Français-43 Flashcards by I R

en continu

continuously

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dédommagement

payment for damages, indemnification; insurance payment

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éhontée

shameless, barefaced, brazen

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réprimer

repress, suppress, restrain; crack down, gain control

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accentuer

s’accentuer

accentuate, emphasize

intensify, escalate

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enfermer

lock away, shut away, imprison, confine

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résilier

cancel, terminate, put an end to

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reconduire

take [sb] home, drive [sb] home, walk [sb] home; renew

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du mal à faire face

struggling to cope

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à point nommé;

opportun

timely

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puit

well (water)

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attarder<>

s’attarder

delay, hold back<>

linger, dawdle, stay behind

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Dans la foulée

in the aftermath; following

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postuler á [qch]<>

apply for sth] <>

suppose, imagine, postulate

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mixité

diversity, co-education

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laïque

layperson, secular

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épanoui

blooming, growing, radiant; buxom, well rounded

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acculer

corner (ie trap); push, force, drive

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impasse

cul-de-sac, dead end; impasse, stalemate; skip, skip over, miss out

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larguer

release, disengage, unfasten; throw [sth] down; break up with [sb], dump; leave [sb] behind; throw [sth] away

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mise à l’écart

side-lining

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blanchiment de capitaux<>

blanchiment de l’argent

money laundering

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distinctement

distinctly, clearly

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ne relève pas de l’application dudit code

Does not fall within the scope of the application of that

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ouf

phew!, mad, crazy, nuts;

se méprendre

be mistaken

fait en sorte

made sure, ensure that

point de chute

drop point

lorgner

eye, covet

décolleté

cleavage, low cut neckline

aloi

alley

alliage

alloy

remplacer

replace, stand in for; succeed

vinaigre

vinegar

ticket, parking ticket, speeding ticket; fine, pehalty

immobilisme

opposition to change, do-nothingness

associatif

voluntary, community

coûte que coûte

no matter the cost

retoquer

reject, refuse, turn [sth] down

outré

furious, outraged, incensed, beside yourself; exagerated, over- the-top

décret

order, decree, ordinance, edict

outré

furious, outraged, incensed, beside yourself; exagerated, over- the-top

décret

order, decree, ordinance, edict

stut

status, position

vitriol

a sulfate of various metals, caustic; firewater, strong alcohol

rage

rage, fury; rabies

escarmouche

skirmish; verbal jousting

soute

bagagge hold

mallette

briefcase

ressort

spring, resilient, energy

stylo-bille

ballpoint pen

liseuse

e-book reader, dust cover

lecteur

dvd player; player

invoquer

appeal to, call upon; invoke

biens de consommation

consumer goods

jusqu'au-boutiste

die-hard, hardliner

mis en accusation

indicted

violoncelle

cello

rhabiller

dress [sb] again, put [sb's] clothes vack on; refurbish, spruce up; rejuvinate

baignade

bathing, swimming; swimming area, bathing area

dièse

sharp, sharp note (music)

visée

viewfinder (camera), sight (gun); aim, ambition

velléité

pipe dream

idiome

dialect, idiom

vidéaste

video maker

pneumatique

inflatable, pneumatic

recueillement

contemplation, meditation, remembrance, recollection

vive allure

high speed

bifurquer

turn off (direction), fork (in road)

dérisoire

ridiculous, unbelievable; rediculously low (price); pathetic, piddling

retentir

ring out, resound; reverberate

charnière

hinge; transitional

éterniser | s'éterniser

draw out, drag out; | go on and on, drag on

soudoyer

bribe;

portier

doorman, goalie, goalkeeper

frigorifique

refrigerating

pourrissement

rotting, putrification; deterioration, degradation

caisse

crate, case; checkout, cash register

contraint

forced, obligated, under duress; tight, constrained

ultime

ultimate, final

sûre

sure, certain

berline

sedan

agissements

machinations, schemes, doings, actions

sulfureux

sulforous, scandalous, gossip-provoking; inflammatory

appel

call, phone call; invitation, appeal; registration

primauté

primacy; pre-eminence

autocensure

auto-censure

intérioriser

hold [sth] in; swallow; internalize

consultation

consultation, appointment (ie doctor); advice, counsel,

forcer

force [sb] to do [sth], apply force, overdo

statuer

rule, decree; pronounce a judgement

ingérer

swallow, ingest; interfere

dauphin

dolphin, heir apparent; future king

ménager

household, domestic, cleaning; spare; be economical

s'est produite

happened, occured

mousse

foam, froth; beer; blunt (a knife edge)

évanouissement

fainting fit, blackout, swoon

chlore

chlorine

botter en touche

evade the issue, pass the buck, punt

profanation

desecration