Collection 01 Flashcards

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1
Q

la vacherie

A

meanness

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2
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faire une vacherie à qn

A

to play a dirty trick on someone

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3
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la vacherie de temps

A

terrible weather

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4
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le lâche

A

coward - hence le lâche fou = craven coward

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5
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une roche

A

a rock

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6
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une foule

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a crowd - hence une foule boiséé= a boisterous crowd

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7
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bruyant

A

noisy

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8
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la coupe-ongles

A

nail clippers

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9
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les ciseaux

A

scissors

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10
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le classeur à tiroirs

A

filing cabinet

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11
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renouer

A

to reconnect

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12
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rouvrir

A

to re-open

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13
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le remaniement

A

reshuffle, overhaul

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14
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l’esclavage

A

slavery

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15
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le durcissement

A

hardening

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16
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la bankroute

A

bankruptcy

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17
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la bancaire

A

banking

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18
Q

réapprendre

A

to relearn

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19
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franchir

A

to cross over, pass

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20
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fragaliser

A

to weaken

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21
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s’effrondre

A

to collapse

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22
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le réseau

A

network, connection

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23
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l’attente

A

expectation, suspense

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24
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l’essor

A

the rise

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25
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décrire

A

to describe, portray

26
Q

la querelle

A

quarrel, argument

27
Q

fournir

A

to provide, supply

28
Q

le réveil

A

alarm clock; revival

29
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l’effacement

A

erasure, deletion

30
Q

écrouée

A

imprisoned, locked away

31
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l’arnaqueur

A

con artist

32
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l’escroquerie

A

scam

33
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le sérail

A

seraglio

34
Q

féliciter

A

to congratulate, compliment

35
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la revanche

A

revenge, retaliation

36
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estampiller

A

to stamp

37
Q

le prétendant

A

suitor

38
Q

parcourir

A

to browse

39
Q

douée

A

gifted

40
Q

entreprendre

A

to undertake- hence the derivation of the word entrepeneur is someone who undertakes a task

41
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le compositeur

A

composer

42
Q

déçu

A

disappointed

43
Q

la grossesse

A

pregnancy

44
Q

l’éleveur

A

animal breeder

45
Q

le colonisteur

A

colonist

46
Q

le copeau

A

chip (of wood or chocolate)

47
Q

la vipère

A

viper

48
Q

le cornichon

A

pickle

49
Q

une lentille

A

a lentil

50
Q

une rabe

A

a turnip

51
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un bleuet

A

a blueberry

52
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une griotte

A

a morello cherry

53
Q

un pomélo

A

a grapefruit

54
Q

la belette

A

weasel

55
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le chimpanzé

A

chimpanze

56
Q

le colimaçon

A

snail

57
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le condor

A

condor

58
Q

le guépard

A

cheetah

59
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le mammouth

A

mammouth

60
Q

l’aneth

A

dill

61
Q

la muscade

A

nutmeg

62
Q

un foulard

A

shawl