frequent part 2-200 vocabs- Flashcards
french frequent part 2
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acquis nadj(pl)
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acquired, experience comptez-vous consolider vos acquis en France? – do you plan to consolidate your
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restituer v
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to return, restore, refund en cas de rupture, il ne restituera rien – in case of breach of contract, he will not refund
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la merveille
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marvel, wonder je suis une merveille de la nature – I’m a wonder of nature
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saisonnier adj
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seasonal le tourisme est une industrie saisonniere – tourism is a seasonal industry
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le seigneur
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lord le Seigneur est mon berger – the Lord is my shepherd
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la provision
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stock, supply tu as achete les provisions pour le repas de midi? – did you buy supplies for lunch?
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articuler v
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to articulate il parlait lentement et articulait avec soin – he spoke slowly and articulated carefully
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bosser v
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to work, bash on j’avais bosse dessus toute la nuit – I had been working on it all night
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le versement
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payment les versements aux hopitaux publics progressent de 0,7 % – payments to public hospitals increased by 0.7%
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le bordel
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brothel, mess, chaos un jour, la patronne du bordel m’envoya chez un autre libertin – one day, the madame of the brothel sent me to another libertine’s place
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eclaircir v
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to brighten up, clear up le temps eclaircira ce mystere – time will clear up this mystery
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conjointement adv
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jointly nous devons conjointement exercer une pression – we must exert pressure together
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le enqueteur
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investigator, pollster les enqueteurs ont nie vendredi avoir torture le suspect – on Friday the interrogators denied having tortured the suspect
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la fraction
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fraction tu fais une fraction de ce que tu suis – you do a fraction of what you follow
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remedier v
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to cure, remedy, put right pour remedier a cette affaire, il faut du courage – to resolve this matter, courage will be necessary
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stipuler v
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to state, stipulate, specify les voeux ne stipulent pas le bebe – the vows don’t stipulate the baby
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entrevoir v
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to make out, catch a glimpse of, foresee pour l’avenir, elle entrevoit des debouches interessants – for the future, she anticipates
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la fraude
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fraud tu es coupable de fraude – you’re guilty of fraud
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liquider v
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to liquidate, sell off, clear sommes-nous en train de dissiper nos actifs les plus precieux? – are we liquidating our most precious assets?
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le declin
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decline, deterioration leur nombre est en declin, mais ils sont encore assez nombreux – their number is declining, but they are still numerous enough
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dissiper v
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to dispel, disperse, clear away le soleil avait dissipe les nuages – the sun dispersed the clouds
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la boue
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mud le trottoir etait couvert d’une boue glacee – the sidewalk was covered with frozen mud
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sonore nadj(f)
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sound, resonant, sonorous, voiced il eclata d’un rire sonore – he broke into a hearty laugh
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analogue nadj(f)
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similar, analogous la situation est analogue sur le plan mondial – the situation is similar on a worldwide scale
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la gendarmerie
police force, police station ils ont aussitot alerte la gendarmerie -- they immediately warned police headquarters
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le troupeau
herd, flock tu fais partie de mon troupeau, a present. bienvenue -- you're part of my flock, now. welcome
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desespere nadj
desperate, hopeless j'envoyai un regard desespere a mon pere -- I looked desperately at my father
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improviser v
to improvise je suis doue pour improviser -- I'm gifted at improvisation
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la cinquantaine
about fifty certains d'entre eux emploient une cinquantaine de salaries -- some of them have about fifty employees
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nouer v
to knot, tie l'estomac noue, j'oubliais la competition -- my stomach in knots, I forgot the competition
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contrarier v
to annoy, bother, thwart je les soupconnais de vouloir me contrarier -- I suspected them of wanting to hassle me
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le parquet
parquet floor, hardwood floor, prosecutor's office une autopsie a ete ordonnee par le parquet -- the prosecutor ordered an autopsy
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opportun adj
timely, je n'ai pas trouve le moment opportun -- I didn't find the right moment
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le barreau
bar je me suis trouve derriere les barreaux -- I found myself behind bars
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controverse adj
much debated, controversial des problemes difficiles et controverses, mais tout aussi urgents -- difficult and controversial problems that are nonetheless urgent
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privilegie nadj
privileged j'ai eu une vie protegee et privilegiee -- I had a protected and privileged life
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la tendresse
tenderness, fondness la femme a plus de tendresse que l'homme -- women have more tenderness than men
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la tache
stain, spot, mark c'est une tache d'humidite, dis-je -- it's a humidity stain, I said
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advenir v
to happen that, happen to on ignore ce qu'il est advenu de lui -- we have no idea what has become of him
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vehiculer v
to transport, convey je peux vehiculer ca sans aucun probleme -- I can deliver this by vehicle, no problem
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la fermete
firmness, solidness, steadiness la patience, la tolerance et la fermete sont necessaires -- patience, tolerance, and firmness are necessary
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manuscrit adj
manuscript, handwritten je jetterai au feu tous mes manuscrits -- I will toss all my manuscripts into the fire
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la treve
truce nous rejetons toute idee de treve ou de negociation politique -- we reject any idea of a truce or political negotiation
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le embargo
embargo l'OTAN se preparent a decreter un embargo petrolier -- NATO is preparing to announce an oil embargo
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entraver v
to hinder, hamper, get in the way of son pantalon entravait la liberte de ses mouvements -- his trousers hampered his freedom of movement
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le desequilibre
imbalance mon budget personnel est en desequilibre -- my personal budget is out of balance
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renier v
to disown, repudiate, go back on tu renies ton passe, notre amour, TA fille -- you're disowning your past, our love, YOUR daughter
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le peche
sin pardonnez-moi mon pere car j'ai peche -- forgive me Father, for I have sinned
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relacher v
to loosen, release, let go le plus age a depuis ete relache -- the oldest one has since been let go
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conjugal adj
conjugal, married ils vivent dans une relation conjugale -- they live in a conjugal relationship
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le entraineur
coach, trainer maintenant je travaille avec quelques entraineurs -- now I work with some trainers
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la incitation
incitement, incentive il y a eu de l'incitation au piratage -- there was an incentive to engage in piracy
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la breche
breach, gap c'etait une breche, dans la cloture, une large breche -- it was a gap in the fence--a large gap
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la avalanche
avalanche le danger d'avalanches est encore faible -- avalanche danger is still low
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dissoudre v
to dissolve, disband, break up je fis dissoudre dans le lait une poudre somnifere -- I dissolved some sleeping powder in the milk
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le soulagement
relief j'ai besoin du soulagement -- I need relief
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le controleur
inspector, controller les controleurs en greve ont obtenu jeudi soir satisfaction -- the striking controllers reached agreement Thursday night
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le cure
parish priest je me confesserai au cure -- I will confess to my parish priest
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reglementaire adj(f)
regulation, control, statutory il demantele la structure reglementaire de la loi actuellement en vigueur -- it dismantles the regulatory structure of the current law
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prochainement adv
shortly, soon prevoyez-vous d'autres series de concert prochainement? -- are you planning other concert series soon?
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palier nm
landing, level, flat j'allai sur le palier et frappai a sa porte -- I went onto the porch and knocked at her door
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repasser v
to cross again, retake, show again, iron si je te derange je peux repasser -- if I'm disturbing you I can come back another time
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purger v
to purge, bleed, drain ca va purger son systeme en une nuit -- this will purge his system in one night
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convenable adj(f)
suitable, appropriate, correct, proper, acceptable ils ont droit a une retraite convenable -- they have the right to a reasonable retirement
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aucunement adv
in no way, not in the least, not at all je ne me sens aucunement coupable -- I don't feel at all guilty
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oter v
to remove, take away, take off, take out j'otai donc ma veste et mes chaussures -- so I removed my jacket and my shoes
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la connerie
crap, bullsh*t, stupidity oui, mec. arrete tes conneries -- yeah, man. stop your bullsh t
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mensuel nadj
monthly il touchait un salaire mensuel de 70.000 francs -- he earned a monthly salary of 70,000 francs
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desservir v
to clear, go against, harm, serve nous ne desservons pas adequatement les auditeurs -- we don't adequately serve our listening audience
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imputer v
to impute to, attribute to il est facile d'imputer aux autres sa propre mauvaise volonte -- it's easy to blame others for one's own ill will
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perdant nadj
losing, loser je suis le plus grand perdant -- I'm the greatest loser
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delinquant nadj
delinquent, offender nous avons reclame un registre des delinquants sexuels -- we have called for a sexual offenders registry
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parer v
to adorn, put on; to ward off, parry parez les equipements de sauvetage -- put on the lifesaving equipment
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deformer v
to bend, distort, deform ils ont deforme les faits -- they have distorted the facts
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la levee
raising, levying, levee la Commission europeenne a vote la levee de cet embargo -- the European Commission voted to lift this embargo
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boursier nadj
grant-holder, scholarship holder; stock en un an, sa valeur boursiere a ete divisee par 350 -- in one year, its stock value sunk to 1/350 of its value
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stupefiant nadj
drug, narcotic; stunning, astounding on servit un repas stupefiant -- we served a stunning meal
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miser v
to bet, stake si vous allez miser pour moi...alors on sera quittes -- if you're going to bet for me...then we'll be even
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bannir v
to banish, ban la religion est bannie de chez nous -- religion is banished from our house
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le repere
reference, benchmark, landmark les chretiens ont besoin de reperes, sinon ils sont perdus -- Christians need reference points, otherwise they're lost
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la evasion
escape, evasion il lui parla longuement de l'evasion -- he spoke to her at length about the escape
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le conte
tale je vis un reve, un conte de fees, un miracle -- I lived a dream, a fairy tale, a miracle
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incliner v
to tilt, tend towards incline-toi devant moi -- bow before me
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dela adv
beyond, above, over mais je n'irai pas au dela -- but I won't go any farther than that
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la rentabilite
profitability la rentabilite n'a cesse de decroitre -- profitability didn't stop decreasing
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vigoureux adj(pl)
vigorous ces territoires suscitent une vigoureuse contrebande -- these territories support a vibrant black market
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la recuperation
recovery, retrieval, salvage vous aurez besoin d'une recuperation lente et salutaire -- you will need a slow and wholesome recovery
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la localite
town, village ce sont toutes des petites localites -- they are all small localities
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intact adj
intact elle le retrouvait intact dans cet hiver nocturne -- she found it intact in this dark winter
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pendre v
to hang down ses immenses cheveux blonds pendaient jusqu' a terre -- her extremely thick blond hair hung right down to the ground
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confiant adj
trusting, confident vous etes malgre tout confiant? -- you're confident in spite of it all?
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pieger v
to trap, booby-trap il a ete hyper facile a pieger -- it was super-easy to trap him
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jumeau nadj
twin les jumeaux ont besoin l'un de l'autre -- the twins need each other
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sevir v
to act ruthlessly, be rife la violence qui sevit dans ce pays nous inquiete aussi beaucoup -- the violence that is tearing this country apart also troubles us greatly
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alourdir v
to weigh down, make heavy je sens mes doigts s'alourdir -- I feel my fingers getting heavier
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polemique nadj(f)
controversial, controversy c'est vrai que j'aime la polemique, le debat d'idees -- it's true that I like controversy, debating ideas
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redoutable adj(f)
fearsome, formidable tu as ete notre plus redoutable ennemi -- you were our most formidable enemy
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gestionnaire adj(f)
administrator, administrative je serai le gestionnaire assigne au dossier -- I will be the administrator assigned to the case
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basculer v
to topple, fall over, knock off je crus que la terre avait bascule sous mes pieds -- I thought the earth moved under my feet
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chuter v
to fall la tempete m'a fait chuter -- the storm made me fall
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commandant nadj
commander il s'est autoproclame commandant en chef de l'organisation -- he named himself chief of the organization
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subtil adj
subtle, nice il faut les coincer de facon subtile -- wedge them together carefully
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symboliser v
to symbolize le papillon symbolisait l'ame -- the butterfly was symbolic of the soul
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le vice
fault, defect, vice ce vice mineur me reste, la familiarite -- I still have one minor vice: being too familiar
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modere nadj
moderate, restrained, reasonable j'espere que vous etes modere dans vos habitudes -- I hope you are steady in your habits
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le moine
monk, friar il vit modestement, comme un moine -- he lives modestly, like a monk
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la poussee
push, rise, upsurge une petite poussee dans n'importe quelle direction suffira -- a little push in any direction will be enough
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la goutte
drop tu transpirais a grosses gouttes -- you were sweating great drops
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la tente
tent Fabrice et moi partagions la meme tente -- Fabrice and I were sharing the same tent
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croyant nadj
believer que le croyant vive sa foi -- may the believer live his faith
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eveiller v
to arouse, stimulate, awaken la nuit, je restais eveillee dans mon lit -- during the night I remained awake in my bed
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renfort nm
help, back-up, support encore quelques minutes. les renforts arrivent -- a few more minutes. the reinforcements are arriving
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rentable adj(f)
profitable cette activite a ete rapidement rentable -- this activity quickly became profitable
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tisser v
to weave elle tisse des sacs en soie -- she weaves silk pouches
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unilateral adj
unilateral c'est un plan de desengagement unilateral -- it's a plan for unilateral withdrawal
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vocal adj
vocal empreinte vocale inconnue -- unknown voiceprint
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aneantir v
to annihilate, wipe out, ruin, vanish vous etes venus ici pour m'aneantir -- you came here to annihilate me
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crane adj(f)
skul son crane est a moitie couvert par ce bonnet noir -- his skull is half covered by this black bonnet
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ebranler v
to shake, rattle le train s'ebranla de nouveau -- the train shook once more
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minier adj
mining les depenses de prospection miniere ont augmente -- costs for mining exploration have risen
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la recolte
harvest, crop les recoltes de certains agriculteurs sont gelees -- some farmers' crops are frozen
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le rayonnement
radiance le danger des rayonnements pour l' homme est reel -- radiation danger for humans is real
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le/la passe
pass, channel puis-je utiliser mon passe? -- can I use my pass?
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partiellement adv
partly le ciel etait partiellement degage -- the skies were partly cloudy
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mordre v
to bite, overlap into on allait le tuer pour avoir mordu un garde -- it was going to be killed for having bitten a guard
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le flot
floodtide, stream of, flood of un flot ininterrompu de mots et de larmes -- an uninterrupted flow of words and tears
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la farce
joke, prank, hoax, farce c'est une vraie farce et c'est honteux -- it's a real hoax and it's shameful
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le amant
lover elle etait folle de son amant -- she was crazy about her lover
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le extrait
extract, excerpt ce qui suit est un extrait du rapport -- what follows is an excerpt from the report
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le magistrat
magistrate, judge son pere etait un magistrat de la cour d'assises -- his father was a judge in the assize court
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chiffrer v
to put a figure to, assess, quantify, number tout ca est chiffre a chaque fois par les ministeres -- all of this is quantified each time by the ministers
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le redressement
straightening up, upturn, righting le redressement d'Air France est un imperatif -- straightening out Air France is an urgent necessity
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la affection
affection, ailment l'affection grandit par l'epreuve -- affection grows through difficulties
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le/la compatriote
compatriot comme beaucoup de mes compatriotes, j'ai eu l'occasion de voyager -- like many of my
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la cloche
bell on ententit sonner la cloche de l'eglise -- we heard the church bells chiming
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mepriser v
to scorn, look down, spurn, disdain il meprise l'art et les musees -- he disdains art and museums
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le engin
machine, tool, vehicle, device l'engin etait dissimule dans une poubelle et a explose -- the device was concealed in a trash can and exploded
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la lacune
gap, deficiency il y a une lacune enorme dans la formation -- there's a huge gap in training
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la legion
legion la legion remplit vaillamment sa mission -- the legion valiantly fulfilled its mission
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mutuellement adv
mutually, one another ils se sont traites mutuellement de criminels de guerre -- they treated each other like wartime criminals
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titulaire nadj(f)
holder, with tenure, occupant oui, vous etes le titulaire -- yes, you're the incumbent
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le banquier
banker tu feras confiance a un banquier des Bahamas? -- you would trust a banker from the Bahamas?
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la extraction
extraction ce projet d'extraction miniere constitue une agreable occasion de developpement -- this
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le redacteur
editor, writer, drafter, compiler j'ai d'abord ete journaliste redacteur pour la presse -- first I was an editorial journalist for the press
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la pretention
claim toute pretention contraire n'est absolument pas fondee -- all claims to the contrary are
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verificateur nadj
checker, inspector, auditor le verificateur general a lui-meme porte ce jugement -- the auditor general himself made this evaluation
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replier v
to fold, roll up, fold up, withdraw je repliai la lettre -- I folded up the letter
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le successeur
successor mon successeur sera comme un lion furieux -- my successor will be like a ferocious lion
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le complement
complement c'etait un complement qui lui permettait de vivre -- it was supplementary information that allowed her to live
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reflexe nadj(f)
reflex j'ai garde des reflexes comme me laver a l'eau froide -- I kept old habits like washing in cold water
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chier v
to shit, piss off, get pissed off elle pissait et chiait partout -- she pissed and crapped everywhere
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la confrontation
confrontation comprendre n'est possible qu'apres la confrontation -- understanding is only possible after confrontation
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irreversible adj(f)
irreversible beaucoup de processus sont probablement deja irreversibles -- many processes are probably already irreversible
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le arrivant
arrival, comer il y a un nouvel arrivant dans le jeu -- there's a newcomer in the game
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octroyer v
to grant, bestow on continue a octroyer des brevets pour des sequences -- we continue to grant patents for sequences
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la distorsion
distortion la distorsion peut reduire la duree de cet intervalle -- the distortion can reduce the duration of that interval
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le loyer
rent je n'ai pas paye le loyer du mois prochain -- I haven't paid next month's rent
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la relance
boost, reminder, recovery la relance economique commence a se faire sentir -- the economic recovery is starting to be felt
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civiliser v
to civilze ce sont des nations civilisees -- these are civilized nations
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le recu
receipt, accepted il ne voulait pas me faire un recu -- he didn't want to give me a receipt
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la brigade
team, squad, brigade une brigade de policiers a reussi a rattraper les chiens -- the squad of policemen succeeded in catching the dogs
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pecher nm
to fish, go fishing; peach tree on pechera des tonnes de crevettes! -- we'll go fishing and catch tons of shrimps!
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defavoriser v
to put at a disadvantage il avait a coeur le sort des defavorises -- he dwelled on the lot of the underprivileged
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aise adj
easy, well off, well-to-do beaucoup venaient de familles aisees -- many came from well-to-do families
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le recrutement
recruiting, recruitment j'ai declare un gel du recrutement -- I declared a hiring freeze
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sanctionner v
to sanction, punish, approve la decision a ete sanctionnee par le secretaire general des Nations Unies -- the decision was
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la sphere
sphere on quittait les spheres du sacre pour entrer dans la politique -- we left more sacred spheres to go into politics
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parier v
to bet j'espere que tu n'as pas parie beaucoup -- I hope you didn't bet a lot
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aviser v
to notice, advise tu aurais du nous en aviser -- you should have told us about it
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le exploit
exploit peu de grands exploits s'accomplissent seuls -- few great exploits are accomplished by oneself
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ratifier v
to ratify le texte doit desormais etre ratifie -- the text must henceforth be ratified
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exportateur nadj
exportateur, exporting tous les pays exportateurs profitent de la situation -- all exporting countries are benefiting from the situation
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la gorge
throat elle porte la main a sa gorge -- she brings her hand to her throat
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le surcroit
extra, additional la motivation financiere venait de surcroit -- financial motivation appeared excessive
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separatiste nadj(f)
separatist cette demarche pourrait desamorcer les visees separatistes -- this approach could defuse separatist aims
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grossir v
to get larger son ventre grossissait -- her stomach got larger
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englober v
to include, encompass, incorporate mon gout englobe les escargots et les huitres -- my tastes incorporate escargots and oysters
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attarder v
to linger je m'attardais longtemps a ma fenetre -- I lingered a long while at my window
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le tat-major
staff, staff headquarters l'etat-major entendait ecraser la resistance tchetchene -- headquarters intended to crush the Chechen resistance
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le desarmement
disarmament, disarming j'ai besoin des codes de desarmement -- I need the deactivation codes
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concurrentiel adj
competitive divers elements nous procurent cet avantage concurrentiel -- many factors bring us this competitive advantage
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typique nadj(f)
typical c'est typique. cela ne m'etonne pas -- it's typical. that doesn't surprise me
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omettre v
to leave out, miss out, omit je n'y omettrai rien -- I won't leave anything out
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mouton nadj
sheep les moutons commencaient a se desinteresser de moi -- the sheep stopped showing interest in
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la majeste
majesty
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perpetuer v
to perpetuate, carry on ces traditions se perpetuent au Moyen Age -- these traditions continue through in the Middle Ages
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relire v
to reread, proofread il relisait, corrigeait et reprenait le travail du jour -- he reread, corrected, and reviewed the day's work
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corrompre v
to corrupt, bribe le regime actuel me semble absolument corrompu -- the current regime seems absolutely corrupt to me
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alentour adv
around, round about il n'y avait personne aux alentours immediats -- there was nobody in the immediate vicinity
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centrer v
to center je centrerai mon intervention sur quatre points precis -- I will center my talk on four specific points
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delegue nadj
delegate les delegues de 190 pays se sont retrouves samedi -- delegates from 190 countries met
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naval adj
naval les chantiers navals fonctionnaient a plein rendement -- the naval shipyards were operating at full capacity
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inverser v
to reverse, invert l'infirmiere s'est trompee. elle a tout inverse -- the nurse was wrong. she got everything
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la teneur
content il n'a revele la teneur exacte de sa conversation -- he didn't reveal the exact content of his conversation
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le genocide
genocide il est egalement accuse de genocide -- he is also accused of genocide
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le pourparler
talk, discussion, negotiation on va bientot participer a ces pourparlers -- we'll soon participate in these discussions
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degrader v
to degrade, debase, damage, erode la situation se degrade depuis 1984 -- the situation has been worsening since 1984
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le elargissement
widening, letting-out, stretching, broadening il n'y aura pas d'elargissement de la Communaute -- there will be no expansion of the Community
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decouper v
to carve, cut, je ne decoupe pas les articles -- I don't cut out articles
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la grossesse
pregnancy elle m'avait annonce sa grossesse -- she told me she was pregnant
