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Nancy Drew tome 2 Flashcards

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patelin

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= de clocher

little village

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arborer

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porter

to wear, to sport
to bear, to display (a flag etc)

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emballe

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  1. empaqueter
    to pack, to wrap
  2. (fam); to thrill
    ça ne m’emballe pas - it doesn’t excite me
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verrouiller

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to bolt, to lock

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la bidule

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le truc, machin, qqch

À quoi sert ce bidule = ce petit objet

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râteau

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rake

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râtelier

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bike rack, hay rack

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emparer

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to seize, to take hold of

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se dandiner

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to waddle

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un alliage

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alloy

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allaiter

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breast feed

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battre la chamade

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to beat wildly, to pound

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Qu’est-ce qu’il fiche

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What is he doing

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ficher

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  1. enfoncer ; to drive in, to stick
  2. to put on file
  3. (fam) to do
  4. (fam) to put, to push. ie: fiche le dehors = kick him out!
  5. (fam) to give; ie: ficher une claque à qqn = to give s.o. a slap
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faire une embardée

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to swerve, lurch

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le fossé

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ditch, trench

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en laiton

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brass

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la pile

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(fam) abruptly

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Arrêter pile

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  1. to stop abruptly; dead stop

2. Pile, heap

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bredouille

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empty handed

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le hameçon

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fish hook

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déraper

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  1. to skid, slip

2. to get out of hand

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dérapage

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  1. skid, slip
  2. blinder
  3. loss of control
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emboîter

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to fit together

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emboîter le pas à qqn

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to follow close behind s.o.

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marteler

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to hammer, to pound

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une touffe

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tuff, clump

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fléoles

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timothy grass

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boucan

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din, racket (noise)

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la remorque

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trailer

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remorquage

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towing, tow

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l’avertisseur

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horn of a car

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bécane

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(fam) bike

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34
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une gamelle

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mess kit

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35
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quelques pâtés de maison

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several blocks of houses

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limer

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to file

37
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limier

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  1. bloodhound

2. fin limier= sleuth

38
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recueil

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collection, compilation

39
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les sacoches

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  1. bag, satchel
  2. saddle bags
  3. (Belg. Can) purse,pocket book
40
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guidons

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handlebars

41
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la guigne

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(fam) bad luck

42
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avoir la guigne

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to be jinxed

43
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épauler

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aider

  1. to back, to support
  2. to raise a firearm, to take aim with
44
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rétamer

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  1. enivrer, épuiser

2. démolir, esquinter

45
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Je me sens complètement rétamé

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je me sans complément ivre

46
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chahuter

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to create an uproar, to heckle

47
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canicule

A

heatwave

48
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le caniche

A

poodle

49
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un canif

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jackknife, pocket knife

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une miche

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round loaf of bread

51
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noués on catogan

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noeud, ruban, élastique qui attache les cheveux derrière la tête

52
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on peux damer le pion à n’importe qui

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To get the better of someone

53
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la trotteuse

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dans une montre, aiguille qui marque les secondes

54
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des raccourcis

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shortcuts

55
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clocher

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to go wrong

56
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de clocher

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small town, parochial

57
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le clocher

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bell tower, belfry

58
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brin

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  1. blade (of grass), twig, sprig
  2. touch, a little bit;
    il est un brin ennuyeux = he’s rather boring
  3. iota
  4. strand (of wool, thread)
59
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brindle

A

twig

60
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une ruche

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beehive

61
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abreuve

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watering place( in a river etc.)

62
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le laïus

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spiel, speech

63
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une cargaison

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cargo, freight

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engloutir

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  1. to gobble up, to devour

2. to engulf, to swallow up

65
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un agent en faction

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guard duty, watch

66
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sur la sellette

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to be in the hot seat

67
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ça m’épate

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that amazes me

68
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avoir du culot

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to have a lot of nerve

69
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gêner

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to embarrass, to make uncomfortable

70
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déranger

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to bother

71
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se gêner

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to get in each other’s way

72
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l’ardoise

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slate

73
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calée

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  1. fort

2. difficile, ardu

74
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crottèes

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muddy

75
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les amortisseurs

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shock absorbers

76
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détaler

A

syn: déguerpir, s’enfuir

fam

77
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au vigile

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security guard, night watchman

78
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écru

A

raw, unbleached, natural

79
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des sablé

A

shortbread cookies

80
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flemmard

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avoir la flemme
ne rien faire
qui n’aime pas faire d’efforts,
syn: paresseuse, cossard

81
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se la couler douce

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To take it easy

82
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âpres

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  1. sour, acrid

2. harsh , bitter

83
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mûrier

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mulberry tree

84
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fléchir

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  1. courber: to bend, to flex

2. to sway, to move

85
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un orvet

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un animal proche du lézard, mais sans pattes, qui ressemble à un petit serpent

86
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dératé

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courir très vite, à toutes jambes

87
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goulet

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  1. gully

2. narrows

88
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goulet d’étranglement

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bottleneck

89
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déguerpir

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  1. to clear out

2. faire déguerpir = to drive away

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