English 2 French 21 Flashcards

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mistrust

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méfiance

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puny

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chétive

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lookout (n.)

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guetteur

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4
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to sneak in

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se faufiler

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5
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watchmaker

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horloger

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to hem (stitch)

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ourler

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7
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gearshift

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levier de vitesses

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8
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steering wheel

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volant

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9
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windshield wiper

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coup d’essuie-glace

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10
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passenger compartment

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habitacle

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11
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beam

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faisceau

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12
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bush

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buisson

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13
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to slap, to smack

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gifler

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14
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airborne

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décollé

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15
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maintain

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entretenir

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16
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unifier

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rassembleur

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17
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tepid, lukewarm (liquid)

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tiéde

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18
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to spoil (ruin, mar)

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gâcher

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19
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foamy (beer)

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mousseux

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20
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froth (2)

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écume (pour bière), mousse

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21
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sifted

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tamisé

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22
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primer, beginning

the hint of a smile

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amorce (2)

l’amorce d’un sourire

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23
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breath (n.)

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soupir

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24
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to tame

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approiviser

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to surpass, exceed, overcome
dépasser (3)
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to balance
soupeser
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devoid of
dépourvu
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content (liquid), level (gas)
teneur (2)
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with a high quartz content
de forte teneur en quartz
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with a low quartz content
de faible teneur en quartz
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low alcohol drink
boisson à faible teneur en alcool
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high alcohol drink
boisson à forte teneur en alcool
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depleted
épuisé
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to sympathize
compatir
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sweat (n.)
sueur
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(insurance) premium
cotisation
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Swedish
suédois
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easy to use
d’une bonne maniabilité
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patent
brevet
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patron of the sciences (e.g. Nobel)
mécène des sciences
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steel
acier
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to award (a prize)
décerner
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to grant (e.g. a prize)
octroyer
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closely
étroitement
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otherwise
sinon
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relieved
soulagé
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in turn
tour à tour
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impregnable
imprenable
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welcoming
accueillant
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scholar
érudit
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burial mound, a
tertre, un
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challenge, a
défi, un
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except for (formal)
hormis
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to be strengthened/consolidated
s’effondrer (2)
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to insert (include)
insérer
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vegetable grower
maraîcher
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boldness
audace
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in pairs (teams)
en binôme
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unstoppable
imparable
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at a rate of... (+ price)
au tarif de...
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regrettable (re situation)
fâcheux
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by wearing...
en arborant de...
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outfit (n.)
tenue
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knowing that...
tout en sachant que...
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designer (re brand, logo)
griffée
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putting some elbow grease (some hard work) into it
mettant de l’huile de coude
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fleeting
fugace
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thirsting for power
assoiffée de pouvoir
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to seal (~ a document; to secure)
sceller
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dowry, a
dot, une
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ploy
manigance
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corrupt, to
corrompre
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rejuvenated
rajeunissant
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rejuvenation (idiom.)
coup de jeune
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spur of the moment (idiom)
au débotté
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to be confined to...
se cantonner dans...
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prepared, to be (food)
mitonner, se
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to peel, to go (comb) through
éplucher (2)
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to gain access to...
accèder au...
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parsley
persil
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homework
devoirs
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to be spaced (farther) apart
s’espacer
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mica crystals
cristaux micacées
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binding (of a book)
reliure
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fine grained
grenier
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creamy
cremeux
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roughness (of a surface)
aspérité
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vilify
vilipender
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she is talking about the professor
elle parle du professeur
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We are talking about the students
Nous parlons des étudiants
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sometimes
parfois
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the very idea! but it is the same idea.
l'idée même! mais c'est la même idée.
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learn to drive! learn to drive /well/! - | but I do drive /well/!
apprenez à conduire! apprenez à /bien/ conduire! | mais je conduis /bien/!
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investigating officer, pollster
enquêteur (2)
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construction site
chantier
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length (section)
tronçon
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beltway
rocade
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a bit of (lit. a strand)
un brin de
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decrease (n.)
baisse
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for want of (+ inf. + dir. obj.)
à défaut de (+ inf. + dir. obj.)