Nancy Drew tomb 5 Flashcards by Andy Brewer

Q

emmurer

A

to wall in, to immure

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objet de risée

A

laughing stock

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souliers

A

shoes

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découpage

A

cutting up, carving
cutout
shooting script (of a film)

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découpage électoral

A

districting

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la reliure

A

binder, bookbinder

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marotte

A

craze, fad

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capoter

A

chavirer: to capsize, to overturn

2. fam: to fall through, to come to nothing

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un bémol

A

flat (in music)

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une boulette

A

pellet

2. fam: blunder

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boulette de pâte

A

dumpling

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boulette de viande

A

meatball

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le brasier

A

blaze, inferno

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le boîtier

A

the container something is enclosed in

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mûre (adj)

A

middle age, ripe, mature

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la mûre

A

blackberry

2. mulberry

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fauteuil à bascule

A

rocking chair

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la trouille

A

fear, fright

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prise de bec

A

squabble, spat

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l’éboulis

A

heap of rocks or earth, debris

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les pansements

A

dressings, bandages

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les éperons

A

spurs

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une arête

A

fish bone

2. edge, ridge

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l’arête du nez

A

the bridge of the nose

Q

le bouffon

A

farcical, comical

2. clown, buffoon, jester

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le chiffon

A

rag, dust cloth

Q

une fillette

A

little girl

Q

la fougère

A

fern, bracken

Q

la bringue

A

binge, to go on a binge

Q

le heaume

A

helmet

Q

défaillance

A

failure, fault

2. failing, weakness

Q

félon

A

disloyal, traitor

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les maçons

A

brick layer, mason

2. builder

Q

un guerrier

A

warrior

Q

c’est muré

A

it’s walled in

Q

coffret

A

casket

Q

ce roquet

A

yappy little dog

2. (person) bad-tempered little runt

Q

crème fouettée

A

whipped cream

Q

fouetter

A

to whip, to slash

2. to whisk

Q

une écurie

A

a stable

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le larron

A

bandit, thief

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la margelle

A

edge, rim

Q

un puits

A

well (for water)

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la margelle du puits

A

edge of the well

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l’évêque

A

bishop

Q

une troup

A

the army, troup

Q

les convives

A

guests

Q

de cierges

A

candles in a church

Q

cierge magique

A

sparkler

Q

un aumônier

A

chaplain

Q

le sanglier

A

wild boar

Q

le bouleau

A

birch

Q

l’épinette

A

spinet

2. (Can) spruce

Q

le mélèze

A

larch (tree)

Q

saule pleureur

A

weeping willow

Q

un bouleau à papier

A

birch

Q

le frêne

A

ash tree

Q

érable à sucre

A

maple