French Nouns Flashcards

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Une Revendication

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Demand, Claim, Statement

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Un(e) Élu(e)

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Elected Representative

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Un Dirigeant

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Manager, Leader

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Une Amnistie

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Pardon

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Un Recul

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Recoil, Moving Back

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Une Réclusion

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Imprisonment, Seclusion, Solitude

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Une Infraction

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Breach, Violation

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Un(e) Porte-Parole

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Spokesperson

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Un Lien

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Link, Connection, Tie, Bond

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Un Cas

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Case

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Un Point

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Dot, Point, Space, Period

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Un Sein

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Breast, Heart, Center

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Une Flambée

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Blaze, Outburst, Sudden Rise

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Une Atteinte

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Breach, Violation, Achievement, Attainment

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Un Élargissement

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Broadening, Enlargement

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Le Point de Ralliement

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Rallying Point

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Le Lancement

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Launch

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La Désillusion

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Disillusion, disenchantment, disappointment

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Une Intronisation

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Enthroning, Coronation

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Une Bousculade

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Crush, rush, mêlee of mob

Rush, hurry

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Une Envergure

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Wingspan
Stature, caliber, importance
Scope, scale, range of ambition

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Un Rassemblement

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Collection, gathering up, rounding up

Meeting, rally, gathering

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Un(e) Frontalier(e)

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Person living on a border

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24
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Un Paquebot

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Ocean liner

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Une Embarcation

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Skiff, small boat

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Une Embarcation de Secours

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Lifeboat

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Une Mélasse

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Molasses, syrup

Tricky situation, bind

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Une Quincaillerie

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Hardware store

Cheap jewelry, trinkets

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Une Hystérie

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Hysteria

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30
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Les Fondamentaux

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Basics, fundamentals

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31
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La Droite

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Right-wing

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32
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La Gauche

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Left-wing

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33
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Une Cession

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Transfer, handover of property

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34
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Un Amendement

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Amendment

Soil-enriching product

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35
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Un Député

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Congressperson

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36
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Un Périmètre

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Perimeter

Area, plot

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37
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Une Hégémonie

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Hegemony, supremacy

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38
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Un Éternité

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Eternity, afterlife

39
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La Ruine

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Ruin
Degradation, decline, deterioration
Bankruptcy
Wreck

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Un Monstre

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Monster

41
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La Cruauté

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Cruelty, brutality

42
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Un Refus

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Refusal

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Un Asile

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Asylum, refuge, sanctuary

Lunatic asylum, mental hospotal

44
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Un Assentiment

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Consent, agreement

45
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Une Mainmise

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Stranglehold, dominance

46
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Un Déséquilibre

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Dizziness, giddiness, loss of balance
Imbalance, disequilibrium
Instability, imbalance

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Un Déséquilibré

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Madman, mentally ill person

48
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La Zone

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Zone, area

Rough part of town (colloquial)

49
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Le Signal

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Signal

Harbringer, portent, precursor

50
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La Crédibilité

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Credibility

51
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Un Mal

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Evil, wrong
Damage
Ache

52
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Un Membre

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Member

Limb (body part)

53
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Une Crise

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Crisis, rough time
Crisis
Outbreak (medical)

54
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Un Tourment

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Torment
Agony, severe pain
Tumult, turmoil, social upheaval

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Un DéficiT

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Deficit, shortfall
Deficiency, shortage
Gap of knowledge

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Un Clou

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A nail

Climax, highlight

57
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Les Clous

A

Crosswalk

58
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Le Produit Intérieur Brut (PIB)

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Gross domestic product (GDP)

59
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Un Paramètre

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Factor, parameter

60
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Une Tendence

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Tendency

Trend, fashion (incl statistical)

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La Convenance

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Liking, taste, inclination

Respectability, propriety/decency, decorum

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Les Convenances

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Propriety, decorum

63
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Un Arbitrage

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Refereeing
Arbitration
Arbitrage

64
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Un Débiteur

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Debtor

65
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Un(e) Prêteur(se)

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Lender

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La Lice

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Arena

Wooden Palisade

67
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Le Fossé

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Ditch, moat

Gap, gulf

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Une Décennie

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Decade

69
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Un Succès

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Success, victory

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Une Réussite

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Success

71
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La Disparité

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Disparity, difference

Inequality

72
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Un Taux

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Rate, ratio, level

Rate (finance)

73
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Une Donnée

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Data, fact, figure

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PIB Par Habitant

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Per Capita GDP

75
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La Convergance

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Meeting, convergence

Combination, merging

76
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Une Inégalité

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Inequality, difference, disparity

Unevenness, irregularity

77
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Une Économie d’Échelle

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Economy of scale

78
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Une Intégration

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Integration

79
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Une Défaillance

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Failure, breakdown, fault
Dizziness, dizzy spell
Infringement, violation [legal]

80
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Un Soutien

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Support

81
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Un Gel

A

Freeze

82
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Une Carence

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Deficiency, lack

Failure, shortcoming

83
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Une Piste

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Track
Runway
Path
Trail, track, scent

84
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La Fin

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End

85
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Une Guerre Commerciale

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Trade war

86
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La Jouissance

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Enjoyment, pleasure

Use, enjoyment

87
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La Défiance

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Distrust, mistrust

Disapproval, Dissatisfaction

88
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Une Opulence

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Opulence, richness, abundance, wealth
Riches
Abundance, profusion

89
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La Richesse

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Wealth, richness

90
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La Volupté

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Exquisite pleasure, delight

91
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Un Avilissement

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Degradation, debasement

92
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La Cupidité

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Greed

93
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Un Prodige

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A child prodigy

A miracle, wonder, astounding, incredible

94
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Une Supputation

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Hypothesis, calculation