Deck 1 Flashcards

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une dédicace (pron: dédeekas)

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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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un filou

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crook
playful child

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tâcher

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to try

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à la clé

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at stake

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impubliable (adj

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unpublishable

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en cure de desintox

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undergoing detox

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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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chiner à

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to bargain hunt

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se chamailler avec

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to squabble with

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le gabarit de qqc

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size of something
build

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rasoir (adj)

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boring

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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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drosser contre/sur

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to throw onto
to crash against

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le farniente

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lazing about

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crade (adj)

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in bad taste (informal)

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sonnant (adj)

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on the stroke of
sharp

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toute affaire cessante

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immediately

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une supérette
minimart
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pompette (adj)
tipsy
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les pilotis (mp)
stilts
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avoir le dos en compote (adj)
my back is killing me
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une huisserie
doorframe
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émettre
to emit broadcast
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un sillon
furrow groove fissure
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radoter
to repeat endlessly ramble on
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le bourrichon
getting worked up
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rapetisser
to become smaller
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le cagnard
scorching sunshine
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malveillant (adj)
malicious
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effiler
to sharpen make thinner
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un truc du genre
some such thing something like that
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un pillard
looter
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la velléité
vague desire halfheartedness
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se douter de/que
suspect
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la rubalise
barrier tape (crime scene)
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refluer
to flow back drain away
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une caisse enregistreuse
cash register
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la survie
survival
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le hébétement
stupor
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en pelote
in a knot (une pelote = a ball)
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contondant (adj)
blunt
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de mémoire
by memory
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téméraire (adj)
reckless
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à l’aise
easily
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un crevettier
shrimp boat
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un demi-plein
half full
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rallier
to rally rejoin reach
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parer à toute éventualité
to be ready for anything
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sous la houlette de
under the guidance of
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une rocade
bypass
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avoir à revendre
to have for sale have in spades (idiom)
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une ristourne
discount
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faire du gringue
to chat sb up
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fourbe (adj)
deceitful
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potasser
to study up on
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quid de …
what about …
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éreinter (vt)
to exhaust break by exhaustion
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faire l’impasse
ignore skip
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haut en couleur
colourful
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grappiller
to glean pick up
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crécher
to live crash (inf)
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limitrophe (adj)
bordering
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gloser
to annotate ramble on
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la glose
explanation unwelcome criticism gloss
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du tout au tout
completely
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la déchèterie
dump
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à l’instar de
similar to
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le summum
pinacle epitome
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un groupe électrogène
generator
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la chère
food
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la piquette
plonk
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hébété (adj)
stupified
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un ajout
addition
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un garde-meuble
furniture storage facility
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en berne
at half mast
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essaimer
to swarm (bees) to spread out
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se désaltérer
to quench one’s thirst
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un clown
clown
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un conteur
storyteller
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un fût
cask
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agrémenter
to liven up
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une villégiature (l as in ville)
holiday
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un brunch
brunch
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railler
to make fun of
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un mouroir
old people’s home
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dépérir
to waste a way
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défrayer la chronique
to be the talk of the town
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le farniente
lazing about
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dérégler
to affect
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un ponte la ponte
big shot laying of eggs
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la marmaille
rabble of children
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boiteux (adj)
lame shaky boiter = to limp
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se réjouir se réjouir (de faire, à l’idée, que …)
to rejoice to be delighted…