Leaving Cert Reading Comp Vocab Flashcards

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La foule

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The crowd

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2
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Marcher d’un bon pas

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To walk briskly

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3
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Face à ce problème

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Face of this problem

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4
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Dissimuler

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To conceal

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5
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Paraît

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It/he/she appears

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6
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Quitte le domicile

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To leave home

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7
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Bondée

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Packed

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8
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Prévus

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Planned/predicted

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9
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Pourtant

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Yet/however

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10
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L’obscurité

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The darkness

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11
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Dévalorisant

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Demeaning

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12
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Sans prévenir

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Without warning

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13
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Accueillir

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To welcome

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14
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Conteneurs

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Containers

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15
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Saisie

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Seizure

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16
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Prévoyait

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He/she/it planned or predicted

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17
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Une voleuse

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A thief

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18
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Son sourire

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His smile

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19
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Apprit

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He/she taught

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20
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Tirés par ceux qui y étaient déjà

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Pulled by those who were already there

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21
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Surprendre

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To catch/discover/perceive

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22
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La hâte

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The haste/rush

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23
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Il se mit à descendre la rue

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He started to go down the road

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24
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Toile

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Web/canvas

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Honte
Shame
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Le silence alentour
The silent surroundings
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Le seuil
The doorstep
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Comptait
He counted
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Propriétaires
Landlord
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Elle craignit d'être écrasse
She feared being crushed
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Procurer
To get
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Syndicat
Union
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Un cadre de vie
A lifestyle
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Songer à
To think of
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S'éloigner de
To move away from
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Soigneusement
Carefully
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Le tour est joué
Thats it
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Le nez froncé
The wrinkled nose
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La voix menaçante
The threatening voice
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Son effroi
Her fear
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Craint
Scared of
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L'hebergement
Accommodation
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Elle n'osa pas le lui demander
She didn't dare to ask him
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Diminuer
To reduce
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Rappeller
To remember or recall
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Oser
To dare
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Empêche
To hold up/delay
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Ôter
To remove/take off
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Rayon
Rays/shelf/radius
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En revanche
In return
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Collé des antivols
Stuck with antitheft
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Terrains disponibles
Free land
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Le cocon familial
The family cocoon
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Nettement
Clearly
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Cambrioler
To burgle
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L'acquisition
Purchase
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Appartement bourgeois
Middle class apartment
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Se metrre à
To start to
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Comme domestique
As a maid