Français-34 Flashcards
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sensibilisation
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awareness; sensitisation; bad reaction
2
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cinglante
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stinging, squelch, crushing
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tempèrer
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assuage, temper, soothe
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coutumier
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traditional, customary; used, accostomed; typical, ordinary
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fumée
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smoke, fumes; vapor
6
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étranche
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waterproof, watertight; airtight, hermetic
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sas
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airlock; airtight chamber
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abriter
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shelter
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voire
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even, indeed, in fact
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ingérence
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interference, intrusion
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régnante
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reigning, prevailing
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exigence
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demand, requirement; demanding
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intervenir
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intervene, step in, take action
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coussin
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cushion
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rembourré
soutien-gorge rembourré
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padded, stuffed, plump
padded bra
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gorge
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throat, bosom
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patir de
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suffer from
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coupant
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sharp, sharp edged; cutting, biting
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novatrice
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innovative
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mener
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lead, conduct; give [sb] a ride
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camion-citerne
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tanker
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engluer
s’engluer
englué
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stick, glue, make [sth] sticky
get stuck, get bogged down
sticky, stuck
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bafouer
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flout, ridicule, scorn, besmirch
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élevage
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livestock farming, breeding farm
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carcérale
prison, penitentiary
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méandres
twists and turns, meander
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déchoir
deprive [sb] of [sth], strip [sb] of [sth]
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surlendemain
two days later
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apatride
stateless, stateless person
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parsemer
sprinkle, scatter
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conteur
storyteller, narrator
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animer
s'animer
present, host, facilitate; stir, keep [sth] going; bring to life,
enliven
come to life, liven up; come to life
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voué
destined, fated
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insoumission
disobedience, rebelliousness; conscientious objection, awol
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bretelles
suspenders
36
juridiquement
legally, juridically
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s'eprendre de
fall in love with [sb], be enamoured of [sth], fall in love with [sth]
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hors pair
| hors
outstanding, peerless, without equal
| without, not including, beyond
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sale temps
bad westher, hard times
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l'essentiel des étrangers
mostly foreigners
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nébuleuse
nebula
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bannir
exclude, ostricize, bar, banish
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port du voile
| voile
wearing of a headscarf
| headscarf, hijab (muslim)
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frontale
head-on,
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conserver
keep, hold, retain, preserve
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gènèrique de début
| gènèrique de fin
opening credits
| closing credits
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adouber
dub
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bienveillance
benevolence, kindness
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scaphandre
diving suit; space suit
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fuite
leak, escape
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balade
stroll, walk, ramble
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amarrage
docking, mooring
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échéant
due (as in due date); expiry
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cas
scenario, event, case, situation
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traiter
treat, negotiate
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échéant
due (as in due date); expiry
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cas
scenario, event, case, situation
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butiner
gather pollen, gather nectar, forage
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prè
meadow, field
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avant-coureur
early warning sign
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videur
bouncer
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moulant
skin-tight, close fitting
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s'accouder
lean on one's elbows;
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feutrer
become felted, padded with felt; soften, dampen
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PACS
contract of civil union, civil partnership
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extirper
| s'extirper de
haul out, drag out, exact
| extract yourself from
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dessus de lit
bedspread
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retenir
catch, get hold of; retain; remember
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pimentées
hot and spicy
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chercheur
researcher, seeker
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tenace
stubborn, resistant, tenacious
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action boursière;
bulle boursière;
capitalisation boursière;
débâcle boursière;
place boursière;
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stock, share;
stock market bubble;
market capitalization;
stock market crash;
financial center;
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méforme
unfitness; lack of fitness
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guetter
look out for, spy on
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cahoteux
bumpy, rough
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inchangé
unmodified, unchanged, unaltered
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batailles de boules de neige;
| bonhomme de neige
snowball fight;
| snowman
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désoeuvrée
idle, unoccupied, inactive
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pelleter
shovel
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pas-de-porte
key money; lease money
81
téméraire
audacious, risk-taking, daring, foolhardy
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rond-point
rotary, traffic circle
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biens
goods, property, assets
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CPI
cour pènal internationale (International Criminal Court)
85
aveu
admission, confession, proclamation, declaration
86
procureure
district attorney, public prosecutor
87
forceps
forceps
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raréfier
rarify, make scarce
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ronger
| se ronger
gnaw on, erode;
| bite (nails)
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ambiant
surrounding, room temperature; prevailing
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vicié
contaminated, stale, flawed
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cursus
course, curriculum
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courtiser
woo, court, flatter
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intraitable
hard-nosed, inflexible, uncompromising, strict
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assumer ||
| s'assumer
take [sth] on, take [sth] on yourself, assume, accept ||
| be self sufficient, be at ease with yourself
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laxisme
laxity, permissiveness
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garde de sceaux
attorney general
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dense
dense, thick, concise, succinct, condensed, concentrated
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charmant, adorable, agréable
lovely
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pinceau
paintbrush, brush, make-up brush
