misc 3 Flashcards

1
Q

with all his might

A

de toutes ses forces

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2
Q

come what may / for better or for worse / as best one can / somehow or other

A

vaille que vaille / tant bien que mal (adv.)

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3
Q

In some way

A

Tant bien que mal

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4
Q

must have (as a supposition; ‘she must have done…’)

A

avoir dû

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5
Q

to solve

A

résoudre

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6
Q

to go round the back

A

passer par l’arrière

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7
Q

to submit to / to lend itself to / to go along with

A

se prêter à

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8
Q

to sit (continually)

A

rester assis / être assis

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9
Q

to force your way in

A

entrer en forçant la porte

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10
Q

to help / to give first aid to / to rescue

A

secourir

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11
Q

to busy oneself / to be busy

A

s’affairer

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12
Q

sticky

A

poisseux / poisseuse

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13
Q

near / next to

A

auprès de (very close to) / près de

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14
Q

pyre

A

le bûcher

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15
Q

to appear suddenly / to emerge

A

surgir

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16
Q

to wash / to soap

A

savonner

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17
Q

soap

A

le savon

18
Q

blind

A

aveugle

19
Q

worm / maggot

A

le ver

20
Q

to suffocate

A

étouffer

21
Q

calm

A

la palourde

22
Q

mosquito net

A

la moustiquaire

23
Q

rough / coarse OR hard / unripe fruit

A

rêche

24
Q

clammy / moist

A

moite

25
Q

dampness

A

la moiteur

26
Q

sawmill

A

la scierie

27
Q

hammer

A

le marteau

28
Q

to touch / move emotionally

A

attendrir / émouvoir

29
Q

throat

A

le gosier (inf.) / la gorge

30
Q

ages ago

A

il y a belle lurette (inf.) / il y a longtemps

31
Q

plate (object)

A

l’assiette (f)

32
Q

a punt

A

la plate

33
Q

skill / dexterity

A

l’habileté (f)

34
Q

to rummage through

A

fouiller dans

35
Q

vicinity

A

les parages (m)

36
Q

misfortune

A

la déveine (inf. general) / la malchance (general, abstract) / le malheur (incident)

37
Q

talon / claw

A

la griffe

38
Q

except / apart from

A

hormis / sauf

39
Q

formerly

A

précédemment / anciennement / autrefois / jadis / dans le temps / avant / auparavant

40
Q

to some extent

A

autant que possible

41
Q

to gather / tp pick / to collect

A

ramasser