Janvier Flashcards by Lew Rho

Q

Carcan (m)

A

straightjacket

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HLM

A

habitation à loyer modéré (project)

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Fouille (f)

A

body search

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Beurs

A

second-generation North African living in France

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Émeute (F)

A

Riot`

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écart (m)

A

gap, discrepancy

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flacon (m)

A

small bottle

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faire appel

A

call on, appeal to

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faciès (m)

A

(facial) features

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forces de l’ordre

A

police forces

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filière (f)

A

path

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comparse (m)

A

accomplice

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s’appreter

A

to get ready for/to do

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lâche

A

cowardly

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sursis (m)

A

reprieve

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degonfler

A

deflate/reduce

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autodéfense (f)

A

self-defence

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décréter

A

to declare/decree

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abattre

A

to pull/shoot/cut down

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procureur (m)

A

prosecutor

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doyen (m/f)

A

dean/most senior member

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azimut (m)

A

azimuth,(tous azimuts = everywhere/ every direction)

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agrégé (m/f)

A

qualified teacher

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teigne (f)

A

moth (Insult for men/women)

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laideur (f)

A

ugliness

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Avouer

A

to confess

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se réunir

A

to meet/get together (se réunir entre amis)

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Verifier

A

to check (mon email)

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polycopie (f)

A

photocopy

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foire (f)

A

fair

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tenue (f)

A

dress (être en tenue = to be in dress code)

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fou rire (m)

A

hysterical laughter

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griffonner

A

to scribble

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affronter

A

to confront

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bout (m)

A

end, piece

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juron (m)

A

swearword

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ancrer

A

to anchor (une ancre)

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Precipiter

A

to quicken (se précipiter vers = to rush towards, sur = at, se précipiter au devant de qn

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galop (m)

A

gallop

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traumatisant

A

traumatic