Deck 1 Flashcards

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dru (adj)

A

thick

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une souche

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tree stump
strain (biology)
stock (race)

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à l’épreuve des intempéries

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weather-proof

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la déchéance

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decline
degeneration

syn: décadence

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une mare

A

mare (female horse, donkey)
pond
pool

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le ceps

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vine stock

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7
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rabattre

A

to shut (capot, couvercle)
to turn down (eg hat brim)

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une ornière

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rut

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un fanion

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pennant

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10
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convoiter

A

to covet

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s’enticher de

A

to become infatuated with

syn: s’engouer de

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résilier

A

to terminate (a contract, agreement)

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une écuelle

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bowl

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14
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un sommier

A

bed frame

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15
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l’entrain (m)

A

enthousiasm

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une buse

A

buzzard
idiot (slang)
tube, nozzle

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17
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le cambouis

A

dirty grease

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18
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ressasser (vt)

A

to brood over
keep coming back to the same thing

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19
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épouvantable (adj)

A

dreadful

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évincer (vt)

A

evict
oust

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insensé (adj)

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insane
phenomenal (ie, huge)

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un serpent à sonnette

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rattlesnake

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vanner

A

to winnow
tire somebody out

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24
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chauffé à blanc

A

white hot

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25
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décharné (adj)

A

emaciated

décharner = to emaciate

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dispendieux (adj)

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expensive

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27
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doucereux

A

unctuous

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28
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acerbe (adj)

A

sarcastic
sharp

syn: âpre

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29
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guetter

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to watch
threaten

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30
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souhaitable (adj)

A

desirable

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31
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devancer

A

to be ahead of

syn: dépasser

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32
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payer la tête

A

to make fun of

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33
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une couleuvre

A

grass snake

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34
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assouvir

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to satisfy

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35
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ronger ses freins

A

to sweat out
endure impatiently

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36
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parer à

A

to guard against

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37
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seyant (adj)

A

becoming
attractive

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38
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terre à terre

A

down to earth
grounded

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39
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une brèche

A

breach
gap

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40
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singulariser

A

to make out of the ordinary

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41
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une secousse

A

jolt
shock

42
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un cheval à bascule

A

rocking horse

43
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ventrue (adj)

44
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un brocanteur

A

second hand dealer

45
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ensevelir

46
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un curé

47
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grognon (adj)

48
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fagoté (adj)

A

badly dressed

49
Q

Au temps pour…

A

So much for…

50
Q

la vantardise

A

boastfulness

51
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emporter sur

A

to supercede
prevail against

52
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le forage

53
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un aperçu

A

glimpse
insight

54
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réjouir (vt)

se réjouir

A

to gladden

to rejoice

55
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un bougeoir

A

candleholder

56
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un narguilé

57
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un barbouillage

A

daubing

barbouiller = to daub

58
Q

de guingois

A

lopsided

syn: à travers

59
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labourer

60
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fichtrement

61
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apprivoiser

62
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chaparder

63
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une doléance

64
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une écuelle

A

bowl
bowlful

65
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une canaille (also adj)

A

villain
rascal

66
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passer un savon

A

call on the carpet
read the riot act
rake over the coals

67
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le SIDA

68
Q

désigner

A

to designate

note, faux ami. to design = pour concevoir

69
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désigner

A

to designate

70
Q

échelonner

A

to space out

71
Q

rétrécir

A

to shrink
narrow

72
Q

preux (adj)

A

valiant
brave

73
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l’accointance (f)

A

acquaintance
connection

74
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contestataire (adj)

A

anti-authority

75
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une linotte

A

linnet (kind of bird)

76
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collet monté

A

straight laced
prim
uptight

77
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une douve

A

moat
drainage ditch
stave (for barrels)

78
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le culot

A

cheek
nerve
balls

79
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plumer

A

to plick
fleece (as in rip off)

80
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vertement

81
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peau de balle

82
Q

redevable de qqc à qqn

A

to owe something to someone

83
Q

la panade

A

bread soup

84
Q

avérer

A

to prove to be

85
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bruire

86
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une moufette

87
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la griserie

A

exhilaration

88
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ronchon (adj)

89
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surmener

A

to overwork

90
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pour autant

A

however
nevertheless
for all that

91
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vociférer

92
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emboutir

A

to stamp (as in embossing metal)
crash into

93
Q

un embranchement

A

junction
side road

94
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un coteau

95
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voyant (adj)

A

easily seen
ostentatious

96
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rêvasser

A

to daydream

97
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gominer

A

to slick one’s hair back

98
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désemparé (adj)

A

distraught
disoriened

99
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convenablement

100
Q

rafistoler

A

to patch up

101
Q

méconnaissable

A

unrecognizable