Don Quichotte Flashcards

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1
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a small town

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une bourgade

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2
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a Spanish nobleman

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un hidalgo

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3
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thin/skinny

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maigre

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4
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hunting

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la chasse

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5
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even though

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bien que (+ subjunctive)

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6
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likely

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vraissemblable

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7
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besides

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or

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8
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idle

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oisif, oisive

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9
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books of chivalry

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des livres de chevalerie

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10
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taste

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le goût

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11
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to go insanse (il y a deux)

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perdre le jugement/devenir fou

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12
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to acquire (something) (il y a deux)

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acquérir/se procurer (quelque chose)

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13
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to try earnestly to do something (il y a cinq!!!)

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s’acharner/essayer avec ardeur/poursuivre avec ardeur/faire des efforts/mettre toute son énèrgie à faire quelquechose

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14
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a magic spell (il y a deux)

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un enchantement/un charme

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15
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a challenge

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un défi

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16
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fitting

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convenable

17
Q

to become a knight errant

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se faire chevalier errant

18
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to hurry to do something

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se hâter de +infinitif

19
Q

to clean

A

nettoyer

20
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ancestor

A

ancêtre

21
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to fix (il y a deux)

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réparer/raccommoder

22
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a piece of armor

A

une armure

23
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a horse (il y a deux)

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un cheval/une monture (a mount)

24
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to fall in love with

A

tomber amoreux de

25
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to live (il y a deux)

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habiter/demeurer

26
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a native of

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natif, native de + lieu

27
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a scar

A

une cicatrice

28
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to overcome dangers

A

surmonter des périls

29
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to remove (il y a deux)

A

ôter/enlever

30
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to succeed at doing something (il y a deux)

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parvenir à + infinitif/réussir à = infinitif

31
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to be crazy (il y a cinq!!!)

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avoir d’autres dans la tête/ne pas être lucide/ne pas réfléchir/ne pas penser raisonnablement/être un peu fou

32
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to complain

A

se plaindre

33
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a peasant/countryside person

A

un(e) paysan(ne)

34
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la Manche

A

literally “the stain”

the dry region in Spain where Don Quichotte lives, and where nothing grows.

35
Q

stomach (il y a trois)

A

le ventre, l’estomac, le panza

36
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windmill

A

moulin à vent

37
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full title of the book “Don Quichotte”

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“L’ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche”

38
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author of “Don Quichotte”

A

Miguel de Cervantès

39
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the name of Don Quichotte’s horse

A

Rossinante