Henning Mankell Flashcards by agneta sherborne

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To snatch, rescue

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Arracher

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Sleeping pill

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Somnifère m

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Keep a watch on, spy on

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Guetter

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Neck nape

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Nuque f

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Tame, domesticate, win over

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Apprivoiser

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Duvet n

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Couette f

Édredon

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Run away, do a runner

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Fuguer

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Doze, nap v

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Somnoler

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Spread, spread out

Butter, paper

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Étaler

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Reduce, knock down price

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Rabattre

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Front window shop fex

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Devanture f

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Topple over, top over , tumble

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Basculer

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Drink, booze verb

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Picoler

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Twilight, darkness

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Pénombre

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Snot, mucus

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Morve f

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Boss, big man, whizz kid

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Caïd m

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Bruise n

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Ecchymose f

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Gust, barrage, torrent

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Rafale f

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Scarf, sling

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Écharpe f

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Wrapping, packing n

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Emballage m

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Frozen food

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Surgelé m

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Recite, recount

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Réciter

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Wip, flog, whisk (cooking)

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Fouetter

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Soak, dunk, dip

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Tremper

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Clumsy person n, clumsy adj

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Maladroit m, adj

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Complaint

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Doléance f

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Fringe n

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Frange f

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Prescription

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Ordonnance f

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Mix, stir together

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Mélanger

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Shade, sleazy

Ladle, ladleful

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Louche nf, adj

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Burst, shatter, puncture v

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Crever

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Reduce, lower, restore

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Ravaler

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Butt cig

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Mégot m

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Curve, curved line

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Courbe f

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Simmer, stew even fig

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Mijoter

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Growth, development n

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Croissance f

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Wall

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Mur m

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Thunderous (sound), deafening

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Fracassant

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Classify, put in order, separate

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Trier

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Daydream v

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Rêvasser

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Waste, throw away, squander

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Gâcher

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Dormitory

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Dortoir m

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Choir n

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Chœur m

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Barrier, security gate

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Portillon m

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Reconsider, change yr mind

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Raviser

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Wheel barrow

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Brouette f

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Fib n

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Bobarde m

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Candle

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Bougie f

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Twilight, dusk

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Crépuscule m

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Rock, boulder

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Rocher m

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Frankly, honestly adv

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Franchement

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False, artificial

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Factice

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Shark (and fig), ruthless person

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Requin m

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Drunk, full of food

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Saoul m

Saoûl f

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Clear, lucid, pure, innocent

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Limpide

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Sensual, lustful

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Lascif

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Clearly, obviously, distinctly

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Nettement

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Cooking (pot), beef stock

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Marmite f

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Swing (legs), wave, (arms), stir mix liquid, move, touch

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Remuer

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Buy on line

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Acheter on ligne

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Bras n

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Bustier m

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Masturbate

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Se tripoter

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To glance

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Jeter un coup d’oeil (dans la glace)

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Loose yr marbles

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Se ramollir

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Recurrence, return

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Retour m

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Health care

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Soins medicaux mpl

Any care use soins eg soins de la peau skin care

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Upheaval, disruption

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Bouleversement

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Grunt snort

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Grognement m

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Soppy, sickly, sentimental

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Gnangnan

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Suffocate

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Étouffer

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To check

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Vérifier

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Get wrinkled

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Se plisser