Les salons litteraires Flashcards

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The blossoming

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L’épanouissement

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2
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To bloom

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S’épanouir

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3
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Scholar

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Érudit(e)

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4
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Aggressive

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Acerbe

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5
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The lightness

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La légèreté

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6
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Support

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L’appui (masc.)

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7
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To faint/to vanish/to disappear

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S’évanouir

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8
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Darkness

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Les ténèbres (fém.pl)

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9
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Close to/near/by

A

Auprès de

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10
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The rise

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L’essor

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11
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To be an activist

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Militer

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12
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Heinous

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Infamant(e)(s)

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13
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To uncap/ to open

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Déboucher

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14
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To boast about (sth)

A

S’enorgueillir de

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15
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To release, to (set) free

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Délivrer

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16
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Change, transformation

Undergoing change

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Mutation (fem.)

En mutation

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17
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A step/move/approach

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Une démarche

18
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A crucible, melting pot

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Un creuset

19
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Socialite

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Un mondain (e)

20
Q

Banter

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Le badinage

21
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Affectedness, mannered style

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La préciosité

22
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Cacophony (the mixture of sounds in places)

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La cacophonie

23
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Subdued lighting

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La lumière tamisée

24
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Hell

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L’enfer (m.)

25
Heaven
Le paradis
26
Contemporary
Contemporaine
27
Horns
Les cornes
28
Frying pan
Une poêle à frire
29
Hairs (on body)
Des poils
30
Crowded
Entassé(e)(s)
31
Ankle
Une cheville
32
Apron
Un tablier
33
Stain
Une tâche
34
Putrid swamps
Des marais putrides
35
Out of the way
À l'écart
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To adorn/to dress
Se parer (litteraire)
37
Deaf
Sourd(e)(s)
38
Mute (disabled person)
Muet (-ette)
39
To influence
Infléchir
40
To hang oneself
Se pendre
41
Intoxicating/heady
Grisant (e)(s)