French Art 19th C Flashcards

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botté

A

booted

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une encoignure

A

corner, angle;

corner table

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méconnue

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unknown

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honnir

“La population honnit le dictateur de ce pays”

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to despise; hold in contempt; scorn

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accabler

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overwhelmed

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bafouer

“Il me félicitait de mon courage à défendre des artistes bafaoués…”

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to ridicule, scorn, deride

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conspuer

“Il me félicitait de mon courage à défendre des artistes bafaoués, conspués…

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to shout down; boo

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barbouiller qch de qch
(se barbouiller)

Il a barbouillé son visage de chocolat
Elle s’est barbouillée le visage de compote

(SYN: salir)

A

to smear sth

to smear onto oneself

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ineffaçable

Les marques sur ce maillot sont ineffaçables.

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Indelible, permanent

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une bouée

Monet en pensant à la mer: “Je voudrai être toujours devant ou dessu, et quand je mourrai, être enterrer dans une bouée.” (Geffroy, Monet - sa vie…p.8)

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a bouy; also float, rubber ring

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le raccourci

Je connais un raccourci pour aller au centre-ville.

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shortcut, also abridged

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une trouvaille
faire une trouvaille

Le chasseur de trésors a fait une trouvaille formidable.
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find, treasure

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un/une paysagiste
noun, also adj:
Robert Picard est un peintre paysagiste très connu.

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landscaper

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un sortilège

Les anciens croyaient aux sortilèges des sorciers.

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a magic spell

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le pinceau

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paintbrush

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