Legend tome 1c Flashcards

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une fougue

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ardor, spirit, passion

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panser

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  1. to groom (a horse)

2. to dress, to bandage

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la plaie

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  1. blessure: wound, cut, sore
  2. scourge, plague
  3. (fam) pest
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essorer

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to wring out, to spin dry

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proche

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near, nearby

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proche de

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  1. close to

2. near, imminent

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abattre

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to cut down, to slaughter, to kill

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les menottes

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handcuffs

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un apanage

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perogative

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attiser

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to stir up, to fuel

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attiser le feu

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to fan the flames

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fana

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frantic, freak

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la gâchette

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trigger

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la variole

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small pox

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magouille

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(fam) scheming, skulduggery

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combler

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  1. to fill in, to fill up

2. to fulfill, to satisfy

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égorger

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to cut the throat of

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songer

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to consider, to imagine

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avez-vous songé aux frais ?

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have you considered the cost?

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la louange

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praise

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chanter ses louanges

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sing one’s praises

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rictus

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un grimace qui ressemble à un sourire

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narguer

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  1. to mock, to taunt

2. to flout (danger, etc)

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un aveu

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confession, admission

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passer aux aveux
to confess
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huer
to boo, to hoot
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huées
boos
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avoir des renvois
burp
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roter
(fam): to burp
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le renvoi
le rot: burp
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mouvoir
pousser - to move, to prompt
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l’entretien
1. maintenance, upkeep | 2. talk, discussion, interview
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gominer
enduire ses cheveux de gomina, ou d’une pommade quelconque
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l’astre
star
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surdoué
extremely intelligent, gifted
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agenouille
kneeled down
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futée
cunning, crafty
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recalés
to fail a student
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emmerdement
problem
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un émeutier
rioter
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un grésillement
1. crackling (of a telephone, radio, etc.) | 2. sizzling
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égrener les heures
1. to mark the hours
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égrener
to shell (peas, etc), to seed (grain or fruit), to gin (cotton)
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égrener son chapelet
to say one’s rosary
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les bidonville
shantytown
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le judas
petite ouverture faite dans une porte, pour voir de l’autre côté
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le cliché
negative (in photography)
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floue
1. blurred, fuzzy | 2. vague, hazy (of ideas etc.)
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bâcler
to rush through, to dash off
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travaille bâclé
botched up work
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avachi
1. shapeless | 2. limp, flabby
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agacer
énerver: to annoy, to irritate
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saccadé
jerky, abrupt
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en quinte de toux
coughing fit
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la morsure
bite (of a dog, etc)
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ronger
1. to gnaw, to nibble 2. to corrode 3. to eat away at
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soulager
to relieve
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la boutade
plaisanterie : joke, witticism
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arrondir
1. to round, to make round 2. to round off 3. augment, to increase
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marécages
lieu inculte et humide ou s’étendent des marais | Syn: bourbeux : terrain marécageux
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déclencher
1. to release, to set off 2. provoquer : to trigger, to prompt 3. to launch, to begin
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élevage
1. breeding, raising | 2. ranch, livestock farm
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l’élevage de chevaux
horse breeding
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le bétaillère
to fight
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émeutes
soulèvement populaire, généralement spontané et non organisé Syn: agitation, révolte, révolution
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une saillie
1. projection, protuberance, ledge
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longer
1. to go along, to follow | 2. to run alongside, to border
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brassard
au large ruban cendré qu’ils portent autour du bras
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cendreux
ashy, ashen, gray
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létal(e) | (pl) létaux
lethal
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un haut-le-cœur
retching, to gag
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toquer
to knock ,to rap
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toquer à la porte
to knock on the door
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faucher
1. to mow, to cut 2. to mow down, to knock down 3. fam: to swipe, to pinch
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la dalle
1. paving stone, flagstone | 2. slab (of stone or concrete)
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foutoir
(fam et vulg) grand désordre
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plâtre
plaster, plaster cast
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pince
1. pliers | 2. tongs
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pince à épiler
tweezers
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la broutille
trifle
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survolté
1. boosted ( of an electronic circuit | 2. overexcited
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la sangle
strap, cinch
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toiser
to look (a person) up and down
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le ressac
retour violent des vagues sur elles-mêmes, après un choc, lorsqu’elles ont frappé un obstacle
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le parvis
square (in front of a church)
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la rigole
trench, ditch, channel
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ferroviaire
rail, railroad
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pluvieuse
rainy, wet
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n’avoir que des emmerdements
to reap be in the shit
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enduire
to coat, to cover