Deck 1 Flashcards

1
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éventer

A

to discover
fan

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billes de réglisse

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drops of licorice

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une escale

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stopover

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un bal (“l” se prononce)

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prom

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5
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une brute

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bully
wild animal

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une fanfare

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brass band

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extraverti,e (nom et adj m and f)

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extravert

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superficiel (adj)

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superficial

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introverti,e (nom et adj m et f)

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introvert

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10
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un exposé

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class presentation

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11
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choquant (adj)

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shocking

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irréaliste (adj)

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unrealistic

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déroutant (adj)

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puzzling
disconcerting

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14
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endetter
s’endetter

A

to put sb into debt
to put oneself into debt

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15
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pentu (adj)

A

pitched
steep (before noun)

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16
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barboter

A

wade
paddle about (in water, mud)

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17
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en berne

A

at half mast

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18
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à longueur de journée

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all day long

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19
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à savoir

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namely

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20
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sporadiquement

A

sporadically

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21
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l’empressement (m)

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ardour
eagerness
attention

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22
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un dysfonctionnement

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malfunction

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23
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assurément

A

assuredly

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24
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fluet (adj)

A

slight
small in stature

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25
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asséner
assener

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to desl sb/st a blow
to hurl

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26
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une fréquentation

A

keeping company

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27
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acquiescer de

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to acquiesce to
admit to

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28
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rechigner à

A

to balk at doing st

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29
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désemparé (adj)

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distraught

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30
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mettre la main dessus

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to get one’s hands on

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31
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une applique

A

decoration
wall light

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32
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faire preuve

A

show
exhibit

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33
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en provenance de

A

coming from

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34
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un chahut

A

racket
disturbance

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35
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un gigot

A

leg of lamb

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36
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un patron

A

pattern (for sewing, knitting)

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37
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allègrement

A

blithely

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38
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essorer

A

to wring

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39
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une cabine d’essayage

A

fitting room

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40
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compatissant (adj)

A

compassionate

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41
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impérativement

A

imperative

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42
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pétrir

A

to knead

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43
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le cas de figure

A

situation at hand

44
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parler sans ambage

A

to speak bluntly

45
Q

un incendiaire
une incendiaire

A

arsonist

46
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un en-cas

A

snack

47
Q

renflouer

A

to refloat
bail out

48
Q

déchanter

A

to be disillusioned

49
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être dégoûté

A

to be fed up

50
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sensiblement

A

pretty much
rather

51
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advenir

A

to happen
become of

52
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un caillot

A

clot

53
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grandement

A

greatly
in style

54
Q

revêtir

A

to put on
cover

55
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une ânerie

A

silly remark

syn: bêtise

56
Q

ressortir

A

to bring out again

57
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une ride

A

wrinkle (on the face)

58
Q

moelleux

A

soft
comfortable

59
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éméché

A

tipsy

60
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une pinte

A

pint

61
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au pif

A

at random
approximately
by eye

62
Q

un défouloir

A

safety valve
place to relax in

63
Q

rechigner à

A

to balk at

64
Q

râblé (adj)

A

stocky

65
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passablement

A

rather
reasonably well

66
Q

écharper

A

to tear to pieces

en charpie = in shreds

67
Q

avoir fière allure

A

to look great

68
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vieillot (adj)

A

out of date

69
Q

apprêté (adj)

A

affected
not natural

syn: affecté

70
Q

calciner

A

to burn

syn: brûler

71
Q

le strass

A

fake jewelry
ostentatiousness

72
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les actus (fp)

A

news

73
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couiner

A

to squeak

74
Q

ridiculiser

A

to ridicule

75
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submerger

A

to sumerge
overwhelm

76
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indécent (adj)

A

indecent
improper

77
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prendre fait et cause pour

A

to take the side of

78
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flambant neuf/neuve

A

brand new

79
Q

une poussette

A

stroller
shopping cart

80
Q

filandreux

A

stringy
rambling

81
Q

une grenouillère

A

stretchy sleeper (baby’s wear)

82
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en pincer pour qqn (eg j’en pince pour elle)

A

to be amorous of someone

83
Q

un challenge

A

challenge

syn: un défi

84
Q

faire le mur (informal)

A

to go out, against the rules

syn: échapper

85
Q

feindre de faire qqc

A

to feign doing something

86
Q

faire la tête à qqn

A

to be angry at someone

87
Q

se prélasser

A

to lounge

88
Q

un empêchement

A

unforeseen difficulty

89
Q

émailler

A

to enamel
punctuate

90
Q

l’oseille (f)

A

sorrel
dough (as in slang for money)

91
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la décote

A

tax rebate
drop on value
depreciation

92
Q

la refonte

A

overhaul

93
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prolixe (adj)

A

talkative
verbose

94
Q

le questionnement

A

questioning

95
Q

être à cheval entre

A

to straddle

96
Q

une barrique

A

small wine barrel (200L)

97
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flâner

A

to stroll
loaf

98
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peu importe

A

even so
nevertheless

99
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cédant (adj et nom m&f)

A

conceding

100
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empiler qc

A

to pile st up

101
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solutionner

A

to solve

102
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un puériculteur
une puéricultrice

A

pediatric nurse

103
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booster

A

to boost

104
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avertir de

A

warn of

105
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la logorrhée

A

compulsive talking