French music Flashcards

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kiffer

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(s) to like

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grave

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(s) intensifier

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trop

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(s) intensifier

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super

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(s) intensifier

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relou

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(s) annoying

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chelou

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(s) bizarre, strange, weird

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un truc de ouf

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(s) a bit crazy, can be intensifier

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la dépense

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the spending

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le crédit

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the credit

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la dette

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the debt

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le huissier

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bailiff

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s’asseoir

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to sit

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le/ la gosse

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(s/v. informal) kid/ kiddo

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le divorce

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the divorce

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le deuil

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bereavement/ grief

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sourd

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deaf

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les oreilles

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the ears

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persister

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to persist

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pêle-mêle

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haphazardly, jumbled

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le fusil

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the rifle

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en chien de fusil

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curled up

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accoter

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to stand, lean against

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chien de fusil

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curled up part of rifle

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coupable

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guilty

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un coup de coeur

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something that you’re rlly interested in

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la cachette

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hide and seek

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27
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dépendance

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addiction

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accrocheur

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eye catching (msc)

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vif

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lively

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boisé

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forested

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peuplé

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densely populated

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département

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area under the control of another country

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paradisiaque

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paradise-y

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34
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d’outre-mer

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oversea

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la superficie

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the surface area, landmass

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le territoire

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the territory

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humide

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humid, moist

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équatorial

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equator-y

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la saison de pluies

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the wet season

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la saison sèche

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the dry season

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la sèche

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the drying, the cig, the fag

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plutôt que

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rather than, instead of

43
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Guyanese

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guyanien, guyanienne

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DOM-TOM

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départements et territoires d’Outre-Mer

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le kas

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46
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kasékò

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“Casser corps”

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la hanche

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the hip

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hancher

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stand with weight on one hip

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la tromperie

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trickery, dishonesty, cheating

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la séduction

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seduction

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emblematique

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symbolic, representative

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le tambour

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the drum

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le tibwa

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the drum stick

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le musicien/ la musicienne

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the musician

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la chorale

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the choir

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chantant

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tuneful, lilting, catchy

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dansant

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danceable

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rythmé

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rhythmic

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(avoir) le sens de rythme

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(to have) a sense of rhythm

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la mélodie

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the melody

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intemporel(le)

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timeless

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divertir

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to amuse (someone else)

63
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se divertir

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to amuse (yourself)

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le tube

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hits, big hits

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casse-couilles

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pain in the arse

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enculer

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bugger, to rip off

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autant

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as much, so much

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croissant

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increasing

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concevoir

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devised, designed

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tel que

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such as

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contemporain

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contemporary

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la concurrence

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the competition

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forcer

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to force

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rappeler

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to call back, to recall, to bring to mind

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enfoiré(e)

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bastard

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se rappeler

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remember

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permettre

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to permit

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corriger

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to correct

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ainsi que

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just as, as well as

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le siècle

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the century

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sûr(e)

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sure, certain

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suivre

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to follow, to deal with

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la plupart

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the most

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divers

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diverse

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sonorité

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sound, tone

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léger

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light

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probable

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likely

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plus de chance

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more likely

89
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arriver en tête

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(i) to come out on top

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le public

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the audience

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le événement

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the event

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va t’en

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go away/ do one

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la gamme

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the range, the scale (musical)

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remplacer

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to replace, to substitute