First weeks Flashcards by Emma Bown

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préponderant

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dominating

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la rade

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harbour

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épais

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thick

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flétri

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wilting

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arracher

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to extract

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l’étoffe (f)

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material

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clôturé

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enclosed

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un grigntage

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erosion

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aternu

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tarnished

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infime

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miniscule

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une caserne

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barrack

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dépourvu de

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devoid of

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la foule

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crowd

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une tuerie

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slaughter

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en voie de

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threatened with

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l’enlèvement

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abduction

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l’épouvante (f)

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horror

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submerger

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to overcome

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le revers

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setback

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accablé

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overwhelmed

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le ressort

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motivation

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l’essor

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rise

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reposer sur

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rests upon

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impliquer

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to involve

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le delassement

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relaxation

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la villégiature

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holiday

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dévolu

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destined; reserved

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ludique

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fun

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la commune

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town

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surgir

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to appear suddenly

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avoisiner

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to be close to

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induire

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induce; infer

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demeurer

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to live; remain

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doter

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to provide

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astreindre

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obliged to do something

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renier

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to deny

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souiller

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to make dirty; besmirch

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tout au long de

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throughout

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l’envergue (f)

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scope; range

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houleux (asp)

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turbulent

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acharné

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tenacious

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entamer

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to start on

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emblée

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immediately

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dès lors

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from that moment on

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porteur

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supporting; flourishing

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la signification

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meaning; sense

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le scrutin

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voting

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comme le montre

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as shown by

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anéantir

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to annihilate

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la frayeur

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fear

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le jeûne

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fasting

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caustique

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scathingly sarcastic

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l’empressement

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enthusiasm

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le dénuement

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destination

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dépareillé

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incomplete; mismatched

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oisif

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idle

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louable

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praiseworthy

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mordant

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scathing

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abroger

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to repeal; revoke

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l’approbation

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approval

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rebaisser

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to belittle

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le voile

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veil

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avilir

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to degrade

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dissimuler

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to conceal

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gémissant; gémir

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moaning

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appesantir

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to overwelm

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entreprendre

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to undertake

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un éloge

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praise

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comblé

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content; fulfilled

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la cupidité

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greed

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l’aûmone

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charity; alms

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déchirer

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to tear apart

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La péripétie

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Event, surprise

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La portée

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Significance

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Orgueilleux

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Arrogrant