Français-13 Flashcards
1
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arraisonner
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to board and search
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embouchure
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mouth (of a port), mouth piece (trumpet, etc), opening
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côtes orientale
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eastern coast
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ployer
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bow, bend, sag, buckle
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maghrébin
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North African
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bulletin
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forecast, newsflash, report, ballot
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dérapage
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slid, sideslip, misdemeanor, misconduct
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contre-pied
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opposite point of view, off balance
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terreau
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fertile ground, breeding ground, compost
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faire part
faire part de
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announcement
break the news
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affluence
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crowd, crowds
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foire
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fair, fairgrounds, trade show
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covoiturage
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car pool, car sharing
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affréter
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charter
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assumer
s’assusmer
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take on, take upon oneself, assume, accept, live with it
be self sufficient, be at ease with
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noyade
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drowning
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non-slave
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non Slavic
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tabasser
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beat up
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devanture
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front window, physical appearance
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main d’oeuvre
mis en oeuvre
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work force
take full advantage of, put to use, implemented
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anse
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handle
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pichet
pichet de vin
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pitcher
pitcher of wine
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en plein air
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outdoors, in the open
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mise en accusation
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prosecute, impeach
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milicien
| milice
militiaman
| militia
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trafiquer
| trafiquant
deal and deal, tamper with, be up to
| trafficker
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dessus
on (it), upstairs, top
| shoot at
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hécatombe
massacre, slaughter
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agrialimentaire
farm-produce, agribusiness
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prix des actifs
| avoirs
asset prices
| assets, holdings
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collégienne
schoolkid, secondary school pupil
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responsable
resposible person, person at fault, person in charge, responsible for
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abîmer
damage, ruin, spoil
| sink, fall into despair, go bad
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priser
value, snort
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flotte
fleet, flotilla, air fleet
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desservir
se desservir
desservant
serve, stop at
harm yourself, serve yourself badly
incumbent
37
dénouement
outcome, conclusion
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entériner
ratify, confirm
| approve, validate, rubber stamp
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magnanime
magnanimous
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résoudre
| se résoudre
resolve, solve
| decide, resolve to do sth
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provisoirement
temporarily
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avalise
endorse, support
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péripétie
incident, event, twists and turns
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obligataire
| marché obligataire
bond holder, bond
| bond market
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étoffer
| s'étoffer
flesh out, develop, expand; pad
| beef up, put on weight, expand
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cran
| crâner
notch, hole
| boast, brag, show off; act tough
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cingler
| cinglant
whip, lash, sting
| biting, scathing, stinging
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fief
fiefdom, kingdom, stronghold
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traces
scar, mark, memory, vestige, mark
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maintes fois
many times, often time, over and over
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exclu
excluded, out of the question, ruled out
| exclusivity
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atténuer
ease, alleviate, reduce, lighten
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contribuable
| imposable
taxpayer, ratepayer
| taxable, liable
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arrière-plan
background
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dégel
thaw
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décote
reduction
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redevance
license fee, royalty, usage fee
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s'absenter
to be away, be absent
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démêler
sort out, untangle, unknot
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majeur
adult, serious; of age-over 18; middle finger
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rafle
| rafler
roundup, raid
| clean out, clear out; swipe everything; grab, nab
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sans-papiers
undocumented
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à qui le tour
à ton tour
à son tour
who's next?
your turn
in his/her turn
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attentatoire
detrimental
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à la suite
à la suite de
à toute de suite
one after the other
further to; behind
be right back; see you soon
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amertume
bitterness, resentment, bad taste
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médecin légiste
| légiste
medical examiner, forensic pathologist
| (n) jurist, (adj) forensic
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bavard
| bavardage
talkative, chatty, chatterbox
| gabbing, chatting, gossipping
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peiner
struggle to do sth, have trouble in doing sth
| sadden, grieve
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éponge
éponger
jetter l'éponge
sponge
mop up, soak up, wipe off absorb
throw in the towel
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acerbe
cutting, ascerbic
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railler
mock, ridicule, make fun of
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déchiqueter
shred, rip apart, tear into pieces, level, flatten
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bonbonne
large glass jug
75
huissier
usher, bailiff
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clèment
merciful, lenient, mild
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guère
hardly
78
Quay d'Orsay
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
79
bouquinistes
second-hand book sellers
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dérober
| se dérober
steal, thieve; shield, protect; hide, conceal
| shirk, evade; give way
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déformer
| déformé
deform, misrepresent
| out of shape, misshapen; skewed, altered, inacurate
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sanctionner
punish
| recognize
83
inachevé
unfinished, incomplete
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épanouissement
blossoming, thriving, flourishing
85
casse-tête
| en tête
puzzle, headache, brainteaser, conondrum
| head, leading, in front
86
pente
slope, hill, gradient
87
désavouer
disavow, repudiate, challenge sbs authority, deny
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enfantillage
childishness, childish behavior
89
monter au créneau
à monter soi-même
faire monter la sauce
step into the breach (gap)
self-assembly (do it yourself)
spice things up
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réunir
| réunies
to get together with, to gather, join
| gathered, assembled, reunited
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dubitatif
dubious, skeptical
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choc
impact, collision, bump, confrontation, clash, shock
93
telephone portable
cell phone
94
inexact
innacurate, untrue, false, erroneous
| unpunctual
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convoquer
call in, summon, be asked to attend
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politique de retour
return policy
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tergiverser
procrastinate, hem and haw, prevaricate
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prêter
| se prêter à qch
offer, give, lend, ascribe attribute
| lend itself to sth
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saccager
ransack, wreck, vandalize, trash pillage
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chaloupe
life boat, launch, row boat
