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Kafka sur le plage 8 - Sheet 1 Flashcards

1
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reprendre

A

to pick up-, to take-, to take hold of-, to catch-again, to resume, to repeat, to restart, to reopen, to rework, to recapture

[ > ressaisir - to catch / grab / seize again ]

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pourtant

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yet, even so, all the same

[ > cependant - yet, however, nevertheless ]

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f. langue

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language, tongue

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f. patte

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Paw, foot, hoof, leg, hand
[ > une paluche - hand, paw, mitt ]
[ m.pl. des battoirs - paws, mitts ]

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soigner

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to treat, to nurse, to look after, to take care of, to polish up
[ > garder, fignoler ]

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incisif

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cutting, biting, incisive (prägnant, scharfsinnig, treffend), piercing
[ > vif,ve - ascerbe ]
[ > concis,se - laconique, succinct,e ]

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redresser

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to straighten, to set right, to put right, to rectify, to recover
[ > récupérer ]

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f. sacoche

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(hand-) bag, purse

[ > une bourse ]

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m. écart

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difference, discrepancy, gap, distance, swerving, margin, deviation
[ > un crochet - sharp turn, sudden swerve …]
[ > un décalage - gap, discrepancy, shift, displacement ]
[ > un interstice - crack, slit, gap ]
[ > une disparité, une différence ]
[ > une lacune ]
[ > une fossé - ditch (Graben), gap, gulf, trough ]

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ramener

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To take/bring back, to restore, to pull, to draw, to show off

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f. haleine

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breath

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cependant

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however, nevertheless, yet

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dégager

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To emit, to radiate, to give off, to release, to draw, to extract, to bring out, to open, to clear, to unblock, to free, to remove
[ > déverser, larguer, lâcher, un exutoir ]

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m. virage

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Curve, bend, turn, change, shift, toning

[ > un infléchissement - change of course, shift ]

[ > un courant - current, stream, trend, movement, shift ]

[ > décaler, un changement, un poste, un revirement ]

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rester cloué sur (la) place

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to be pinned / nailed to the spot

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surprendre

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to get caught / overtaken by, to overhear, to surprise, to catch sb. in the act

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puissant

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powerful, potent, strong, mighty, efficacious

[ > efficace, vif, costaud ]

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en proie à

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in the grip of, racked with, beset by
> sous emprise
> tenailler - to torment, to gnaw at, to rack

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surgir

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to appear, to arise, to loom up, to shoot up / to spring up, to materialize suddenly
[ > provenir, paraître, pousser, germer ]

20
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to be blown away, to be breathtaken

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avoir le souffle coupé

[ > un souffle - breath, blow, blast (d’une explosion), spirit ]

21
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effacer

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to erase, to remove, to clean / wipe off, to rub out, to obliterate
[ > essuyer, nettoyer, ramoner, torcher ]

22
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émaner

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to emanate, to be issued by, to come from
[ > provenir, sont dus à ]
[ != emmener, amener ]

23
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gravir

A

to climb (monter, grimper)

24
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priser

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to prize, to value highly, to take (le tabac [taba]), to snort

25
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f. suite

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Continuation, follow up, sequel, rest, next, series, succession, suite, retinue (le cortège, un équipage), coherence, consequence

26
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chanceler

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to totter, to stagger, to wobble

[ > tituber, vacciler, patauger, trébucher sur ]

27
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dresser

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To put up, to raise, to erect, to build, to lift, to tame, to train, to drill, to draw up, to prepare, to dress

[ > apprivoiser, saper, s’habiller, enfiler, revêtir, apprêter, élever, enlever, soulever, relever, punaiser, hausser ]

[ s’entraîner - to carry/drag along, to pull, to haul, to train, to coach ]

28
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m. lavage

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washing, scrubbing, pumping out

[ != le sevrage - deprivation, withdrawal ]

[> laver, frotter, débarbouiller ]

29
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tendre

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To tighten, to stretch, to bend, to crane, to hold out, to offer, to strive

[ bander, se cambrer, tordre, ployer, plier, fléchir ]

[ != tondre - to mow, to crop, to shear ]

30
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dépasser

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to pass, to surpass, to overtake (dérouter - to throw off the track), to outrun, to be taller than, to go over, to go beyond, to exceed, to be ahead of
[ > précéder ]

31
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renifler

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to sniff at, to snuffle, to smell sth

> humer - to smell, to inhale, to breath in
flairer - to scent, to sniff at

32
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f. taille

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Height, size, waist, trimming, clipping, pruning, carving, etching

[ > un gabarit - template, size, build ]
[ > une dimension, une pointure ]
[ > élaguer, émonder, raccourcir ]

33
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ficher

A

To do, to give, to throw/kick out, get rid off, throw away, to (put on) file, to drive in, to stick in
[ enfoncer, planter, allonger, filer, tirer, écouler, virer, archiver, classer ]

34
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raccorder

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to link, to connect, to join up, to couple, to align

[ > réunir - to join/tie/bring together, to reunite]
[ > souder - to join/bring/bind together, to weld ]
[ > joindre - to join, to combine, to connect, to put/bring together, to add, to attach, to contact, to get in touch with ]
[ > rejoindre ]

35
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ramper

A

to creep, to crawl, to grovel, to slither, to lurk

> se tapir - to hide, to lurk, to crouch down
rôder - to lurk / hang around

36
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remplir

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to fill, to fulfill, to satisfy, to meet (un besoin), to carry out
[ > imprégner, combler, accomplir ]

37
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pendre

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to hang, to cling to

> pendre la crémaillère

38
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m. chiffon

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cloth, rag
> une guenille, m. des haillons, une loque
> un tissu

39
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volontiers

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gladly, willingly, with pleasure

40
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f. affaire

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business, firm, company, job, deal, transaction, murder, trial, lawsuit, case, problem

41
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se confondre

A

To flow together, to merge, to be mixed up, to be confused

[ > se mêler, déranger, embrouillé ]

42
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onduler

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to undulate, to ripple, to sway

43
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tirer

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to open, to pull, to draw, to drag, to get, to take, to fire, to shoot, to do, to spend, to print
[ ouvrir, rabattre, tirailler, ramener, puiser, dégager, lancer, ficher, imprimer ]

44
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enfourcher

A

to mount, to get on

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