Le cercle des 17 tomb 1 Flashcards
1
Q
pourri
A
- rotten, decayed
- spoiled, to go bad
- corrupt
2
Q
la biche
A
doe
3
Q
ma biche
A
my darling
4
Q
ça biche?
A
how’s it going
5
Q
la bedaine
A
paunch, potbelly
6
Q
décrocher
A
- to unhook, to take down, to undo
2. (fam) to get, to land
7
Q
décrocher une bonne situation
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to land a good job
8
Q
émouvoir
A
- toucher: to move, to touch, to stir
2. troubler: to disturb, to upset
9
Q
les mouchards
A
fam: informer, stoolpigeon
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gaufre
A
waffle, honeycomb
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gaufrer
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to emboss, to crinkle
12
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gaufrier
A
waffle iron
13
Q
la gaufrette
A
wafer
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Q
tabasser
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fam: to beat up, to clobber
15
Q
la coquard
A
black eye
16
Q
sirop d’érable
A
maple syrup
17
Q
marre
A
enough
18
Q
j’en ai marre
A
I’m fed up
19
Q
débile
A
- weak, feeble
2. fam: stupid, idiotic
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Q
deux caries
A
two cavities
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douillet
A
- cozy
2. over sensitive
22
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une baraque
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- hut, shack
2. stall, stand (at a fair, etc)
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broyer
A
to grind, to crush
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un aveu
A
confession, admission
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un grill-pain
toaster
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la louper
1. fam: to bungle, to mess up
| 2. to miss (a train, etc)
27
esquiver
to avoid, to dodge,to evade
28
escamoter
1. to cause to disappear
| 2. to retract, to fold away
29
dans quoi on a foutu les pieds?
what the hell did we step into?
30
la trouille
fam: fear fright
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avoir la trouille
to be scared stiff
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anguille
eel
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un blouson
a jacket
34
asperger
to spray, to sprinkle, to splash
35
une guérite
1. sentry box
| 2. (Fr): workman’s hut
36
buter contre / sur
1. to stumble on, to trip over
2. to prop up
3. to antagonize
37
entretien
1. maintenance, upkeep
| 2. discussion, talk, interview
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entretien d’embauche
job interview
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une fugue
running away
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faire une fugue
to run away
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repérer
1. to mark
2. to locate, to pinpoint
3. to spot, to catch sight of
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c’était son sosie
it’s your double
43
tu t’éclate?
fam: are you having a great time
44
échantillon
sample, specimen
45
une guenon
female monkey
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le guépard
cheetah
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éclore
1. to hatch
| 2. to open out, to blossom
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j’éternue
I sneezed
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éternuer
to sneeze
50
habits
clothes, outfits
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maboul
cinglé: loony, crazy
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le terrier
hole, burrow
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la marmotte
ground hog, wood chuck
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marmotter
to mutter, to mumble
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pioncer
to sleep
56
pionce un peu
sleep a little, nap
57
navrer
1. to upset, to distress
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être navré de
to be sorry about
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râper
1. to grate
| 2. to file down (with a rasp)
60
emprunter
to borrow
61
livreurs
delivery people
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saper
to undermine
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apeuré
frightened, scared
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anéantir
1. détruire: to destroy, to wipe out
| 2. to overwhelm, to exhaust
65
s’anéantir
to be dashed, to be shattered
66
un lavage
washing
67
lavage de cerveau
brainwashing
68
des charniers
1. hinge
| 2. bridge
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des hublots
potholes, windows
| nid de poule
70
de loupiote
small lamp
71
codétenu (e)
fellow prisoners
72
se morfondre
to hang around, to mope
73
d’un air apeuré (rée)
frightened, scared
74
esclaffer
to burst out laughing
| to guffaw
75
enflure
swelling
76
enfouir
1. to bury
| 2. cacher: to hide
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s’enfuir
to run away, to escape, to flee
78
une taupe
mole
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un tatou
an armadillo
