Modern French Flashcards by S T

Q

the trace a ship draws in the water

A

le sillage

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military man with weapon

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le gendarme

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policeman in the town

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un agent de ville

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to take the stairs

A

emprunter les escaliers

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vehicles swerving

A

faire une embardée

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to rush down

A

dévaler

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a step in the stairs

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une marche

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a literal step (that you take)

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un pas

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weather conditions

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les intempéries

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the process of lying down

A

s’étendre

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moral damagae

A

récompense

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sticky

A

poisseux

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quarry

A

la carrière

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ahead in time

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en avant dans le temps

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stiffness

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raideur

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stale tears

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les vieilles larmes

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eroded

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raviné

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tramps

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clochars

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crust of dirt

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la croûte de saleté

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hobble

A

…en clopinant

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goodwill

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le bon vouloir

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a pin

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une épingle

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ghostly

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immatériel

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futé

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street smart

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in their way

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à leur manière

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to wander (when you’re a bit lost)

A

errer

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stray dog

A

un chien errant

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simile

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une comparaison

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to appoint/grant something official

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octroyer quelque chose à quelqu’un

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to make sure you have something when needed

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se munir de quelque chose

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to go back (as far as)

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remonter à

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anything else

A

quoi que ce soit d’autre

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although + subj

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quoique

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quoi que

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whatever….

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to do something quickly

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à la va-vite

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for our sake

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pour l’amour de nous

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to be good tempered

A

avoir bon caractère

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to eat everything

A

je boirai la mer et ses poissons

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wig

A

une perruque

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town planner

A

l’urbaniste

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hard working

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industrieux

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a part

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une partie

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a share of something

A

une part

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to turn away from

A

se détourner

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energetic

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énergique

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planner

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planificateur

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to plan

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planifier

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to daydream

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rêvasser

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custom

A

la coutume

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face

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la figure

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simple-minded

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un idiot du village

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to knock up/put together quickly

A

bricoler

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material wishes

A

l’envie

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a does nothing

A

un fainéant

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to procrastinate

A

tergiviser

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to not have the heart to so something

A

ne pas avoir le coeur de faire qqch

Q

to parade

A

défiler

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capital cities

A

les capitales

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to brave something

A

affronter qqch/défier qqch

Q

condolences

A

les condoléances

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estate

A

la propriété

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emotional outlet

A

un exutoire

Q

outlet for talent

A

un débouché

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one by one

A

un par un

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fallen, deposed, defeated

A

déchu

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Empress

A

impératrice

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un voile

A

veil

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distorted

A

déformé

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bannister

A

la rampe

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to extract something from something

A

arracher

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ébaucher

A

to start/ begin