ʃəvlyr]

[m.pl. les cheveux]

38
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to be late
> une phrase
> 2 verbes

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avoir du retard (m. lateness),
avoir des années de retard (to be years behind)

> s’attarder
retarder

39
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extra

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(+ additional)

m. le surcroît [syrkrwa]

40
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drinking binge

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f. une beuverie [bɶvri]

41
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usually

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d’habitude

comme d’habitude - as usual

42
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ascetic

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ascétique [asetik]

43
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to practise #2

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s’exercer à

practiquer (une profession)

44
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stinking

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(+ foul-smelling)

puant (f puante) [pɥɑ̃, ɑ̃t]

45
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repulsive

[ > 2 verbes ]

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(+ repelling)
repoussant (f repoussante) [rəpusɑ̃, ɑ̃t]

[ > pousser ]
[ répugner à qn - to disgust sb, to repell sb ]

46
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short-sighted

[ > 1 ]

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myope [mjɔp]

[ > la presbytie ]

47
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pregnancy
[ > 1 ]
[ != 1 ]

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(être enceinte)
f. une grossesse [grosɛs]
[ != une grossièreté - rudeness ]

48
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on the other hand

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en revanche

49
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relief [rəljɛf]

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m. relief (lat. verb levo - to raise), highlight

50
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the Lord (god)

A

(+ lord, baron, tycoon)

m. le seigneur [sɛɲɶr]

51
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to follow somebody

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(+ to follow somebody’s lead)

emboîter le pas à quelqu’un

52
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muddy
[ > 2 ]
[ != 1 ]

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(+ smudged) 
boueux ( f boueuse) [buø, øz]
[ != un bouseux, une bouseuse ]
[ > la boue ]
[ > vaseux,se - muddy, silty, hazy, woozy, pathetic ]
53
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general outcry

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m. un tollé [tɔle]

54
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soul

[ != 1 ]

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(+ heart, spirit)
f. une âme [am]
[ != un âne ]

55
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the day before

A

f. la veille [vɛj]

56
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harshly

A

(+ sharply)

vertement [vɛrtəmɑ̃]

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