Élan vocab Flashcards by Alice Perry

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Affréter

A

To charter

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L’accouchement

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Birth

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Alambique

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Convoluted, tortuous

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Surrounding area

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Les alentours

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Weightless

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Apesanteur

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To water

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Arroser

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Axer sur

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To base on

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Les babines

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Jaw of an animal

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Bafoué

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Scorned

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A cradle

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Un berceau

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To avoid

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Bouder

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A can

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Une boîte de conserve

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La cendre

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Ash

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Le compotier

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Fruit bowl

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Le concierge

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Caretaker

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To force/compel

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Contraindre

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To depict

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Dépeindre

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To prove innocent

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Disculper

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Englouti

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Engulfed, innocent

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Entourer

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To wrap

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Envenimer

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To aggravate

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A menace

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Un épouvantail

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The tricks of the trade

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Les ficelles du métier

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Clothes line

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Le fil à linge

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Foudroyant

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Lightning

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Fulgurant

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Extraordinary

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Incarner

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To play

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To check/ curb

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Juguler

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To dismiss

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Licencier

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Oppressed

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Opprimé

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Policy

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La politique

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Priser

A

To hold something in esteem

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Promulger

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To put into effect

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Une poupée

A

A doll

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To continue

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Poursuivre

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Dusty

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Poussiéreux

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A coughing fit

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Une quinte de toux

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Réclamer

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To call for

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Ressortissant

A

National

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Un rentissement

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An impact

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To retort

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Rétorquer

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To seize

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Saisir

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To welcome

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Saluer

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Saumâtre

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Brackish, salty

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S’avérer

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To turn out to be

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Soubresaut

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Jolt

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To store

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Stocker

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Overcrowded

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Surchargé

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To overcome

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Surmonter

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Susciter

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To give rise to

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Tout fout le camp

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Everything is falling apart

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Truffer

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To stuff

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To make more eco-friendly

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Verdir

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Dilapidated

A

Vétuse

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Doomed to failure

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