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Miscellaneous 4 Flashcards

1
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pincer une corde (musique)

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to pluck a string

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plumer une volaille

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to pluck a poultry

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une crapule

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a scoundrel

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4
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survivre à

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to outlast sth.

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5
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signal (lumineux)

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beacon

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mince, élancé

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slender

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7
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brindille, petite branche

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twig

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piger, capter

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to twig

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9
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faire signe à qqun.

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to beckon

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10
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creux

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hollow

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11
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flâner

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to amble, to stroll

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12
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rare, peu fréquent

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scarce

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13
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réparer, racommoder

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to mend

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14
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une grange

A

a barn

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15
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entuber, rouler

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to shaft

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16
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pencher

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to slant

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17
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un petit bout

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a scrap

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18
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une bagarre

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a scrap

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19
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laisser tomber

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to scrap

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20
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interpréter, exprimer

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to construe

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21
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se jeter sur

A

to pounce on

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22
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en feu

A

ablaze

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23
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un juron, un blasphème

A

a curse

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24
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maudir

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to curse

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25
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poursuivre, traverser

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to course

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26
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se froisser, se fripper

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to crumple

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27
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exaltation, euphorie

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exhilaration

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28
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ardent, brûlant (fig.)

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fiery

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29
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gémir

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to wail, to moan, to whine

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30
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une lettre d’adieux

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a farewell letter

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31
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un éclat (petit morceau)

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a sliver, a shard, a splinter

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un éclat (lumineux)

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a glare, a radiance, a sparkle

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33
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bienheureux

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blissful, cherub

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34
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se redresser

A

to stand up straight

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35
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brusquement, brutalement

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bluntly, curtly, brusquely

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36
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émoussé, peu tranchant

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blunt

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37
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direct (personne, discours)

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blunt

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38
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vertige

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dizziness, vertigo, giddiness, dizzy spell

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39
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assourdir

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to deafen

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40
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osciller

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to pitch (boat), to reel (surroundings)

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41
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ployer

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to bow, to bend, to sag

42
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une impasse

A

a slatemate

43
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ternir

A

to tarnish

44
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un séisme, un bouleversement

A

an upheaval

45
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un vernis

46
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désir ardent

47
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soutenir

A

to undergid

48
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tomber en désuétude

A

to fall into abeyance

49
Q

un atelier de misère

A

a sweatshop

50
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hurler

51
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to pluck a string

A

pincer une corde (musique)

52
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to pluck a poultry

A

plumer une volaille

53
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a scoundrel

A

une crapule

54
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to outlast sth.

A

survivre à

55
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beacon

A

signal (lumineux)

56
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slender

A

mince, élancé

57
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twig

A

brindille, petite branche

58
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to twig

A

piger, capter

59
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to beckon

A

faire signe à qqun.

60
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hollow

61
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to amble, to stroll

62
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scarce

A

rare, peu fréquent

63
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to mend

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réparer, racommoder

64
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a barn

A

une grange

65
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to shaft

A

entuber, rouler

66
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to slant

67
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a scrap

A

un petit bout

68
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a scrap

A

une bagarre

69
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to scrap

A

laisser tomber

70
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to construe

A

interpréter, exprimer

71
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to pounce on

A

se jeter sur

72
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ablaze

73
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a curse

A

un juron, un blasphème

74
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to curse

75
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to course

A

poursuivre, traverser

76
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to crumple

A

se froisser, se fripper

77
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exhilaration

A

exaltation, euphorie

78
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fiery

A

ardent, brûlant (fig.)

79
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to wail, to moan, to whine

80
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a farewell letter

A

une lettre d’adieux

81
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a sliver, a shard, a splinter

A

un éclat (petit morceau)

82
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a glare, a radiance, a sparkle

A

un éclat (lumineux)

83
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blissful, cherub

A

bienheureux

84
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to stand up straight

A

se redresser

85
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bluntly, curtly, brusquely

A

brusquement, brutalement

86
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blunt

A

émoussé, peu tranchant

87
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blunt

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direct (personne, discours)

88
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dizziness, vertigo, giddiness, dizzy spell

89
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to deafen

90
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to pitch (boat), to reel (surroundings)

91
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to bow, to bend, to sag

92
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a slatemate

A

une impasse

93
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to tarnish

94
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an upheaval

A

un séisme, un bouleversement

95
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a glaze

96
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yearning

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désir ardent

97
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to undergid

98
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to fall into abeyance

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tomber en désuétude

99
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a sweatshop

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un atelier de misère

100
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to howl

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