Guillaume ch. 7 et 9: Vocabulaire Flashcards

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terrain de jeux

A

playing field

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2
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to try to

A

tenter de

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3
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les estrades

A

bleachers

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4
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to require

A

exiger

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5
Q

se sauver

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to run (away)

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6
Q

unable to take it anymore

A

n’en pouvant plus

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7
Q

full of holes

A

troué

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8
Q

imbibé de bave

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drenched in slobber

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9
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to forbid

A

interdire à

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10
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avoir beau [l’infinitif]

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to [infinitive] in vain

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11
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bench

A

le banc

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12
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“cela n’avait rien à voir avec…”

A

that had nothing to do with…

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13
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sharp, sharpened

A

aiguisé

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14
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grâce à…

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thanks to…

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15
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to win the championship

A

remporter le championnat

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16
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en effet

A

in fact

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17
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to foresee

A

prévoir

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18
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recourir à ce truc

A

to resort to this trick

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19
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to be delighted to/with/by

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être ravi de

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20
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une manière d’agir

A

a way of acting

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21
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his worst nightmares

A

ses pires cauchmars

22
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parcourir

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to run around, to wander

23
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to get [spl], to succeed

24
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nulle part

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type of, species of
espèce de
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chameau
camel
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to crumble apart
s'effriter
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tant de monde
so many people
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to watch intently
dévisager
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"bâti comme tu es..."
"built as you are..."
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to last
durer
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cogner
to count, to beat
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and so on
ainsi de suite
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s'égarer
to get lost
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"unless he pretended to..."
"à moins de faire semblant de... "
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se pencher vers
to lean toward
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"I don't insist on that."
"Je n'y tiens pas."
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un museau humide
a damp muzzle
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"he had almost said..."
"il avait failli dire..."
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une repartie
retort, quick answer
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"The pleasure is all mine."
"Vous m'en voyez fort aise."
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un "oui" bien net
a very clear "yes"
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to be worth the trouble
valoir la peine
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un malaise
an uneasiness, a sense of uneasiness
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large, strong
costaud
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fierté
pride
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can of food
une boîte de nourriture
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foie
liver
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to inhale his feast
avaler son festin
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une bouchée
bite, mouthful
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to suspect
se douter