French Vocabulary 2023 Flashcards

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1
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le bourreau

A

executioner

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convier qn à

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to invite someone to

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convier qn à faire

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to urge someone to do

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renifler

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to sniff

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bousculer

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to jostle
to rush
to push or shove
to shake up [traditions]
to rush someone

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encadrer

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to frame
to surround
to be in charge of [persons, soldiers]
to restrict [credit]

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le tourbillon

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whirlwind
whirlpool
whirl

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épeurer

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Québéc. Faire peur à quelqu’un.

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achalandé, ée

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  1. rare Qui a de nombreux clients
  2. courant (mais critiqué) Approvisionné en marchandises, en produits assortis.
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groin

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nom masculin
1. [d’un porc] snout
2. (familier) [visage laid] mug

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chaland

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nom masculin
nautique barge

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chaland, chalande

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nom masculin, nom féminin
(archaïque) commerce regular customer

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coffrer

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  1. (familier) [emprisonner] to put behind bars
  2. (mines) to coffer
  3. (construction) to form
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bouquetin

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nom masculin
ibex

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odorat

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nom masculin
(sense of) smell

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chatouiller

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  1. [pour faire rire] to tickle
  2. [irriter] to tickle
  3. [exciter - odorat, palais] to titillate
  4. [heurter - amour-propre, sensibilité] to prick
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titiller

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[chatouiller agréablement] to tickle

(figuré) [exciter légèrement] to titillate

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18
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boulon avec écrou

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nut and bolt

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boulon

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nom masculin
bolt

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20
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grabadin

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nom masculin

Pharm. Anc. Composé au Moyen Âge, recueil de préparations médicales, réparties en douze chapitres selon leur composition : confections, décoctions, électuaires, emplâtres, huiles, loochs, opiacés, pilules, poudres, sirops et solutions.

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déchirant (f déchirante)

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adjectif
[spectacle] heartbreaking, heartrending
[cri] agonizing, harrowing
[séparation] unbearably painful

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clochard, clocharde

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nom masculin, nom féminin
tramp

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tenailler

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(soutenu) [faim, soif] to gnaw
[doute, inquiétude, remords] to gnaw (at), to rack, to torment

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How do you say … in French?

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Comment dit-on … en français?

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25
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How do you write that?

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Comment ça s’écrit?

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Can you spell the word…?

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Pouvez-vous épeler le mot…?

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Can you help me, please?

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Pouvez-vous m’aider, s’il vous plaît?

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28
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What does that mean?

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Qu’est-ce que ça veut dire?

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29
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How do you say this word?

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Comment dit-on ce mot?

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How do you do this activity?

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Comment est-ce qu’on fait cette activité?

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What’s the answer?

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C’est quoi, la solution?

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32
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Is that right or wrong?

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C’est vrai ou faux?

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33
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What grade have I got?

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J’ai quelle note?

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I have a problem

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J’ai un problème.

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35
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I don’t have a partner.

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Je n’ai pas de partenaire.

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36
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I don’t understand.

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Je ne comprends pas.

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37
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I don’t know.

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Je ne sais pas.

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Can you repeat that please?

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Pouvez-vous répéter, s’il vous plaît ?

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Can you speak more slowly, please?

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Pouvez-vous parler plus lentement, s’il vous plaît ?

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40
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I’ve lost my exercise book.

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J’ai perdu mon cahier.

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41
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Can I open the window?

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Est-ce que je peux ouvrir la fenêtre ?

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Can I go to the bathroom?

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Est-ce que je peux aller aux toilettes ?

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43
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Can I borrow a pen?

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Est-ce que je peux emprunter un stylo ?

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I’m sorry I’m late.

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Je m’excuse d’être en retard.

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I’m sorry, but I haven’t done my homework.

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Je suis désolé, mais je n’ai pas fait mes devoirs.

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Unfortunately I’ve forgotten my exercise book.

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Malheureusement j’ai oublié mon cahier.

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47
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You start.

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Tu commences.

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48
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Stop!

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Arrête!

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49
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Whose turn is it?

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C’est à qui le tour?

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50
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It’s your / my turn.

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C’est ton / mon tour.

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51
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Well done!

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Bravo!

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52
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Too bad!

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Tant pis!

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53
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Don’t cheat.

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Ne triche pas.

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54
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Pass me…

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Donne-moi…

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55
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Which page?

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Quelle page ?

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56
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What shall we do now?

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Qu’est-ce qu’on fait maintenant ?

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57
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Do you agree with me?

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Es-tu d’accord avec moi ?

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58
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What do you think about…?

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Qu’est-ce que tu penses de…?

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I don’t agree with that.

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Je ne suis pas d’accord.

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I think that’s good

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Je pense que c’est bien.

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I think that’s bad.

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Je pense que ce n’est pas bien.

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I think that…

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Je pense que…

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63
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on the contrary

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Au contraire

64
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day off

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le jour de congé

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bank holiday

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le jour férié

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Christmas Eve

A

la veille de Noël

67
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Easter

A

Pâques

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Whitsun

A

la Pentecôte

69
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New Year

A

le Nouvel An

70
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New Year’s Eve

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la Saint-Sylvestre

71
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nostrils

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les ailes du nez

72
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the day before yesterday

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avant-hier

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the day after tomorrow

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après-demain

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the next day

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le lendemain

75
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the evening before

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la veille

76
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fortnight

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quinze jours

77
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last year

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l’année dernière

78
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next year

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l’année prochaine

79
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le manche

A

handle

clumsy oaf

80
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manche à balai

A

joystick, control column

81
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la manche

A

sleeve

géographie
channel, straits (singulier)

eux [généralement] round
[au bridge] game
sport [généralement] leg
tennis set

82
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cognée

A

n. fem.
axe, hatchet

83
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How often?

A

Tous les combien ?

84
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every day

A

tous les jours

85
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every Wednesday

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tous les mercredis

86
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once a week

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une fois par semaine

87
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once a month

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une fois par mois

88
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weekly

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hebdomadaire

89
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monthly

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mensuel

90
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yearly

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annuel

91
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no longer

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pas plus

92
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rarely

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rarement

93
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usually

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d’habitude

94
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la copine

A

female friend

95
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la filleule

A

goddaughter

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la jumelle

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female twin

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godmother

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la marraine

98
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male friend

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le copain

99
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godson

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le filleul

100
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male twin

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le jumeau

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godfather

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le parrain

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single

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Célibataire

103
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live together

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cohabiter

104
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to get married

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se marier

105
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the youngest brother

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le frère cadet

106
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silly

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bête

107
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effronté

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cheeky

108
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greedy

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gourmand

109
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good tempered

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de bonne humeur

110
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bad tempered

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de mauvaise humeur

111
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naughty

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méchant

112
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unpunctual

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peu ponctuel(le)

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good, well behaved

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sage

114
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stubborn

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têtu

115
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shy

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timide

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hardworking

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travailleur(euse)

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skinny

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maigre

118
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slim

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mince

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pale

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pâle

120
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medium height

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de taille moyenne

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beard

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la barbe

122
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moustache

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la moustache

123
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wig

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la perruque

124
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size

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la taille

125
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weight

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le poids

126
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hair

A

les cheveux (m)

127
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glasses

A

les lunettes (f)

128
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eyes

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les yeux (m)

129
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curly (hair)

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bouclés

130
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brown (hair)

A

Châtains

131
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dyed (hair)

A

colorés

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brown (eyes)

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marron

133
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straight (hair)

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raides

134
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ginger (hair)

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roux

135
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Christmas stocking

A

le sabot de Noël

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to celebrate

A

célébrer, fêter

137
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to wish X many happy returns

A

souhaiter une bonne fête à X

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tortoise

A

la tortue

139
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embout

A

nom masculin
1. [d’un parapluie] tip, ferrule
2. [bout - d’un tuyau] nozzle
[ - d’une seringue] adapter

140
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une meule de fromage

A

a (whole) cheese

141
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meule

A

nom féminin
1. agriculture stack, rick

technologie (grinding) wheel

[d’un moulin] millstone

142
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botte

A

nom féminin
1. [chaussure] (high) boot

de fleurs, de radis] bunch
[de paille] sheaf, bundle
3. escrime thrust

143
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épingle

A

nom féminin
couture pin

144
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botte secrète

A

secret weapon

145
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foin

A

nom masculin
1. agriculture hay

146
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paille de fer

A

steel wool

147
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tige

A

nom féminin
1. botanique [d’une feuille] stem, stalk
[de blé, de maïs] stalk
[d’une fleur] stem

axe - d’une épingle, d’une aiguille, d’un clou, d’un candélabre, d’une flèche] shaft
[ - d’un cadran solaire] finger, pointer
[ - d’un guéridon] pedestal

familier) [cigarette] fag (UK), smoke (US)
4. [d’une chaussure] upper

origine d’une famille] stock, line
6. architecture [de colonne] shaft
7. automobile rod

148
Q

cheville

A

nom féminin
1. anatomie ankle

musique peg
4. littérature cheville, expletive
5. [de boucher] hook

149
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visser

A

fixer - planche, support] to screw on OU to (separable)
[ - couvercle] to screw on OU down (separable)
le miroir est vissé au mur the mirror is screwed to the wall

en tournant - bouchon, embout] to screw on (separable)
[ - robinet] to turn off (separable)

familier) [personne] to crack down on (inseparable), to put the screws on

150
Q

goat

A

la chèvre

151
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ant

A

la fourni

152
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giraffe

A

la girafe

153
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frog

A

la grenouille

154
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fly

A

la mouche

155
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chicken

A

la poule

156
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cow

A

la vache

157
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andouille

A

nom féminin
1. cuisine chitterlings sausage (eaten cold)
2. (familier) [imbécile] dummy