French 13 Flashcards

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1
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Wish

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vœu (plural vœux)

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balance sheet

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le bilan

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frigate

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une frégate

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refuge, sanctuary

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un asile

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5
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a crumb

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une miette

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in pieces

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en miette

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laundering money

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Blanchiment (d’argent)

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comlpacency

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complaisance

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dubious / doubtful

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douteux

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diversion/ hijacking

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le détournement

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11
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to have at one’s disposal

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doté (être doté de)

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12
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A slap

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Une gifle (jeefley)

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13
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Tear gas

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gaz lacrymogène

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14
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Deafening

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assourdissant

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15
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Vertigo

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vertige (m)

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16
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Chemical- adjective

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chimique

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17
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Started

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entamé

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18
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Damage

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dégâts

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19
Q

Middle East

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Moyen-Orient

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20
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Crumbling

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croulant

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21
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a gust (of wind)

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une rafale

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22
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a cut

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une coupure

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23
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exageration

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une surenchère

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24
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thorough/ detailed

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approfondi

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25
Q

Job insecurity

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la précarité

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26
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social security contributions

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cotisations sociales

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27
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whooping cough

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la coqueluche

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28
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measles

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la rougeole

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29
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minimum wage

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SMIC

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30
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remote

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reculé

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31
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almost/ nearly

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quasiment

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32
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quarterly

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trimestriel

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33
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ballot box

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une urne

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34
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manages

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dirige

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35
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bolted (bolted to)

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verrouillé

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36
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relieved

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soulagée

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37
Q

let’s suppose that…

A

admettons que

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38
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smoking

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fumant

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39
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a master stroke

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un coup fumant

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40
Q

layout

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tracé

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41
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heavy artillery

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artillerie lourde

42
Q

put online

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mis en ligne

43
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ticklish

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chatouilleuse

44
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spellbound

A

en haleine

45
Q

to avoid

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fuir

46
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to slave away, work hard

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galérer

47
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to be fed up

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ras le bol

48
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to ripen

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mûrir

49
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to allocate

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allouer

50
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food shortage

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une disette

51
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collapse

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un effondrement

52
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realizes

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rende compte

53
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put in place

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mis en place

54
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census

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un recensement

55
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cancelation

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une annulation

56
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a slaughter

A

une hécatombe

57
Q

fleet

A

une flotte

58
Q

a trawler

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un chalutier

59
Q

harmful

A

néfaste

60
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outlet, an opening for job

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un débouché

61
Q

reprimand

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un blâme

62
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rack, pigeon hole, filing cabinet

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un casier

63
Q

receiving stolen goods

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recel (resel)

64
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public prosecutor’s office

A

le parquet

65
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against

A

encontre

66
Q

screen

A

un écran

67
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addicted

A

accro

68
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built right up against

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adossé

69
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contactable

A

joignable

70
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knickers

A

une culotte

71
Q

offspring

A

progéniture

72
Q

coward

A

lâche

73
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blockage

A

un blocage

74
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mischievous

A

espiègle

75
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gap

A

un décalage

76
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hourly

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horaire

77
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deafening

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étourdissant

78
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hooligan

A

un voyou

79
Q

test

A

une épreuve

80
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withdrawal

A

un retrait

81
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accommodation

A

un hébergement

82
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extension

A

une rallonge (ralonje)

83
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encouraged

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incité

84
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sketch, outline

A

une ébauche

85
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brought back

A

ramené

86
Q

a steep slope

A

une pente raide

87
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suddenly

A

subitement

88
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Advanced

A

évolué

89
Q

A future

A

Un avenir

90
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A gap

A

Un fossé

91
Q

Elite

A

Le gotha

92
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gear/ gearing

A

un engrenage

93
Q

Herald

A

héraut

94
Q

Immediately afterwards

A

dans la foulée

95
Q

The elite

A

Le gotha (goota)

96
Q

parishioner

A

un paroissien

97
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criterion / criteria

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un critère / les critères

98
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wild, wild rhythm

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effréné, rythme effréné

99
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stake, stakes (the stakes are high)

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enjeu, enjeux

100
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skid, skidding

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dérapage

101
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warning

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prévenir

102
Q

suspended sentence

A

sursis