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difficile: l'étranger Flashcards

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près

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near
tout près nearby
J’habite tout près. I live nearby.
près de near
Il habite près de la poste. He lives near the post office.
Assieds-toi près de moi. Sit down next to me.
près d’ici near here
Est-ce que c’est près d’ici? Is it near here?
de près closely
Il a regardé la photo de près. He looked closely at the photo.
(autres locutions) près de (=environ) nearly
Il y avait près de cinq cents spectateurs. There were nearly 500 spectators.
à qch près, à 1kg près to within about 1kg
On n’est pas à un jour près. One day won’t make any difference., One day either way won’t make any difference.
à peu de choses près more or less
à cela près que apart from the fact that
être près de faire to be on the point of doing
Il était près de le dénoncer. He was on the point of informing on him.
ne pas être près de faire qch to be not about to do sth
Je ne suis pas près de lui pardonner. I’m not about to forgive him.

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liée

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close, related adj
très lié avec (fig) very friendly with, very close to
lié par [+serment, promesse] bound by
avoir partie liée avec qn to be involved with sb

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renifler

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to sniff

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sommeil

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noun : sleep

avoir le sommeil léger to be a light sleeper
avoir sommeil to be sleepy
en sommeil (fig)
[volcan, site internet, affaire, virus] dormant
mettre en sommeil [+affaire] to leave in abeyance
[+projet] to put on ice

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pénible

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hard, painful, tiresome

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joues

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cheeks

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fausse

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false, fake, forged, wrong, copy

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le menton

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chin

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agripper

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to grab, to clutch

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réveil

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waking up no pl
au réveil on waking
(MILITAIRE)
sonner le réveil to sound the reveille
(=pendule) alarm clock, alarm
mettre le réveil à huit heures to set the alarm for eight o’clock

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empêtrés

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to entangle, to mire

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marin

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adj - sea/marine, noun -sailor

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culotte

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pants, knickers, breeches, underwear

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noeud

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noun: knot, node

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frêle

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frail, fragile

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canotier

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boater

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laqués

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COATED

   (=peinture)   gloss paint, gloss
   (=vernis)   lacquer
     (brute)    shellac
     (pour cheveux)    hair spray
      nm  
   (=art, technique)   lacquer work
     (objet, oeuvre)    piece of lacquerware

laqué , e
adj lacquered
du canard laqué Peking duck

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verrière

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GLASS ROOF, WINDOW

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toussé

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tousser : to cough

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cracher

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to spit, to belch, to cough up

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un mouchoir

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handkerchief, tissue

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les crachats

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spit (noun)

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arrachement

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tearing, wrench

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incommode

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inconvenient, uncomfortable

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cendre

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ash (noun) ashen (adj)

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au-dessus

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above, upstairs

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cuire

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to cook, to bake, to fire, to smart

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erre

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to roam, to wander

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s’ennuyer

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(éprouver de l’ennui) to be bored
s’ennuyer de to be bored with, to get bored with
(=regretter) to miss

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paille

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straw

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commode

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handy, easy (adj), chest of drawers (noun)

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jaunie

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yellowed

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cuivre

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copper (n), coppery, bronzed (adj)

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découpé

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adj/v - carved, shaped, cut

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faubourg

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traversin

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noun, bolster: a long, thick pillow that is placed under other pillows for support.
• a part of a vehicle or tool providing structural support.
• Building a short timber cap over a post designed to increase the bearing of the beams it supports.

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remue-ménage

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action, liveliness, commotion

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chauffer

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to heat/warm

  vt      [+eau, maison]   to heat
  vi      [eau]     (du chauffe-eau, pour la cuisine)    to boil   être en train de chauffer        (pour le thé, le café)    L'eau est en train de chauffer.      The kettle's on.   mettre de l'eau à chauffer        (pour le thé, le café)    to put the kettle on   Je vais mettre de l'eau à chauffer pour faire du thé.      I'll put the kettle on and make some tea.      [locataire, occupant d'une maison]   to have the heating on   On chauffe depuis la mi-octobre.      We've had the heating on since mid-October.      (=trop chauffer)    [moteur]   to overheat    *     (fig)   ça chauffe!      (=ça barde)   things are getting heated      (=il y a de l'ambiance)   it's jumping!   ça va chauffer      (=ça va barder)   there's going to be trouble
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fermer la bière

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to close the coffin

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curé

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noun - father, priest, parish

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prévenu

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noun: accused, defendant; verb: prévenir: to prevent, to inform, to tell

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choeur

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choir, chorus

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enfoncée

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smashed in, deep set

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plumier

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pencil box

45
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un drap

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sheet, wollen fabric

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s’incliner

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to bow, to be defeated

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habits ridicules

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ridiculous clothing

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un feutre mou à calotte ronde et aux ailes larges

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felt, soft skullcap, large wings

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soulier

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low heeled shoes

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truffé

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stuffed with, brimming with

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chaleur

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heat, warmth, fervor

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rousse

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red, redheaded

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menaient

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to take, to conduct, to lead?

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une trêve

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a truce, a respite

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débordant

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unbounded, exuberant

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tressaillir

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to quiver, to shudder

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dépasser

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[+véhicule, concurrent] to overtake
Il y a une voiture qui essaie de nous dépasser. There’s a car trying to overtake us.
[+endroit] to pass, to go past
Nous avons dépassé Dijon. We’ve passed Dijon., We’ve gone past Dijon.
[+somme, limite] to exceed
(fig) (en beauté) to surpass, to outshine
(=être en saillie sur) (au-dessus) to jut out above , (en avant) to jut out in front of
(=dérouter) to be beyond
Cela me dépasse. It’s beyond me.
vi
(AUTOMOBILES) to overtake
[jupon] to show

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niveau

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level, grade

59
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s’éventer

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to fan oneself

60
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mouchoir

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handkerchief, tissue

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casquette

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sueur

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pulpe

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cuir

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leather, hide

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gluant

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sticky, gummy. Dare I say, gluingy

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goudron

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asphalt, tar

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crottin

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dung, manure

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constater

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to note, to notice, to report, to record, to certify

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rattraper

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[+fugitif] to recapture
La police a rattrapé le voleur. The police recaptured the thief.
(=retenir, empêcher de tomber) to catch hold of
(=rejoindre) to catch up with
Je vais rattraper Cécile. I’ll catch up with Cécile.
[+retard] to make up
[+imprudence, erreur] to make good
rattraper son retard to make up the delay
rattraper le temps perdu to make up lost time

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attraper

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[+voleur, fugitif]   to catch
     [+balle, objet lancé]   to catch
     [+maladie]   to catch   
  [+amende]   to get, to pick up   
  [+habitude]   to pick up
   (=duper)   to take in   (Grande-Bretagne)  , to con
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plusieurs

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some/several

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s’écouler

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l’évanouissement

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fainting fit, faint (noun)

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pantin

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jumping jack, puppet, marionette

75
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se baigner

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to have a bath, to go swimming

76
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l’époque

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nf [+histoire] age, era
[+année, la vie] time
à l’époque at that time
À l’époque, beaucoup de gens n’avaient pas l’eau courante. At that time a lot of people didn’t have running water.
à cette époque at that time
à cette époque de l’année at this time of year
faire époque [événement] to make history
d’époque (meuble) period modif

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boue

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effleurer

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to brush against, to touch upon

79
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s’rhabiller

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to redress oneself

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fautif

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adj
(=responsable) at fault, in the wrong
(=incorrect)
[interprétation, raisonnement] incorrect
nm/f culprit

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