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Le Droit au Pardon > Deck 2 > Flashcards

Deck 2 Flashcards

1
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narrer

A

to relate

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2
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décommander

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to call off
cancel

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3
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un friand

A

puff pastry

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être friand de (adj)

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to be keen on something

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5
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d’arrêté

A

by order
ordinance

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6
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reluquer

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to stare at
eye

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7
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honnir

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to shame (la honte)

syn: vilipender

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8
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une tangente

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tangent

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9
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prendre la tangente

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to make oneself scarce

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10
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l’assiduité (f)

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punctuality
diligence

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11
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le chevet

A

bedside
bedside table
head of a bed

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12
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démordre

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to bite and hold on
not let go of something

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13
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engrosser

A

to get somebody pregnant

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14
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tout de go

A

right off the bat
straight away

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15
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en mal

A

for the worse

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16
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attarder

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to delay

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17
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fricoter

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to cook up (lit and fig)

syn: manigancer

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18
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une IVG

A

interruption volontaire de grossesse
abortion

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19
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véhément (adj)

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passionate

syn: emporté, fougeux

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20
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faucher

A

to mow down
flatten

informal: to steal (voler)

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21
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battre de l’aile

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to flounder
be on the skids

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22
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boursicoter

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to dabble on the stock market

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23
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fantasmer

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to fantasize

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24
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la case prison

A

jail

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25
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les frimas (mp) (s is silent)

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freezing fog

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26
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la décrépitude

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degenerate state

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27
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au fil de

A

in the course of

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28
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un agencement

A

layout

note: agencer = to organize harmoniously

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29
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cajoler

A

to cajole

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30
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novateur (nom m and p, adj)

A

innovative

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31
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échauder

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to scald
be disappointed at an outcome

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32
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l’entrain (m)

A

dynamism
ardour

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33
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un ponte

A

big shot

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34
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un gourmand (adj and nom)

A

glutton

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35
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subtiliser (b pronounced as p)

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to steal st from sb

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36
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outre measure

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unduly

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37
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un témoin oculaire

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eye witnesses

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38
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effarer

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to alarm

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39
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malencontreux (adj)

A

unfortunate

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40
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saumâtre (adj)

A

brackish

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41
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consolider

A

to strengthen
consolidate

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42
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par mégarde

A

inadvertently

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43
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un phare (noun)

A

headlight
lighthouse
beacon

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44
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phare (adj)

A

leading

45
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in extremis

A

at the last second

46
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trucage

A

special effects (film)
doctoring

47
Q

une tête brûlée

A

hot head
daredevil

48
Q

bâcler

A

to do quickly and not very well
dash st off

49
Q

un énorme tabac

A

a big success

50
Q

à bout de souffle

A

breathless

51
Q

remporter

A

to win

52
Q

encenser (vt)

A

to rave about

53
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anticonformiste (adj, noun m and f)

A

nonconformist

54
Q

chichement

A

frugally

55
Q

chétif (adj)

A

puny

56
Q

fureter

A

to rummage

57
Q

encourir

A

to incur

58
Q

dépiter

A

to upset

59
Q

la rallonge

A

extension cord
additional sum of money

60
Q

prendre le bec

A

argue
have a hard time

61
Q

une villégiature

A

holiday

62
Q

auquel cas

A

in which case

63
Q

un entre-deux

A

middle ground

64
Q

une massue

A

knobby club

65
Q

la foire d’empoigne

A

rat race
bull session

66
Q

subvenir

A

to support
meet someone’s needs

67
Q

écarquiller

A

to open one’s eyes wide

68
Q

les tongs (fp)

A

tongs (syn: les pincettes)
thongs (flip-flops)

69
Q

d’usage

A

customary

70
Q

toucher à qc (vi)

A

to touch st

71
Q

en filigrane

A

implicated

un filigrane = watermark

72
Q

retenter

A

to reattempt

73
Q

l’embarras du choix

A

plentitude of choice

74
Q

une planche de salut

A

life line
salvation

75
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avoir l’art

A

to have the knack

76
Q

un dépaysement

A

change of scenery

77
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patibulaire (adj)

A

sinister looking

78
Q

échiner
s’échiner

A

to make a great effort

79
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l’urticaire (f)

A

hives

80
Q

un rond-de-cuir

A

bean counter
pen pusher

81
Q

être dans la fourchette haute

A

to be in the high range

82
Q

racler

A

to scrape clean

83
Q

dans la mouise

A

in dire straits

84
Q

la trésorerie

A

funds

85
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se démener

A

to thrash about
pull oneself through

86
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tant bien que mal

A

with difficulty

87
Q

endiguer

A

to confine (eg stream)
contain (eg protest)
curb (eg speculation)

une digue = dike, sea wall

88
Q

tant et si bien que….. (mandatory liason between tant and et)

A

so much that….

89
Q

quoique (takes subjunctive when expressing a concession)

A

although

Syn: bien que

90
Q

quoi que (takes subjunctive)
qoui qui

A

whatever
whoever

91
Q

l’échafaudage (m)

A

scaffolding

92
Q

un emballement

A

outburst
rapid rise

93
Q

un constat

A

certified report (by a court official)
assessment

94
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un lynchage

A

lynching

95
Q

un torrent

A

flood
downpour

96
Q

un tollé

A

outcry

97
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s’insurger

A

to rise up

98
Q

le crachat

A

spit

99
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la jugeote

A

common sense

100
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une poudrière

A

powder magazine
time bomb

101
Q

une réminiscence

A

st that sb reminisces

102
Q

une pointe de + nom

A

with a little

103
Q

tour à tour

A

each in turn
one after another

104
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un démenti

A

a statement that st is false

105
Q

un canular

A

prank

106
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au petit coin

A

to the toilet (euphemism)

107
Q

dormir à poings fermés

A

to sleep soundly

108
Q

une péripétie

A

unexpected incident without serious consequences

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