français partie 1 Flashcards

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d’emblée

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Du premier coup, au premier effort fait

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un poncif

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1) Dessin piqué reproduit par ponçage
2) Thème, expression littéraire ou artistique dénuée d’originalité

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éculé

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hackenyed
overused

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le ressort

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1) Pièce (d’un mécanisme) qui produit un mouvement en utilisant ses propriétés élastiques.
2) Énergie, force (généralement cachée) qui fait agir. littéraire
3) locution Avoir du ressort, une grande capacité de résistance ou de réaction.

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pallier

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to compensate for
to alleviate
to mitigate

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une carence

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a deficiency
a shortage

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subreptice

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surreptious
furtive
stealthy

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une besogne

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a job
a task

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un accaparement

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a monopolization
a hoarding

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un orpailleur

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a gold miner

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éparpiller

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to scatter
to spread

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rodé

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rehearsed
practiced

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roder

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to break in
to hone
to roam (around)

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récurer

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to scrub
to scour

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un schéma

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a pattern

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sournoise(ment)

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sneaky
devious
insidious

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alité(e)

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to be in bed
to be forced to be in bed

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une couche

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a layer

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remuer

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to stir up
to toss
to move

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une incartade

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an indiscretion
an escapade
a misbehavior

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tirer trop sur la corde

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to overdo it
to overexert oneself

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déglutir

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to swallow

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avoir un sang d’ancre

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to be very worried

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écrouer

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to imprison

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s’acoquiner

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to team up with
to get into bed with

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accuse de (plus en plus son âge)

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to be showing (one’s age)

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une réplique

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a response
a reply

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pénétrés de leurs rôles

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to be influenced/overtaken by their roles

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regimber

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to balk at

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délester

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to offload
to jettison
to relieve of

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un tabassage

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a beating

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etayer

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to support
to back up

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feutré

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felted
plush

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bidon

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phoney
fake

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en colimaçon

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in spiral (allusion to waiting endlessly)

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exiguë

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cramped

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délabré

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dilapidated

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vider son sac

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to talk about your problems
to release your worries

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se pacser

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to sign a civil partnership contract

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perdurer

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to persist
to last
to endure

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édulcorer

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to dilute
to water down

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un sursaut

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a surge
an upsurge
an outburst

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un étalage

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a (display) window
a stall
a display or show of

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saugrenue

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preposterous
far-fetched

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Soit.

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Fine.
Alright.

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balayer

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to sweep aside

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seriner

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to harp on
to drum on

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un cagnotte

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a fundraiser
a kitty
a purse

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49
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las de

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tired of

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naguère

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formerly

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les coups d’épée dans l’eau

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sword thrusts in the water, meaning actions done futilely or in vain

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là-dessus

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about that
with that
on that
on that point

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un fanfaron

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a braggart
a boaster

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mettre au jour

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to make visible
to bring to the light of day

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mettre à jour

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to update

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fourvoyer

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to lead astray
to mislead

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tressailler

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to thrill
to shudder

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soluble

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solvable

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rechigner à

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to balk at
to be reluctant to

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un atermoiement

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a hesitation
a delay
a procrastination

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atermoyer

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to procrasinate
to stall

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brimer par

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to be harassed
to be bullied by

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un hameçonnage

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a phishing scheme

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lequel ne va pas toujours de soi

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which is not always obvious

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de surcroît

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moreover
furthermore

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un radis

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a radish

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tout en l’entretenant

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all the while maintaining it (a myth, a perception)

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une standardiste

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a receptionist

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être en pétard

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to be pissed off at

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tripotées de

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large numbers of

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par grappe

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in bunches

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une déception à encaisser dès l’arrivée

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a disappointment to take on upon arrival/since the beginning

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la mer à boire

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hopeless

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avoir l’air de faire la fine bouche

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to look thin-mouthed

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être tirailler entre

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to be torn between

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se barrer

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to leave
to split
to take off

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être élevées dans la peur de perdre leur virginité

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to be raised in the fear of losing their viriginity

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en toute bonne conscience

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in all good conscience

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si bien que

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so much that

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faisant la part belle à

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giving pride of place to

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un salaud

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a bastard
a scumbag
a son of a bitch

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un groupe restreint

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a select group

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tourner casaque

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to go haywire

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84
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en avoir le cœur net

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to know for sure/to be certain

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rébarbatif, rébarbative

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cantankerous
surly
off-putting

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moult

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numerous
many

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farfelu

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eccentric
wacky

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une démarche

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an approach

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désinvolté

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casual
flippant

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panglossien

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une personne qui croit que le monde autour de nous est le meilleur possible

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pérennité (f)

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sustainability

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un aléa

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a hazard
a risk

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fracasser

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to shatter
to smash

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cueillir

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to gather
to harvest
to collect

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transpirer

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to perspire
to sweat

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débraillé

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unrestrained
sloppy
slovenly

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clignoter

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to indicate (in a car)
to flash (on and off)

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reconstituer

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to reconstruct
to recreate
to bring together again

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découler de

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to follow from

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pourfendre

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to combat
to kill by the sword

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tomber aux oubliettes

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to fall into oblivion

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cossu

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affluent
plush
opulent

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dédaigner

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Considérer avec dédain.
➙ mépriser.

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quémander

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to beg for
to scrounge

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pactiser

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to make a deal

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un affaissement

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a collapse
a sagging

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aigri

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bitter
embittered

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(un) roturier

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common
a commoner

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un écuyer

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a squire
a riding teacher

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paumer

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to lose

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pulluler

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to proliferate
to multiply

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éconduire

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to drive out
to spurn

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une entorse

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an infringement
a breach

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une fratrie

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a family

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s’étourdir

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to dizzy oneself
to daze oneself

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un mas

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a farmhouse

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écumer

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to skim

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épater

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to amaze
to dazzle

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un écrin

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a box
a case
a jewel

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ciré

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waxed

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121
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qui s’entre-dévorent

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which devour each other

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122
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une croqueuse de diamants

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a gold digger

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l’usure (f)

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the wear
wear and tear

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lésé

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aggrieved
wronged

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125
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un comité

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committee
group

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un quarteron

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a gang
a bunch

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tanguer

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to pitch
to rock

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disculper

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to excuse
to exonerate

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129
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la recrudescence

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an aggravation
a worsening

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placer d’office

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to place in protective custody

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une meute

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a pack
a mob
a crowd

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132
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à ce propos

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in this regard

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133
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un nœud coulant

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noose
slipknot

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une poutre

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a beam
a girder

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carrément

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squarely
truly
fully

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larguer

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to release
to dump
to spend (a lot of money)
to let out
to quit

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louche

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shady
shifty
murky
cloudy

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foirer

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to fail
to blow it

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139
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un(e) enfoiré(e)

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bastard

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un(e) pleurnicheur, pleurnicheuse

A

a whiner
a whinger

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déconner

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to fool around, to mess around
to talk bullshit

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plaindre

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to pity
to feel sorry for

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picoler

A

to booze

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un thuriféraire

A

a sycophant
a flatterer

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la connivence

A

complicity

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borner

A

to limit
to mark off
to mark the boundary of
to restrict

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s’encanailler

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to slum it
to go to the dogs

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un meunier

A

a miller

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moudre

A

to grind
to mill

150
Q

un rouage

A

a moving part
a cogwheel

151
Q

dévêtir

A

to undress

152
Q

la contrefaçon

A

counterfeiting
forgery

153
Q

enfler

A

to inflate
to swell

154
Q

éreinter

A

to exhaust
to wear out
to pan (a film)

155
Q

emballer
s’emballer

A

to pack up
to wrap up
to thrill
to bust (a criminal)

156
Q

encenser

A

to use incense
to praise to the skies

157
Q

une étreinte

A

an embrace
a constriction
a grip

158
Q

pourvoir

A

to equip or provide someone or something with
to fill (a job or post)

159
Q

débiliter

A

to weaken
to demoralize

160
Q

s’accroupir

A

to crouch (down)
to squat

161
Q

s’étirer

A

to stretch out

162
Q

une cime

A

a peak
a height
a mountaintop

163
Q

cabosser

A

to dent

164
Q

tomber à bras raccourcis

A

to fall to blows

165
Q

de pied ferme

A

with certainty

166
Q

moucher

A

to blow one’s nose

167
Q

un moucher

A

a dunce

168
Q

la croix gammée

A

swastika

169
Q

le culot

A

nerve
cheek

170
Q

dégarnir

A

to thin
to go bald

171
Q

s’estomper

A

to fade
to blur

172
Q

une kyrielle de…

A

a string of

173
Q

chipoter

A

to quibble
to argue

174
Q

affoler

A

to throw into a panic
to throw into turmoil

175
Q

le casse-pipe

A

the slaughter

176
Q

être pris au dépourvu

A

to be taken by surprise

177
Q

cocardière

A

jingoist

178
Q

on s’en branle

A

we don’t give a shit/damn

179
Q

se branler

A

1) to masturbate
2) to waver
3) to shake (one’s head)

180
Q

branleur
branleuse

A

a good for nothing
a masturbater

181
Q

une rombière

A

Femme, généralement âgée, quelque peu ridicule et prétentieuse

182
Q

aux petits soins

A

very attentive
very caring

183
Q

bercer

A

to cradle
to soothe

184
Q

jeter des sorts

A

to cast spells

185
Q

culotté

A

cheeky
sassy

186
Q

etoffer

A

to flesh out
to give substance to

187
Q

ne pas être dans son assiette

A

to not feel good, either physically or morally

188
Q

je n’y suis pour rien

A

it’s not my fault

189
Q

aviser

A

to notify
to inform
to decide

190
Q

apanage (m)

A

privilege
prerogative

191
Q

se désaltérer

A

to quench one’s thirst

192
Q

papoter

A

to chat

193
Q

faire la moue

A

to pout
make a pouting face

194
Q

ça m’a gonflée

A

It got on my nerves

195
Q

prélasser (se)

A

Se détendre, se reposer nonchalamment et béatement

196
Q

bancal

A

flawed
wobbly

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Q

partis au rebut

A

scrapped

198
Q

crier gare

A

to call out warning

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Q

maudire

A

to damn

200
Q

guetter

A

1) Observer en cachette pour surprendre
2) Attendre avec impatience (qqn, qqch.) en étant attentif à ne pas (le) laisser échapper

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Q

accabler

A

to condemn
to overwhelm
to overcome

202
Q

on nous prenne au mot

A

take us at at our word

203
Q

narquois

A

derisive

204
Q

pantois

A

stupefied
staggered

205
Q

elle lui en veut

A

she resents him

206
Q

mis en exergue

A

to highlight

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Q

affligé

A

afflicted
distressed
grieved

208
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à son insu

A

without her knowledge

209
Q

le contrecoup

A

repurcussion
aftereffect

210
Q

le bord

A

the edge

211
Q

enrayer

A

to prevent
to stop

212
Q

faire la tronche

A

make a face
scowl

213
Q

sidéré

A

stunned
astounded

214
Q

la courbette

A

kowtowing

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le commun des mortels

A

ordinary people

216
Q

en roue libre

A

be out of control
being a maverick

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Q

entremise (f)

A

intermediary
intercession

218
Q

la viande

A

meat

219
Q

le faste

A

splendour
pomp

220
Q

suranné

A

out-dated
old-fashioned

221
Q

un drapeau

A

a flag

222
Q

un radeau

A

a raft

223
Q

majorer

A

to raise (a wage)

224
Q

abuser

A

to deceive
to mislead

225
Q

abuser de

A

to overuse
to abuse
to misuse
to exploit

226
Q

médire (de)

A

to malign
to speak ill of

227
Q

déparer

A

to disfigure

228
Q

le négligé

A

disheveled appearance

229
Q

étoffe (f)

A

fabric
material
calibre

230
Q

répandre

A

to spread
to spill
to give off

231
Q

leste

A

nimble
offhand
disrespectful

232
Q

le calembour

A

pun
play on words

233
Q

s’emparer de

A

to grasp
to seize
to take over

234
Q

boiter

A

to limp

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Q

repérer

A

to spot
to pick out

236
Q

piquer

A

to prick
to stick
to give an injection
to sting
to steal

237
Q

miteux

A

shabby
dingy

238
Q

farfouiller

A

to rummage about
to grope

239
Q

cabane à outils

A

tool shed

240
Q

un(e) hurluberlu(e)

A

oddball
crank

241
Q

tâtonner

A

to proceed by trial and error
to feel one’s way along

242
Q

Manque de bol

A

bad luck

243
Q

engourdissement

A

numbness

244
Q

somatiser

A

to psychologize something

245
Q

piégeux

A

tricky

246
Q

bailler

A

to yawn
to lease

247
Q

culpabiliser

A

to feel guilty

248
Q

idem

A

Likewise
same

249
Q

je suis à fleur de peau

A

I’m on edge

250
Q

feignant

A

faking
pretending

251
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garder/conserver le cap

A

to stay the course

252
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on s’en bat les couilles

A

we don’t give a shit

253
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déboires (mpl)

A

tribulations
setbacks

254
Q

entre-soi

A

self-segregation

255
Q

adosser

A

to put up against

256
Q

déceler

A

to detect
to identify

257
Q

épouvantable

A

terrible
appalling

258
Q

pusillanimité

A

timidity
faintheartedness

259
Q

assommant

A

tedious
tiresome

260
Q

disserter

A

to expound
to hold forth

261
Q

estimer

A

to estimate
to assess

262
Q

assembler

A

to assemble
to join
to put together

263
Q

préciser

A

to specify
to clarify

264
Q

prévoir

A

to predict
to anticipate

265
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désormais

A

À partir du moment actuel

266
Q

rancœur

A

resentment
rancour

267
Q

la faille

A

fault
flaw

268
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l’hantise (f)

A

obsession
obsessive fear

269
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l’envie d’envoyer tout balader

A

the desire to leave it all behind

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Q

commode

A

convenient

271
Q

adonner

A

Se livrer à une activité par inclination et avec ardeur

272
Q

endosser

A

1) Mettre sur son dos (un vêtement). ➙ revêtir

2) Prendre ou accepter la responsabilité de. ➙ assumer

273
Q

le defaut

A

defect
fault
blemish

274
Q

faire chou blanc

A

to fail
to draw a blank

275
Q

en bequilles

A

in crutches

276
Q

la colique

A

diarrhoea
stomach ache
colic

277
Q

rincer

A

to rinse

278
Q

épais

A

thick

279
Q

visqueux

A

viscous
slimy
sticky

280
Q

frayer

A

1) Tracer ou ouvrir (un chemin) au milieu d’obstacles
2) Avoir des relations familières et suivies, fréquenter

281
Q

degommer

A

1) Faire tomber, atteindre. ex : Dégommer trois pipes au stand de tir.
2) Destituer d’un emploi ; faire perdre une place à

282
Q

le plain-pied

A

ground floor
full length

283
Q

que ce soit

A

whether it’s

284
Q

dilatoire

A

delaying
stalling

285
Q

une huile (f)

A

oil
oil painting
bigwig

286
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assidu

A

assiduous
diligent
hard-working

287
Q

éclore

A

1) Sortir de l’œuf
2) S’ouvrir en bouton (d’une fleur)
3) au figuré Naître, paraître

288
Q

sordidissime

A

sordid

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Q

quiconque

A

anyone

290
Q

illustrer

A

to illustrate
to showcase

291
Q

trimer

A

to slave away

292
Q

s’arroger

A

to assume
to arrogate

293
Q

radin

A

stingy
tight-fisted

294
Q

égratigner

A

to scratch
to have a dig at

295
Q

décaler

A

to shift (in time)
to stagger
to pull out of line

296
Q

le pépin

A

seed (in fruit)

297
Q

une discussion à bâtons rompus

A

a casual discussion

298
Q

préconiser

A

to advocate
to recommend

299
Q

doléances (f)

A

complaints
grievances

300
Q

s’escrimer

A

to strive for

301
Q

le gibier

A

prey
game

302
Q

dégourdir

A

-to restore feeling to numb areas
-to make someone lose their awkwardness, timidity or paralysis

303
Q

engourdir

A

to make someone or their limbs numb
to make someone passive or in a torpor

304
Q

abréger

A

1) Diminuer la durée de
2) Diminuer la matière de (un discours, un écrit)

305
Q

incommoder

A

1) Causer une gêne physique à (qqn), mettre mal à l’aise
2) Gêner
3) Être incommodé : se sentir un peu souffrant

306
Q

le recueil

A

a collection of writings

307
Q

abjurer

A

to renouce a belief, a faith, or an opinion

308
Q

compatir à

A

to sympathize with

309
Q

le remous

A

stir
eddy
backwash

310
Q

avenante

A

pleasant

311
Q

le pansement

A

bandage
dressing

312
Q

infliger

A

to inflict

313
Q

fourrer

A

to line with fur
to stick
to put
to leave

314
Q

éventé

A

discovered
stale

315
Q

éventer

A

to disclose
to fan
to get the scent of

316
Q

zébrer

A

to streak
to stripe

317
Q

lester

A

to ballast
to fill or cram with (lester qqch. de)

318
Q

illico

A

immediately

319
Q

foncièrement

A

fundamentally

320
Q

faire l’economie

A

to do without
to avoid

321
Q

chatouilleux

A

touchy
sensitive

322
Q

se complaire

A

to indulge in
to revel in

323
Q

honnir

A

Vouer à la haine et au mépris publics de façon à couvrir de honte

324
Q

matraquage

A

Action de matraquer

325
Q

matraquer

A

rapper quelqu’un à coups de matraque (truncheon)

326
Q

édile (m)

A

councillor of a large city

327
Q

saisine (f)

A

term for when court or legal jurisdiction recognises an action of law

328
Q

le train de vie

A

lifestyle

329
Q

en deçà de

A

below

330
Q

le rattrapage

A

catch-up
adjustment

331
Q

qu’à cela ne tienne

A

that’s no problem
not to worry

332
Q

bouillonnant

A

bubbling
seething
foaming

333
Q

rabrouer

A

Traiter (qqn) avec rudesse, en le réprimandant ou en le repoussant

334
Q

quoi qu’il en soit

A

anyway

335
Q

exaucer

A

1) (en parlant de Dieu, d’une puissance supérieure) Satisfaire (qqn) en lui accordant ce qu’il demande. ➙ écouter

2) Accueillir favorablement (un vœu, une demande). ➙ accomplir, réaliser.

336
Q

attendrir

A

to move to tears

337
Q

un(e) scélérat(e)

A

a scoundrel
a villain

338
Q

représenter

A

to present for payment again

339
Q

a fortiori

A

even more so

340
Q

se planter

A

to get it wrong

341
Q

épopée

A

epic

342
Q

costaud

A

hefty
beefy

343
Q

être de mèche avec quelqu’un

A

to be in league or cahoots with someone

344
Q

en pagaille

A

in shambles

345
Q

mettre sens dessus dessous

A

dans un profond désordre

346
Q

époustouflant

A

stunning
astounding
breathtaking

347
Q

brouille (f)

A

quarrel
tiff

348
Q

exsangue

A

bloodless
bled out

349
Q

la remise

A

discount

350
Q

motus

A

mum’s the word

351
Q

le manche

A

sleeve
handle
channel/strait

352
Q

indompté

A

untamed
wild

353
Q

un bocal

A

fishbowl

354
Q

rafistoler

A

to patch up
to fix temporarily

355
Q

la soupape

A

valve

356
Q

une brochette

A

1) Petite broche servant à faire rôtir ou griller des morceaux d’aliments ; les morceaux ainsi embrochés.
2) (au figuré et familier) Ensemble, rangée de personnes

357
Q

peu ou prou

A

more or less

358
Q

faire gaffe

A

be careful

359
Q

Quitte à rater

A

Even if it means missing

360
Q

dans les limbes

A

in limbo

361
Q

soyeuse,
soyeaux

A

silky

362
Q

un écueil

A

a reef

363
Q

d’aucuns

A

some (people)

364
Q

un mécène

A

patron
sponsor

365
Q

corser

A

to aggravate
to complicate

366
Q

prendre la mouche

A

to get into a huff

367
Q

apprivoiser

A

to tame
to master

368
Q

la prise en charge

A

treatment
management

369
Q

le garde-fou

A

safeguard
guardrail