French C1 Vocab Flashcards

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1
Q

Quoi que ce soit

A

Anything

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2
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Controversée

A

Controversial

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3
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Un exposé

A

a presentation or talk

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4
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exposée

A

exposed

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5
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Une liseuse

A

an ebook reader

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6
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Une grande lectrice

A

a avid (female) reader of books

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7
Q

Une ramasse-feuilles

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a (wide flat) rake [used to clean up a lawn or other surface]

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8
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Un rateau

A

a (sparsely-toothed) rake [used to grade soil]

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9
Q

Racler

A

to scrape (eg with a window squeegee)

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10
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une serpillère

A

a mop (un raclette + serpière)

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11
Q

Un torchon

A

a tea towel

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12
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un arbitre

A

an umpire

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13
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une scie

A

a saw

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14
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un sifflet

A

a whistle (eg for sports)

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15
Q

un ramasse-poussier

A

dustpan

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16
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une balayette

A

a brush for a dustpan

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17
Q

épuisette

A

a fishing net

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18
Q

le filet

A

the mesh/netting

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19
Q

un ralonge

A

an extension cord

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20
Q

un cadenas

A

a padlock

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21
Q

le libre arbitre

A

the free will

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22
Q

le coquillage

A

the sea shell

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23
Q

la carapace

A

the tortoise shell

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24
Q

un entonnoir

A

a funnel

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25
Q

un tonneau

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a barrel

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26
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une ampoul

A

a light bulb

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27
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vécue

A

lived

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28
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bribes (m)

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scraps/snatches

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29
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des yeux vairons

A

heterochromic eyes

30
Q

mobiliser

A

to engage someone (in a cause)

31
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rendre mobile

A

to mobilise someone (physically, transport)

32
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localiser

A

to locate

33
Q

fiabilité

A

reliability

34
Q

betrave

A

beetroot

35
Q

le problématique

A

the problem

36
Q

un flôt

A

a wave (of people, liquid, the sea)

37
Q

un carburant

A

a fuel

38
Q

épuiser

A

to exhaust/deplete

39
Q

acquérir

A

to acquire

40
Q

c’est a dire

A

that is to say

41
Q

par contre…

A

on the other hand…

42
Q

houleuse

A

choppy/stormy

43
Q

se vêler

A

to calm

44
Q

en somme

A

in short

45
Q

en résumé

A

in summary

46
Q

immerger

A

to immerse

47
Q

soi-même

A

oneself

48
Q

Vocaliser

A

to vocalise

49
Q

la clarté

A

the clarity

50
Q

le réacteur

A

the jet engine

51
Q

une envergure

A

a wingspan

52
Q

franchir

A

to traverse/cross

53
Q

Une escale

A

a stopover

54
Q

un concurrent

A

a competitor

55
Q

établit

A

established

56
Q

un plancher

A

a floor

57
Q

Nettement

A

clearly/obviously

58
Q

par voie de conséquence

A

consequently

59
Q

l’encombrement

A

the congestion

60
Q

davantage

A

more/further

61
Q

l’enjeu

A

the stakes

62
Q

un pari

A

a bet

63
Q

la démesure

A

the excess

64
Q

dépouillé

A

stripped/bare

65
Q

cocher

A

to check (a box)

66
Q

un garde à sol

A

ground clearance

67
Q

un rabais

A

a discount

68
Q

desservi

A

serviced

69
Q

promouvoir

A

promote

70
Q

pourtant

A

however