Deck 1 Flashcards by Ken Wodlinger

Q

indigent (adj and nom, m/f)

A

poor

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blessant (adj)

A

injurious

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un arrachement

A

tearing away (fig and lit)

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encensoir

A

incense burner (religious item)

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une insolation

A

sunstroke

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de la peine (adv phrase)

A

with difficulty

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fautif (adj)

A

guilty

faulty

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à l’abandon

A

neglected

derelict

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empêtré (adj)

A

mixed up in

embarrassed

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un canotier

A

boater

flat-brimmed straw hat

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un ficus

A

large ornamental plant (inc fig and rubber tree)

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insensiblement

A

gradually
imperceptibly

imperceptiblement

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une serviette roulante

A

revolving towel

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l’expédition (f)

A

shipping

dispatching

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un épagneul

A

spaniel

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resserrer

A

to tighten

squeeze

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un guignol

A

clown

puppet show

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empêtre

A

to embarrass

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la fourrière

A

pound (animal)

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une persienne

A

louvered shutter

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un asphodel

A

plant in the lilly family

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les brasses (fp)

A

breaststroke (swimming)

Q

un roseau

A

reed

Q

un glaive

A

double-edged sword

Q

un traversin

A

bolster

Q

une punaise

A

bug

drawing pin

Q

un bat-flanc

A

stall partition (stable)

Q

un greffe

A

officer of the court

Q

ébrécher

A

to chip

make a hole in

Q

une gamelle

A

metal dish

lunchbox

Q

un remueménage

A

shuffle

shake-up

Q

avoir le trac

A

to be nervous

have butterflies

Q

définir

A

to define

Q

éventer

A

to fan

create a wind

Q

de précis

A

specific

Q

à même le sol

A

at ground level

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retentissant (adj)

A

resounding

Q

retentissement

A

resoundingly

Q

un pourvoi

A

appeal (eg, for mercy)

petition

Q

une pétition

A

list of signatures

Q

le battement

A

beating

pulsation

Q

éperdument

A

frantically

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dans le fond

A

basically

Q

la blondeur

A

blondness

Q

un bondissement

A

leap

Q

élire

A

to elect