faux amis Flashcards

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insulter, injurier

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to abuse

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réaliser, atteindre

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to achieve

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réel

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actual

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en fait, en réalité

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actually

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liaison

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affair

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ordre du jour

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agenda

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arriver à

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to arrive

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hache

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axe

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célibataire

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bachelor

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équilibre

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balance

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déséquilibre

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imbalance

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franc, sincère

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candid

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risque, occasion

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chance

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s’engager

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to commit oneself

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achever, parachever

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to complete

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complet, exhaustif

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comprehensive

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brut, non raffiné

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crude

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trompeur

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deceiving

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livrer

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to deliver

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exiger

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to demand

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21
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se débarrasser de

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to dispose of

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22
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désaccord

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dispute

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spectaculaire

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dramatic

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amuser, recevoir

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to entertain

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finalement

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eventually

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26
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preuve

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evidence (U)

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27
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textile, tissus

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fabric

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28
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abuser

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to go too far

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29
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achever

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to finish

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30
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actuel

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current

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actuellement

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currently

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32
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affaire

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business

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33
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agenda

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diary

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34
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arriver (se produire)

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to happen

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35
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axe

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axis

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36
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bachelier

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graduated

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37
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balance

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scales

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38
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candide

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innocent, pure

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39
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balancer

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to swing, to rock

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40
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chance

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luck

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41
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commettre

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to commit

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compléter, remplir

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to fill up, out, in

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compréhensible

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understandable

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cru

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raw/harsh

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décevant

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disappointing

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délivrer

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to free, release, issue

47
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demander

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to ask

48
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disposer

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to have at disposal

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dispute

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argument, quarrel

50
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dramatique

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tragic

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entretenir

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to maintain

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éventuellement

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possibly

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évidence

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obviousness

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fabrique

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factory

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instalations

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facilities

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chiffre, silhouette

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figure

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réparer

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to fix

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risque, danger

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hazard

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sous-entendre

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to imply

60
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conférence

A

lecture

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bibliothèque

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library

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endroit, site

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location

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fou

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lunatic

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pétrole, huile

A

oil

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réussir

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to pass (an exam)

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médecin

A

physician

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préjugé

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prejudice

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faire semblant

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to pretend (to)

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empêcher

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to prevent (from)

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reprendre

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to resume

71
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CV

A

résumé

72
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sensé, raisonnable

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sensible

73
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scène/phase, étape

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stage

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soutien

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support

75
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nom de famille

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surname

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compatissant, compréhensif

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sympathetic

77
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polyvalent

A

versatile

78
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maillot de corps

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vest

79
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méchant, dangereux

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vicious

80
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facilités

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easiness

81
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figure

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face

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fixer à

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to fasten to

83
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hasard

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chance

84
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impliquer

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to involve

85
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lecture

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reading

86
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librairie

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bookshop

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location

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rental, location

88
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lunatique

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whimsical

89
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passer un examen

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to take/sit an exam

90
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physicien

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physicist

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préjudice

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damage, harm

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prétendre

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to claim

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prévenir

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to warn, to inform

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résumer

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to summarise

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résumé

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summary

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sensible

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sensitive

97
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stage de formation

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training course

98
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supporter

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to stand

99
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surnom

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nickname

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sympathique

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charming, congenial

101
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veste

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jacket

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vicieux

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wicked