Modern French Flashcards

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1
Q

the trace a ship draws in the water

A

le sillage

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2
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military man with weapon

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le gendarme

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3
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policeman in the town

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un agent de ville

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4
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to take the stairs

A

emprunter les escaliers

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5
Q

vehicles swerving

A

faire une embardée

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6
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to rush down

A

dévaler

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7
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a step in the stairs

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une marche

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8
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a literal step (that you take)

A

un pas

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9
Q

weather conditions

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les intempéries

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10
Q

the process of lying down

A

s’étendre

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11
Q

moral damagae

A

récompense

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12
Q

sticky

A

poisseux

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13
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quarry

A

la carrière

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14
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ahead in time

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en avant dans le temps

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15
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stiffness

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raideur

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16
Q

stale tears

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les vieilles larmes

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17
Q

eroded

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raviné

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18
Q

tramps

A

clochars

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19
Q

crust of dirt

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la croûte de saleté

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20
Q

hobble

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…en clopinant

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21
Q

goodwill

A

le bon vouloir

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22
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a pin

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une épingle

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23
Q

ghostly

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immatériel

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24
Q

futé

A

street smart

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25
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in their way

A

à leur manière

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26
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to wander (when you’re a bit lost)

A

errer

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27
Q

stray dog

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un chien errant

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28
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simile

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une comparaison

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29
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to appoint/grant something official

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octroyer quelque chose à quelqu’un

30
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to make sure you have something when needed

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se munir de quelque chose

31
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to go back (as far as)

A

remonter à

32
Q

anything else

A

quoi que ce soit d’autre

33
Q

although + subj

A

quoique

34
Q

quoi que

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whatever….

35
Q

to do something quickly

A

à la va-vite

36
Q

for our sake

A

pour l’amour de nous

37
Q

to be good tempered

A

avoir bon caractère

38
Q

to eat everything

A

je boirai la mer et ses poissons

39
Q

wig

A

une perruque

40
Q

town planner

A

l’urbaniste

41
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hard working

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industrieux

42
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a part

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une partie

43
Q

a share of something

A

une part

44
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to turn away from

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se détourner

45
Q

energetic

A

énergique

46
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planner

A

planificateur

47
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to plan

A

planifier

48
Q

to daydream

A

rêvasser

49
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custom

A

la coutume

50
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face

A

la figure

51
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simple-minded

A

un idiot du village

52
Q

to knock up/put together quickly

A

bricoler

53
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material wishes

A

l’envie

54
Q

a does nothing

A

un fainéant

55
Q

to procrastinate

A

tergiviser

56
Q

to not have the heart to so something

A

ne pas avoir le coeur de faire qqch

57
Q

to parade

A

défiler

58
Q

capital cities

A

les capitales

59
Q

to brave something

A

affronter qqch/défier qqch

60
Q

condolences

A

les condoléances

61
Q

estate

A

la propriété

62
Q

emotional outlet

A

un exutoire

63
Q

outlet for talent

A

un débouché

64
Q

one by one

A

un par un

65
Q

fallen, deposed, defeated

A

déchu

66
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Empress

A

impératrice

67
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un voile

A

veil

68
Q

distorted

A

déformé

69
Q

bannister

A

la rampe

70
Q

to extract something from something

A

arracher

71
Q

ébaucher

A

to start/ begin