Français-9 Flashcards
1
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emballement
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enthusiasm, surge (of anger)
2
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lot
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prize, batch
looker, hottie
3
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insolent
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insolent, disrespectful
incredible
4
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véhiculer
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convey, drive
get about, get around; spread, disseminate; be a vehicle for
5
Q
habiliter
habilité
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empower, capacitate, authorize
empowered
6
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accéder
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reach, get access,
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thèse
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thesis, theory
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rude
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hard, harsh, tough, dreadful, coarse
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désormais
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from now on, henceforth
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bandeau
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blindfold, banner, headband
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fourgon
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delivery van, ammunition truck
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tollé
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outcry
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inefficacité
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inefficiency, uselessess
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flambée
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blaze, outburst, sudden burst
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insérer
s’insérer
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insert, fit in
ease your way into
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étatique
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state, public
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engranger
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gather in, garner
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engrenage
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gears, spiral
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prédicateur
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preacher
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s’désolidariser
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break away
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alors que
alors même que
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while, when, even though
even though
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frange
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fringe, marginal group
bang
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torchon
torchon brûle
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dish cloth, rubbish, mess, rag
flare up, sudden deterioration
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ranimer
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revive, rekindle, reawake
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arbitrage
referring, umpiring, arbitration, mediation
26
peine plancher
| plancher
maximum sentence
| flooring, lower limit, rock bottom (prices)
27
étaler
spread, spread out, display, show off
28
hérisser
ruffle, bristle, annoy
29
renvoi
firing, laying off, dismissal
30
vider
empty, vacate
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pot-de-vin
bribe,
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s'insurger
rebel, rise up
33
tancer
scold, admonish
34
soucieux
worried, concerned
35
ne pas faire long feu
will not last long,
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d'autant que
| d'autant plus que
especially as, particularly as, as far as
| especially as, all the more so as
37
char
water tank, float
| army tank
38
en dehors de
apart from, outside of
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se terrer
hide, hide away
40
consignes
orders, instructions
| deposit (ie on a bottle)
41
révéler
| se révéler
reveal, develop
| turn out, come to be, come to fame
42
liens de confiance
bonds of trust
43
souder
weld, solder, bring together, unite
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soudain
all of a sudden, suddenly
45
déferler
unfold, deploy sails
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préalablement
| préalable
previously, formerly, earlier, before
| preliminary, precondition, prerequisite
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manne
godsend, manna, wicker basket, hamper
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amèrement
| amèrement deçu
bitterly
| bitterly dissapointed
49
plaindre
| se plaindre
pity, feel sorry for, symphathise with
| complain
50
accroître
heighten, increase, intensify
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unité
unit, item
| unity
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comptabiliser
post, account for, enter into the accounts
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croisière
cruise, voyage, journey
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prochainement
in due course, shortly, in the near future
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faisant état
reports
56
université d'été
summer school
57
prendre des coups
take shots
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bercer
| se bercer
rock, cradle, soothe; delude
| delude oneself
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regrouper
assemble, bring together, gather together
60
meute
pack, hoard, swarm
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frayer
se frayer un chemin
se frayer un passage
clear, open up
make your way through
fight your way through
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agacement
irritation, annoyance
| excitation
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aplanir
flatte, level, smooth
64
maitriser
control, get under control, master
65
dorer
doré
se dorer
gild, bronze, tan
golden, blistful
tan oneself
66
extraconjugal
extramarital
67
PS
Socialist Party
68
couac
bum note (ie musical), false key, arrk (sound a crow makes)
69
mensonger (adj)
false, dishonest, misleading
70
tout conduisait à considérer
all led to consider
71
venger
| se venger
avenge
| take it out on, gey revenge
72
audience
audience, spectators, hearing
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assaillir
assault, attack, assail
74
lunettes fumées (Also lunettes de soleil)
sun glasses
75
émailler
enamel, spangle, pepper
76
tiraillement
tug, twinge, agonizing indecision
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prise de position
take a stand
78
CSG
contribution social généralisée
79
barrage
barrier, barricade, road block
80
démonter
dismount, strip down
81
avenant
additional clause, amendment
| likeable, affable
82
flèche
| flèchette
arrow, spire, jibe
| dart
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congélateur
freezer, deep freeze
84
concertation
dialogue, consultation
85
portée
litter, gestation, range, reach, significance
86
épouvantail
scarecrow, spectre, threat
87
écourter
shorten, cut short
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contourner
bypass, skirt, circumvent
89
recourir
| recours
resort to, appeal to, run again
| solution, resort (to), plea
90
reporter (nm)
| reporter (vb)
reporter
| postpone,
91
échantillon
sample, specimens
92
exercer
train, exercise, practice
93
dévoiler
reveal, disclose, unveil
94
dès
| des
as soon as, from
| some
95
édulcorant
| édulcorer
sweetener
| sweeten, tone down
96
à huis clos
closed doors, behind closed doors, in camera
97
soutenant
defender
98
OTAN
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
99
convaincu
convinced
| convicted
100
métrage
length, yardage, measurement
