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Le Temps Est Assassin > Deck 1 > Flashcards

Deck 1 Flashcards

1
Q

râper

A

to grate

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2
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le maquis

A

dense shrubby vegetation typical of Mediterranean coast

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3
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une enclume

être entre l’enclume et le marteau

A

anvil

to be between a rock and a hard place

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4
Q

ratatiner

A

to kill
shrink
wither

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5
Q

le serpolet

A

wild thyme

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6
Q

le genêt

A

broom (plant)

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7
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un écueil

A

reef
pitfall
dangerous obstacle

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8
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raser

A

to shave
come too close
destroy

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9
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une démineuse

A

female mine clearer

déminage = mine clearing 
déminer = to clear mines
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10
Q

chantonner

A

to hum (to oneself)

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11
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contrefoutre

A

to not give a damn

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12
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un tong

A

thong

flip-flop

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13
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un râteau

A

rake

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14
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bossu (adj, nom m/f)

bossue

A

hunchbacked

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15
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écorner

A

to gore with horns (animal)

damage something jutting out

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16
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rentre le ventre

A

pull in one’s belly

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17
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un boulon

écrou et boulon

A

bolt

nut and bolt

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18
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un crawleur

une crawleuse

A

swimmer

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19
Q

trousser

A 
to truss  (as in cooking)
to skillfully dash something off   (eg.  a composition)
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20
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corser

A

to spice up
to make more difficult
worsen

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21
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l’ola (f)

A

Mexican wave

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22
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un boulet

A

cannonball

ball and chain

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23
Q

un néné

A

boob

tit

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24
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une cigogne

A

stork

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25
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moufter

A

to protest

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26
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la corsitude

A

fortitude

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27
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friqué (adj)

A

rich

loaded

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28
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foldingue (adj)

le professeur foldingue
ma foldingue tante

A

nutty
crazy

the nutty professor
my crazy aunt

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29
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foirer

A

to become a disaster

rater
échouer

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30
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rigolote (adj)

A

odd

funny

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31
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indifférer qqc (vt)

A

to be indifferent to st

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32
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crâneur (adj, nom m/f)

A

pretentious

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33
Q

boutonneux

A

pimply

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34
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un pêne

A

bolt (of a latch)

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35
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une gâche

A

door strike

36
Q

un véliplanchiste

A

windsurfer

37
Q

une anse

A

cove

38
Q

tutti quanti

A

everything
everybody
the whole enchilada

39
Q

chatouiller

A

to tickle

titilat

40
Q

le jeu de l’oie

A

snakes and ladders

41
Q

moucher

A

to blow the nose

snuff out

42
Q

griller

A

to grill

smoke  (cigarette)
go through   (red light)
blow past  (adversary)
43
Q

butiner

A

to harvest

collect

44
Q

une rabat-joie

A

killjoy

45
Q

un tube

A

tube
narrow cylinder

popular tune

46
Q

le minou

A

cat (in child’s talk)

female genital area

47
Q

le bas-ventre

A

groin

48
Q

un fayot

A

bean

creep (informal)

49
Q

repect à la beauté

A

respect for beauty

50
Q

foutre le bourdon

A

to be a downer

un bourdon = bumblebee

51
Q

pédant (adj)

A

self-important

52
Q

crade (adj)

A

gross
nasty
filthy

53
Q

les chiottes (fp)

A

toilettes (vulgar)

54
Q

frondeur (adj)

A

mocking

impertinent

55
Q

essorer

A

to wring

56
Q

patatras! (exclamation)

A

crash!

57
Q

d’aussi loin que… (+ subjonctif)

A

as far back as…

for as long as…

58
Q

un raidillon

A

steep path

59
Q

la cata

A

disaster

catastrophy

60
Q

grossièrement

A

roughly

61
Q

effrayer

A

to frighten

discourage

62
Q

arrimer

A

to stow away

dock

63
Q

déchu (adj)

A

fallen

dethroned

64
Q

collatéral (adj)

les dommages collatéraux

A

collatteral

collateral damage

65
Q

causant (adj)

A

talkative

bavard
communicatif

66
Q

mon papounet

A

diminutive, affectionate form of papa

67
Q

la georgette

A

thin silk or crepe material

68
Q

fredonner

A

to hum

69
Q

dégringoler

A

to fall

race down

70
Q

une dégringolade

A

fall

collapse

71
Q

la condescendance

A

condescension

72
Q

défendable (adj)

A

defensible

73
Q

étonnamment

A

astonishingly

74
Q

inavouable (adj)

A

shameful

75
Q

une réminiscence

A

reminiscence

recollection

76
Q

sexué

A

sexed

having a gender

77
Q

peiner

A

to sadden

chagriner

78
Q

encaisser

encaisser le coup

A

to cash
to absorb

to take it in stride
suck it up

79
Q

chavirer

A

to overwhelm

boulverser
émouvoir

to capsize

80
Q

faire la fine bouche

A

be picky

quibble

81
Q

emmagasiner

A

to store

stockpile

82
Q

piquer une tête

A

have a dip

go in the water

83
Q

enamourer

s’enamourer

A

to fall in love

84
Q

une tétine

A

nipple (as on baby bottle)

85
Q

l’embarras (m)

A

embarrassment
boredom
annoyance

86
Q

exagérer

A

to exaggerate

à l’oral: abusé = exagéré

Le Temps Est Assassin (4 decks)

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