Nouns Flashcards by Anastasia Radievska

blessing

bénédiction

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clutch

étreint

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birth

naissance

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owner

un propriétaire

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dual citizenship holder

binational

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hatred

haine

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illegal immigrant

sans-papieres

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railway

chemin de fer

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main roads

grand axes

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embarrassement (embarassed by jen anison’s hat)

gêne

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inspiration, oppotunity

un filon

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defect/flaw

tare

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japanese

nippon

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cash

devise

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bet

pari

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inhalation, suction

aspiration

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plug, stand, dose

prise

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fire station

caserne de pompiers

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straw, ages (it’s been aaaages)

paille

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guys

les gars

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climax, grand finale

point d’orgue

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elbow, bend

coude

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barracks

caserne

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body language

la gestuelle

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cut-out

découpage

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godfather, sponsor, mafia don

parrain

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swimsuit

maillot de bain

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bathrobe (put the bathrobe on a black peg)

peignoir

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bastard

salaud

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dinghy

le canot

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undershirt, singlet

maillot

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advantage, asset, virtue

atout

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mishap, unforseen event

imprévue

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radius, sunbeam, shelf

rayon

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depravity

turpitude

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baseness, meanness

basses

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braid

natte

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lime tree

tilleul

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counter, box office (guinea pigs are cher at the box office)

guichet

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driving license

permis de conduire

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ease, affluence

l’aisance

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astonishment

étonnement

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shadow

ombre

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wreck, junk (on the pavement)

une épave

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despair, distress

désespoir

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weariness (tired lassie)

lassitude

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rim, bank

bord

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wrinkle, ripple (frog riding on a ripple. has wrinkle)

ride

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mishap, setback

contretemps

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trivial pursuit, frivolity

futilité

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distance

lointain

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quirky humour

humeur décalé

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scavenger, vulture (eats gnarled flesh)

charognard

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teen

ados

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crook, con man

escroc

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bullets

les balles

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close-up

gros plan

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chest (body) (pear in your chest)

la poitrine

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honey (is your only meal)

miel

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rockets (fuselage)

fusées

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frivolity, carefreeness

insouciance

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crumb

une miette

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strip, flap, tongue

languette

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hazelnut

noisette

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drop, bead (liquid)

goutte

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pasta, pastry

pâte

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tax

impôt

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basket (a pan in your basket)

panier

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scarf, sling (a sharp scarf)

écharpe

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velvet

velours

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spicy sausage, dodgy transaction

merguez

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protest

manif, manifestation

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wing

aile

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shell

coquillage

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trick, thnigy

truc

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kid, youngster (gaming)

gamin

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patrol, sweep

la ronde

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obsessive fear, obsession

la hantise

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fall, drop

chute

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ugliness, vileness

laideur

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handful

une poignée

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goat

chèvre

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heat

chaleur

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walk-on role

la figuration

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silk/horse bristles

la soie

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remorse

le remords

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disgrace

la honte

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gentleness

la douceur

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neck

nuque

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greenery

verdure

hole

trou

union

syndicat

bay

baie

lethargy, sluggishness (sluggish tongue)

langueur

shipwreck

naufrage

lace

dentelle

carriage

caliche

rank

rang

trigger

déclencheur

riot

la émeute

direction, road

voie

briefcase, satchel

la mallette

north african storyteller

un griot

next day

le lendemain

story, tale

le conte

violent dispute

la bagarre

star

vidette

notch, hole, (slang = guts)

cran

bet, wager

l’enjeu

saucer

soucoupe

decade

dizaine

scale

l’échelle

clog, hoof

sobot

son (inf.)

fiston

oak (chain on oak)

chêne

shoot (tree)

pousse

wildcat

fauve

hell

l’enfer

burst, vigour

élan

juice, energy

sève

conductor

chef d’orchestre

being

étant

ballot box, urn

urne

square

un carré

musical hit

tube

warning

avertissement

publicité, pub

field

le champ

hill

colline

size

taille

burden

fardeau

oil

l’huile

candle

chandelle

rest, holiday

congé

behaviour

comportement

care, neatness, concern, task

soin

leather

cuir

diamond

losange

disregard, contempt

mépris

rough patches, bumps

aspérité

daybreak

l’aube

place

un lieu

atmosphere

l’ambiance

average mark

la moyenne

recess

la récré

goal

le but

failure

échec

success

réussite

level

niveau

unemployment

chomage

shortage

pénurie

lessons

cours

clock

horloge

trap

piège

essay

une rédaction

place

endroit

shore

rivage

shoulder blade

omoplate

approach to smth

démarche

influence, control

l’emprise

to spread (open), to move apart

écarter

begin, cut into

entamer

bite, peck

mordre

evade, dodge

esquiver

swell, blow up

gonfler

hard-working

assidu

to act as smth

agir

to get used to something

s’habituer

work hard/struggle

penier

go astray/lose one’s way

s’égarer

doze off

s’assoupir

wimp, sissy

poule mouillée

gazoduc

gas pipeline

charbon

carbon

lets look at the other side of the argument

considerons l’autre face de la medaille

as an example,

a titre d’exemple, je cite

oyster

une huître

by chance

par hasard

filling

copieux

prawns

les crevettes

enjoy

apprecier

grape

raisin

raisins

rasin sec

pumpkin

le citrouille

take away

a emporter

fast good

la restauration rapide

clam (heavy steps)

palourde

poultry

volaille

raw

cru

berry

baie

watercress

cresson

plate

assiette

rust (rusty steering wheel)

rouille

stuffed

farcie

leek

poireau

cod

morue

knot/walnut

noix

monkfish

lotte

brill

barbue

crayfish

écrevisse

thigh

cuisse

bass

bar

sauerkraut

choucroute

beans

flageolets

skewer (use a skewer as a brooch)

brochette

fried

fricassee

about/roughly

a peu pres

it doesn’t matter

cela ne fait rien

on purpose

exprès

second hand

d’occasion

wish

vœu

including

y compris

early

de bonne heure

previous day/eve

veille

to remove (oust)

ôter

to happen

se produire

bee

abeille

fly

mouche

steel

acier

wool

laine

material

tissu

younger

cadet

old man

vieillard

to be fed up

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