Élan vocab Flashcards

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1
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Affréter

A

To charter

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2
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L’accouchement

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Birth

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3
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Alambique

A

Convoluted, tortuous

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4
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Surrounding area

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Les alentours

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5
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Weightless

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Apesanteur

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6
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To water

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Arroser

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7
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Axer sur

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To base on

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8
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Les babines

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Jaw of an animal

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9
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Bafoué

A

Scorned

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10
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A cradle

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Un berceau

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11
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To avoid

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Bouder

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12
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A can

A

Une boîte de conserve

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13
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La cendre

A

Ash

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14
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Le compotier

A

Fruit bowl

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15
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Le concierge

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Caretaker

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16
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To force/compel

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Contraindre

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17
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To depict

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Dépeindre

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18
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To prove innocent

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Disculper

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19
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Englouti

A

Engulfed, innocent

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20
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Entourer

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To wrap

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21
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Envenimer

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To aggravate

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22
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A menace

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Un épouvantail

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23
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The tricks of the trade

A

Les ficelles du métier

24
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Clothes line

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Le fil à linge

25
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Foudroyant

A

Lightning

26
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Fulgurant

A

Extraordinary

27
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Incarner

A

To play

28
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To check/ curb

A

Juguler

29
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To dismiss

A

Licencier

30
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Oppressed

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Opprimé

31
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Policy

A

La politique

32
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Priser

A

To hold something in esteem

33
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Promulger

A

To put into effect

34
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Une poupée

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A doll

35
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To continue

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Poursuivre

36
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Dusty

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Poussiéreux

37
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A coughing fit

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Une quinte de toux

38
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Réclamer

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To call for

39
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Ressortissant

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National

40
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Un rentissement

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An impact

41
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To retort

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Rétorquer

42
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To seize

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Saisir

43
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To welcome

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Saluer

44
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Saumâtre

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Brackish, salty

45
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S’avérer

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To turn out to be

46
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Soubresaut

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Jolt

47
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To store

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Stocker

48
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Overcrowded

A

Surchargé

49
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To overcome

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Surmonter

50
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Susciter

A

To give rise to

51
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Tout fout le camp

A

Everything is falling apart

52
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Truffer

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To stuff

53
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To make more eco-friendly

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Verdir

54
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Dilapidated

A

Vétuse

55
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Doomed to failure

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Voué à l’échec