Lepierre Flashcards

1
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Take on, hire, appoint

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Embaucher

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2
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Release, give way, let go

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Lâcher

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3
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Replacement, change over, succession, shift, change

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Relève f

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4
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Fag

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Clope f

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5
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Stranger as in someone u havent seen for a while

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Revenant m

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6
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Turn up, drop by

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Débouler

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7
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Surround fig grasp

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Cerne

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8
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Vicar, priest

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Curé

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9
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Collection, search

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Quête f

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10
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Tic tac toe, nought and crosses

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Jouer au morpion m

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11
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Pasty, pale

Overripe

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Blet -te

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Pleased, delighted, over the moon, rapt

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Ravi

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13
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Spiel, smooth talk n

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Baratan m

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14
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And all the rest of it (colloq)

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et tout le tintouin

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15
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Beer mat

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Sous-bock

Bock half pint glass, beer glass

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16
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Or so, about adv

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Poussière

The bike cost 50$ or so. Ce vélo coute 50$ et des poussières.

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17
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Cuddle, hug

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Câlin m

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18
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Slut, tart

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Pétasse

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19
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Loot, cash ´lolly’

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Pognon m

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20
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Fed and housed

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Être blanchi et logé

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21
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Chuck, throw

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Lancer

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22
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Be scared stiff

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Avoir la pétoche

Filer la pétoche à qqn= pop. Scare sb

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23
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Argue endlessly

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Palabrer

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24
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Long endless debate, palaver n

A

Palabre m

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25
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Get nicked, busted

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Se faire pincer

Pincer pinch, catch, nick, bab

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26
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Boxer shorts, trunks

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Caleçon m

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27
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Bursting , storming in, sudden burst n

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Irruption f

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28
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Traitor

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Félon m

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29
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Confess, own up to

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Avouer

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30
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Freeloader, scounger

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Pique-assiette m

Squatteur

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31
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Put yr shoes on

A

Se chausser
Put shoes on chausser
Chaussè shod, with shoes on

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32
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Stumble, trip

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Trébucher

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33
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Slump, collaps

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S’affaler

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34
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Charitable

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Caritatif -ve

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35
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Grasshopper locust

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Sauterelle f

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36
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Bowel,gut

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Tripes fpl

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37
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Momentarily

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Momentanément

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38
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Caterpillar

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Chenille f

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39
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Manage, handle things, sort things out

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Se débrouiller

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40
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Flirt, flit, flutter around

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Papillonner

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41
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Soldier private

A

Bidasse

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42
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Explosion, conflict

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Déflagration f

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43
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Shoe fam

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Godasse f

Goder get a hard on

44
Q

Barrage, burst, torrent

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Rafale f

45
Q

Contempt, scorn, disregard

A

Mépris

46
Q

Burst, puncture, shatter

A

Crever

47
Q

Plank. Board n

A

Planche f

48
Q

Control, order n

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Commande f

49
Q

Soaked, drenched

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Imbibé

50
Q

Confidence, composure, self confidence

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Aplomb m

51
Q

Bet, gamble n

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Pari m

52
Q

Junk, trash, stuff

A

Camelote f

53
Q

Level v

A

Terasser

54
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Dull, gloomy, lifeless, colourless

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Terne

55
Q

Consolidate, cement v

A

Cimenter

56
Q

Flesh

A

Chair f

57
Q

Traitor

Deceitful, treacherous, devious adj

A

Perfide m

58
Q

Road

Dyke, embankment

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Chaussée f

59
Q

Braces (hängslen)
Strap (bag)
Accessroad, slip road

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Bretelle f

60
Q

Semi (truck)

A

Semi-remorque m

61
Q

Express, communicate v

A

Manifester

62
Q

Be on the street/ the game

A

Faire le tapin

63
Q

Absent minded dazed adj

scatter brain n

A

Étourdi m

64
Q

Out of breath

A

Être hors d’haleine

65
Q

Seal animal

A

Phoque m

66
Q

Curse v

A

Maudire

67
Q

I am sorry

A

Je suis navré

68
Q

Swirl, whirl

A

Tournoyer

69
Q

Collapse, fall down, cave in

A

S’écrouler

70
Q

covet, cast envious glance at , eye, ogle

A

Lorgner

71
Q

hunt down, pursue
hound
Do battle with, fight

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Pourchasser

72
Q

Hell

Go to hell

A

Enfer m
Aller en enfer
En enfer in hell

73
Q

excuse, pretext n

(informal) get-out, cop-out n

A

Faux-fuyant m

Elle a fini par trouver un faux-fuyant pour éviter cette soirée ennuyeuse.

74
Q

Underlying, implicit

A

Sous-jacent adj

Below as a prep

75
Q

Once again

A

Derechef

76
Q

Sour

Churlish, crabby, surly adj

A

Revêche

77
Q

Straight away, at once, immediately

A

Emblée

78
Q

Misunderstanding

A

Malentendu

79
Q

Broad bean

Lucky charm

A

Fève m

80
Q

Bedridden

A

Grabataire adj

81
Q

Grouchy adj

A

Ronchon

82
Q

Fair play

A

Franc-jeu m

83
Q

Off balance

Opposite view

A

Contre-pied m

84
Q

Cool cool down

Dishearten

A

Refroidir

85
Q

Pearl barley

A

Orge perlé m

86
Q

Whale

A

Baleine f

87
Q

Gangster

Rascal

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Garnement m

88
Q

Wart

A

Verrue f

89
Q

Bite, nip n

A

Morsure f
• La morsure d’un chien est plus grave que la piqûre d’un moustique.
A dog bite is more serious than a mosquito bite.

90
Q

Affordable adj

A

Abordable

91
Q

Denial n

A

Reniement m

92
Q

Depot, warehouse

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Entrepôt m

entrepôt frigorifique nm cold-storage warehouse n

93
Q

Gang, group, bunch, pack (of people)

A

Bande f

94
Q

Illiteracy n

A

Illettrisme m

95
Q

Call off, cancel

A

Décommander

96
Q

Summary, synopsis, abstract

A

Résumé m

Fais-moi le résumé du film d’hier soir, s’il te plaît.

97
Q

Unfortunately, sadly

A

Hélas

98
Q

food n
food products, edible goods npl
foods, foodstuffs npl
commodity n

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denrée f

99
Q

Peak height fig

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Summum m

100
Q

Blank page

A

Page Blanche

Writer’s block angoisse de la page blanche

101
Q

At about 3 o’clock

A

Sur les 3 heures

102
Q

Shimmering glistening sparkling

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Chatoyant adj

103
Q

Unceremoniously

A

Avec pertes et fracas

104
Q

To sense

A

Subodorer

105
Q

Endearing sweet appealing

A

Attachant adj