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Deck 1 Flashcards

1
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radouber

A

to grave (marine)
mend

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effilé (adj)

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long and thin

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un by-pass (m, inv)

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bypass

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un magret

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duck breast

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5
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décupler

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to multiple tenfold

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décupler

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to multiple tenfold

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7
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désemparé (adj)

A

distraught
at a loss as to what to do

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8
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encaisser

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to cash (a cheque)
to take some blows

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9
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encaisser

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to cash (a cheque)
to take some blows

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10
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les sévices (mp)

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physical abuse

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11
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plaindre qqn

A

to pity someone

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12
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démentir

A

to deny
refute

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13
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la veille au soir

A

the previous evening

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14
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le chipotage

A

haggling
quibbling

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15
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patibulaire (adj)

A

sinister-looking

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16
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le ménagement

sans ménagement

A

precaution
attention
care

brutally

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17
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éraillé (adj)

A

raspy

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18
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Je n’ai pas à repondre

A

I don’t have to answer

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19
Q

une contusion

A

contusion
bruise

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20
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une contusion

A

contusion
bruise

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21
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endolorir

A

to administer pain

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22
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tenailler

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to torment

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23
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une corniche

A

cliff edge road, usually overlooking the sea
overhanging formation
cornice

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24
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s’acoquiner

A

to associate with undesirables

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25
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de front

A

frontal
head-on (as confronting issues)

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26
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à moitié tembré

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half-hearted

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27
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l’apnée du sommeil

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apnoea (momentary cessation of breathing)

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28
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le bip

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beep
beeper

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29
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une casaque

tourner casaque

A

jersey

make a u-turn (a 180, including figurative)

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30
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tirer au clair

A

make clear
bring into the open

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31
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recourir à

A

to have recourse to

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32
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plastronner

A

to bluster to hide weakness

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33
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être dévasté

A

to be devastated

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34
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délester

A

to lighten a load

le lest = ballast

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35
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sertir

A

to set a precious stone in a mounting

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36
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en bouillie

A

to a pulp
to mush

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37
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berner

A

to dupe

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38
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un baraquement

A

army camp
group of huts

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39
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une clef à tube

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tube wrench

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40
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faire part de

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give voice about
speak up about

41
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une entourloupe

A

dirty trick

42
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un renfoncement

A

recess
indentation

43
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disculper qqn

A

to exculpate someone, prove their innocence

44
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avoir la cuisse légère

A

to be a loose woman

45
Q

une otite

A

inflammation of the ear

46
Q

gober

A

to suck
swallow whole

be gullible

47
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une chignole

A

hand drill

banger (car)

48
Q

pour votre gouverne

A

for your information

note: une gouverne = a control surface: eg la gouverne de direction = rudder

49
Q

rabrouer

A

to snub

50
Q

rembarrer

A

to send someone packing

51
Q

un sarment

A

vine shoot

52
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une étrangeté

A

strangeness

53
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l’adéquation (f)

A

appropriateness
adequacy

54
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déroger

A

to infringe

55
Q

un attroupement

A

gathering of people in the street

56
Q

un braquage

A

theft with violence

57
Q

un braqueur

A

robber

58
Q

un brigand

A

bandit

un bandit = un brigand

59
Q

s’engouffrer

A

to rush into

60
Q

plaquer au sol

A

to pin someone to the ground

61
Q

un délinquant
une délinquante

A

delinquent

62
Q

un malfaiteur
une malfaitrice

A

criminal

63
Q

la coqueluche

une coqueluche (always fem, even if pertains to a male)

A

whooping cough

idol

64
Q

un perchman

A

boom operator (filmingj
ski-lift attendant

65
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un perchman

A

boom operator (filmingj
ski-lift attendant

66
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une torgnole

A

clout
blow

67
Q

un cocard

A

black eye

68
Q

ratatiner

se ratatiner

A

to bump off (slang)

to shrivel

69
Q

affleurer

A

to make even with (as the river is flush with its banks)

70
Q

grasseyer

A

to pronounce R in the throat, back of the mouth

71
Q

être de mèche avec qqn

A

to be in cahoots with someone

72
Q

y être pour qqc

A

to count for something

73
Q

maladif (adj)

A

pathological
sickly

pathologique

74
Q

maladif (adj)

A

pathological
sickly

pathologique

75
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l’estran (m)

A

flat tidal part of a river bank

76
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une sommité

A

leading expert

77
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desservir

A

to serve (wrt transport)
to lead to

78
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un agissement

A

act (especially wayward)

79
Q

sommer qn de faire

A

to command someone to do

80
Q

en friche (f)

A

wasteland

81
Q

indolore (adj)

A

painless

82
Q

comtois (adj)

A

of Franche-Comté

83
Q

la faïence

A

earthenware

84
Q

un rebord

A

ledge
raised edge

85
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susurrer

A

to whisper

86
Q

gondoler

A

to crinkle

87
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s’attendre au pire

A

to expect the worse

88
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saugrenu (adj)

A

crazy

89
Q

se fendre de

A

to manage (informal)

90
Q

un bouge

A

hovel

91
Q

par-dessus le marché

A

on top of that

92
Q

égrener

A

to shell (as peas)
to ring out, as a bell (informal)

93
Q

les arrhes (fp)

A

a deposit (down payment)

94
Q

le dégel

A

thaw

95
Q

la belote

A

card game

96
Q

c’est une tuerie

A

it’s a killer
it’s excellent

97
Q

c’est une tuerie

A

it’s a killer
it’s excellent

98
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de ouf (informal)

A

many

beaucoup

99
Q

de ouf (informal)

A

many

beaucoup

Le Mur des Silences (2 decks)

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