Français-12 Flashcards
1
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dérouler
se dérouler
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roll out, uncoil, unwind
take place, uncoil
2
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attroupement
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gathering, crowd, mob
3
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prendre à partie
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take to task
4
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cocher
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check (review); coachman
5
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droit
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straight; upright, erect; right, entitlement; right; law
6
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rechercher
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look for, see hunt, research
7
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faire suivre
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redirect, forward
8
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lasser
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bore, tire, leave weary
9
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cisseaux
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scissors
10
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inventaire
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inventory, stock pile
11
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sine die
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without any future date being designated, indefinetly
12
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dédouaner
se dédouaner
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pay customs duty, clear goods from customs
clear sb’s name, rehabilitate
make up for something, get yourself off the hook
13
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trêve
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truce, let up, rest, break
14
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héritière
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heir, inheritor, successor
15
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dépaysement
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change of scene, disorientation
16
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gestionaire
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manager, administrator
17
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dédale
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maze, labyrinth
18
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force de l’ordre
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the police
19
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joncher
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cover, blanket, be strewn with, be scattered with
20
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humilié
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mortified, chagrined, humbled
21
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refluer
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flow back, ebb, surge back
22
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collectivité
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community
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retrouver
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find sth, find sth again, turn up
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vaste
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huge, immense, vaste
25
funeste
gruesome, macabre, dire, gloomy
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écouler
| s'écouler
sell, move, unload, dispose of
| pass, flow by, flow, discharge
27
hors de cause
in the clear, out of the picture
28
zone d'ombre
gray area
29
sombrer
sink, go down, decline
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foi
faith, confidence, belief
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restes
remains (ie ) human, leftovers, cadavre, scraps
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gardes-côtes
coast guard
33
restituer
give back, return, reestablish, reproduce
34
ndlr
note de la rédaction, Editor's note
35
imprudence
recklessness, carelessness, negligence
36
rouler
| se rouler
roll, drive, work for
| roll about
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ratrapper
| se rattrapper
catch
| make up for, catch up
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figurer
| se figurer
appear, feature, depict, symbolize
| imagine
39
dresser
| se dresser
tame, train, raise, erect
| stand, rise against, loom
40
myostis
forget-me-not
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salle de vente
auction
42
emporter
| s'emporter
take away, carry away
| lose your temper, bolt
43
allusion
allusion, hint, veiled reference
44
brandir
| brandir la menace de
wave, brandish
| threaten with
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répertorier
index, list, identify
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décrisper
| se décrisper
defuse, make less tense, relax
| lighten up, relax
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entrevoir
glimpse, catch sight of, sense, foresee, have an inkling
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cynophile
dog lover
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coups mortels
| homicide involuntaire
manslaughter
50
concours
competitive exam, competition, contest
| cooperation, support
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dominical
Sunday
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grisaille
colorlessness, gray
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internat
boarding school, internship, residency
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bal
dance, ball, hop
55
beaucoup de monde
many people
56
bébête
childish, silly
57
bêcher
dig, have a go at, sneer, scorn, deride, look down on
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démarrage
start, starting up, beginning
| pulling away, acceleration
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ailier
winger, wing
60
clore
close, shut off, enclose
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qualifier
consider, have the opinion that, characterize
| describe yourself, qualify
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corne
| corner
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horn
turn down (ie a corner)
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provenir
come from, originating in, arise from, come from
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civil
civilian, civil life, civil, courteous
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affrontement
confrontation, battle, clash
66
approvisionnement
supply of provisions, supply, provisions
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décousu
undone, unstitched
| rambling, incoherent, desultory, disjointed
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ourlet
hem, rim, lip
69
bague
anneau
anneau vaginal
ring, band
ring, circle
diaphragm
70
trou du cul
connard
salopard
enfoiré
asshole
bugger, asshole, jackass, fucker, schmuck, dick
bastard
fuck head
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visser
| vis
to screw, glue, bolt
| screw
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sens
sense, direction, way, meaning
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terme
end, term, limit, wording
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récupération
| récuperer
salvage
| get back, recover, salvage, recuperate
75
avarie
| avarié
damage
| rotten, damaged
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empester
plague, make sth stink, corrupt, poison
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prodiguer
| se prodiguer
dispense, pour out
| devote yourself
78
cale
hold (of a ship), block, chock, wedge
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afflux
| flot
influx, flood
| figurative as in: a flood of tears
80
recentrer
recenter, refocus, redefine
81
stupéfaction
| stupéfier
amazement
82
avant-coureur
precursory
83
dégat
damage, harm
84
au lieu de, plutôt, préferer
instead, rather
85
produire
| se produire
produce, make, provide, generate
| perform, exhibit, occur
86
fleur de peau
highly sensitive, thin skinned
87
clochard
vagrant, bum, hobo
88
s'agenouiller
kneel, knee down
89
caqueter
cackle, gossip, chatter
90
poule
hen
pool (of teams)
better half, significant other
dear, love, honey
91
goguenard
mocking, jeering
92
nouvelle
short story, novella, breaking news
93
croiser
| se croiser
cross breed, cruise
| pass each other, bump/run into each other
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par hasard
by chance, by accident
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cuivre
copper, brass
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malfaiteur
wrong-doer, criminal
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chavirer
capsize, turn over, keel over, turn upside down
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hébergement
| héberger
accomodations, lodging, putting in shelter
| accomodate, put up, shelter
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nourrisson
infant
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envenimer
| s'envenimer
infect, poison, aggravate
| deteriorate, grow worse, worsen
