Le secret de Misha (Défs.) Flashcards

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Pas enviable; triste.
Dreadful; awful; sad; not nice.

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Moche

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Lecteur de cassettes portatif.
Walkman.

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Baladeur

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Personne qui réalise des cartes; géographe.
Mapmaker; geographer.

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Cartographe

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Race de chien.
Spaniel.

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Épagneul

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Mammifère carnivore; les chiens et les loups.
Canine (formal canid).

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Canidé

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Changement d’état mental; changement d’habitudes.
Change of scene.

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Dépaysement

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Bizarre; suspect.
Fishy; shady.

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Louche

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Fenêtre qui fait porte.
French window; French door.

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Porte-fenêtre

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Enlacements amicales.
Embraces; hugs.

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Accolades

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Entrepôt.
Storage building; warehouse; depot.

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Hangar

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Les cheveux gris.
Gray hair.

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Poussières

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Plastronner.
Bragging; boasting.

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Fanfaronner

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Mauvais conducteur.
Bad or reckless driver.

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Chauffard

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Adversité; difficulté qui provoque de la souffrance.
Ordeal; hardship; trial; difficult experience.

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Épreuve

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Changer de direction ou orientation.
Forks, changes direction

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Bifurque

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Petits creux des joues.
Dimples.

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Fossettes

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Briser avec un bruit sec; mange
Gnaws; crack (smt) open.

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Gruge

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honteux; qui regrette une faute.
Sheepish; shameful.

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Penaud

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J’était au paradis.
I was in Heaven.

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J’étais au ciel

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Tomber amoureux; l’amour au premier regard.
Fall madly in love; fall head over heels; love at first sight.

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Coup de foudre

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Détour.
Detour.

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Crochet

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Siège confortable pour plusieurs.
Sofa; couch.

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Canapé

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Surveiller; attendre que (qqn) passe.
Watch out for; lookout for; await.

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Guette

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Petite valise.
Briefcase; organizer.

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Mallette

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Depuis longtemps.
For ages.

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Belle lurette

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Mettre au point.
Construct; devise; put (smt) together.

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Échafaude

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Pas exceptionnel; ne pas être gai.
Crazy; not be much fun or a bundle of laughs.

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Folichon

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Clarifier; résoudre.
Clarify; clear (smt) up; solve.

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Élucider

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Roux; (qqu) aux cheveux roux.
Ginger; redheaded.

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Rouquin

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Abondant en chair; composé de chair.
Plump; fleshy.

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Charnues

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Arquer; courber en arrière.
Bended; arched.

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Cambrée

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Envol; retrait d’une chose collée.
Takeoff; detaching.

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Décollage

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Fou.
Mad; crazy; unhinged.

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Dingue

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Grèce, dieu des rêves.
Morpheus.

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Morphée

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Sonnette; petite horloge sonnant tous les quarts d’heure.
Bells; chiming clock.

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Carillon

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Stupéfait; étonné.
Astonished; surprised; stupefied.

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Épatés

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Nommer.
Give a name.

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Affubler

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Plante grimpante à fleurs.
Flowering plant; wisteria - flowering vine.

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Glycines

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Bredouiller.
Stutter; stammer; mumble; falter.

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Bafouille

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Manipuler compulsivement.
Fiddling with (smt); play with (smt).

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Se promener lentement.
Walk; stroll; wander; roam.

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Plate-form d’étage; étape.
Landing; corridor; on the same level/floor; stage.

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Attraper brusquement.
Impact; hit; grip; catch.

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Peint; peindre grossièrement (maladroitement).
Painted; paint (smt) roughly.

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Peinturlurées

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Marchandises exposées.
Stands; displays.

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Bois rond scié; gros bâton.
Log; large stick.

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Garde-corps; balustrade; garde-fou.
Guardrail; barrier.

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Astucieux; ingénieux; malin.
Clever; smart; cunning; crafty; sly; astute.

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Être trop cérémonieux; flatterie.
Bow and scrape before (sb); flattery.

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Salamalecs

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Dominer (qch) à l’aplomb (directly above).
Overhangs; overlook.

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Qui a beaucoup de clients.
Frequented; visited.

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Achalandé

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Déformer; blesser superficiellement; griffure.
Irritating; scratch; graze; mangle.

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Rauque; rude; âpre.
Guttural; hoarse; rough.

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Gutturaux/Gutturales

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Masse de cheveux en désordre.
Shock of hair; mop of hair; mane of hair.

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Tenace; très dur.
Tough; tenacious; stubborn; determined.

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Mouvement de bâton ou d’épée; tournoyer.
Twirl; whirl.

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Arrangeant; rendre possible.
Accommodating; obliging; conciliatory - aimed at ending disagreement.

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Conciliant

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Très aigu; pointu.
Sharp; keen.

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Tremblant.
Quaking; trembling.

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Chevrotant

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Occupé.
Busy.

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Varier le son de la voix; adapter.
Modulate; regulate; adjust.

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Humide; sueur; chargé d’humidité.
Clammy; sweaty; moist.

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Regroupement.
Crowd; mass; flock.

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Attroupement

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Moqueur; railleur.
Mocking; derisive.

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Narquoisement

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Débuté.
Started; began.

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En colère.
Angry; irate.

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Courroucé

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Décisif; insister sur une attention immédiate.
Decisive; peremptory; forceful; final.

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Péremptoire

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Donné l’aspect du parchemin.
With a parchment finish.

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Parcheminé

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Regarder avec défi.
Look (sb) up and down; give a defiant look.

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Maison rurale.
Shack; house.

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Hématomes; contusion; bleu.
Bruises; hematomas.

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Ecchymoses

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Sinistre; relatif à la mort.
Grim; with element of horror; gruesome.

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Macabrement

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Influencé; lavage de cerveau.
Indoctrinate; brainwash.

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Endoctrine

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Stupéfait; sous le choc.
Stunned; stupefied; dazed.

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Fille désagréable.
Cow; mischievous.

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Dire agressivement en criant; agresser à haute voix.
Berate; declare.

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Vociféré

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Être essouflé.
Pant.

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Attitude silencieuse.
Mutism; muteness; silence.

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Partir; fuir.
Flee; skedaddle.

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Déguerpissons

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Obscurité.

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Non professionnel.

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Alerter.
Alert; assemble.

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Pourrissement; décomposition.
Rotting; decomposition.

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Putréfaction

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Cadavre de animal.
Rotting carcass.

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Devenir plus courageux.
Becoming bolder; more daring.

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Complice.
Accomplice.

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En déséquilibre; sans base solide.
Wobbly; wonky; dicey.

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Machinalement.
Like a robot; automaton.

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Gros bâton.
Club.

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Flatteur.
Full of praise; flatterer.

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Critiquer fortement; faire trop payer; vaincre.
Give a hard time; fleece; slaughter; verbal attack.

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Fenêtre d’une cave.
Basement window.

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Avec des à-coups; secouer; mouvement irrégulier.
Jerky; shaking; trembling.

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Déconcerté (perdu son assurance).
Disconcerted (to feel unsettled); discombobulated; troubled.

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Décontenancé

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Bafouiller.
Mumble; mutter; stammer; stutter.

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Bredouille

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Période de fragilité; avoir un repos médical pour récupérer.

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Convalescence

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Situation difficile.
Chore; pain; hard task.

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Dynamique.
Lively; spirited; energetic.

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Frétillante

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Discours ou écrit confus; écrit peu intelligible.
Gibberish; gobbledygook; jumble.