French 14 Flashcards

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A boar

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Un sanglier

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2
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A bird of prey

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Un rapace

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3
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The civil servant

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Le/la fonctionnaire

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In a row/straight
Eg 5 days in a row

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D’affilée

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5
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A pair of boxer shorts

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Un caleçon

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6
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Ruthless

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Impitoyable ou sans pitié

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7
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A porcupine

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Un porc-épic

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8
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A cheetah

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Un guépard

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9
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A jellyfish

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Une méduse

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10
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An octopus

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Une pieuvre

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11
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A hyena

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Une hyène

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12
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A dragonfly

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Une libellule

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13
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The feature eg of face/building

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Un caractéristique

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14
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Originally

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A l’origine

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15
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Daredevil/reckless - noun

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Un(e) casse-cou
Also irréfléchi means reckless - latter not really used

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16
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A mountain bike

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Un VTT (vélo tout terrain)

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17
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A crossword puzzle

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Une grille de mots croisés

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18
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A mat - eg for a glass

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A place mat - un set de table
un dessous de plat/ table/ verre

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19
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Bullying/ harassment

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Un harcèlement

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20
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To blur

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Flouter (pronounced fluté) - blur out a face
Brouiller- to blur out vision (brouillard- fog)

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21
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Engrossed

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Absorbé/captivé

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22
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Unblock/uncork/open

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Déboucher
Débouché is an opening

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23
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A graduate

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Obtenir un diplôme
Ou Un(e) diplômé (e)

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24
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The hatred

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La haine

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To release
Libérer/ relâcher Lâcher (to let go/release something)
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To supply
Fournir
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An area (eg in a room)
Une zone
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A strip (eg of metal)
Une bande
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A bifold door
Une porte pliante
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A midwife
Une sage femme
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A GP practice
Un cabinet de médicale généraliste
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A boarding school
Un pensionnat
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A UFO
Un OVNI
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A saucer
Une soucoupe ou Une sous-tasse
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A stall
Une étal (marché) - - French tend to use name of commerçant Un kiosque
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A shopping bag
Un cabas - no-one really uses this! Juste un sac
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To knock down
Abattre (normally for killing eg a person or a tree)
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Platinum
Le platine
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Recap
Récapituler
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A shower (rain)
Une averse
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A conservatory
Une véranda
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A shoelace
Un lacet
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To tie shoelaces
Attacher des lacets
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The Thames
La Tamise
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A pattern
Un motif
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A streetlight
Un lampadaire
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Dusk
Le crépuscule
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A verse
Une strophe (high French) ou un vers
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A limb
Un membre
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Wild/overexcited/out of control
Déchaîné
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The wax
La cire
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To reach/start/take up
Aborder
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Remettre/se remettre
Remettre - to put back, to top up, add some more, refill, put in again, hand over. Se remettre à - to get back into, to start again, recover from
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To assemble 1) eg put together objects 2) people
1) Monter 2) Rassembler
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Godson/daughter
Filleul/e
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Well being
Bien être
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Épargner
To save up or to spare
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A package/plan or a device
Un dispositif
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To sprain
Se faire une entorse (muscle/tendon) Se fouler (ligament) But both can overlap Se tordre - twisted. Sprain by twisting eg wrist / ankle
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A carriage ( ie horse and carriage)
Une càleche
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1)Uncertain 2)Uncertainty
1)Pas sûr/ne pas trop savoir (person) Incertain (other) 2) Incertitude
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A thickening
Un épaississant
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The mourning (bereavement) /in mourning To grieve
Le/en deuil Faire son deuil/ pleurer
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As long as
1) Pourvu que (then subj) Or Du moment que/tant que (then Indic) 2) aussi long que 3) aussi longtemps que (while)
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A dump truck
Un tombereau
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Sunflower
Le tournesol
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A car hire A hire car
Une location de voiture Une voiture de location
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The scalp
Le cuir chevelu
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To mope around
Se morfondre
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An ornament
Un bibelot Un objet décoratif
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A painting canvas or a spider’s web or the web (internet) or hessian!
La toile
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The tune
La mélodie or L’air (m)
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A herring
Un hareng
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A volcano
Un volcan
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A deposit (eg for goods)
Un acompte
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A daisy
Une marguerite
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To get out of breath
S’essouffler
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To paddle A paddle
Pagayer Une pagaie
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A sting
Une piqûre
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Widen
Élargir (also means enlarge)
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A blade or a piece of parquet flooring
Une lame
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A basement
Un sous-sol Or une cave
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A grip /hold in sport - eg relax your grip
Une prise
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A supporter
Un supporter Un supporteur(rice) - sports Un sympathisant(e) - political
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To stoop A stoop
Se pencher Se baisser Se courber Une courbure Une flexion
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Posture
La posture La position Une attitude Positionner
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Concerning/about/with respect to
Concernant/ à propos de/ au sujet de/ sur
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A hybrid
Un hybride
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An trec an expedition
Un périple
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The best man
Le garçon d’honneur or le témoin (Bridesmaid- demoiselle d’honneur)
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A bully To bully
Un tyran Tyranniser
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A shell
Une coquille ( Shell of a shellfish ) Une coque ( Shell of an object eg a phone) Une carapace ( Shell of an animal - the exoskeleton) Un obus (bomb shell)
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Sprint
Sprinter Un Sprint
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A report
1) School grades etc - un bulletin scolaire 2) News - Un reportage 3) an account of something- un report
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Laze about/stroll/meander
Flâner
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Rehabilitation (eg from injury)
Une rééducation
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Sandstone
Le grés
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Limestone
Le calcaire
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Inbox
La boîte mail ou la boîte de réception
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Chalk
La craie