Inner French Flashcards

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1
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to his credit

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à son actif

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that is to say

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c’est-à-dire

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3
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hold up, robbery

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braquage (m)

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4
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a detached house (suburbs)

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pavillon (m)

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5
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ward (of a hospital)

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pavillon (m)

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flag

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pavillon (m)

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catchy,
eye-catching

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accrocheur, adj.

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new development, new turn

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rebondissement (m)

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will, willpower

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volonté (f)

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10
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in one go, without stopping

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d’une traite

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time line (lit?)
jurisdiction

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temporalité,

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neither

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non plus

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novelist

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romancier (mf)

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police investigator

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enquêteur (mf)

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15
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anyway

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de toute façon,
quand même

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16
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in addition

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en plus

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17
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they spy on one another

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ils s’épient les uns les autres

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18
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layer by layer

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couche par couche

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19
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restart, n.

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recommencement (m)

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20
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just as much as

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tout autant que

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21
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setting (lit), scenery (film)

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décor (m)

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22
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detective novel

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roman policier, m.

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23
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squabble

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guéguerre (f)

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24
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without stopping

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d’une traite

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25
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as you might expect,
as you can imagine

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comme vous pouvez vous en douter

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to note, to notice

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constater

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to state that

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constater que

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to record, to certify (admin)

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constater (admin)

29
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OK already

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bon déjà

30
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counter (of store or café)

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comptoir, m

31
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colonial trading post

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comptoir, m (colonial)

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native, n.

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autochtone, mf
natif (ive) de

33
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rubber tree

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hévéa, m

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in connection with

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en rapport avec

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on to the…

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place à …

36
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twists and turns

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rebondissements,

37
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an update

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une mise à jour

38
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necessarily

not necessarily

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forcément

pas forcément

39
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rough, harsh

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rude

40
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to render a service in return

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renvoyer l’ascenseur

41
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to find (object)
to find another (occasion)
to regain
to recognize
to see again
to meet

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retrouver

42
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fallout (consequence)
spinoff
fallout (radioactive)

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retombées, mpl

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influence (cultural)
radiance
radiation (energy, warmth)

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rayonnement, m

44
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to get to the very heart of the matter

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entrer dans le vif du sujet

45
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tight (clothing)
closely fought (game)
packed (crowded)
strong (coffee)

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serré

46
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some of them

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certain(e)s d’entre eux (elles)

47
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shoemaker

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cordonnier, m

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to the extent that

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dans la mesure où

49
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the basics

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les choses de base

50
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to dissect (text, words)
to shell (crab, etc)
to peel (shrimp, etc)
to hull (nuts, etc)

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décortiquer

51
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What about?

A

À quel propos?

52
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about

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à propos de (sujet)
environ (distance)

53
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by the way

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au fait,
à propos

54
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to feel

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ressentir

55
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a lot of

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pas mal de

56
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anyway
in any case

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en tout cas

57
Q

It’s a double edged sword

A

C’est à double tranchant

58
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to be resistant to

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être réfractaire à

59
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to sweat
sweat, n

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transpirer
sueur, f

60
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to meet
to meet again
to come together

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se retrouver

61
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nauseating,
sickening,
disgusting

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écoeurant