Français-44 Flashcards
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tirailleur;
infanterie
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infantrymen;
infantry
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fouler<>
se fouler
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trample, crush; beat, sprain<>
strain yourself, make an effort
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museler
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muzzle; gag, silence
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ultime
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ultimate, final
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liberticide
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oppressive, restrictive; that which curbs freedom
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alémanique
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a group of dialects spoken in Switzerland, Germany and Austria
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métrage
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length, yardage (material), measurement, size; length, footage (ie of a film)
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par la suite
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thereafter
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tisser
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weave, spin
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à part entière
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in its’ own right
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largage
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dropping, drop (ie a bomb from an aircraft)
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parsemer
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sprinkle, scatter, season ( ie salt, pepper)
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Du pain sur la planche
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“work to be done”
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soleil de plomb
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blazing sun
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représailles
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reprisal, retaliation
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foulard
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scarf, head scarf
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râper
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grate (cheese), rasp, scratch
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disculpé
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exonerated
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insensé
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senseless, foolish, insane, crazy; enormous, huge
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vibrer
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resonate, vibrate; thrill, tremble, quiver
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former
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train, shape,
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au fil de;
au fil de l’eau
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in the course of, over;
in real time, constantly updated;
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quitus
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full discharge
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semblable
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similar, alike; like this, like that
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pléiade
a host of [sth], a crowd of [sth]
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crèche
school nursery, day care
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miséricordieux
merciful, forgiving
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meuler
| meule
grind, mill<>
| millstone, grindstone
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pioche
pickaxe
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fouler<>
| se fouler
trample, tread, press, crush (ie raisins); beat; sprain (a ligament)<>
twist, sprain; make an effort
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legs
legacy, bequest;
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lâchée
dropped (ie a bomb)
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cantine
canteen, cafetaria; trunk (for travel)
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disposer;
disposer de;
se disposer de
arrange, place; induce, incline, prompt;
have at your disposal, manage, run, deal with;
arrange yourself,
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attentat
attack, bombing, assassination attempt; offense
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pudeur
modesty, reserve, prudishness; reticence, coyness
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à peine
barely, hardly, scarcely
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carte de séjour
residence permit
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puanteur
stench, odor, awful smell
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préciser<>
| se préciser
explain, clarify; tell, advise; define, specify, clarify; point out<>
become clear
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caveau
vault
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c'est la corruption qui serait à l'oeuvre
corruption is at work
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solliciter
ask for, solicit, call upon, appeal to
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affinage
maturing, refining
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cogestion
joint management
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pestilentielle
foul, stinking
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engin
machine, vehicle; device, contraption
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clément
merciful, lenient
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lucratif
lucrative
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en tête<>
en tête à tête<>
en tête de
on your mind<>
face to face<>
at the head of
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précision
precision, exactness; clarification
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capter
get, receive (ie a tv station); capture
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feuille de paie
pay slip
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aborder
reach, land on [sth]; come up to [sth]
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rond-point
roundabout
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flèche
arrow
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pépinière
garden center
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siffler
whistle, blow (a whistle)
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retrouver
find [sth], find [sth] again, rediscover
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défaillante
weak, feeble, unsteady; inadequate, incompetant
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abattre<>
| s'abattre
knock [sth] down, cut [sth] down; slaughter, slay, kill<>
| fall down; rain down, pelt down, come pouring down
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désagrément
inconvenience, annoyance, unpleasantless
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bouton
spot, zit, pimple; button, knob, switch
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rebattre
beat again; reshuffle
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clivage
divide, division, split, rift; flaw, fault, cleavage
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prédite
predict, foresee; promise, presage
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infondée
unfounded
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constatation
remarking, noticing, observing, spotting
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facturer
invoice, bill, charge
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a l’époque
at the time
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laisser entendre
hint
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remonter
go back up; go back upstairs; ride up (ie a skirt); date back;
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essoufflement
shortness of breath, breathlessness; loss of impetus, running out of steam
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renchérissement
increase (in prices)
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cambiste
foreign exchange dealer
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devise
motto; currency; cash
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plaisanter<>
| se plaisanter
joke around, joke; mess around; tease, mock, ridicule<>
| tease [sb], make fun of [sb/sth]
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orientation
sense of direction; course (school) choice; direction, positioning
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enjoué
cheerful, happy
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chanceux
fortunate, lucky; lucky devil; risky, chancy, hazardous
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raidissement
tensing, stiffening, tightening
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augure
omen; fortune teller, soothsayer
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poudre de perlimpinpin
pixie dust, snake oil, universal remedy
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inertie
inertia, momentum
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étatique
public (ie the state)
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connivence
complicity, collusion; connivance
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quidam
somebody, whatshisname
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tablier
apron; deck or floor of a bridge; firewall
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téléguider
operate [sth] by remote control,
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impeccablement (parfaitment)
impeccably, immaculately
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clore
close, end; shut off, end off
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refonder
refound, rebuild, reform
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bévue
gaffe, blunder
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halte
stopping place; cease fire
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desservir
| se desservir
serve (as a rail line), clear (as a table after eating); harm, serve [sb] badly, <>
harm yourself; put sb at a disadvantage
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rocade
bypass, beltway
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appétence
longing, desire
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blâme
blame, castigation, disapproval, condemnation; official reprimand, official warning
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marrant
funny, comical; weird, strange, odd
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paritaire
equal (as in equal number of members of different parties, for purposes of creating a "joint commission"
