Legend Tome 1a Flashcards

1
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détromper

A

to set straight, to disabuse

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2
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se détromper

A

to set oneself straight

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3
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détrompez vous

A

think again

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4
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bigarré

A

multicolored, variegated

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5
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le pendentif

A

pendant

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6
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pèlerine

A

pilgrim - un large manteau sans manches, qui a souvent un capuchon

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7
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tituber

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to reel, to stagger

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8
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viser

A

to aim

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9
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la fronde

A
  1. rebellion, revolt 2. slingshot
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10
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le baluchon

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pack, bundle

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11
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faire son baluchon

A

to pack one’s bag

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12
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fêler

A

to crack

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13
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un regard courroucé

A

wrathful, infuriated

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14
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aberrant

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  1. abnormal 2. absurd
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15
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le comportement

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  1. behavior, conduct

2. performance

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16
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casernes

A

barracks

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17
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mollet

A

calf of the leg

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18
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une angoisse

A

anguish

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19
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la lueur

A
  1. faint light
  2. glimmer, gleam
    3 glow
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20
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ludique

A

play, playing

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21
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misèreux

A

destitute, poverty stricken

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22
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le puceron

A

aphid

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23
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la puce

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  1. flea

2. computer chip

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24
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une fouille

A
  1. digging
  2. search
  3. excavation
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25
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ramener

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  1. to bring back, to take back

2. to restore

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26
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tuméfié

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swollen, puffed-up

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27
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tremper

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  1. to soak
  2. to dip, to dunk
  3. to temper (steel etc)
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28
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le jerrycan

A

un bison à poignée

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29
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écouler

A
  1. to sell

1. to pass (into circulation)

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30
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s’écouler

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  1. to flow (out)
  2. to drift away, to disperse
  3. to pass, to elapse
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31
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une ruelle

A

alley (way)

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32
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le lacet

A
  1. shoelace

2. sharp bend, curve

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33
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une route en lacets

A

a winding road

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34
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maculer

A

to stain

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35
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écoper

A

to bailout (a boat)

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36
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laisse

A

lead, leash

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37
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effleurer

A
  1. (syn): frôler: to touch lightly, to brush against

2. to touch on (an idea)

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38
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ça m’a effleuré l’esprit

A

it crossed my mind

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39
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gémisser

A

to groan

40
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un atout

A
  1. trump (card)

2. avantage = advantage, asset

41
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crasse (adj)

A
  1. ignorance (bêtise): totale et grossière
42
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la crasse (noun)

A
  1. couche de saleté. mains couvertes de crasse
43
Q

crasseux, euse

A

qui est couvert de crasse, très sale

44
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bretelle

A
  1. strap, shoulder strap

2. ramp

45
Q

bretelles

A

suspenders

46
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la gaine

A
  1. girdle, corset

2. sheath

47
Q

gainer

A

to cover, to sheathe

48
Q

j’ai écopé de

A

I got

49
Q

le toubib

A

fam: Médecin

50
Q

le poignard

A

dagger

51
Q

fouler

A
  1. to press
  2. to tread, to trample on
  3. to sprain
52
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boitiller

A

to limp lightly, hobble

53
Q

égout

A

sewer

54
Q

la plaque d’égout

A

sewer cover

55
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les parois

A

les surface intérieure du mur

56
Q

le mur

A

wall

57
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mûr

A
  1. ripe

2. mature

58
Q

les dalles

A
  1. paving stone, flagstone

2. slab (of stone or concrete)

59
Q

faire l’école buissonnière

A

to skip school

60
Q

étreindre

A
  1. to hug, to embrace

2. to grip, to seize

61
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désœuvrés

A

idle

62
Q

désœuvrement

A

idleness

63
Q

une poignée

A
  1. handful

2. handle

64
Q

poignée de main

A

handshake

65
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contempler

A
  1. to contemplate, to gaze at

2. to reflect upon

66
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abasourdir

A
  1. to stun

2. to deafen

67
Q

fauteur de troubles

A

personne qui favorise, cherche à provoquer des troubles, de l’agitations

68
Q

la rainure

A

groove, slot

69
Q

le gâchis

A
  1. désordre : mess
70
Q

faire du gâchis

A

to make a mess

71
Q

gaspillage

A

waste

72
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trempe

A
  1. to temper (of metal)

2. caliber, quality

73
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un homme de sa trempe

A

a man of his caliber

74
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empiler

A

to pile up, to stack up

75
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ligoter

A

garrotter : to tie up

76
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entêtement

A

stubbornness, obstinacy

77
Q

la bienveillance

A

kindness, benevolence

78
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cible

A

target, mark

79
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le tesson

A

piece, fragment, shard

80
Q

tesson de bouteille

A

piece of broken glass

81
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broyer

A

to grind, to crush

82
Q

broyer du noir

A

to be in the doldrums, to brood, to mope

83
Q

la pioche

A

pickax, pick

84
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la tresse

A

braid, plait

85
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joufflu

A

chubby cheeked

86
Q

une éraflure

A

scratch, scrape

87
Q

fronde

A
  1. rebellion, revolt

2. slingshot

88
Q

aux aguets

A

on the lookout

89
Q

à errer

A
  1. to wander, to stray, to roam

2. to err

90
Q

la miche

A

round loaf of bread

91
Q

détruire

A

to destroy

92
Q

aisé, -sée

A
  1. facile
  2. riche
  3. graceful, fluent
93
Q

le cercueil

A

coffin, casket

94
Q

le sceau

A
  1. seal

2. hallmark, stamp

95
Q

la scorie

A
  1. slag,

2. dross, dregs