Français-16 Flashcards
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aimant
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magnet, affectionate, loving
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déambuler
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meander, walk around
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silloner
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travel, roam, traverse
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bondé
bonde
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full, packed, jam-packed
plug, stopper
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saper
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undermine
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insoutenable
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unbearable, unsustainable, indefensible
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case
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hut, compartment, box, square
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entrepôt
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warehouse, depot
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expédition
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shipment, dispatch, consignment
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éteindre
s’éteindre
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turn off, switch off, wipe out, bring to an end, erase, cancel pass away (die), go off, switch off, turn off
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aligner
s’aligner
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cough up; align; punch; line up
get into line; conform with, align yourself with
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surplomb
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overhang, overlook, look down on
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apparat
d’apparat
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pomp
ceremonial
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dam
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detriment, damage, prejudice
damnation
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poils
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fur
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réappropriant
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reclaiming
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chapiteau
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Big Top, tent, circus tent
capital
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plus jamais ça
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never again
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foulée
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stride
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lambeau
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tatter, shred, scrap, bit
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prémices
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presage, sign
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fautif
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at fault, to blame, guilty
incorrect, erroneous
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révoquer
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dismiss, revoke
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guise
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as you like, as you please, in your own way
as, in lieu of
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amas
```
pile, heap
star cluster (ie Big Dipper)
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inouïe
unheard of
| incredible, amazing
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entente
understanding, agreement, harmony
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faire le jeu de
play into the hands of
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échoppe
shop, covered stall, boutique
| single story house
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bourrer
| se bourrer
stuff, cram, pack, fill
| get sloshed, get hammered, get pissed
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formation
formation professionelle
formation sur le tas
start, formation; training, schooling;
vocational training
on the job training;
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versement
payment
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demandeurs d'emploi
job seekers
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tache
tacher
tâche
a stain, blemish, mark
to stain
task, chore, job
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dotation
endowment, grant, allowance
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refus
refusal
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onéreux
expensive, costly, pricey, dear
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assortir
match (ie tie with shirt)
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atténuant
| atténuer
mitigating, appeasing
| easing, alleviate, reduce
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aisance
ease, poise, facility;
affluence, wealth;
lavatory, rest room
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délectation
delight
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la quasi totalité
almost all
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contre toute attente
against all odds
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âprement
closely, bitterly
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grue
| faire le pied de grue
crane (machine or bird), tart, whore
| cool your heels, hang around
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coulisses
wings (theater), behind the scenes, slide, runner
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caillot
clot
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viticole
cave viticole
domaine viticole
wine making
wine cellar
vineyard,
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carlingue
cabin
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asséner
deal, proclaim, hammer, strike
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fessée
spanking, trouncing, drubbing, beating, get asses kicked
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renommée
renommé
renommer
reputation
| renowned, famous, famed
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resserrer
| se resserrer
tighten, retighten; strengthen
| narrow, become stronger, become closer
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resurgir
surface, reappear
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ourdir
hatch, weave, warp
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fléau
plague, scourge, bane, curse
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but
goal, target
| aim, purpose, intention
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ensevelir
bury
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hors-piste
off piste (backcountry skiing)
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coulée
slide, mudslide snowslide
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superflu
superfluous, unnecessary
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engin
machine, vehicle, contraption
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balnéaire
seaside, bathing
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barbelés
barbed wire
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alléchant
| allécher
attractive, tantalizing, appetizing
| tempt, seduce, entice
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côtoyer
rub shoulders with, mix with, stand alongside, border on
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coiffer
do sb's hair, over sb's head, put a hat on
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casquette
cap, baseball cap, peaked cap, label
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nous tous
all of us
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enfouir
bury, burrow
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écureuil
squirrel
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crue
rise (as in water level), spate
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conjuguer
conjugate, unite, combine, put together
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calfeutrer
| se ~
draughtproof
| shut yourself in, make yourself cozy,
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verbaliser
write out a ticket, issue a fine
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tôle, taule
sheet metal, jail
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arrimer
tie up, dock
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éboulis
pile of rocks, rock slide
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impérieux
urgent, pressing
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élaguer
prune, cut down
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tracas
trouble, bother, worry
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déplorer
deplore, find regrettable, lament, bemoan
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traversée
crossing, driving through
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bac
ferry, ferry boat
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détremper
| trempé
soak (ie with water)
| soaked, tempered, hardened
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aplanir
| s'aplanir
flatten, smooth down, iron out
| become smooth, go flat
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traçant
tracer
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statut
status, position
| statute
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manifestement
| manifestment réunies
flagrantly, obviously, clearly
| clearly satisfied
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probant
convincing
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renfort
reinforcement, backup
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alentours
surroundings, neighborhood
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guetter
watch out for, spy on, be on the lookout for
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plainte;
déposer une plainte;
porter plainte;
retirer sa plainte;
moan, groan, complaint;
file a complaint;
press charges;
withdraw your complaint;
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cohue
crowd, crush, scramble
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indescriptible
indescribable, undefinable, unimaginable, unbelievable
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fédérer
unite, group, federate
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rôder
roder
se roder
hang around, roam, wander
develop, grind
break yourself in, settle yourself in
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dérive
drifting, drift, slipping into
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polyvalent
versatile
