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L'énigme de la chambre 622 - Le vocabulaire Flashcards

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abus (m)
brèche (f)
infraction (f)
rupture (f)
violation (f)

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breach

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achat (m)
acquisition (f)
emplette (f)

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purchase

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adjoint(e) (m/f)
émissaire (m/f)

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A: deputy, assistant
É: envoy (m/f), channel (m only)

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annulaire (f)

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ring finger

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aparté (m)

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private conversation

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atout (m)

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asset, virtue, advantage, trump card

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aubain (f)
bonne affaire (f)

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bargain

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avènement (m)

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advent, coming

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bas-côté (m)

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roadside

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basse besogne (f)

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dirty work, grunt work

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bienséance (f)

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propriety, politeness, good manners

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bon sens (m)

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common sense

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boucan (m)
désordre (m)
grabuge (m)
raffut (m)

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ruckus

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bouilloire (f)
théière (f)

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B: kettle
T: teapot

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boulot (m)

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job [informal]

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cage d’escalier (f)

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stairwell

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captation (f)

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[cell] reception

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charade (f)
devinette (f)
énigme (f)

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riddle

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chef de service (m/f)
pair (m)

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C: head of department
P: colleague, peer
[adj: even, twin]

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coffre (m)

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chest, safe, trunk

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colloque (m)

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symposium, colloquium

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commérages (m)
ragots (m)

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gossip

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attribution (f)
commerce (m)

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A: awarding, duty
C: business, trade, commerce, store

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commune (f)

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town, municipality, village

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conciliabule (f)

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muttering, chat

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congédiement (m)
licenciement (m)
renvoi (m)

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dismissal, firing

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consigne (f)
revendication (f)

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C: order/instruction, deposit
R: demand, claim, statement

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contenance (f)

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capacity, attitude/composture

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convoitise (f)

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desire

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courroux (m)
insolence (f)
rancœur (f)

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C: anger, rage
I: arrogance, rude remark, impudence
R: resentment

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débrouillardise (f)

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improvisation, creativity, problem-solving, resourcefulness

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défection (f)

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failure to appear/absence, withdrawal, cancelation

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délateur (m), délatrice (f)
détenteur (m), détentrice (f)
traître (m), traîtresse (f)

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DÉL: informer
DÉT: holder, bearer
T: traitor

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désagrément (m)
emmerde (m)

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D: annoyance, inconvenience
E: hassle

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désistement (m)

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withdrawal

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devise (f)
rente (f)

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D: motto, currency, cash
R: unearned income

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dispositif (m)
engin (m)

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D: package, presence, device/apparatus, plan
E: machine, device/apparatus

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disposition (f)

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positioning/placement/layout, service/disposition, tendency, step/measure

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durabilité (f)
pérennité (f)

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durability, permanence

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effectif (m)
effectifs (m)

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EFFECTIF: number(s), head count, workforce
EFFECTIFS: troops

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embuscade (f)
escapade (f)

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EM: ambush
ES: getaway, trip, escape

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empératrice (f)

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Empress

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emprise (f)

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hold/influence, control, right of way

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enterrement (m)
funérailles (f)
obsèques (f)
trépas (m)
estocade (f)

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EN, F, & O: funeral
T: death
ES: death blow

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esprit (m)
fantôme (m)
revenant (m)
spectre (m)

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ghost

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estrade (f)
paillasson (m)
paroi (f)
perron (m)
rebond (m)

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E: stage, platform
PAI: welcome mat, door mat
PAR: wall/partition, bluff, side
PE: front steps
R: sill/ledge, edge, rim

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exemplaire (m)

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copy, example, specimen

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expéditeur (m), expéditrice (f)

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sender

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fantoche (m) [à fils]
marionnette (f)
pantin (m) [en bois]

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puppet

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effraction (f)
filature (f)
pisteur (m), pisteuse (f)
repérage (m)
traçage (m)

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E: force, breaking & entering
F: tail(ling), shadow(ing)
P: ski patroller, [hunting] tracker, stalker
R: tracking, spotting, finding
T: tracing, tracking

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filigrane (m)

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formulation (f)
termes (m)

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le choix de mots (wording)

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fusée (f)
locomotive (f)

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F: rocket
L: engine/locomotive, driving force/catalyst

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gâchis (m)

A

les déchets

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gifle (m)

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gond (m)

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grappe (de raisin) (f)

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bunch (of grapes)

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havre (m)

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harbour, haven/refuge

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doyen(ne) (m/f)
hôte de marque (m)

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D: dean, oldest person
H: distinguished/important guest

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chute de neige (f)
enneigement (m)

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informaticien(ne) (m/f)

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IT/computer specialist

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imposture (f)
judas (m)

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I: false identity
J: spyhole, peephole

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loupe (f)

A

magnifying glass

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maison de maître (f)
maître d’hôtel (m)
pâture (f)

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MAISON: mansion
MAÎTRE: butler
P: pasture

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malédiction (f)

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mallette (f)

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arbuste (m)
buisson (m)
crique (f)
mare (f)
serre (f)
vivier (m)

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A: shrub
B: bush
C: cove, inlet
M: pond
S: [bird] talon, greenhouse
V: fish tank (l’aquarium)

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gondole (f), télécabine [ski] (f)
navette (f)

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G: gondola
N: shuttle

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onglet (m)

A

tab [book or computer]

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passade (f)

A

whim, fling

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peignoir (m)

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pèlerinage (m)

A

pilgrimage

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perchoir (m)

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picotement (m)

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plafond (m)
plancher (m)

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PLAF: ceiling
PLAN: floor

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pou (m)

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rabais (m)

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redressement (m)

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recovery/improvement, putting upright, (tax) adjustment

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remous (m)

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eddy/swirt, stir/flurry

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délation (f)
réprobation (f)

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D: informing, denunciation
R: disapproval

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éloge (m)
ressort (m)
verve (f)

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É: praise, compliment
R: spring, resilience/energy, motivation
F: eloquence, expressiveness

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retenue (f)

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deduction, fee, restraint/detention, [water] reservoir

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retrouvailles (f)

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révérence (f)

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bow, curtsey, respect, deference

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rêverie (f)

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situation (f)

A

location/position, situation, post

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sort (m)

A

fate/desiny, spell/curse

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sous-marine (m)

A

submarine
(adj: underwater, submarine)

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stigmate (m)

A

la cicatrice

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casserole (f)
évier (m)
mobilier (m)
nappe (f)
penderie (f)
placard (m)
store (m)
tasse (f)

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C: saucepan, pot
É: (kitchen) sink
M: furniture
N: tablecloth, blanket
PE: wardrobe, closet
PL: cupboard, closet
S: [window] blind
T: cup

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taupe (f)

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tenue (f)

A

outfit/clothes, style, behaviour/conduct

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tollé (m)

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machination (f)
trame (f)

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M: plot, conspiracy
T: thread, basis/framework/outline

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envergure (f)
trempe (f)

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E: wingspan, stature, calibre, scope/scale/range
L’envergure de l’aigle est de plus de 2 mètres.
C’est un économiste d’envergure internationale.
T: calibre, quenching

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escarpin (m)
rouge à lèvres (m)
vernis à ongles (m)

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E: heel, stiletto
R: lipstick
V: nail polish

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vocation (f)

A

vocation, calling

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interrupteur (m)
gâchette (f)
témérité (f)

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I: switch, interruptor
G: trigger
T: recklessness, rashness

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révélateur (m)

A

indicator, measure

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honoraires (m)

A

fee
(adj: emeritus, honourary)

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garde-corps (m)
rambarde (f)

A

guardrail, handrail

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badaud(e) (m/f)

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faillite (f)

A

bankruptcy, collapse

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sketch (m)

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issue (f)

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exit/way out, outcome/conclusion

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cliché (m)

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cliché, shot/picture/snapshot, cut

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travestissement (m)

A

distortion, twisting

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année-lumière (f)

A

light year

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aspérité (f)

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bump, lump

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biais (m)

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way/means, bias

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prédilection (m)

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preference/choice, partiality/partialness

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impasse (f)

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cul-de-sac, dead end, impasse/deadlock

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enfilade (f)

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succession/series, row/line

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inventaire (m)

A

inventory, list

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moule (m)

A

baking pan, mould
(f: mussel)

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dramaturge (m/f)

A

playwright

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canular (m)

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défaillance (f)

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error/failure/slip, faint/blackout

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faisceau (m)

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beam/ray, bundle

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fuite (f)

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leak, flight/escape, evasion/avoidance
Il y a eu une fuite, car tous les journalistes sont au courant.

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gage (m)

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pledge, deposit, security/guarantee, token, forfeit/penalty
Pour avoir un audioguide, les touristes doivent laisser leur passeport en gage.

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arnaque (f)
escroquerie (f)

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dicton (m)

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déchéance (f)

A

decline, degradation, loss

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