Français-31 Flashcards
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fret
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freight, cargo
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cauchemar
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nightmare, bad dream
3
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liens
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affiliation, connection, link
4
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ratissage
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raking (as a garden); search (fouille)
5
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fouille
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excavation, dig
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tantôt
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shortly, soon; sometimes, at times
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tige
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(of a plant) stem or stalk; rod, shaft, shank
8
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empreindre
s’empreindre
empreint
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imprint, stamp;
be marked, be tinged
fingerprint
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répercuter
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reverberate, echo; transmit
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canot
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dinghy, small boat, life boat
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surchargé
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overloaded, packed,
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coulé
couler
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slide
sink, founder
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feu de paille
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flash in the pan
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gradin
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tier, row of seats; bleacher
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saisie
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seizure, foreclosure; input
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ou même
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even if
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rapports
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relationship; connections, affiliation
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mèche
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wick, fuse; strand, strand of hair; bit, drill bit
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foncier
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property; real estate; basic, fundamental
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jumelles
jumelle
jumeaux
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binoculars, field glasses
twin
twins
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poignard
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dagger
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bouder
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stay away from, show no interest in; sulk
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dortoir
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dormitory
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déflagration
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explosion, conflict
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amener
take, bring, carry, transport, steer
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lueur
glow, gleam, glimmer
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être tiré d'affaire
to be in the clear
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cale
hold (ship); block, wedge, chock
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excrément
excrement, feces, dropping, stool
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soute
cargo hold,
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Egée
Aegean sea
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mire
test pattern; center of attention; line of sight
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foutre
| se foutre de
do, play at;
| laugh at, make fun of; not give a damn, not give a fuck, not give a shit,
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meuf
woman, girl, chick
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perforer
pierce, punch (a ticket)
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composter
validate, punch ( a ticket); compost
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gonflable
inflatable
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embourber
get stuck in the mud, get bogged down; embroil
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tentaculaire
sprawling
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cyclisme
cycling, bicycling
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mandat d'arret
arrest warrent
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portrait-robot
composite drawing
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chevelure
| que de cheval
hair
| pony tail
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prisé
private
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balustrade
railing
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reboucher
fill back in, fill up again; recork, recap, restopper
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périphérique
peripheral, outlying
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rescousse
help, assistance
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concéder
allow, grant, give; concede
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impéritie
incompetence, inadequacy
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incommode
uncomfortable, bothersome,
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échauffourée
brawl, skirmish, clash; failed gambit
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puer
| puer de la gueule
smell bad, stink
| to have bad breath
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passeur
ferrymen; smuggler; people smuggler
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querelle
quarrell, squabble; dispute; altercation
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entrave
shackle, fetter, hindrance, constrait
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tanguer
pitch, sway, reel
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disloquer
break apart, break to pieces
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rallier
| se rallier
assemble, unite, rejoin
| join up to sth
60
forage
drilling, boring; drilling site
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bec
beak, mouth,
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file d'attente
waiting line
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brasier
blaze, inferno; love, infatuation
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âcre
acrid
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crève
bad cold, heavy cold
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assommant
oppressive, stifling; boring, tedious, stupefyingly dull
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être pris de court
caught unprepared, caught unaware
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s'evanouir
faint, pass out; vanish, dissapear into thin air
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tarir
dry up, run dry; run out, be exhausted
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sine die
adjournment without setting a further date for resumption
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emmitoufler
swaddle, wrap well
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octroi
gift, boon;
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irréaliste/peu réaliste
unrealistic
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enseignements
teachings, lessons
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remis en selle
back in the saddle
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cailloux;
| lapidation
stones, pebbles
| stoning
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encaissé
encaisse
encaisser
steep-sided; plunging
float (imprest amount of cash)
box, pack up
78
perfusion
drip (as in intravenous)
79
prendre qqn de vitesse
outpace, overtake
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indéfectible
unfailing, constant, unbreakable, indestructible
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efficacement
efficiently, effectively, expediciously
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limogeage
superseding, dismissal
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légiférer
legislate, codify [sth], make rules, laws
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sinistré
| sinistre
victim, injured party, casualty
| damage, devastation, disaster
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investiture
taking office, inauguration, swearing in, investiture
86
fierté
pride, dignity; arrogance
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baume
ointment, salve, balm; consolation, relief, solace
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allouer
| s'allouer qch
allocate, grant, allot
| reward yourself with, grant yourself
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gronder
rumble, tell off, scold
90
signifier
mean, signify; inform, notify
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hargne
aggressiveness, beligerence, hostility
92
Sur fond de
against a backdrop of
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détenir
possess, have; detain, imprison
94
voler en éclats, fracasser, briser
shatter
95
revirement
turnaround, reversal
96
ennemi juré
sworn enemy
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rafler
clear out, make off with, make a clean sweep
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réellement
really, genuinely, indeed
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rattraper
catch again, recapture,
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écorner
dehorn, horn, dishorn; make dog-eared
