Nancy Drew tomb 5 Flashcards

1
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emmurer

A

to wall in, to immure

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2
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objet de risée

A

laughing stock

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3
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souliers

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shoes

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4
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découpage

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  1. cutting up, carving
  2. cutout
  3. shooting script (of a film)
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5
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découpage électoral

A

districting

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6
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la reliure

A

binder, bookbinder

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7
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marotte

A

craze, fad

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8
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capoter

A
  1. chavirer: to capsize, to overturn

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

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9
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un bémol

A

flat (in music)

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10
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une boulette

A
  1. pellet

2. fam: blunder

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11
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boulette de pâte

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dumpling

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12
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boulette de viande

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meatball

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13
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le brasier

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blaze, inferno

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14
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le boîtier

A

the container something is enclosed in

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15
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mûre (adj)

A

middle age, ripe, mature

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16
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la mûre

A
  1. blackberry

2. mulberry

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17
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fauteuil à bascule

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rocking chair

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18
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la trouille

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fear, fright

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19
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prise de bec

A

squabble, spat

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20
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l’éboulis

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heap of rocks or earth, debris

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21
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les pansements

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dressings, bandages

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22
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les éperons

A

spurs

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23
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une arête

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  1. fish bone

2. edge, ridge

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24
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l’arête du nez

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the bridge of the nose

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le bouffon
1. farcical, comical | 2. clown, buffoon, jester
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le chiffon
rag, dust cloth
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une fillette
little girl
28
la fougère
fern, bracken
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la bringue
binge, to go on a binge
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le heaume
helmet
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défaillance
1. failure, fault | 2. failing, weakness
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félon
disloyal, traitor
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les maçons
1. brick layer, mason | 2. builder
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un guerrier
warrior
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c’est muré
it’s walled in
36
coffret
casket
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ce roquet
1. yappy little dog | 2. (person) bad-tempered little runt
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crème fouettée
whipped cream
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fouetter
1. to whip, to slash | 2. to whisk
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une écurie
a stable
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le larron
bandit, thief
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la margelle
edge, rim
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un puits
well (for water)
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la margelle du puits
edge of the well
45
l’évêque
bishop
46
une troup
the army, troup
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les convives
guests
48
de cierges
candles in a church
49
cierge magique
sparkler
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un aumônier
chaplain
51
le sanglier
wild boar
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le bouleau
birch
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l’épinette
1. spinet | 2. (Can) spruce
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le mélèze
larch (tree)
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saule pleureur
weeping willow
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un bouleau à papier
birch
57
le frêne
ash tree
58
érable à sucre
maple