Français-6 Flashcards
1
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liesse
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jubilation
2
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assouplissement
assouplir
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softening, relaxing
to soften
3
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patienter
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wait patiently
4
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contrefaçon
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counterfeit, forgery
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érable
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maple (as in tastes like)
6
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récidiver
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do again; recur; reoffend
7
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habilité
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empowered
8
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nounours
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teddy bear
9
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périple
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trek, journey, slog
10
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abord
l’abord
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manner; approach
access
11
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polar
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thriller
12
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voyou
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thug, bandit, gangster, lout;
13
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louper
se louper
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to miss, pass up, let slip, flunk, fail
botch
14
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répit
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respite
break, time off, relaxation
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borner
se borner
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mark out, stake out; confine, limit, restrict
confine yourself, limit yourself
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relativiser
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put things in perspective
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comportement
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behavior, conduct
performance
18
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fustiger
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trash, beat; denounce
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emblée, d’emblée
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straight away, immediately, at once
20
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regain
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renewal, revival, resurrection
growth, spurt, recovery
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tendue
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tight, strained, tense
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infliger
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inflict, impose
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échéance
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due date, maturity date, deadline
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fracasser
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smash, shatter, crack
thundering, deafening; sensational
25
débarrasser
clear, clear out, get rid of
26
formation
training, schooling
27
céder
yield, give away, concede
28
rivaux
rival, competitor
29
classement
ranking, placement, grading
30
rayer
strike off, eliminate, stripped
31
devancer
get ahead of, advance, outdistance
32
diaporama
slide show
33
vain
useless, pointless, wasted
34
sillage
wake, turbulence, trail
35
toutefois
however, notwithstanding, nevertheless
36
claquer
| se claquer
slam, smack, slap; spend, blow
| strain, pull, wear yourself out
37
réclamer
demand, claim
| require, call for, necessitate
38
pulpeux
luscious, succulent
39
accro
addicted, junky
40
récompense
award, achievement
41
instanté
snapshot, instant
42
cliché
cliché
| photo, picture, snapshot
43
arborer
sport, bear, wear, display
44
armoured
| armoured vehicle
cuirassé
| blindé
45
renverser
spill, knock over, invert
| overthrow
46
allocution
address, short speech
47
confrérie
brotherhood, association, fraternity
48
vitrine
store front, display case, showcase
49
retenue
deduction, detention
| retention
50
rouages
cogs, machinery, apparatus
51
habillage
grooming, clothing
52
autrefois
| d'autrefois
once, formerly
| the past
53
reprendre
| se reprendre
take back, take over, start again
| correct yourself, grow again
54
particulier
own, private, particular
55
joyau
jewel, gem
56
circonscrire
contain, confine
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fronton
pediment
58
piste
| piste privilégée
path, trail, track; lead (as in a clue in an investigation); runway; dance floor<>
the favored cause
59
fleuron
floweret, jewel
60
chaland
regular, regular customer
| barge
61
chevauchement
overlap
62
entente
understanding, harmony, agreement
63
éditeur
publisher, editor
64
solder
clear, settle
| sell off, put on sale
65
banderole
streamer, banner
66
échelle
ladder, scale, level
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vouer
| se vouer
vow, dedicated to, devoted to
| dedicated yourself to, take up
68
loner
solitaire
69
un accord à l'amiable
an amicable settlement
70
timonier
helmsman, steersman
71
écueil
reef, shelf
| pitfall
72
épave
wreck, flotsam and jetsum, junk
73
gésir
ci-gît
gît
to lie (as in: lie down)
here lies
lie
74
renflouement
raising
75
énième
umpteenth
76
s'efforcer
try hard to do sth, struggle to do sth, endeavor
77
chamaillerie
squabble
78
écarter
protect, reduce, dismiss, move aside, rule out
79
affirmation
affirmer
s'affirmer
statement, assertion
maintain, assure, confirm
assert oneself
80
retrousser
roll up, hitch up, hike up
81
milliardaire
multi-millionaire, billionaire
82
contradicteur
opponent
83
liberté surveillée
probation
84
Occidental
| occident
Westerner
| west
85
envenimer
poison, infect, aggravate, fester
86
précipiter
| se précipiter
precipitate, speed up
| rush, race towards
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enlacer
| s'enlacer
embrace, take in your arms
| embrace, hug each other
88
relâcher
| relâche
free, release
lose concentration, slacken<>
rest
89
débouter
dismiss
90
divergence
separation, difference of opinion
91
malversation
| malveillant
embezzlement, misappropriation
| maliciousness, malevalant
92
histoire montée de toutes pièces
totally fabricated story, a story invented from beginning to end
93
restant
remaining, leftover
94
bouchon
cork, stopper
traffic jam
darling, sweetheart
95
parcours
route, path, course
96
Bison Futé
Traffic Information Service
97
péage
toll, toll booth, toll machine
98
emprunter
borrow, take (as in take a route or highway)
99
rocade
bypass, beltway
100
romande
french speaking Switzerland
101
klaxon
| coup de klaxon
horn
| toot
