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Nancy Drew tomb 10 Flashcards

1
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convive

A

guest (at a meal)

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2
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les feux de la rampe

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footlights

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3
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la capuche

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hood

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4
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anicroche

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accroc: snag, small problem

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5
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la soupape

A

valve

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6
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la tuyauterie

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piping, pipes, plumbing

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7
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la bielle

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connecting rod

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8
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la timonerie

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La partie du navire où se trouvent la barre et les instruments de navigation

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9
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bastingage

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barrière qui entoure le pont d’un bateau

syn: rambarde

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10
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de gressin

A

breadstick

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11
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un broc

A

pitcher, jug

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12
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triturer (les mains)

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  1. broyer: to grind 2.pétrir; to knead. 3. manipuler : to manipulate
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13
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bruiner

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to drizzle

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14
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tonner

A

to thunder

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15
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cirer

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to polish

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16
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chuchoter

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to whisper, to murmur

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17
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dévisser

A

to unscrew

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18
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un écrou

A

nut

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19
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la pince

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pliers

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20
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pince à cheveux

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bobby pin

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21
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pince à épiler

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tweezers

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22
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pince à linge

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clothespin

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23
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sans ambages

A

plainly, unambiguously

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24
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le disjoncteur

A

circuit breaker

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25
Q

la casserole

A

saucepan

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26
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la sciure

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saw dust

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27
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un cognement / cogner

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to knock, to bang

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28
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sinon, ça baigne

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ça marche, ça va bien, sans difficultés

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29
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tamiser

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to sift, to filter

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30
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lumière tamisée

A

subdued lighting

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31
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le cerceau

A

hoop

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32
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le clébard

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mutt

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33
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défoncer

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to get ahead of

34
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grimacer

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to make faces

35
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poncer

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to sand

36
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héberger

A

to host

37
Q

exiger

A

to demand

38
Q

s’épanouir

A

to bloom, to blossom

39
Q

le cible

A

target, mark

40
Q

l’armateur

A

ship owner

41
Q

nase

A
  1. shattered 2. useless
42
Q

mon stylo est complètement nase

A

my pen has had it

43
Q

la garce

A

bitch, cow

44
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gré

A

1.volonté: will 2.goût: taste, liking

45
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ça votre gré

A

as you wish

46
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la cruauté

A

cruelty

47
Q

révélateur

A

revealing

48
Q

le transat

A

deck chair

49
Q

j’en mets ma main au feu!

A

I swear/promise

50
Q

effilocher

A

to shred, to fray

51
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un calage

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  1. wedging 2. setting, tuning
52
Q

biper

A

to beep

53
Q

le sosie de

A

double

54
Q

la hébétude

A

stuper

55
Q

Faire la pluie et le beau temps

A

To run the show

56
Q

Cela n’a rien à voir avec

A

It has nothing to do with

57
Q

La brebis galeuse

A

The black sheep

58
Q

la filière

A

1.(official) channels 2. field, line of study 3. network, ring(of criminals)

59
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décevoir

A

to disappoint

60
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émouvoir

A

to move, to stir

61
Q

promouvoir

A

to promote

62
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répandre

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to spread, to spill

63
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étendre

A

to spread out, to extend

64
Q

tordre

A

to twist

65
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prétendre

A

to claim

66
Q

la équitation

A

Horseback riding, horsemanship

67
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le siège social

A

head office

68
Q

grince

A

creaks

69
Q

c’est un bail

A

fam: c’est bien long

70
Q

ça fait un bail

A

voilà bien longtemps

71
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accoster

A
  1. aborder: to approach, to accost

2. to come alongside, to dock, to land

72
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la surchauffe

A

to overheat

73
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le bastingage

A

rambarde

74
Q

(un homme) baraqué

A

grand et fort

75
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la cambuse

A
  1. magasin du bord sur un bateau

2. fam: chambre, logis pauvre, mal tenu

76
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une naufrage

A

shipwreck

77
Q

belle lurette

A

ages, a long time

78
Q

il y a belle lurette

A

a long time ago

79
Q

la croisière

A

cruise

80
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vitesse de croisière

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cruising speed

81
Q

astuces

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  1. cleverness, astuteness
  2. truc: trick, manœuvre
  3. plaisanterie : joke, pun
82
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le médaillon

A
  1. medallion

2. locket

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