Lene French Vocab Flashcards by Lene Madsen | Brainscape

Q

Saluer

A

To greet

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Defoncer

Nous defonçons

A

To smash in

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Bavarder

A

To chat

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Un soutien-gorge

A

Bra

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Écouter

A

To listen

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Percuter

A

To crash into/ run into

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Emboîter

A

To fit together

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Heurter

A

To strike, hit, knock

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Des accointances en haut lieu

A

Friends in high places

f pl

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effréné

A

Wild, frantic, unbridled

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Conquérir

A

To conquer

il conquiert
nous conquérons
vous conquérez
ils conquièrent

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un entretien

A

Interview, discussion

Also upkeep
‘Sans entretien’

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chichement

A

frugally

stingily

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âpre

une âpre bataille

A

sour, fierce
a bitter struggle,
bitter battle

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faucher

fauché la vie

A

to mow down

took the life…

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les fidèles (f)

A

the faithful

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le deuil

un période de deuil

A

Mourning

A period of mourning

Q

bâtir les ponts entre les communautés

A

build bridges between communities

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il faut appeler un chat un chat

A

call a spade a spade

Q

foncé

A

Deep

Q

attrayant

A

Good looking

Attractive

Q

une affiche

A

Poster

Advertisement

Q

un cartable

A

schoolbag

Q

aisé

un quartier aisé

A

easy

well to do

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atténuant

une circonstance atténuante

A

mitigating

mitigating circumstance

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achalandé

A

well stocked

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une poignée

A

a handful

Q

éclater

A

to blow up

Q

discrétionnaire

A

discretionary

Q

remporter

A

to win

Q

reprendre

A

recapture

Q

l’âme (f)

A

soul

Spirit

Q

Être impassible

A

unemotional

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pondérer

A

to weigh

to balance

Q

arborer

arborer une barbe

A

to sport
to wear
to sport a beard

Q

une cicatrice

A

a scar

Q

le porte-parole

A

spokespersons

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un enjeu

c’est un enjeu important

A

stake

the stakes are high

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craintif

A

shy

fearful

Q

serrer

A

hold tight

clasp