English 2 French 15 Flashcards

1
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compel (3)

A

contraindre, forcer, obliger

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2
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light brown (chestnut)

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châtain

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3
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trunk (I.e. baggage)

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malle

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4
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to shake

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secouer

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5
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bread crumb

A

mie(tte) de pain

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6
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to twist

A

tordre

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7
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paw, leg (of an animal)

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patte (2)

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8
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falling out

A

brouille

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9
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stairwell

A

cage d’escalier

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10
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close to the edge

A

tout au bord

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11
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to get maudlin

A

s’attendrir

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12
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unscrewing

A

dévissage

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13
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resolve

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résoudre

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14
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ramshackle

A

déglingué

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15
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keen

A

passionné

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16
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a lot of people

A

beaucoup de monde

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17
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pleased with…

A

content de…

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18
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from now on (2)

A

désormais, dorénavant

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19
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did you sleep well?

A

tu as bien dormi?

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20
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swollen

A

gonflé

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21
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the engagement

A

les fiançailles

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22
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to debate

A

débattre

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23
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I feel awful

A

Je me sens affreusement

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24
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terribly…

A

affreusement…

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25
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to conceal

A

cacher

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26
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with a sob in one’s voice

A

avec des sanglots dans la voix

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27
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stunned (2)

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ahuri, hébété

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28
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I’m still stunned.

A

Je suis encore ahuri.

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29
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chain (often gold) necklace (often) with pendant

A

sautoir

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30
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shark

A

requin

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31
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the bee

A

l’abeille

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32
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the spider

A

l’araignée

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33
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the mouse

A

la souris

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34
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the whale

A

la baleine

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35
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the hen

A

la poule

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36
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to approach

A

aborder

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37
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harmless

A

anodin

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38
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the return (after a break)

A

rentrée

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39
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anthology

A

florilège

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40
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torment

A

supplice

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41
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to play havoc with

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chambouler

42
Q

paperback

A

livre broché

43
Q

he was late

A

il avait du retard

44
Q

rough, calloused

A

rugueuse (2)

45
Q

blunder (2)

A

gaffe

bévue

46
Q

rejoinder

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réplique

47
Q

to bring closer

A

rapprocher

48
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printing (of a book)

A

tirage

49
Q

a schoolboy

A

un potache

50
Q

figurehead

A

potiche

51
Q

terrific! (2); (1=n?)

A

chouette! (=owl); super!

52
Q

crammed with

A

bourré de

53
Q

lightning rod

A

paratonnerre

54
Q

stool

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tabouret

55
Q

to sew

A

coudre

56
Q

she was sewing

A

elle cousait

57
Q

we were sewing

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nous cousions

58
Q

I was sewing

A

je cousais

59
Q

she drank

A

elle but

60
Q

I drank

A

je bus

61
Q

we drank

A

nous bûmes

62
Q

you drank (pl.)

A

vous bûtes

63
Q

they drank

A

ils burent

64
Q

pocket book

A

livre de poche

65
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appearance, arraignment

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comparution

66
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gust (of wind)

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bourrasque (de vent)

67
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procrastination

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atermoiement

68
Q

the breath

A

le souffle

69
Q

the background

A

la genèse

70
Q

Ten days had passed

A

Dix jours se sont écoulés

71
Q

nothing had changed

A

rien n’avait changé

72
Q

ease

A

aisance

73
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dizzy

A

étourdi

74
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heavy

A

pesant

75
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wheel

A

roue

76
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shrewd

A

pénétrant

77
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kindness

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bonté

78
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devoid of…

A

dénué de…

79
Q

shriveled up

A

recroquevillé

80
Q

gum [mouth]

A

gencive

81
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surveyor

A

arpenteur

82
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bankruptcy

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faillite

83
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debt

A

dette

84
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to realize (i.e. achieve)

A

concrétiser

85
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previously

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auparavant

86
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damage (n.)

A

dégât

87
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acquired (I.e. bought)

A

a racheté

88
Q

to buy back, to redeem

A

racheter (2)

89
Q

to embed, to anchor

A

ancrer (2)

90
Q

nightmarish (note: pl. usage)

A

cauchemardesques

91
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to focus

A

cibler

92
Q

to glean

A

glaner

93
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display (computer)

A

affichage

94
Q

school schedule/pace

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rythmes scolaires

95
Q

shortening

A

raccourcissement

96
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implementation

A

mise en œuvre

97
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resentment

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rancœurs

98
Q

to look out for

A

guetter

99
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lazy

A

fainéant

100
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intermediate

A

intermédiaire