French 12 Flashcards

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1
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to consist of - made up of

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comporter

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political leader or manager

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dirigeant

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to try or to tempt

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tenter

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treasurer

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le / la trésorier

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trust

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la confiance

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Brilliant, bright

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éclatant

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Picture rail

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Une cimaise

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Fierce, bitter, relentless

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acharné

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Stooge, associate

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comparse

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Evasive

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fuyant

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Tide, flood tide

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Un flot

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Wake (in the wake of)

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Le sillage

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under the guidance of

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sous la houlette de

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Archipelago

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Le archipel

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Disappearance

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Une disparition

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Abandoned, deserted

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délaissé

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Composure

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Un flegme

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Purification

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Une épuration

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Politeness

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Une politesse

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A dream

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Un songe

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22
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Tempting

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tentante

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23
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False, wrong

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fausse

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24
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Hinge or pivotal

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La charnière

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To spout (about something)

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déclamer

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Locks (e.g. locks in)

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Verrous

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counterpart - opposite number

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homologue

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Case (metal casing on device)

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In boîtier

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29
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Feat (of engineering)

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Une prouesse

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Seduced

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séduit

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Unclog

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désengorger

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32
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Thesis

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la thèse

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33
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Frieze

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La frise

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34
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Got up

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harnaché

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35
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An increase

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une hausse

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36
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Sub contractors

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sous-traitants

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37
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Upheavals

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bouleversements

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Appearance

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apparition

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Disastrous

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funeste

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Leap

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bondir

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Surprising

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étonnant

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Waste

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residus

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Maddening

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affolant

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Trafficker

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trafiquant

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Backdown

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redescendent

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Brain teaser

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casse-tête

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Border

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transfrontalier

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Sharks

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aigrefins

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Railway tracks

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Voies ferée

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Yield

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rendement

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Deception

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la supercherie

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Having

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ayant

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Provides

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prévoit

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Behind the scenes

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en coulisse

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Comparative

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comparée

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A shooting

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la fusillade

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a conquest

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une conquête

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Management

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gestion

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settlement date

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une échéance

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Soaring

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envolée

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Wish

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souhaitons

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Tailored

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sur-mesure

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Arbitration

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l’arbitrage

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Waltz

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la valse

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Worrisome

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inquiétante

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unexpected

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inattendu

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Flowing

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écoulant

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Scammers

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escrocs

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career

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une carrière

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big cat

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un fauve

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betrayal

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une trahison

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the standard

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le étalon

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the gold standard

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l’étalon-or

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scrap iron

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la ferraille

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courage , daring

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la audace

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unpacking unwrapping

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le déballage

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subsidiary

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société filiale

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a haven

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un havre

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margin

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un marge

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explorer

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un explorateur

81
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rubble

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les décombres (m)

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Questioned

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Muse en cause

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Of this and that

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de telle ou telle

84
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Even though

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en tante que

86
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Having

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ayant

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Formerly

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naguère

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Blinded

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aveugle

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Slight of hand

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le tour de passe-passe

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A ploy

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Un escamotage

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A flight

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Un essor

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Includes

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comporte

91
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Chase after, pursuit

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Une poursuite