frequent french part 4 Flashcards
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la integrite
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integrity lui au moins a garde son integrite – at least he kept his integrity
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la patrie
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homeland, home country ils ont parle de protection de la patrie – they talked about protecting the homeland
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le depens nmpl
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expense la Russie a affirme ses ambitions aux depens de l’Italie – Russia affirmed its ambitions at Italy’s expense
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le fosse
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ditch la foret se terminait par un fosse – the forest ended at a ditch
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la impulsion
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impulse, pulse il y avait une impulsion qui nous poussait – there was an impulse that pushed us
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soigneusement adv
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tidily, neatly, carefully j’ai soigneusement examine le document – I examined the document carefully
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le malentendu
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misunderstanding ce n’est qu’un malentendu ridicule – it’s nothing but a ridiculous misunderstanding
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percer v
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to pierce, drill, break into le couteau avait perce la chair avec precision – the knife pierced the flesh with exactness
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abolir v
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to abolish, do away with l’esclavage n’a jamais vraiment ete aboli – slavery never really was abolished
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prometteur nadj
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promising l’avenir n’est pas prometteur – the future is not promising
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le canon
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gun, cannon ils nous ont attaques au canon a eau et au gaz lacrymogene – they attacked us with water cannons and tear gas
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carburant nadj
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fuel les prix eleves des carburants ont frappe tous les secteurs de l’economie – high gas prices have affected all sectors of the economy
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le/la gosse
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kid nous, on etait gosses, on savait pas – we were just kids, we didn’t know
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le culte
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worship, cult le culte des anciens dieux a ete reinstaure – the worship of ancient gods was reinstated
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le viol
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rape je vais crier au viol – I’m going to cry rape
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la repercussion
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repercussion le transport a des repercussions sur tous les aspects de notre vie – transportation impacts on all aspects of life
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virer v
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to turn, change, transfer, kick out il vire encore une fois a droite – he turns right one more time
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la imposition
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taxation il veut un taux d’imposition uniforme – he wants a uniform tax rate
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la boisson
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drink, beverage le the represente la deuxieme boisson consommee dans le monde – tea is the second-most consumed drink in the world
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la penurie
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shortage il n’y a pas de penurie d’uranium au niveau mondial – there’s no world shortage of uranium
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contaminer v
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to contaminate, infect j’ai l’impression d’etre contamine. c’est repugnant – I feel like I’m contaminated. it’s disgusting
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le ange
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angel est-ce qu’on peut faire un ange d’un demon? – can you turn a devil into an angel?
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millenaire nadj(f)
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millennium, thousand-year-old le tournant du millenaire approche a grands pas – the millennial changeover is nearing quickly
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co‹ncider v
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to coincide, correspond avec Cain, la premiere revolte coincide avec le premier crime – with Cain, the first rebellion coincided with the first crime
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brusquement adv
abruptly, suddenly je me retournai brusquement, surpris de son silence -- I turned around suddenly, surprised by her silence
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approprie adj
appropriate il faudra prendre des mesures appropriees -- appropriate measures must be taken
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decreter v
to declare, decree le gouvernement a decrete un deuil de sept jours -- the government declared a week-long
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la douane
customs, duty nos agents de douane ne sont pas equipes -- our customs agents are not equipped
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le tueur
killer, hit man oh vous savez, un tueur est rarement drole -- oh, you know, a killer is rarely funny
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pis adv,nm(pl)
worse les choses vont de mal en pis -- things are going from bad to worse
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sinistre nadj(f)
disaster, sinister leurs rires resonnaient de facon sinistre -- their laughter echoed ominously
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opter v
to opt, decide j'ai donc opte pour une coiffure simple -- so I chose a simple haircut
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incarner v
to embody, incarnate en cela, il incarne la quintessence de l'esprit poetique -- herein he embodies the essence of the poetic spirit
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le/la plume
feather cet oiseau a beaucoup plus de plumes blanches -- this bird has many white feathers
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assimiler v
to assimilate, take in les gens ne peuvent pas tout assimiler -- people can't take it all in
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le bagage
luggage, baggage je voyageais sans bagages -- I travelled without luggage
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acharner v
to go at fiercely and unrelentingly c'est une lutte acharnee pour la vie -- it's a fierce fight to the death
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eleve adj
high, heavy, tall c'est un pourcentage assez eleve -- that's quite a high percentage
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deceler v
to discover, detect l'erreur administrative a ete decelee puis corrigee -- the administrative error was found and corrected
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solitaire nadj(f)
solitary, lone, lonely vous avez une vie plutot solitaire -- you lead a rather solitary existence
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le / la flic
cop si tu vois des flics, appelle-moi -- call me if you see any cops
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la querelle
quarrel les querelles politiciennes n'interessent pas le peuple -- political squabbles don't interest the populace
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le baton
tick, club, baton elles sont armees de batons -- they're armed with clubs
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le noeud
knot fais un double noeud, mais doucement -- make a double knot, but do it carefully
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cynique nadj(f)
cynical, cynic leur cinema est terriblement cynique -- their cinema is terribly cynical
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le retablissement
restoring, re-establishment, recovery nous leur souhaitons un prompt retablissement -- we wish them a swift recovery
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bilateral adj
bilateral les relations bilaterales ont enregistre recemment des changements positifs -- bilateral relations recently involved positive changes
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enoncer v
to state, set out, express ce qui se concoit bien s'enonce clairement -- that which is conceived well is expressed clearly
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le deuil
mourning, grief il laisse dans le deuil son epouse -- he leaves behind a grieving wife
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quasiment adv
almost, early il a quasiment tout gagne -- he almost won everything
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le cap
cape mettez le cap sur la rive gauche, commanda-t-il -- set course for the left bank, he ordered
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le peintre
painter je suis le seul peintre valable des Etats-Unis -- I'm the only worthwhile painter in the U.S.
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adequat adj
appropriate, suitable, adequate la protection sociale n'est pas adequate -- the social safety net is not adequate
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coter v
to quote, rate en septembre, le dollar cotait encore 1.20 euro -- In September, the dollar still stood at 1.20 euros
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faillir v
to have almost, fail, fail to j'ai failli tout perdre -- I almost lost everything
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laver v
to wash, clean lavez-vous les mains avant de manger -- wash your hands before eating
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etroitement adv
closely on pourrait penser qu'ils sont etroitement lies -- one might think that they are closely
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le pilier
pillar elle avait l'air liee au pilier de fer -- she looked like she was tied to an iron pillar
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le degat
damage ils essaient de nettoyer les degats -- they're trying to clean up the damage
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le faisceau
bundle, beam, stack elle emettait un faisceau de lumiere jaune -- it emitted a beam of yellow light
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la approbation
approval elle a recu l'approbation unanime -- she received unanimous approval
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hebdomadaire nadj(f)
weekly je vais animer une autre emission hebdomadaire -- I'm going to host another weekly broadcast
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peiner v
to toil, labor, struggle les etudiants diplomes peinent a trouver du travail -- the graduates are struggling to find work
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la guise
wish; like, by way of ils ne veulent pas voter a sa guise -- they don't want to vote the way he wants them to
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la atteinte
reach; attack, blow notre pere voulait se mettre hors d'atteinte -- our father wanted to get out of the line of attack
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imminent adj
imminent, impending j'annoncai mon retrait imminent -- I announced my pending retirement
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la mutation
transfer, transformation, mutation il peut identifier une mutation chez les patients affectes -- he can identify a mutation in the patients who were affected
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instituer v
to introduce, impose, establish, institute ils ont institue un plan de reduction du deficit -- they adopted a deficit reduction plan
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la hate
haste, impatience on avait cache en hate les drapeaux -- they hastily hid the flags
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la surete
safety, reliability j'ajoute, pour plus de surete, ceci -- for more security, I add this
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comparaitre v
to appear certains temoins ont accepte de comparaitre devant nous -- some witnesses agreed to appear before us
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la composante
component certaines composantes de son environnement sont plastiques -- certain components of his environment are plastic
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miner v
to mine, erode ce conflit mine le quatrieme pays le plus peuple du monde -- this conflict is eroding the fourth most populous country in the world
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deleguer v
to delegate elle dit avoir delegue ce pouvoir a sa sousministre -- she said she delegated this power to her deputy
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le eveque
bishop je ne suis pas eveque, mon fils -- I'm not a bishop, my son
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la reparation
repair, repairing, correction, compensation les travaux de reparation ont ete arretes -- repair work was stopped
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boucler v
to fasten, loop, resolve je suis content qu'on ait boucle cette affaire rapidement -- I'm happy this affair was resolved quickly
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le arbitrage
refereeing, umpiring, arbitration l'arbitrage peut etre long et couteux -- the arbitration might be long and costly
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induire v
to infer, induce, result in , lead to je ne veux pas vous induire en erreur - I don't want to lead you into error
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le gamin
kid tu penses que le gamin a menti? -- you think the kid lied?
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cerner v
to surround, encircle, delimit vous m'aidez a cerner mes problemes -- you help me put a finger on my problems
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fouiller v
to search, frisk, go through, rummage through on a fouille sa maison, ses entrepots -- his house, his warehouses were searched
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la faille
fault c'etait un homme avec des failles -- he was a man with faults
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deriver v
to divert, derive leurs tissus sont derives des cellules de l'embryon -- their tissue is derived from embryonic cells
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la epression
repression, suppression, crack-down la repression entraine un surcroit d'activisme -- repression entails excessive activism
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la angoisse
distress, anguish, dread, fear je m'etais endormi dans l'angoisse -- I fell asleep amidst anguish
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interpeller v
to call out to, question enfin, cinq personnes ont ete interpellees -- in all, five people were taken in for questioning
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conferer v
to confer ce statut nous confere des privileges inalienables -- this law grants us inalienable rights
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le armement
arms, weapons, armament l'industrie des armements avait une importance -- the arms industry has some importance
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puiser v
to draw, take ou puisez-vous tout cet optimisme, cette serenite? -- whence comes all of this optimism and serenity of yours?
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conformer v
to model, conform cet objectif est conforme au mandat -- this goal conforms with the mandate
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savant nadj
scientist, scholar, learned, scholarly, clever, skilfull on pouvait etre homme sans etre savant -- you could be a man without having to be a scholar
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acheminer v
to forward, dispatch, transport d'autres produits doivent etre achemines au port -- other products will have to be shipped to the port
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le empire
empire il laissait a son fils un empire florissant -- he left to his son a flourishing empire
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redouter v
to dread, fear elle redoutait que sa fille ne devint une intellectuelle -- she was afraid her daughter would become an intellectual
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la demission
resignation le conseil de direction veut ta demission sous 30 jours -- the board of directors wants your resignation within 30 days
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monstre nadj(f)
monster vous etes bien le monstre que j'ai cree -- you are indeed the monster that I created
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le raisonnement
reasoning le livre explique en detail ce raisonnement assez simple -- the book details this rather simple rationale
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emprisonner v
to imprison, jail, put in jail, trap vous avez ete harcele et emprisonne pour vos opinions -- you have been harrassed and
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le/la actionnaire
shareholder les actionnaires recevront un dividende -- the shareholders will receive a dividend
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brievement adv
briefly messieurs, je voudrais intervenir tres brievement -- sirs, may I interrupt briefly
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pertinent adj
pertinent, relevant je lui posai quelques questions pertinentes -- I asked him some relevant questions
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la lune
moon le soleil se couche, la lune se leve -- the sun sets, the moon rises
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primitif nadj
primitive nous ne pouvons pas accepter cette forme primitive de justice -- we can't countenance this primitive form of justice
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exigeant adj
demanding, difficult Simone etait une femme exigeante -- Simone was a demanding woman
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le abord
manner; approach, access, environs ils vivent aux abords de Madrid dans leurs caravanes -- they live in the outskirts of Madrid in their trailers
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le otage
hostage il a pris un flic en otage -- he took a cop hostage
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la proie
prey ils sont regulierement la proie des nombreuses prostituees -- they regularly fall prey to numerous prostitutes
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spectaculaire adj(f)
spectacular c'est un changement historique et spectaculaire -- it's a historical and spectacular change
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le malaise
uneasiness, discomfort les malaises sont souvent soulages par le rire -- discomfort is often alleviated by laughter
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assortir v
to match, accompany j'essaye d'assortir votre visage avec vos cheveux -- I'm trying to match your face with your hair
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conjoint nadj
spouse, joint je parle le francais mais mon conjoint est anglophone -- I speak French but my spouse is English-speaking
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la clarte
lightness, brightness clearness, clarity j'ai toujours ete impressionne par la clarte de ses pensees -- I have always been impressed with the clarity of his thoughts
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la rive
shore, bank je regagnais la rive gauche, et mon domicile -- I arrived at the left bank, and my home
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la concession
concession toute negociation est faite de concessions mutuelles -- every negotiation results from mutual concessions
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le/la vainqueur
winner si vous pensez en vainqueurs, vous le deviendrez -- if you think like winners, that's what you'll become
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le acier
steel l'industrie de l'acier est confrontee a la dure realite -- the steel industry is confronted with a grim reality
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equitable adj(f)
equitable, fair ce n'etait ni juste ni equitable -- it was neither just nor fair
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la revelation
diclosure, revelation ce livre a ete pour moi une revelation -- this book was a revelation for me
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le pouce
thumb, inch votre pere leve les pouces pour dire bravo -- your father is giving a "well-done" thumbs-up sign
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la inspection
inspection je dois faire une inspection sur place tres minutieuse -- I have to do a very thorough on-site inspection
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le chantier
construction site, roadworks je vais louer du materiel de chantier -- I will rent construction-site equipment
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continu nadj
continuous vous etes fier de ce succes continu? -- are you proud of this ongoing success?
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coincer v
to jam, hinder, get stuck nous sommes coinces dans les embouteillages -- we're stuck in traffic jams
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vanter v
to vaunt, boast, brag je suis con et je m'en vante -- I'm an idiot and I'm proud of it
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la tentation
temptation des tentations lui revinrent a l'esprit -- temptations came into his mind
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la tribune
platform, forum, gallery divers orateurs defilerent a la tribune -- various speakers filed up to the speaker's gallery
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preconiser v
to recommend, advocate je preconise la souplesse plutot que la ligne dure -- I recommend flexibility rather than a hard line
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taper v
to beat, slam, bang, type tapez Control-U pour vider le champ Repertoire -- type Control-U to erase the Index field
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obeir v
to obey, comply with, respond to il n'obeit a aucune loi -- he doesn't obey any law
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referer v
to refer, consult, refer to je vous refere a notre defense -- I refer you to our defense
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la chair
flesh elle etait bien en chair -- she looked overweight
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le decret
decree le president a signe un decret -- the president signed a decree
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quoique conj
although, though je n'ecrirai plus, quoique j'en souffre -- I don't write any more, though I suffer because of it
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la poussiere
dust tu es poussiere et tu retourneras en poussiere -- dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return
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la flotte
fleet la flotte japonaise a pris la fuite -- the Japanese fleet escaped
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le bulletin
bulletin, report mais vous avez quand meme un bulletin de meteo -- but you at least have a weather forecast
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la coutume
custom la coutume est une seconde nature -- customs are a kind of second nature
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acquitter v
to acquit, pay, settle, pay off il a ete acquitte de l'accusation -- he was acquitted of the charge
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quiconque pro
whoever, anyone who je donnerais ma chemise a quiconque en aurait besoin -- I would give my shirt to anyone who needed it
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la confederation
confederation les quatre confederations ont arrete leur decision mardi -- the four confederations announced their decision Tuesday
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institutionnel adj
institutional la, plus aucun lieu institutionnel ne les protege -- there, no institutional tie protects them
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consecutif adj
consecutive pour la seconde annee consecutive, la croissance sera negative -- for the second consecutive year, growth will be negative
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le approvisionnement
supply, supplies, stock, supplying, stocking les approvisionnements ont ete reduits de 25 % -- supplies have been reduced by 25%
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la montee
climb, ascent, rise, raising la demande interne reste bridee par la montee du chomage -- internal demand remains flat due to the climb in unemployment
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etouffer v
to suffocate, smother, muffle elle avait ete contrainte de l'etouffer -- she was forced to suffocate him
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la detention
detention, possession il existe des regles sur la detention de prisonniers -- there are rules for detaining prisoners
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restant adj,nm
remaining, the rest, the remainder elle sera toujours la, pour le restant de mes jours -- she will always be there, for the rest of my days
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la divergence
divergence, difference les divergences persistent entre les grandes puissances -- differences persist among the
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la poignee
handful, fistful, handle il saisit la valise par la poignee -- he grasped the suitcase by the handle
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propice adj(f)
favorable, auspicious propitious la situation n'etait pas tres propice -- the situation was not ideal
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homologue adj(f)
counterpart, homologue j'en discuterai avec mon homologue -- I'll discuss it with my counterpart
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conquerir v
to conquer tu dois conquerir la foule ... pour conquerir ta liberte -- you must conquer the crowds ... to conquer your freedom
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le desespoir
despair votre rire trahit un desespoir hysterique -- your laugh betrays a hysterical despair
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mechant nadj
nasty, wicked, mean ce vilain mechant ne te fera rien -- this no-good jerk won't do anything to you
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contourner v
to bypass, go round avec les chariots, on va contourner les rapides -- with the wagons, we'll bypass the rapids
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la conquete
conquest il reve de conquetes militaires -- he dreams of military conquests
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le mepris
contempt, scorn, disdain je n'ai plus que du mepris pour elle -- I have nothing but disdain for her
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dechirer v
to tear up, tear, rip le papier etait dechire -- the paper was torn
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le pole
pole il sera parti au Pole Nord -- he will have left for the North Pole
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subsister v
to subsist, remain le racisme, lui, subsiste encore -- but racism still remains
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accentuer v
to stress, to emphasize, become more pronounced la mefiance entre salaries et employeurs s'accentue -- the mistrust between salaried workers and employers is growing
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le excedent
surplus nous savons que l'excedent va cesser d'augmenter -- we know that the surplus will stop increasing
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le consensus nm(pl)
consensus il faut obtenir un vaste consensus -- we need a vast consensus
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cibler v
to target elles pourront frapper des groupes cibles -- they can strike the targeted groups
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appreter v
to prepare, get ready, dress nous nous appretons a adopter un nouveau systeme -- we're preparing to adopt a new system
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prevaloir v
to prevail les Etats-Unis se felicitent d'avoir fait prevaloir leurs vues -- the U.S. is proud of having made its views prevail
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le souffle
breath, puff je detournais la tete en retenant mon souffle -- I turned away my head and held my breath
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emaner v
to issue from, emanate from, come from, radiate from quelque chose emane de lui, non? -- something radiates from him, doesn't it?
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pourvoir v
to provide, equip, supply, furnish dans quelques annees, l'Iran sera pourvu de l'arme nucleaire -- in a few years, Iran will be
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retomber v
to fall again, fall down again il essaie de se lever, retombe -- he tried to stand up, falls down again
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premature nadj
premature c'est le resultat de la mort prematuree de ta mere -- it results from the premature death of your mother
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le surplus nm(pl)
surplus s'il y a des surplus, je les prends -- if there's a surplus, I'll take them
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la echeance
expiration date, date of payment, deadline le contrat arrive a echeance dans quelques mois -- the contract expires in a few months
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hostile adj(f)
hostile les rues me semblaient hostiles -- the streets seemed hostile to me
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touchant adj,prep
with regard to, concerning, touching, moving c'est un personnage tres touchant -- he has a very touching personality
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la faillite
bankruptcy, collapse, failure beaucoup d'entre eux devront declarer faillite -- many of them will have to declare bankruptcy
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specifier v
to specify je ne peux pas specifier l'annee -- I can't specify the year
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annexe adj(f),
annex, appendix, related issue le texte du rapport figure a l'annexe -- the text of the report is located in the appendix
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ethnique nadj(f)
ethnic les luttes politiques entre divers groupes ethniques -- the political struggle between different ethnic groups
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la ere
era nous vivons a l'ere de la mondialisation -- we live in an era of globalization
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chronique nadj(f)
chronic, column, page, chronicle c'est un mal chronique auquel il va falloir s'attaquer -- it's a chronic illness that should be attacked
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dissimuler v
to conceal, hide l'homme semble dissimuler un passe secret -- the man seems to conceal a secret past
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le/la ancetre
ancestor, forerunner en fait, mes ancetres viennent d'lnde -- in fact, my ancestors come from India
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le classement
classification, ranking tes classements aux courses ont ete excellents l'an dernier -- your race results were excellent last year
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loger v
to put up, accommodate, stay, find accommodation nous savons maintenant ou ils se logent -- we know where they live now
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impressionner v
to impress, upset vous avez impressionne nos collegues -- you impressed our colleagues
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le col
collar, mountain pass tu devrais arranger un peu ton col -- you should adjust your collar
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agiter v
to shake, disturb le sujet agite beaucoup la presse -- the subject really stirs up the press
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unanime adj(f)
unanimous elle a recu l'approbation unanime de l'opinion publique -- she received unanimous approval from public opinion
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le detriment
detriment la mondialisation se fait au detriment des moins forts -- globalizaton occurs to the detriment of the weak
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le lot
share, prize, lot la negligence sera le lot de cet enfant du malheur -- negligence will be the lot of this child of misfortune
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la rage
rage, fury, rabies la guerre fait rage dans les tenebres -- war is raging in the darkness
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eteindre v
to extinguish, put out, turn off elle a eteint la lumiere -- she turned off the light
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regir v
to govern nous avons des lois pour regir les activites de la presse -- we have laws to govern the activities of the press
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devoiler v
to unveil, reveal, disclose pouvez-vous nous devoiler l'evolution de l'intrigue? -- can you reveal to us how the affair unfolded?
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aligner v
to lign up, align il aligna sur le comptoir les trois piecettes d'argent -- he lined up three small silver coins on the counter
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dispenser v
to exempt, avoid vous pouvez me dispenser de vos commentaires -- you can spare me your commentaries
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la gueule
mouth, trap ferme ta grande gueule! -- shut your big trap!
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tantot adv
this afternoon, sometimes des voix tantot masculines, tantot feminines -- voices that were sometimes masculine,
