Deck 1 Flashcards

1
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détaler

A

to dash off

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2
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débusquer

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to bring to light
flush out

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3
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les cuissardes (f)

A

waders

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4
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entraver

A

to hobble
hinder

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5
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geignard (adj)

A

moaning

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6
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une souillure

A

stain

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7
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l’amertume (f)

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bitterness

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8
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amèrement

A

bitterly

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9
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superficiel (adj)

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superficial

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10
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un film muet

A

silent movie

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11
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un dessous de verre

A

coaster

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12
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une quinzaine

A

about fifteen
fortnight

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13
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engoncer

A

to wear a coat so the neck seems pushed into the shoulders

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14
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mal en point

A

in a bad state

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15
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babiller

A

to babble

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16
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décréter

A

to decree

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17
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aller de soi

A

to go without saying

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18
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fatidique (ad)

A

fateful

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19
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mériter (vt)

A

to deserve

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20
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la glaise

A

clay

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21
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contondant (adj)

A

blunt (as in blunt instrument)

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22
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à l’envers

A

inside out

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23
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une lessive

A

washing

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24
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le terrassement

A

earthwork

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25
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probant (adj)

A

convincing

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26
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ingérable (adj)

A

unmanageable

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27
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concorder

A

to tally
agree with

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28
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un entremetteur

A

matchmaker

entremettre = to act as mediator

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29
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un marcel

A

tank top

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30
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une garce

A

bitch

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31
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un heurt

A

conflict
clash

heurter = to hit, collide

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32
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un glissière

A

slide
zipper

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33
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mal luné

A

grumpy

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34
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contreficher

A

not give a damn

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35
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dépourvu (adj)

A

devoid of

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36
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le croassement

A

cawing

croasser =to caw

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37
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liant (adj)

A

sociable

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38
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accessoirement

A

incidentally

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39
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botter en touche

A

to avoid the question/issue

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40
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un enjeu

A

stake
issue

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41
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déboulonner

A

to unbolt
discredit

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42
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un tourtereau

A

young turle dove

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43
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rêvé (adj)

A

perfect
ideal

44
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un puériculteur
une puéricultrice

A

pediatric nurse

45
Q

confisquer

A

to confiscate
monopolize

46
Q

s’adonner

A

to devote oneself to

syn: convenir

47
Q

une crèche

A

infant daycare
nativity scene

48
Q

coi (adj)

A

to remain quiet

49
Q

un apport

A

contribution

50
Q

sécher les cours

A

skip school
be truant

51
Q

fluet ( adj)

A

slight (build)

52
Q

décaisser

A

to cash out (finance)
uncrate

53
Q

patraque (adj)

A

to feel crappy

54
Q

un soulevement

A

uprising

soulever = to lift, arouse

55
Q

râler

A

to moan
groan
complain

56
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l’affolement (m)

57
Q

un frisson

A

shiver
rustling

58
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un érythème

59
Q

s’empiffrer

A

to stuff one’s self

60
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éméché (adj)

61
Q

rapetisser (vt)/(vit)

62
Q

le rot

A

rot
corruption

syn: la pourriture

63
Q

périmé (adj)

A

to be out of date
past the best before date

verb: périmer= to become obsolete, past-dated

64
Q

une syncope

A

fainting spell

65
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angoisser

66
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un rabat

67
Q

une agence de recouvrement

A

collection agency

68
Q

un pépiement

69
Q

arqué

A

arched
bowed

70
Q

se curer le nez

A

to pick one’s nose

71
Q

déplaire à qqn

A

to displease someone

72
Q

une logorrhée

A

verbal diarrhea

73
Q

pour ne rien arranger

A

to make things worse

74
Q

accuser le coup

A

to stagger under the blow

75
Q

l’essorage (m)

A

wringing
essorer = to wring

76
Q

le béguin

A

crush
infatuation

77
Q

impérativement

A

necessary

quelque chose impérative

78
Q

préconiser

A

to recommend

79
Q

un râtelier

A

haytack
false teeth

80
Q

un râtelier

A

haytack
false teeth

81
Q

morfondre

82
Q

être à court d’idées

A

to be out of ideas

83
Q

un loir

84
Q

large d’épaules

A

wide at the shoulders

85
Q

fluet (adj)

A

slight

syn: frêle

86
Q

la dégénérescence

A

degeneration

87
Q

en quinte de toux

A

in a coughing spell

88
Q

ahuri (adj)

A

stunned

syn: abasourdi, ébahi

89
Q

un peu à part

A

a bit of an outsider

90
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à la légère

A

lightly
spuriously

91
Q

manichéen (adj)

A

black and white
binary

92
Q

les messes basses (informal)

A

whisperings

93
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le passé

94
Q

les nattes

A

braids

natter = to plait, braid

95
Q

aller de travers

A

to go sideways
go wrong

96
Q

ceindre

97
Q

un aïeule
une aïeule

A

ancestor
grand father
grand mother

98
Q

une aura

99
Q

une couette

A

duvet
pigtail (hair)

100
Q

les petites annonces

A

classified ads
want ads
personals

101
Q

un/une secouriste

A

first-aid attendant

102
Q

un suricate

A

type of meercat indigenous to South America

103
Q

régir

104
Q

étirer

A

to draw
stretch

105
Q

une carence

A

deficiency

106
Q

une toison

A

mane
fleece
abundant hair