French to English 11 Flashcards

1
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figé

A

frozen (computer screen)

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2
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précaire (2)

A

shaky, tenuous

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3
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fardeau

A

burden

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4
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reculer

A

to move back

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5
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quelqu’un doit se coller à la tâche

A

someone must stick to the task

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6
Q

la cogestion

A

the joint management (of a company)

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7
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acquis

A

right obtained by law

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8
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redémarrer

A

to restart (computer)

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9
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dépité

A

greatly vexed

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10
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verrouiller la porte

A

to lock the door

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11
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vol, cambriolage, braquage

A

robbery (3)

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12
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s’abriter

A

to take shelter/cover

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13
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friche

A

wasteland

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14
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mise en cause

A

calling into question

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15
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un pôle financier

A

a financial center

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16
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agaçant (2)

A

tiresome, annoying

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17
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badigeonné

A

slathered

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18
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allégrement

A

blithely

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19
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classement (2)

A

standing, rating

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20
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passer le flambeau

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to pass the torch

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21
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entourer

A

to surround

22
Q

infime

A

infinitesmal

23
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doter

A

to provide

24
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une coupure d’électricité

A

a blackout (electricity)

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une coupure de courant
a power outage
26
un clou
a nail
27
le démarrage
the start(ing)
28
le parrainage
the sponsorship
29
un pari (2)
a bet, wager
30
frisson
thrill
31
percutant (2)
powerful, percussive
32
mise en abîme
wheels within wheels (idiom.)
33
affoler
to panic (transitive)
34
secoue (2)
shaken, shocked
35
être bien dans sa peau
to feel good about oneself (idiom.)
36
un fourre-tout
a tote bag (also adj. catch-all)
37
polar (2)
nerd, detective novel
38
une ride
a wrinkle
39
malfrat
thug
40
rein
kidney
41
J'ai franchi le Rubicon
I crossed the Rubicon
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étreinte (2)
embrace, grip
43
berceau
cradle
44
crainte
fear (n.)
45
dérègler (2)
disrupt, disturb
46
facturation (2)
billing, invoice
47
vendange (2)
grave harvest, vintage
48
boussole
compass
49
carrière
quarry
50
couloir
passage
51
voie
passage