CMBYN - Vocab Flashcards

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1
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pincer les cordes de (musique)

A

to plunk sth

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2
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basculer, tomber

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to tip over

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3
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une fente, une fissure

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a chink

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4
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tinter

A

to chink

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5
Q

marchander

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to haggle

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6
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une caisse d’épargne

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a thrift

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7
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inactif, inexploité, en jachère, fauve

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fallow

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8
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une falaise, un bosquet

A

the bluff

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9
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escarpé, raide, direct, franc

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bluff

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10
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un éclat de, une tranche fine, un morceau de

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a sliver of

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11
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des nuances

A

hues

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12
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le teint, la couleur

A

a hue

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13
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faire un bruit sourd

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to thud

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14
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vif, alerte

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sprightly

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15
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soutenir, épauler, maintenir à flot

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to buoy (up)

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16
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un jargon

A

lingo

17
Q

un plateau de service

A

a salver

18
Q

l’osier

A

wicker

19
Q

la fossette, une ride

A

a dingle

20
Q

déraper

A

to skid

21
Q

distribuer

A

to dole out

22
Q

la patience, la tolérance

A

Forbearance

23
Q

plaisanter, déconner, charrier

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to banter

24
Q

des flatteries

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blandishment

25
Q

embrouiller, désorienter, déconcerter

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to fuddle

26
Q

un signe vocal distinctif

A

a shibboleth

27
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Vacillant, brillant

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lambent