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Francais-5 Flashcards

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spéculer

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speculate on, gamble on

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collectif

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community, the public, group, collective

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intégriste

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fundamentalists

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comptage

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count, head count

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féliciter

se féliciter

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congradulate, compliment

be pleased, be glad

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s’inscrit dans la durée

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falls within the period

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huée(s)

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boo(s)

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mépriser

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despise, be contemptuous of

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lueur
lueur d’espoir
lueur de chandelles
lueur rouge

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glow, gleam, glimmer
glimmer of hope
candlelight
flush

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zizanie

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friction, conflict, discord

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tutelle

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protection, care, guardianship

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mise en examen

inculpé

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investigation procedure

indicted

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percuter

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strike, hit, collide with, bump into

(comprendre) get it, catch on, grasp

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raboter

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plane (ie wood working)

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plutôt

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sooner (as in rather), rather, more accurately

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allocs

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welfare payments

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dico

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dictionary

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passant

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passer-by, pedestrian, bystander

loop (ie on a pair of pants)

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étaler

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unfold, spread out

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indigne

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unworthy, undeserving

disgraceful, shameful

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siège

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seat, chair

head office

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rixe

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fight, altercation, brawl

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groupuscule

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small group

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service d’ordre

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police presence, security personnel

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barquée

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brawny, burly, well-built

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perquisition

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search, raid

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tuerie

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slaughter, massacre, blood bath

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clamer

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protest, proclaim

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ceint

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surround, encircle, enclosed

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rééquilibrage

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balancing

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31
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or

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gold

and yet, and so (alors)

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PDG
AFP
ONG
SNCF

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CEO, Chief Executive
Agence France Press
Non-Governmental Organization
Societè Nationale de chemin de fer français (French National Railroads)

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bande

bande organisée

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gang, group, bunch, pack

organized gang

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octroyer

s’octroyer

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grant

give yourself, grant yourself

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différend

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disagreement, difference of opinion

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passif

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liabilities, debt
passive
unresponsive, passive, blasé

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mise en garde

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warning

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créancier

creance

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creditor

debt

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brider

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restrain, curb, restrict

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40
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reconductible

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renewable

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41
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tollé

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outcry

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fronde

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revolt

sling shot

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étroitement

étroite

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closely, tightly, strictly

narrow, close

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lisière

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border, edging

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narguer

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taunt, mock

scoff at, laugh at

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pillard

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thief, robber

47
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résumé

A

summary, synopsis, abstract, recap

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mise en examen

mise à feu

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indictment, investigation procedure

ignition, firing, initiation, setting on fire

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vocation

avoir vocation à

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vocation, calling

be destined to do something, be designed for something

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pagaille

A

chaos, confusion, mayhem

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l’ensemble du personnel

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confondre

A

get mixed up, confuse,

53
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prendre fin

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gilet

A

waist-coat, vest, body warmer, life jacket, undershirt

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cotisation

cotiser

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subscription, dues, collection, contribution

pay contributions to, pay into, contribute

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pérennité

A

durability, permanence, sustainability, longevity

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combler

comble

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fill, fill in, make up for, satisfy

attic, loft; limit, last straw; full to capacity

58
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répartir

se répartir

A

divide up, split

share with, split

59
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concertation

A

dialogue, consultation

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durée

A

duration, length of time,

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taux plein

taux

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full rate

rate

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bornes

A

milestone, bounds

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ligne de mire

mire

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in focus

test card, test pattern, center of attention

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anicroche

A

hatch, snag

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sourdine

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drainer

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drain, siphon off

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chefferie

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leadership, chiefdom

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pénurie

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shortage, short fall, lack, dearth

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promovoir

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to promote

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puiser

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to collect, to draw, to obtain

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recel

A

concealment, hiding

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en liquide

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fonctionnaire

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civil servant

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à peine terminé

A

just finished

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paradis fiscal

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pointilleux

A

meticulous, exact, fussy, particular

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vanter

se vanter

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praise, extol

boast, brag about

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stèle

A

headstone, monument, plaque

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tiers

un tiers

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third, third-party, outsider

a third

80
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calciner

se calciner

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to scorch, burn, char

be scorched, burn to a crisp

81
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contrer

A

block, counter

82
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feuille de route

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épineux

A

thorny, prickly

84
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Medef
FO
CFTC
CGT

A

Mouvement des Enterprises de France (national confederation of
French employers)

Force ouvrièrs (Trades unions)

Confédération Française des Travailleurs chrétiens (trade union)

Confédération Général du Travaille (trade union)

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file

A

line, lane

86
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inhumer

A

bury, inter

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amadouer

se amadouer

A

coax, cajole

become softer

88
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faction

A

faction

guard duty, watch

89
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bagne

A

penal colony

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sobrement

A

in moderation, plainly, soberly

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renseigner

A

to inform, to tell, make inquiries

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filet

coup de filet

A

net

“sting operation”, a “sweep”

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zone de transit

A

staging area

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inattendu

A

unexpected, surprising

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infondé

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groundless, unwarranted

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délirer

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to be crazed, to be delirious, be overjoyed

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sornettes

A

balderdash, poppycock

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asile

A

asylum, sanctuary

looney bin, asylum, madhouse

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garde à vue

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in custody

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biaiser

A

tilt, lean, slant

sidestep, hedge, equivocate

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davantage

A

more, harder, longer

102
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escale, escal
faire escale
escale technique
sans escale

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stop, halt, stopover; port of call
make a stopover
refueling stop
direct, non-stop

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imprégner

A

soak, steep; impregnate

104
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entraîner

s’entraîner

A

exercise, train, coach; pull sb down, drag sb down
lead to, bring about, cause
train yourself

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