HP Vocabulary Flashcards

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1
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L’attaché-case

A

Briefcase (m)

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La carte routière

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Road map

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3
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La plaque

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Sign

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Les écriteaux

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Writings, signs (m)

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5
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(Vert) émeraude

A

Emerald green

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La fierté

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Pride

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Quiconque

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Anyone, whoever, nobody (depends on context)

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Les sornettes

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Twaddle, poppycock; something or someone looked down upon in disdain (f)

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9
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La perceuse

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Drill

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10
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La taille

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Height or dimension

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11
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Les clôtures

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Fences (f)

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12
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Convaincre

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Persuade

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13
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L’épouvante

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Horror (f)

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14
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S’éveiller

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Awaken

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15
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Fredonner

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Hum

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(Ton) badin

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Jovial, as in describing one’s tone

17
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Les potins

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Local gossip; may also mean noise (m)

18
Q

Les poumons

A

Lungs (m)

19
Q

L’hulotte

A

Tawny owl (f)

20
Q

Mordoré

A

Golden brown or bronze

21
Q

Glousser

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Cluck, as in a chicken; chuckle

22
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Insolite

A

Bizarre

23
Q

Tigré

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Tabby or striped, as in a cat

24
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Cligner

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Blink (one’s eyes)

25
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L’embouteillage

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The bottling of a liquid; a traffic jam (m)

26
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Les accoutrements

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Outfits, usually in a derogatory tone (m)

27
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Pianoter

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To tap one’s fingers (on piano keys, surfaces, or screens)

28
Q

Le volant

A

Steering wheel

29
Q

Les olibrius

A

Eccentrics (m)

30
Q

Se chuchoter

A

Whisper (to oneself)

31
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Les hiboux

A

Owls (m)