Moderato #2 Flashcards

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un aveu

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a confession

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aneantissant

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completely destructive

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s’accouder

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to lean on, prop oneself u on one’s elbows

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braveuz

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saliva-y or drooly

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briser les reins

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to break the back of or destroy

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le cerne

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bruise or dark circles under the eyes

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un repere

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point of reference

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roder

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lurk

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seant

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decent, appropriate

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sournoisement

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sneakily

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le supplice

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torture

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une surenchere

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an outbid or overbid, a promise to do more

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verser

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to pour

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vrombir

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to make the sound a motor makes

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la clarte

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clarity or bright light

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la crispation

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ereinte

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completely exausted

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froler

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brush or touch lightly

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fugace

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fleeting or brief

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le guet

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surveillance, lookout

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hebeter

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make stupid, dze

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le linceul

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par-dessus le marche

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on top of the bargain

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pose

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l'allocation familiale
family benefit, tax deduction
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concilier carriere et famille
reconcile career and family
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les fiancailles
engagement
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le machisme
male chauvinism
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les parents proches
close relatives
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prendre sa retaite
to retire
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le troisieme age
old age
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veuf, veuve
widow, widower