French Vocab 12 Flashcards

1
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to sharpen, heighten, hone

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aiguiser

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vaguely, in obscurity (to live in)

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obscurément

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3
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to sulk, to avoid, to want nothing to do with

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bouder

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4
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luggage rack

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un filet à bagages

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5
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gap

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une béance

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6
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reference number

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le matricule

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7
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decoder

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un/une décodeur/euse

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8
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she regrets what she did/what happened

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elle regrette ce qu’elle a fait/ce qui s’est passé

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9
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the situation is difficult to bear

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c’est une situation pénible à supporter

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10
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her speech was very muddled

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son discours était très brouillon

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11
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we wish you were here

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nous regrettons que tu ne soit pas parmi nous

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12
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to tousle, ruffle, also to astound

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ébouriffer

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13
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the show was not well received

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le spectacle a déplu

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14
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she is disliked

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elle déplaît

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15
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in moderation, plainly, soberly

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sobrement

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16
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to padlock

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cadenasser

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17
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to poison

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empoisonner

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18
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frolics

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les abats (m)

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19
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period of hallucination

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une bouffée délirante

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20
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to drop, let go of, to come out with, to reveal

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lâcher

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21
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to become fossilised, to freeze

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se figer

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22
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dimple

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une fossette

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23
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to overwhelm, to capsize, tip over

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chavirer

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24
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to communicate, to correspond (to), to suit

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correspondre (à)

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25
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to let out sth, to let sth escape/slip through one’s fingers

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laisser échapper

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26
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to swoon

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se pâmer

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27
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to grant, to achieve, to reach, to obtain, to get to

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accéder à

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28
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attentively, carefully

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attentivement

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29
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underway, in progress

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en cours

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30
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to materialise

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se matérialiser

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31
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worse even

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pis encore

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32
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holiday

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une villégiature

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33
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possible, potential

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éventuel (le)

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34
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board, slat, drag (cigarette)

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une latte

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35
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lukewarm, tepid, warm, half-hearted

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tiède

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36
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felt hat

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le feutre

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37
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to overshadow, to make sth dark, to obscure

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obscurcir

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38
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tennis shoe, pump

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un escarpin

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39
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unusual

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inhabituel (le)

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40
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to blend in with

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se fondre dans

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41
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to stand out against

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se découper sur

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42
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a knowing smile

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un sourire étendue

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43
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to lie in wait, to on one’s guard

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être aux aguets

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44
Q

really great fear

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un peur jouissif (ive)

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45
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to push it a bit

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pousser le bouchon trop loin

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46
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to take a drag

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tirer une latte

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47
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worse

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pis

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48
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to swoon with pleasure

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se pâmer de plaisir

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49
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I didn’t like it

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ça m’a déplu

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50
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he gets on my nerves with his questions

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il m’empoisonne avec ses questions

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51
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he broke away from the main field on the climb

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il a lâché le peleton dans la montée

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52
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to become set in one’s ways

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se figer dans ses habitudes

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53
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to have a dimple in one’s chin

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avoir une fossette au menton

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54
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it’s worse than ever

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c’est pis que jamais

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55
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to take off

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retirer

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56
Q

net curtain

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un voilage

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57
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to set oneself (a goal), to be attached to, to settle down

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se fixer

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58
Q

nonsense

A

la baliverne

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59
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to talk nonsense/rubbish

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raconter les balivernes

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60
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a real life story

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une histoire vécue

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61
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to draw inspiration from one’s own personal experiences

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tirer son inspiration de son vécu

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62
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papery, shrivelled

A

parcheminé (e)

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63
Q

to cross oneself

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se signer

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64
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to grumble

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maugréer

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65
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to take, to imitate, also to borrow

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emprunter

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66
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it has all the appearances of being true

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cela emprunte tous les apparences de la vérité

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67
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to get over, to cross

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franchir

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68
Q

brain washing

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le bourrage de crâne

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69
Q

innovative

A

novateur /novatrice

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70
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pioneer, innovator

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un/une novateur/novatrice

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71
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to collect, receive. Also perceive, to experience, feel

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percevoir

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72
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collecting, receiving

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percevant (e)

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73
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a masterpiece of engineering

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un ouvrage d’art

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74
Q

regional development

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l’aménagement du territoire

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75
Q

a hollow

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une cuvette

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76
Q

a suspension bridge

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un pont à haubans

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77
Q

in the shape of a pine cone

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en forme de pomme de pin

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78
Q

to collect the toll fees

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percevoir le prix du péage

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79
Q

given the expected traffic

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vu les prévisions de trafic

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80
Q

an operating lease

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une concession d’exploitation

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81
Q

they point out that

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il font remarquer que

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82
Q

to enjoy the same fate

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connaître le même sort

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83
Q

the best and the most modern materials

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les matériaux les meilleurs et les plus modernes

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84
Q

electronic sensors

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des capteurs électronique

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85
Q

to keep watch

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tenir la veille

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86
Q

the unhappy fate

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le triste sort

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87
Q

torn apart

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démembré

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88
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by the unbridled elements

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par les éléments déchaînés

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89
Q

with the greatest of pleasure

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avec le plus grand plaisir

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90
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the most intelligent student

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l’étudiante la plus intelligente

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91
Q

the best and most innovative product

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le produit le meilleur et le plus novateur

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92
Q

the most modern materials there are/you can find

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ce sont les matériaux les plus modernes qui soient

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93
Q

the year the project was considered

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l’année dans laquelle le projet a été retenu

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94
Q

the cost of the toll to cross the bridge

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le prix du péage pour traverser le pont

95
Q

it’s the most perfect situation I can imagine

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c’est la situation la plus parfaite que je puisse imaginer

96
Q

it’s the most ridiculous idea I have ever heard

A

c’est l’idée la plus ridicule que j’aie jamais entendue

97
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I can’t imagine a more reasonable explanation

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je ne peux pas imaginer une explication plus raisonnable

98
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I’ve never heard a more majestic interpretation

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je n’ai jamais entendu une interprétation plus majestueuse

99
Q

bread in the shape of a crown

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un pain en forme de couronne

100
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of slender means

A

peu fortuné

101
Q

the king publishes an edict

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le roi publie l’édit

102
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its an innovative plan

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le projet est novateur

103
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for lack of funds

A

faute de moyens

104
Q

service record

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l’états de service

105
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unpretentious

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sans apparat

106
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it consists of 2 rows of windows

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elle comporte deux rangées de fenêtres

107
Q

one above the other

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superposé(es)

108
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crowned with a dome

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surmonté d’un dôme

109
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his headquarters

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son quartier général

110
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to give/provide training

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assurer la formation

111
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we’ll make do with what we have

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faute de grives, on mange des merles

112
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for lack of/want of wheat, we’ll eat oats

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faute de blé, on mange de l’avoine

113
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for lack of snow, the glaciers are receding

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faute be neige, les glaciers reculent

115
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to drain eg pasta

116
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innuendo

A

un sous-entendu

117
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to close ranks

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serrer les rangs

118
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to have a hold over someone

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avoir prise sur quelqu’un

119
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first aid

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les premiers soins

120
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to get involved in

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s’impliquer

121
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spoils of war

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la prise de guerre

122
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town councillor, mayor

123
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insecure, risky, unpredictable

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aléatoire

124
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realisation

A

la prise de conscience

125
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conflict, clash

126
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to discharge a defendant

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renvoyer un accusé

127
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arrest

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la prise de corps

128
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to appear before (law)

A

comparaître (devant)

129
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consideration

A

la prise en compte

130
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to be grappling with difficulties

A

être aux prises avec des difficultés

131
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to start singing, to launch into

132
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to be upset

A

se désoler

133
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to have a finger on the pulse

A

être en prise avec l’actualité

134
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hold, capture, also socket, plug

135
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to send a defendant in front of the criminal court

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renvoyer un accusé devant les assises

136
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failure to appear

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un défaut de comparaître

137
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to do something smoothly

A

faire quelque chose sans heurte

138
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to have a hold over sb

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avoir prise sur quelqu’un

139
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to be aware of sth/of being/that

A

avoir conscience de qch/d’être/que

140
Q

men will have to get involve more in private enterprises to support this effort

A

les hommes devront s’impliquer davantage dans la sphère privée pour soutenir cet effort

141
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to be doing battle with one’s competitors

A

être aux prises avec ses concurrents

142
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refusal to appear

A

un refusal de comparaître

143
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sticky, muggy, greasy

A

poisseux (euse)

144
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sandal wood

A

le bois de santal

145
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juniper

A

le genièvre

146
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to fill with consternation

A

consterner

147
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mascot

A

un fétiche

148
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erect penis

A

un sexe dressé

149
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to liven up, cheer up, brighten up

A

agrémenter

150
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to fill (a post)

151
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to provide for

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pourvoir à

152
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small tribes

A

les peuplades (f)

153
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of brushed steel

A

d’acier brossé

154
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curse

A

une malédiction

155
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holder, bearer

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porteur (euse)

156
Q

the angels share - those few mls that evaporated through the cork

A

la part des anges - ses quelques decilitres qui se sont évaporés à travers le bouchon

157
Q

kitchen garden

A

un potager

159
Q

grudgingly, reluctantly

A

à contrecœur

160
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to deign

161
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to cross oneself

162
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to imitate, to take (route, car etc), to borrow

163
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dizziness, giddiness, vertigo

A

le vertige

164
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to annoy, upset

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indisposer

165
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organ (instrument)

166
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to kill, bump off

167
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excessive, inordinate

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démesuré (e)

168
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dream, in a dream, to have a dream

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le songe, en songe, faire un songe

169
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reproachful, disapproving

A

réprobateur (trice)

170
Q

to go too far too fast

A

brûler toutes les étapes

171
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to wither, fade, shrivel

A

se flétrir

172
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sleeping/silent partner, backer, sponsor

A

un/une commanditaire

173
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brass lamp

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une lampe de laiton

174
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to grant or answer one’s wishes

A

exaucer ses vœux

175
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to be available

A

to be available

176
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to reluctantly go to his/her session/meeting

A

se rendre à contrecœur à sa séance

178
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to suffer from vertigo

A

avoir le vertige

179
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to get bumped off

A

se faire ratiner

180
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to denounce, disown

181
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hat

182
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pram

183
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to become dizzy

A

être pris de vertige

184
Q

floor board

A

une latte de parquet

185
Q

a shop that sells marked down designer clothing

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un magasin dégriffé

186
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loop, curl, also buckle

A

une boucle

187
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net curtain

A

un voilage

188
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power cut

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une panne de courant

189
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u bend

190
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expressionless voice

A

une voix blanche

191
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disillusioned man

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l’homme désabusé

192
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to reign, prevail, be in control

193
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wardrobe, walk in cupboard

A

la penderie

194
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hair in a bob

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cheveux au carré

195
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(women’s) black suit

A

un tailleur noir

196
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earring

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un boucle d’oreille

197
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uninterrupted

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ininterrompue

198
Q

switch

A

un interrupteur

199
Q

to unblock the u bend

A

déboucher le siphon

200
Q

beardless, clean shaven

201
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reckless, rash

A

téméraire

202
Q

gear

A

les frusques (f)

203
Q

cuff

A

une manchette

204
Q

which had turned up in a big clear up

A

qui avait survenu au grand ménage

205
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to occur, turn up, arise, also to arrive unexpectedly

207
Q

tied in a pony tail

A

les cheveux noués en catogan

208
Q

suede jacket

A

une veste de daim

209
Q

to meet head on, stand up to

A

faire front

210
Q

to faint

A

défaillir

211
Q

ink pot, ink well

A

un encrier

212
Q

state or local authority control

213
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to fan the flames

A

souffler sur les braises

214
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dilated pupils

A

les prunelles dilatées

215
Q

to scour, scrub

216
Q

bay window

A

une baie vitrée

217
Q

to be labelled

A

porter une étiquette

218
Q

splinter, also brightness, glare, sparkle, shine

219
Q

quotation (financial)

A

une cotation

220
Q

stock market

A

le marché boursier

221
Q

sea urchin

222
Q

independent candidate

A

un candidat(e) sans étiquette

223
Q

to come up with, to manage

A

se fendre de

224
Q

to shatter

A

voler en éclats

225
Q

row, succession

A

une enfilade eg une enfilade de tables

226
Q

music lover

A

un/une mélomane

227
Q

splinters of glass

A

des éclats de verre

228
Q

clever, sharp, shrewd

A

astucieux (ieuse)

229
Q

to make a scene

A

faire un éclat

230
Q

under state/local authority control

A

en ou à régie directe

231
Q

deer, venison, suede

232
Q

debatable, arguable, questionable

A

discutable

233
Q

to deny everything

A

nier tout en bloc