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English to French 8 Flashcards

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comical
comical (inf.) (3)

laughable

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comique
cocasse
ridicule

dérisoire

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expanse

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étendue

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to sip

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siroter

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unrecognized, undiscovered, unappreciated, underrated

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méconnu (4)

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misunderstood (2)

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mal compris

incompris

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I misunderstood

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j’ai mal compris

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7
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gift (talent)

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don

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8
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almost, nearly, closely

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quasiment (3)

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leader (d’un groupe)

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animateur

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mores (gen.?)

customs

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les mœurs (f.) (2)

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to harass

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harceler

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Stop badgering me

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Arrête de me harceler

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13
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steward

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intendant

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14
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resilience

spring

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ressort (2)

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15
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watch spring, hairspring

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ressort de montre (2)

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to belong to

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appartenir

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17
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the pavement

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le pavé

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dreamy, dreamlike (3)

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de rêve, rêveur, onirique (2)

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tousled, dishevelled

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échevelé (2)

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rundown, dilapidated

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délabré (2)

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boarding school

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pensionnat

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22
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it is advisable / a good idea to…

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il convient de..: [+ verbe impersonnel]

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23
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a host

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un hôte

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the neighborhood, the vicinity, the surroundings

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les alentours (3)

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to devote to
consacrer à
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unusual
insolite
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a thickness
une épaisseur
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the volume (book) (3)
le fascicule le tome le volume
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the foliage (3)
la feuillage les feuilles la frondaison
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concurrence | contest
concours (2)
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an approval (3)
une approbation un assentiment un agrément
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an addiction (2)
une addition | une adjonction
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imprint, impression; track, footprint, footstep; stamp, mark
empreinte (7)
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rock
roche
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to sprinkle | to scatter
parsemer (2)
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to erase, rub out (2)
gommer, effacer (2)
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refined (4)
raffiné affiné cultivé épuré
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belief
croyance
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blurred
flou
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disturbing (2)
inquiétant | dérangeant
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challenge tall order daunting task bet
gageure (4)
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whoever
quiconque
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confused (3) confused (lost)
confus embrouillé embarrassé désorienté
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(1) a cutting, slicing | 2) a division into periods (re history
(1) un découpage | (2) un découpage de périodes
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informed (adj.) (3)
averti informé renseigné
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to bring along
apporter
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entanglement (confusion)
enchevétrement
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a qualm
un scrupule
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by hook or crook no matter the cost no matter what
coûte que coûte (3)
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they began to... (+ inf.)
ils de mirent á... (+ inf.)
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the tower collapsed
la tour s'écroula
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to collapse (3)
éffondrer tomber écrouler
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watch it! (fam.)
gare à toi!
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mistrust
méfiance
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(1) prey (2) in the grip of... (3) beset with doubt.... racked with fear
(1) proie (2) en proie à... (3) en proie au doute en proie à la peur
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hurried, rushed, hasty; cursory, precipitate
hâtive (5)
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more | further
davantage (2)
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a lapse of time | a while
un laps de temps (2)
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when | as
lorsque (2)
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distinctly | clearly
nettement (2)
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easily found | easily spotted
repérable (2)
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to write
rédiger
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to confuse (3)
confondre embarrasser embrouiller
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literate | well educated
instruit (2)
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above all
surtout
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pervaded | filled
imprègne (2)
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to get hold of | to seize
saisir (2)
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to which
auxquel
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annoying
embêtant
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stanza
strophe
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speaker (person) (3)
locuteur orateur diseur
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a bishop
un évêque
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small island
îlot
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development (3)
essor développement formation
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holder
détenteur
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banned prohibited forbidden
interdit (3)
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cleared, reclaimed (land)
défriché (2)
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its founding
sa fondation
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together with
ainsi que
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bring, induce, convey, introduce steer, bring about lead, carry
amener (8)
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whale
baleine
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unchanging
immuable
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favorable
propice
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to receive | to accept
recevoir (2)
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the fuel (2)
le carburant | le combustible
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railroad tracks
voies
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lubricated
graissé
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to initiate (3)
initier amorcer lancer
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especially since...
d'autant que...
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epic | saga
épopée (2)
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quest
quête
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stained glass
vitrail
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a construction to heighten a structure
une surélévation
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an elected official | a chosen one
un élu (2)
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bald
chauve
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a financial center
un pôle financier
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sliding door
coulisse
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wool
laine
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operate (3)
fonctionner exploiter opérer
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reliability
fiabilité

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