French Vocab 10 Flashcards

1
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cause, reason, case

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une cause

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2
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obliging, indulgent

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complaisant(e)

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3
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turning point, change of direction, bend

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le tournant

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4
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hefty

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baraqué(e)

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5
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needle

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une aiguille

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6
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to extricate oneself from

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se dépêtrer de

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7
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pity

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l’apitoiement (m)

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8
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inadvertently

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mégarde

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9
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shameful

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inavouable

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10
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evasion

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une dérobade

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11
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fit/bout of depression

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un accès de déprime

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12
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rocky, stony

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rocailleux (euse)

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13
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empty, vague

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en l’air

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14
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bitter

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amèr(e)

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15
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den, lair, hovel

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une tanière

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16
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to tear sb off a strip

A

remonter les bretelles à qn

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17
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how will you go about it?

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comment vas-tu t’y prendre?

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18
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to demean oneself, to lower oneself

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déchoir

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19
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so

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en sorte que

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20
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modest, self conscious, discreet

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pudique

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21
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enclosed

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ci-joint

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22
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to resit/retake an exam

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se représenter à un examen

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23
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heaviness, dullness, inertia

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la pesanteur

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24
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to delude oneself with

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se bercer de

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25
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to cram (exam)

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bachoter

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26
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mock exam

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un examen blanc

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27
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to make do with, to settle for

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se rabattre sur

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28
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number of students/pupils, workforce

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un effectif

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29
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to sneak into, slip into

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se glisser

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30
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story teller

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un/une affabulateur (trice)

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31
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pleasure, charm, approval, agreement

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un agrément

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32
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to be crazy about

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raffoler de

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33
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lumbering, clumsy

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pataud(e)

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34
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live wire

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un/une boute-en-train

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35
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face

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une bouille

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36
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flattering, gratifying, sycophantic

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flatteur/ flatteuse

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37
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partitioned, coompartmentalised

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cloisonné(e)

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38
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he’s a bit surly

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il est un peu ours

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39
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evidence, statement

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une disposition

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40
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acquired

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acquis(e)

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41
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stamp, plug, buffer, swab

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un tampon

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42
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regular

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un/une habitué(e)

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43
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armful of, (whole) host of

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une brassée de

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44
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to try to be, to be meant to be, to like to think of oneself as

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se vouloir

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45
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wind tunnel, blower, bellows

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la soufflerie

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46
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to patch up

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rafistoler

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47
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to do, to drive, to open a file on

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ficher

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48
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galley, also hell, mess

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la galère

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49
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in the corridors of power

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sous les lambris (panelling, marble walls) m pl

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50
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to fulfil, achieve, to make, carry out, also realise

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réaliser

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51
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to draw on, to draw on one’s savings

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puiser, puiser dans ses économies

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52
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levy, puncture (medical eg lumbar)

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une ponction

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53
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savings, nest egg

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une pécule

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54
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stingy

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radin(e)

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55
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(slow) progession, course, evolution

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le cheminement

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56
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hold, influence

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une emprise

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57
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to tip the scales

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faire pencher la balance

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58
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opposing view, counter argument, equivalent

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la contrepartie

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59
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to line up, to get in line, to pull in, pull over

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se ranger

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60
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support

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l’appui (m)

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61
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explosive

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détonant(e)

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62
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flat refusal

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un non-recevoir

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63
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to increase, make more expensive, to add, to go one step further

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renchérir

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64
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all the more reason

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d’autant plus

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65
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well and truly, definitely

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bel et bien

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66
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steam roller

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un rouleau compresseur

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67
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give and take

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le donnant-donnant

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68
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to strike a chord

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faire vibrer la corde

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69
Q

further enquiry

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un complément d’enquête

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70
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villainous

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crapuleux (euse)

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71
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immunity, impunity

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l’impunité (f)

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72
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excessive, inordinate

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démesuré(e)

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73
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cure, medicine

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un remède

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74
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to make one’s mind up

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se décider

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75
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to make a hole in

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écorner

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76
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to relent, to let oneself be swayed

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se laisser fléchir

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77
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detail, accuracy, precision

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une précision

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78
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show-off

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frimeur (euse)

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79
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uncouth

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plouc

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80
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agile, nimble, also risqué

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leste

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81
Q

party animal

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un/une noceur/noceuse

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82
Q

to hate

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haïr

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83
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to have the gift of the gab

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avoir du bagou

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84
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malicious gossip

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un ragot

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85
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arrangement, agreement

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un accommodement

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86
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well known, notorious

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notoire

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87
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ulterior motive

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une arrière-pensée

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88
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pleading, imploring

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suppliant(e)

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89
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untimely, misplaced

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intempestif (ive)

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90
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wait, expectations

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une/les attente(s)

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91
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chain, sequence

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un enchaînement

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92
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shameful

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inavouable

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93
Q

round, rounded

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arrondi(e)

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94
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to attach

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accoler

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95
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paralysed with terror

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glacé d’épouvante

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96
Q

little finger

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l’auriculaire (m)

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97
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correction

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une rectification

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98
Q

NG tube

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une sonde gastrique

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99
Q

lever, joystick

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la manette

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100
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horror story/film

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un roman/film épouvante

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101
Q

ring finger

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l’annulaire

102
Q

gear, paraphernalia

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l’attirail (m)

103
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rough, rasping

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râpeux/ râpeuse

104
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to rattle, shake, weaken

105
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gruel, baby cereal

A

la bouillie

106
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one armed, one handed

A

manchot/manchotte

107
Q

case

108
Q

to mumble

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bafouiller

109
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fellow creature, own kind

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un/une semblable

110
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straw (to drink through)

A

un chalumeau

111
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to breathe in, inhale, to suck up

112
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to scold

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houspiller

113
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to defuse, drain

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désamorcer

114
Q

switch

A

un commutateur

115
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corner, corner cupboard/shelves

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une encoignure

116
Q

binocular/glasses case

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un étui à jumelles /lunettes

117
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to be scolded

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se faire houspiller

118
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back (of a chair)

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un dossier

119
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it’s raining hard

A

il pleut comme vache qui pisse

120
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to reach, gain, achieve

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parvenir à

121
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it’s raining cats and dogs

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il pleut des cordes

122
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it’s very dry

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il fait sec

123
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it’s drizzling

124
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it’s sleeting

125
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there’s thunder about

126
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to succeed

127
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the weather is oppressive

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il fait lourd

128
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it’s dewy

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il y a de la rosée

129
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torrential rain

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les pluies sont diluviennes

130
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to achieve one’s aim

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parvenir à son but

131
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the weather is dull

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le temps est maussade

132
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it’s raining

133
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it’s freezing

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ça caille

134
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it’s awful weather

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il fait un temps de chien

135
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flash of lightening

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un éclair

136
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gusts of wind

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il y a des bourrasques

137
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to be freezing, also curdle, congeal

138
Q

to send something to someone

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faire parvenir quelques choses à quelqu’un

139
Q

thunder

A

le tonnerre

140
Q

quail

A

une caille

141
Q

lightening

142
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to gust

A

souffler en bourrasques

143
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it’s very cold

A

il fait un froid de canard

144
Q

clap of thunder

A

un coup de tonnerre

145
Q

tie, string, rope, strap

A

une attache

146
Q

hook, staple

A

une agrafe

147
Q

the building was struck by lightning

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la foudre est tombée sur le bâtiment

148
Q

paper fastener

A

une attache parisienne

149
Q

it’s cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey

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on se les caille ici

150
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to cough and splutter

151
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matrix

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la matrice

152
Q

sound proofing

A

l’insonorisation

153
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ugliness

A

la raideur

154
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hem, edge

155
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pearly

156
Q

on your marks, get set, go

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attention, top, partez

157
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pip, beep

158
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just like that

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d’un seul coup

159
Q

swish, lisp

A

un chuintement

160
Q

master painting

A

une toile de maître

161
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it’s delicious

A

je me régal

162
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committee united behind its chairman

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un comité bien soudé autour de son président

163
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skull cap

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une calotte

164
Q

light green

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vert clair

165
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cloth, canvas

166
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to treat to a delicious meal, to treat, to pay the bill

167
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sleeve, round (cards), game

168
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handle, neck (guitar), knuckle, clumsy idiot

169
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sea green

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vert d’eau

170
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linen, hemp, cotton

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toile de lin, chanvre, coton

171
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dark green

A

vert foncé

172
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to curl up, huddle up

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recroqueviller

173
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that is to say

174
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to court, woo

175
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conjuring trick, wangling

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un tour de passe-passe

176
Q

to get one’s hands dirty

A

mettre les mains dans le cambouis

177
Q

you and your like

A

vous et vos congénères (derogatory)

178
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forces of opposition

A

le contre-pouvoir

179
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to reduce, weaken

180
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to take to pieces, debone

181
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shock and awe

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le choc et la stupeur

182
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gust, flurry

A

une rafale

183
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rioter

A

un émeutier, une émeutière

184
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striking

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saisissant

185
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wrath, ire

A

le courroux

186
Q

right to citizenship by birth

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le droit du sol

187
Q

refuge, sanctuary, asylum

A

l’asile (m)

188
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to oust, evict

189
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to exhaust oneself, to become exhausted

A

s’épuiser

190
Q

to be indignant

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s’indigner

191
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saver

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un/une épargnant(e)

192
Q

familiarisation, addiction

A

une accoutumance

193
Q

standard, flag

A

un étendard

194
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crossroads, crossing, junction

A

un croisement

196
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without necessarily

A

sans pour autant

197
Q

to rally, win over

198
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negotiation

A

une tractation

199
Q

haggling

A

le marchandage

200
Q

hideous, ugly, dreadful, despicable, awful

A

affreux (euse)

201
Q

to secure on something

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gager sur qch

202
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beehive

203
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the object of his/her desire

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l’objet de sa convoitise

204
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crumb

A

une miette

205
Q

screw

206
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beads of sweat formed on his/her face

A

la sueur perlait sur son visage

207
Q

to rally to, to join, to come round to

A

se rallier à

208
Q

under negotiation

A

en tractation

209
Q

to haggle

A

faire du marchandage

210
Q

to surround, encircle

211
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lacking, devoid

212
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to suppose that

213
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to treat somebody like an invalid/like one’s son

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traiter quelqu’un en malade/comme son fils

214
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artless, simple, naive, gullible

A

naïf, naïve

215
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devoid of inventiveness

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dénué d’inventivité

216
Q

herring

217
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to digest

218
Q

a senseless act

A

un acte dénué de sens

219
Q

smoked herring, kipper

A

un hareng saur

220
Q

bit by bit

A

par bribes

221
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brain, mind

A

un cerveau

222
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for all that

A

pour autant

223
Q

to escape from, avoid

A

soustraire

224
Q

unshakeable, unwavering

A

inébranlable

225
Q

escalation, higher bid

A

une surenchère

227
Q

blessing or curse

A

un bienfait ou fléau

228
Q

to bury one’s face in the cushions

A

enfouir son visage dans les coussins

229
Q

to be plain for all to see, also flaunted, to spread

A

s’étaler

230
Q

blight

231
Q

sensitive to the cold

A

frileux (euse)

232
Q

deception, hoax

A

une supercherie

233
Q

to take up position, to entrench oneself

A

se retrancher

234
Q

frost, ice

235
Q

to put somebody back on their feet

A

remettre quelqu’un à flot

236
Q

clumsiness

A

la maladresse

237
Q

undermine, shake, also initiate, start

238
Q

to use deception

A

user de supercherie

239
Q

forgive my clumsiness

A

excusez ma maladresse

240
Q

flood, stream, torrent

241
Q

I’m so clumsy

A

je suis d’une maladresse

242
Q

to come first/last

A

arriver en tête/en queue

243
Q

to take precedence

A

faire primer

244
Q

unpredictable, insecure, risky

A

aléatoire

245
Q

to want nothing to with, stay away from, to avoid, to steer clear of

246
Q

smokescreen

A

un trompe-l’œil

247
Q

a big leap into the unknown

A

un grand saut dans l’inconnu

248
Q

insane

A

insensé(e)

249
Q

bible (figurative)

A

le bréviaire

250
Q

scribble, scrawl

A

un gribouillage