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1
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to cover in mist, to envelope, to confuse, to perplex to bewilder

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embrumer

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to mist up

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s’embrumer

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the hedge, the line, row (of people), the hurdle, the fence

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la haie (h aspiré)

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the ritual

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le rituel

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relating to rituals (adj)

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rituel-le

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the white sauce, made from a roux (butter and flour) and milk. It is one of the mother sauces of French cuisine.

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la béchamel

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  1. to beat again, reshuffle
  2. (also phrase, to harp on about)
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rebattre

rebattre les oreilles

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to move (o.s.) back into position

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se rebattre

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the incident, event, adventure, surprise, twists and turns

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la péripétie

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the rut (literal or figurative)

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l’ornière (fem)

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to steam in cooking, sterilize with steam

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étuver

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medium (cooking meat)

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à point

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1 the tank, cistern,

2 vat

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la cuve

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the cauldron, copper kettle, boiler

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le chaudron

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the terrine dish

the paté (also same word in English)

the earthenwear pot

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la terrine

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game (animal one hunts)

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le gibier

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to shell, to remove the pods

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écosser

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marble (small glass ball, wood block, ball for pool, head (argot)

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la bille

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navy blue (2 words) (adj.)

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bleu foncé-e, outremer (pronounce r)

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the lapis-lazuli (two nouns) or Ultramarine (2nd word) (the former is the stone and the latter is a pigment made from the stone)

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le lapis lazuli, l’outremer (m) (pronounce r)

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to make fun of, not to care about

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se ficher de

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22
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the notch (v-shape indentation) (3)

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l’encoche, l’entaille, la coche (all fem)

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23
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  1. the notch or peg
  2. hole in a belt
  3. level in hierarchy
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le cran

Il y a plusieurs crans à cette ceinture.

Ce cran permet de maintenir la marmite à 30 cm au-dessus du feu.

Trou servant d’arrêt dans une sangle, une courroie. Serrer sa ceinture de deux crans.

Valentin est monté d’un cran dans la hiérarchie.

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the apple of his/her eye

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la prunelle de ses yeux

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the sloe (blackthorn fruit)

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la prunelle

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the dark rings, shadows under eyes

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le cerne

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the border, flowerbed, stalls, orchestra

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la parterre

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28
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to smell, inhale breathe in

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humer (h silent)

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the pond

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l’étang

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the kitchen garden, vegetable plot

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le potager

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the gunsmith, armourer

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le armurier

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32
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plume, ostrich feathers, style, verve

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la panache

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33
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the gable, side-wall, cogwheel, gear, pine-nut, rear wheel of bike,

  1. Partie haute et triangulaire d’un mur, entre les deux versants d’un toit. ➙ fronton, gable.
  2. Roue dentée (d’un engrenage).
  3. Graine de la pomme de pin. ➙ pigne.
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le pignon

Ex 1 Maisons flamandes à pignons. Mur pignon, comportant un pignon (opposé à mur gouttereau). — LOCUTION Avoir pignon sur rue : être honorablement connu et solvable.

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34
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the capucine nun, nasturtium flower, a children’s dance

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la capucine

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the gladiolus flower

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le glaïeul

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36
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the grid

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le quadrillage

  1. Dessin d’une surface quadrillée.
  2. Action de quadriller (2 et 3).
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37
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smooth, creamy, unctuous

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oncteux-euse

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38
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the side, slope, bank, talus

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le talusTerrain en pente très inclinée, aménagé par des travaux de terrassement. Les talus qui bordent un fossé.

Ouvrage de fortifications. ➙ glacis.

  1. Subs.

Adj. PATHOLOGIE Pied talus : pied bot dont le seul point d’appui est le talon, le reste du pied remontant vers la jambe.

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39
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to hoist (sail) , raise (an ankle), lift up, run up (flag)

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hisser

40
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the bouy, rubber ring

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la bouée

41
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to lash, to sting (with words), to whip

A

cingler

42
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to sail at full speed towards

A

cingler vers

43
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hawthorne

A

l’aubépine (fem)

44
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the roofing tile, bisquite, pain/drag (fam)

A

la tuile

45
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tile manufacturer, factory, tilery

A

la tuilerie

46
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to lay an egg, to write an article (Fam)

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pondre un œuf, un article

47
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the home, house, dwelling, abode (soutenu)

A

la demeure

48
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to remain, to stay, to live

A

demeurer

49
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embrumer

A

to cover in mist, to envelope, to confuse, to perplex to bewilder

50
Q

s’embrumer

A

to mist up

51
Q

la haie (h aspiré)

A

the hedge, the line, row (of people), the hurdle, the fence

52
Q

le rituel

A

the ritual

53
Q

rituel-le

A

relating to rituals (adj)

54
Q

la béchamel

A

the white sauce, made from a roux (butter and flour) and milk. It is one of the mother sauces of French cuisine.

55
Q

rebattre

rebattre les oreilles á qqn de qqch

A

to beat again, reshuffle

lui en parler continuellement jusqu’à l’excéder.

56
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se rebattre

A

to move (o.s.) back into position

57
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la péripétie

A

the incident, event, adventure, surprise, twists and turns

58
Q

l’ornière (fem)

A

the rut (literal or figurative)

59
Q

étuver

A

to steam in cooking, sterilize with steam

60
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à point

A

medium (cooking meat)

61
Q

la cuve

A

the tank, cistern, vat

62
Q

le chaudron

A

the cauldron, copper kettle, boiler

63
Q

la terrine (3)

A

terrine dish

the paté (also same word in English)

the earthenwear pot

64
Q

le gibier

A

game (animal one hunts)

65
Q

écosser

A

to shell, to remove the pods

66
Q

la bille

A

marble (small glass ball, wood block, ball for pool, head (argot)

67
Q

bleu foncé-e, outremer (pronounce r)

A

navy blue (2 words) (adj.)

68
Q

le lapis lazuli, l’outremer (m) (pronounce r)

A

the lapis-lazuli (two nouns) or Ultramarine (2nd word) (the former is the stone and the latter is a pigment made from the stone)

69
Q

se ficher de

A

to make fun of, not to care about

70
Q

l’encoche, l’entaille, la coche (all fem)

A

the notch (v-shape indentation)

71
Q

le cran

A
  1. Hole notch in a belt

Il y a plusieurs crans à cette ceinture. Trou servant d’arrêt dans une sangle, une courroie. Serrer sa ceinture de deux crans.

  1. Notch or peg

Ce cran permet de maintenir la marmite à 30 cm au-dessus du feu.

  1. Level in a heirarchy

Valentin est monté d’un cran dans la hiérarchie.

Picture: Cran de télévision

72
Q

la prunelle de ses yeux

A

the apple of his/her eye

73
Q

la prunelle

A

the sloe (blackthorn fruit)

74
Q

le cerne

A

the dark rings, shadows under eyes (typically used in plural)

75
Q

la parterre

A

the border, flowerbed, stalls, orchestra

76
Q

humer (h silent)

A

to smell, inhale breathe in

77
Q

l’étang

A

the pond

78
Q

le potager

A

the kitchen garden, vegetable plot

79
Q

le armurier

A

the gunsmith, armourer

80
Q

la panache

A

plume, ostrich feathers, style, verve

81
Q

le pignon (3)

A

the gable, side-wall, cogwheel, gear, pine-nut, rear wheel of bike,

  1. Partie haute et triangulaire d’un mur, entre les deux versants d’un toit. ➙ fronton, gable. Maisons flamandes à pignons. — Mur pignon, comportant un pignon (opposé à mur gouttereau). — LOCUTION Avoir pignon sur rue : être honorablement connu et solvable.
  2. Roue dentée (d’un engrenage).
  3. Graine de la pomme de pin. ➙ pigne.
82
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la capucine

A

the capucine nun, nasturtium flower, a children’s danse

83
Q

le glaïeul

A

the gladiolus flower

84
Q

le quadrillage (2)

A

the grid

  1. Dessin d’une surface quadrillée.
  2. Action de quadriller (2 et 3).
85
Q

oncteux-euse

A

smooth, creamy, unctuous

86
Q

le talus (1 adj & 1 noun)

A

the side, slope, bank, talus

  1. Subst. Terrain en pente très inclinée, aménagé par des travaux de terrassement. Les talus qui bordent un fossé.

Ouvrage de fortifications. ➙ glacis..

  1. Adj. PATHOLOGIE Pied talus : pied bot dont le seul point d’appui est le talon, le reste du pied remontant vers la jambe.
87
Q

hisser

A

to hoist (sail) , raise (an ankle), lift up, run up (flag)

88
Q

la bouée

A

the bouy, rubber ring

89
Q

cingler

A

to lash, to sting (with words), to whip

90
Q

cingler vers

A

to sail at full speed towards

91
Q

l’aubépine (fem)

A

hawthorne

92
Q

la tuile

A

the roofing tile, bisquite, pain/drag (fam)

93
Q

la tuilerie

A

tile manufacturer, factory, tilery

94
Q

pondre un œuf, un article

A

to lay an egg, to write an article (Fam)

95
Q

la demeure

A

the home, house, dwelling, abode (soutenu)

96
Q

demeurer

A

to remain, to stay, to live

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