Combray Vocab Flashcards by angelica wolanska

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éteinte

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turn off, put out

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boiserie

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woodwork

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évanouir

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to faint

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engourdi

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numb

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se blottit

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to huddle/nestle

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hirondelle

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swallow (bird)

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lueur

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glow

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vétiver

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vetiver, Indian plant

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tressautant

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jumping

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coulisse

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wings

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châssis

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frame

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saccadé

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jerky

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fente

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crack

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surnaturelle

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supernatural

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ossature

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skeleton

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astral

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astorological

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prune

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plum, ticket

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déambulation

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stroll

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muraille

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wall

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criard

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piercing, shrill

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ferrugineux

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ferruginous

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intarissable

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inexhaustable

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clochette

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bell

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s’efforcer

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to try hard

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subrepticement

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surreptitiously

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aplatis

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flattened

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mortuaire

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death

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enclin

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inclined to

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choyer

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overindulge

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faubourg

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area, district

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lorgnon

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spectacles

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cachette

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hiding place

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soustrait

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subtract

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tricot

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pullover

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cavalièrement

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arrogantly

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panier

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basket

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framboise

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raspberry

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quérir

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to find, fetch

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retenti

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ring out, resound

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sonorité

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sound

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marronnier

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horse chestnut

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brin

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blade, wisp

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estragon

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tarragon

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facheux

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annoying

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déclassement

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downgrading

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engrangé

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gather in

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dérobasse

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steal

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assommant

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oppressive, stifling

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grossièreté

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coarseness, rudeness

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panneau

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sign

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furtif

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brief

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olfactive

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olfactory

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volet

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shutter

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creuser

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to dig

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intransiger

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uncompromising

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recéler

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to receive

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flotte

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water, rain

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propice

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favourable

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tripot

A

gambling den

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figé

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solidified

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dégrafer

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to unclip, undo

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corsage

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blouse

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puéril

A

childish

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octroyé

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given, granted

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parjure

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perjury

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intransigeance

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inflexibility

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consentir

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to agree to

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épargner

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to save/spare

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serin

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dimwitted

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échéance

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due date

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gravure

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engraving

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pigeonnier

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dovecote

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empreint

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imbued with

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empourpré

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blushing

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amortir

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to soften

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insuffler

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to breathe life into