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Deck 1 Flashcards

1
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une dédicace (pron: dédeekas)

A

dedication

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dithyrambique (adj)

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ecstatic

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au mieux

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at least

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rameuter

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to round up

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un rite initiatique

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rite of passage

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un sancerre

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wine from Sancerre region

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élogieux (adj)

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full of praise

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8
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un filou

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crook
playful child

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9
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tâcher

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to try

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10
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à la clé

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at stake

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11
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impubliable (adj

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unpublishable

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12
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en cure de desintox

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undergoing detox

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13
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pour rien au monde

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for nothing in the world
for anything in the world

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14
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chiner à

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to bargain hunt

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15
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se chamailler avec

A

to squabble with

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16
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le gabarit de qqc

A

size of something
build

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17
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rasoir (adj)

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boring

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18
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intarissable (adj)

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inexhaustible

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19
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lâcher

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to release
drop

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20
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drosser contre/sur

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to throw onto
to crash against

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21
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le farniente

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lazing about

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22
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crade (adj)

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in bad taste (informal)

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23
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sonnant (adj)

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on the stroke of
sharp

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24
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toute affaire cessante

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immediately

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25
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une supérette

A

minimart

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26
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pompette (adj)

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tipsy

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27
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les pilotis (mp)

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stilts

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28
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avoir le dos en compote (adj)

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my back is killing me

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29
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une huisserie

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doorframe

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30
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émettre

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to emit
broadcast

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31
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un sillon

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furrow
groove
fissure

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32
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radoter

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to repeat endlessly
ramble on

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33
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le bourrichon

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getting worked up

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34
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rapetisser

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to become smaller

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35
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le cagnard

A

scorching sunshine

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36
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malveillant (adj)

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malicious

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37
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effiler

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to sharpen
make thinner

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38
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un truc du genre

A

some such thing
something like that

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39
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un pillard

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looter

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40
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la velléité

A

vague desire
halfheartedness

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41
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se douter de/que

A

suspect

42
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la rubalise

A

barrier tape (crime scene)

43
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refluer

A

to flow back
drain away

44
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une caisse enregistreuse

A

cash register

45
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la survie

A

survival

46
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le hébétement

A

stupor

47
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en pelote

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in a knot (une pelote = a ball)

48
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contondant (adj)

A

blunt

49
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de mémoire

A

by memory

50
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téméraire (adj)

A

reckless

51
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à l’aise

A

easily

52
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un crevettier

A

shrimp boat

53
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un demi-plein

A

half full

54
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rallier

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to rally
rejoin
reach

55
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parer à toute éventualité

A

to be ready for anything

56
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sous la houlette de

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under the guidance of

57
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une rocade

A

bypass

58
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avoir à revendre

A

to have for sale
have in spades (idiom)

59
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une ristourne

A

discount

60
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faire du gringue

A

to chat sb up

61
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fourbe (adj)

A

deceitful

62
Q

potasser

A

to study up on

63
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quid de …

A

what about …

64
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éreinter (vt)

A

to exhaust
break by exhaustion

65
Q

faire l’impasse

A

ignore
skip

66
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haut en couleur

A

colourful

67
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grappiller

A

to glean
pick up

68
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crécher

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to live
crash (inf)

69
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limitrophe (adj)

A

bordering

70
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gloser

A

to annotate
ramble on

71
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la glose

A

explanation
unwelcome criticism
gloss

72
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du tout au tout

A

completely

73
Q

la déchèterie

A

dump

74
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à l’instar de

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similar to

75
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le summum

A

pinacle
epitome

76
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un groupe électrogène

A

generator

77
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la chère

A

food

78
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la piquette

A

plonk

79
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hébété (adj)

A

stupified

80
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un ajout

A

addition

81
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un garde-meuble

A

furniture storage facility

82
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en berne

A

at half mast

83
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essaimer

A

to swarm (bees)
to spread out

84
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se désaltérer

A

to quench one’s thirst

85
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un clown

A

clown

86
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un conteur

A

storyteller

87
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un fût

A

cask

88
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agrémenter

A

to liven up

89
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une villégiature (l as in ville)

A

holiday

90
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un brunch

A

brunch

91
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railler

A

to make fun of

92
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un mouroir

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old people’s home

93
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dépérir

A

to waste a way

94
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défrayer la chronique

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to be the talk of the town

95
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le farniente

A

lazing about

96
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dérégler

A

to affect

97
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un ponte

la ponte

A

big shot

laying of eggs

98
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la marmaille

A

rabble of children

99
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boiteux (adj)

A

lame
shaky

boiter = to limp

100
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se réjouir

se réjouir (de faire, à l’idée, que …)

A

to rejoice

to be delighted…

Le Cas Nelson Kerr (2 decks)

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