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1
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potiche (f)

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Large vase

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craie (f)

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Chalk

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coffre (m)

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Chest (furniture)

Trunk, boot (car)

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coffre-fort (m)

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Safe (lock box)

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tapis (m)

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Carpet, rug, table cloth

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meuble (m)

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furniture (piece)

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pâte (f)

pâtes (f)

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Pastry, dough, batter, paste, cream

Plural - pasta

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faux (m)

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Fake, forgery

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faux (f)

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Scythe

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rein (m)

reins (m)

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Kidney

Plural - back E.g. avoir mal aux reins - to have backache

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bille (f)

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Ball, marble, log

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pot (m)

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Jar, pot, carton, tin, luck
Boire/prendre un pot - To have a drink
Avoir du pot - To be lucky

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cire (f)

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Wax

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radis (m)
radis noir (no plural)
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Radish

Horseradish

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lot (m)

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Share, prize, fate

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fou (m), folle (f)

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Madman, madwoman, jester

faire le fou - to play/act the fool
avoir le fou rire - to have the giggles

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coco (m)

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Bloke, dude

Noix de coco - coconut

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noix (f)

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Walnut, twit
à la noix - worthless
noix de cajou- cashew nut
noix muscade - nutmeg
une noix de beurre - a knob of butter
noix de veau - round fillet of veal
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mue (f)

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Moulting, shedding

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toutou (m)

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Doggie

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auto(mobile) (f)

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Car

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appartement (m)

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Apartment

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bureau (m)

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Desk, office

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cassette (f)

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Cassette

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chambre (f)

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(Bed)room

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crayon (m)

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Pencil

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disque (m)

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Record, disk

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flûte (f)

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Flute

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maison (f)

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House

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milieu (m)

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Middle, environment

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revue (f)

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Magazine

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serviette (f)

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Towel, briefcase

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stylo (m)

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Pen

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tableau (m)

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Blackboard

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vin (m)

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Wine

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mur (m)

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Wall

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fenêtre (f)

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Window

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plancher (m)

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Floor

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plafond (m)

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Ceiling

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rideau (m)

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Curtain

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table de nuit (f)

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Night stand

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lit (m)

A

Bed

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43
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commode (f)

A

Chest of drawers

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fauteuil (m)

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Chair

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miroir (m)

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Mirror

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affiche (f)

A

Poster

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47
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couverture (f)

A

Blanket

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virage (m)

A

Turn (vehicle), bend (road), change in colour (chemistry), positive reaction
Prendre un virage - to go into a bend, take a bend
virage sans visibilité - blind bend

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49
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fillette (f)

A

Little girl

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50
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chimie (f)

A

Chemistry

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magicien (m)

A

Magician

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mécanicien (m)

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Mechanic, train driver

mécanicien navigant/ mécanicien de bord - flight engineer

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général (m)

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General

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sergent (m)

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Sergeant

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55
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électricien (m)

A

Electrician

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56
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kangourou (m)

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Kangaroo

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téléviseur (m)

A

Television set

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étagère (f)

A

Shelf, (pl) set of shelves

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ensemble (m)

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Set, outfit, suit, unity, housing development
dans son ensemble - overall, in general
dans l’ensemble - on the whole
aller ensemble - to go together
l’ensemble du/de la - the whole/entire
impression/idée d’ensemble - overall or general impression/idea

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ouvrage (m)

A

(Piece of) work

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agrégation

A

Highest teaching diploma in France

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tissu (m)

mouchoir en papier (m)

A

Tissue

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tâche (f)

A

Task
travailler à la tâche - to do piecework
faciliter la tâche de qqn - to make sb’s task easier
se tuer à la tâche - to work o.s. to death

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tricot (m)

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Knitting

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hasard (m)

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le hasard - chance, fate
un hasard - a coincidence, stroke of luck
au hasard - aimlessly, at random, haphazardly
par hasard - by chance
comme par hasard - as if by chance
à tout hasard - on the off chance, just in case

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ambition (f)

A

Ambition

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67
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banque (f)

A

Bank

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besoin (m)

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Need

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bibliothèque (f)

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Library

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carte (f)

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Card

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concentration (f)

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Concentration

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effort (m)

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Effort

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73
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enfant (m)

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Child

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église (f)

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Church

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équilibre (m)

A

Equilibrium

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femme (f)

A

Woman

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77
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fierté (f)

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Pride

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fille (f)

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Girl

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79
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fin de semaine (f)

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Weekend

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80
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garçon (m)

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Boy

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81
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gens (m. pl.)

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People

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82
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homme (m)

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Man

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83
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manque (m)

A

Lack

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84
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oiseau (m)

A

Bird

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85
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parc (m)

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Park

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personne (f)

A

Person

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qualité (f)

A

Quality

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signe (m)

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Sign

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tendance (f)

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Tendency

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travail (m)

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Work

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marelle (f)

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Hopscotch

jouer à la marelle - to play hopscotch

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curé (m)

A

Parish priest/vicar

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victime (f)

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Victim (noun always feminine even if victim is male)

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tiret (m)

A

Dash

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genèse (f)

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Genesis

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tonton (m)

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Uncle

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professeur (m)

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Professor (noun always masculine even if it is a woman)

QC - la professeure

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peine (f)

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Sorrow, sadness, trouble, difficulty, punishment, (legal) sentence
faire de la peine à qn - to distress/upset sb
prendre la peine de faire - to go to the trouble of doing
se donner de la peine - to make an effort
ce n’est pas la peine de faire - there’s no point in/it’s not worth doing
avoir de la peine - to be sad
avoir de la peine à faire - to have difficulty doing
à peine - scarcely, hardly
à peine….que - hardly….than, no sooner…..than

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poursuite (f)

poursuites (f)

A

Pursuit, chase

Legal proceedings

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pouvoir (m)

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Power
le pouvoir - those in power
les pouvoirs publies - the authorities
avoir pouvoir de faire - to have the authority/right to do
pouvoir absolu - absolute power
pouvoir absorbant - absorbency 
pouvoir d'achat - purchasing power
pouvoir calorifique - calorific value
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Nouvelle-Zélande (f)

Néo-Zélandais

A

NZ

NZer

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croquis (m)

A

Sketch

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103
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machine à coudre (f)

A

Sewing machine

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104
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machine à écrire (f)

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Typewriter

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105
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machine à laver (f)

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Washing machine

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106
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lave-vaisselle (m)

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Dishwasher

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machine à sous (f)

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Slot machine, (one armed bandit - US) (fruit machine - UK)

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machine (f)

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Machine

faire machine arrière - to reverse engines

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ballade (f)

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Ballad

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balade (f)

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Walk, stroll, drive

faire une balade - to go for a walk, stroll, drive

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chanson (f)

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Song

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film (m)

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Film

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113
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jazz (m)

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Jazz

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114
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musique classique (f)

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Classical music

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115
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opéra (m)

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Opera

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cafétéria (f)

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Cafeteria

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117
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discothèque (f)

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Disco, record collection/library

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118
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cigare (m)

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Cigar

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119
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cigarette (f)

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Cigarette

cigarette (à) bout filtre - filter cigarette

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philosophie (f)

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Philosophy

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121
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honnêteté (f)

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Honesty

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122
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vertu (f)

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Virtue
une vertu - a saint, a paragon of virtue
avoir la vertu de faire - to have the virtue of doing

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réveille-matin (m)

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Alarm clock

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124
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poète (m)

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Poet, dreamer

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125
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échec (m)

les échecs

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Failure
(pl) Chess
faire échec à - to fail, thwart 
mettre en échec - put in check
tenir en échec - hold in check
échec et mat/au roi - checkmate/check
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les dames (f)

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Draughts (U.K.)

Checkers (U.S.)

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127
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les cartes

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Cards (game of)

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128
Q

le bridge

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Bridge

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129
Q

le poker

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Poker

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130
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le Scrabble

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Scrabble

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131
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le Monopoly

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Monopoly

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piano (m)

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Piano

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violon (m)

A

Violin

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flûte (f)

A

Flute

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135
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harmonica (m)

A

Mouth organ

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136
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batterie (f)

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Drums
(pl) Drum kit
batterie de cuisine - kitchen utensils
une batterie de tests - a string of tests

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guitare (f)

A

Guitar

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orgue (m)

A

Organ

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139
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clarinette (f)

A

Clarinet

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140
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violoncelle (m)

A

Cello

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141
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contrebasse (f)

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Double bass

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142
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clavecin (m)

A

Harpsichord

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trompette (f)

A

Trumpet

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organe (m)

A

Organ, instrument, voice
organe de commande - controls
organe de transmission - transmission system

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145
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coiffeur (m)

A

Hairdresser

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vétérinaire (m)

A

Vet

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paresseux (m)

A

Sloth

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148
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semaine (f)

A

Week

Note: days are masculine - lundi etc
E.g. le lundi 20 août

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année (f)

A

Year

Note: months are masculine - janvier etc
But still say “en septembre” etc

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150
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Noël (m)

A

Christmas

la (fête de) Noël - Christmas time

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Pâque (f)

Pâques (f)

A

Passover

Easter

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152
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la fête du Travail

A

Labour Day?

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153
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patrie (f)

A

Homeland

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154
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amitié (f)

A

Friendship

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155
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avidité (f)

A

Greed

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156
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Balance (f)

A

Libra (scales)

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157
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Bélier (m)

A

Aries (ram)

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Capricorne (m)

A

Capricorn (goat)

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159
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Cancer (m)

A

Cancer (crab)

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160
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conflit (m)

A

Conflict

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161
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défaut (m)

A

Fault, failing

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despotisme (m)

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Despotism, bullying

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163
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dispersion (f)

A

Lack of concentration

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164
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domaine (m)

A

Area

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165
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entêtement (m)

A

Stubbornness

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166
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esprit d’initiative (m)

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Initiative

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167
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fantasie (f)

A

Imagination

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168
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Gémaux (m. pl.)

A

Gemini (twins)

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169
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goût (m)

A

Taste

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170
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Lion (m)

A

Leo (lion)

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171
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organisateur, organisatrice

A

Organiser

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172
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philanthrope (m/f)

A

Philanthropist

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173
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Poissons (m. pl.)

A

Pisces (fishes)

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174
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profondeur (f)

A

Depth

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175
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rêverie (f)

A

Daydreaming

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176
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Sagittaire (m)

A

Sagittarius (archer)

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177
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Scorpion (m)

A

Scorpio (scorpion)

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178
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sens (m)

A

Sense

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179
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sort (m)

A

Fate, lot

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180
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souplesse (f)

A

Flexibility

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181
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Taureau (m)

A

Taurus (bull)

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182
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utopie (f)

A

Utopia

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183
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vers (m)

vers (m. pl.)

A

Line,

pl. verse

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184
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Verseau (m)

A

Aquarius (water bearer)

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Vierge (f)

A

Virgo (virgin)

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186
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épouvante (f)

A

Terror

film d’épouvante - horror film

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187
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camp de vacances (m)

A

Holiday camp

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188
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ligne aérienne (f), compagnie aérienne (f)

A

Airline

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189
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Europe (f)

A

Europe

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190
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les Caraïbes (f. pl.)

A
The Caribbean (Islands)
la mer des Caraïbes - the Caribbean Sea
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191
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planche (f)

A

Plank, board, (illustration) plate, bed (of salad), skateboard, diving board, skateboarding (sport)
avoir du pain sur la planche - to have one’s work cut out
planche à decouper - chopping board
planche à dessin - drawing board

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192
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espionnage (m)

A

Espionage, spying

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193
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ski de fond (m), ski de randonnée

A

Cross-country skiing

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194
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ski alpin (m)
ski de piste
A

Alpine skiing

Downhill skiing

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195
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randonnée (f)

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Ride, walk, ramble, hike, hiking (no pl.)
la randonnée - hiking, walking
une randonnée à cheval - a pony trek

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196
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ski nautique (m)

A

Water skiing

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197
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natation (f)

A

Swimming

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198
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plongée sous-marine

A

Diving

en plongée - submerged

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plonge (f)

A

faire la plonge - to be a dishwasher (person), washer-up (UK)

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200
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voile (f)

A

Sail, sailing

mettre à la voile - to make way under sail

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201
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voile (m)

A

Veil

voile du palais - soft palate, velum

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202
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équitation (f)

A

(Horse) riding

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203
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cyclisme (m)

A

Cycling

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204
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course à pied (f)

A

Walking race

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205
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course de vitesse (f)

A

Sprint

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course de côté (f)

A

Hill climb

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courses de chevaux (f)

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Horse racing

jouer aux courses - to bet on the races

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208
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planche à voile (f)

A

Windsurfing

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209
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hockey (m)

A

Hockey

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football (m)

A

Football

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karaté (m)

A

Karate

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judo (m)

A

Judo

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213
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boxe (f)

A

Boxing

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214
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croûte au fromage (f)

A

Welsh rarebit

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cheminée (f)

A

Fireplace

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216
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couleur (f)

A

Colour

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217
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ogre, ogresse

A

Ogre

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avocat, avocate

A

Lawyer, barrister, advocate, champion
se faire l’avocat du diable - to be the devil’s advocate
l’avocat de la défense/partie civile - counsel for the defence/plaintiff
avocat d’affaires - business lawyer
avocat général - assistant public prosecutor

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219
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habit (m)

habits (m. pl.)

A

Outfit
pl. clothes
habit (de soirée) - evening dress/tails
(Religious) prendre l’habit - to enter (holy) orders

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220
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habitude (f)

A

Habit
avoir l’habitude de faire - to be in the habit of/used to doing
prendre l’habitude de faire qch - to get into the habit of doing
perdre une habitude - to get out of a habit
d’habitude - usually
comme d’habitude - as usual
par habitude - out of habit

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ordre (m)

A

Order, orderliness, tidiness
avoir de l’ordre - to be tidy, orderly
mettre en ordre - to tidy up, put in order
mettre bon ordre à - to put to rights, sort out

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ordonnance (f)

A

Organisation, layout, prescription, (Jur) order

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Q

marchand, marchande

A

Shopkeeper, tradesman/woman, stall holder
marchand en gros/au détail - wholesaler/retailer
marchand de biens - real estate agent
marchand de couleurs - hardware dealer (US) ironmonger (UK)

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224
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bibelot (m)

A

Trinket, curio

225
Q

tronc (m)

A

(Bot./Anat.) trunk

(Church) collection box

226
Q

bout (m)

A
  1. Bit
  2. Extremity, tip, end
    au bout de - at the end of
    au bout de compte - at the end of day
    pousser qn à bout - to push sb to the limits (of patience)
    venir à bout de - to manage to finish (off) or overcome
    bout à bout - end to end
    à tout bout de champ - at every turn
    à bout portant - at point blank range
227
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boule (f)

A
Ball
roulé en boule - curled up into a ball
se mettre en boule - to fly off the handle, blow one's top
perdre la boule - to go off one's rocker
boule de gomme - gumdrop, pastille
228
Q

but (m)

A

Target, goal, aim
de but en blanc - point-blank
avoir pour but de faire - to aim to do
dans le but de - with the intention of

229
Q

bulle (f)

A

Bubble, (cartoon) balloon, (papal) bull

bulle de savon - soap bubble

230
Q

rime (f)

A

Rhyme

n’avoir ni rime ni raison - to have neither rhyme nor reason

231
Q

prise (f)

A

(Town) capture, (fish) catch, (Judo) hold, (elec) plug, socket, (wall) point
en prise - in gear
être aux prises avec - to be grappling/battling with
lâcher prise - to let go
donner prise à - to give rise to
avoir prise sur qn - to have a hold over sb
prise de contact - initial meeting, first contact
prise de courant - power point
prise d’eau - water (supply) point, tap

232
Q

pli (m)

faux pli

A

Fold, pleat, envelope, letter, (card) trick
Crease
ça ne font pas un pli! - don’t you worry!

233
Q

lie (f)

A

Dregs (pl), sediment

234
Q

cours (m)

A

Class, lesson, course
donner libre cours à - to give free expression to
avoir cours - to be legal tender, to be current, to have a class or lecture
en cours - current (year), in progress (travaux)
en cours de route - on the way
au cours de - in the course of, during
le cours de change - the exchange rate

235
Q

cour (f)

A

Courtyard, backyard, (Jur, Royal) court
faire la cour à qn - to court sb
cour de récréation - playground, schoolyard

236
Q

bruit (m)

A
un bruit - a noise, sound, rumour
le bruit - noise
pas/trop de bruit - no/too much noise
sans bruit - without a sound, noiselessly 
faire de bruit - to make a noise 
bruit de font - background noise
237
Q

aspect (m)

A

Appearance, facet

238
Q

campagne (f)

A

Countryside

239
Q

centre commercial (m), centres commerciaux

A

Shopping centre

240
Q

centre-ville (m)

A

Downtown

241
Q

devoir (m)

A

Assignment

242
Q

edifice (m)

A

(Public) building

243
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examen (m)

A

Test, exam

244
Q

fin (f)

A

End

245
Q

horaire (m)

A

Timetable, schedule

246
Q

immeuble (m)

A

Building

247
Q

industrie (f)

A

Industry

248
Q

laboratoire (m)

A

Laboratory

249
Q

monument (m)

A

Monument

250
Q

pays (m)

A

Country

251
Q

place (f)

A

Square

252
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priorité (f)

A

Priority

253
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problème (m)

A

Problem

254
Q

projet (m)

A

Project, plan

255
Q

programme (m)

A

Program

256
Q

quartier (m)

A

District, neighbourhood

257
Q

règlement (m)

A

Regulation, rules

258
Q

situation (f)

A

Situation

259
Q

site (m)

A

Site

260
Q

système (m)

A

System

261
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touriste (m/f)

A

Tourist

262
Q

travail (m)

A

Work

263
Q

université (f)

A

University

264
Q

vacances (f. pl.)

A

Vacation, holidays

265
Q

ville (f)

A

Town, city

266
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voix (f)

A

Voice

267
Q

vue (f)

A

View

268
Q

sirène (f)

A

Mermaid

une sirène d’alarme - fire alarm, (during war) air-raid siren

269
Q

chef de service (m)

A

Department head

270
Q

foulard (m)

A

Scarf

271
Q

briquet (m)

A

(Cigarette) lighter

272
Q

sucette (f)

A

Lollipop, dummy (UK)/ pacifier (US)

273
Q

gifle (f)

A

Smack (on face)

274
Q

salarié(e)

A

Salaried employee, wage earner

275
Q

rosé (m)

A

(Vin) rosé

276
Q

rosée (f)

A

Dew

goutte de rosée - dewdrop

277
Q

livre (m)

A
Book
le livre - the book industry
traduire qch à livre ouvert - to translate something off the cuff or at sight
livre blanc - official independent report (war, natural disaster)
livre de bord - logbook
livre de comptes - account book
livre de cuisine - cookbook
livre de mess - mass/prayer book 
livre d'or - visitors' book
livre de poche - paperback
278
Q

livre (f)

A

Pound (weight, money)

279
Q

ennemi(e)

A

Enemy

être ennemi de - to be strongly averse or opposed to

280
Q

feuille (f)

A
Leaf
feuille de calcul - spreadsheet 
feuille d'or/de métal - gold/metal leaf
feuille de chou - rag
feuille d'impôt - tax form
feuille volante - loose sheet
281
Q

peau (f), peaux

A

Skin
gants de peau - leather gloves
être bien/mal dans sa peau - to be at ease/ill-at-ease
se mettre dans la peau de qn - to put o.s. in sb’s place or shoes
faire peau neuve - to change one’s image

282
Q

part (f)

A

Share, part, portion
faire la part belle - to give pride of place
pour ma part - as for me, as far as I’m concerned
faire part de qch à qn - to announce sth to sb, to inform sb of st
c’est la part de qui? - who’s calling?
de toute(s) part(s) - from all sides
de part et d’autre - on both sides, on either side
d’une part….d’autre part - on the one hand…..on the other hand
d’autre part - moreover
nulle/autre/quelque part - nowhere/elsewhere/somewhere

283
Q

partie (f)

A

Part, field/subject, party, game (cards, tennis etc), struggle/fight
une partie de compagne/de pêche - outing in the country, a fishing party or trip
en partie - partly, in part
en grande partie - largely, in the main
faire partie de - to belong to, to be part of
prendre qn à partie - to take sb to task

284
Q

allée (f)

A

Avenue

285
Q

animation (f)

A

Activity, life, liveliness

286
Q

bataille (f)

A

Battle

287
Q

bistrot (m)

A

Café

288
Q

château (m)

A

Castle

289
Q

colon (m)

A

Settler

290
Q

exposition (f)

A

Exhibition

291
Q

falaise (f)

A

Cliff

292
Q

fleuve (m)

A

River

293
Q

nord (m)

A

North

294
Q

patrimoine (m)

A

Heritage

295
Q

pignon (m)

A

Gable

296
Q

plaine (f)

A

Plain

297
Q

temps (m)

A

Time

298
Q

terrasse (f)

A

Outside (cafe, restaurant)

299
Q

tourelle (f)

A

Turret

300
Q

jour (m)

A

Day

de nos jours - the present time, nowadays, these days

301
Q

comble (m)

combles (m. pl.)

A
Height
pl. attic, loft
de fond en comble - from top to bottom
sous les combles - in the attic
c'est le comble - that beats everything, that takes the cake (biscuit)
pour comble de malchance - to cap it all
à son comble - at it's height
302
Q

rempart (m)

A

Rampart

303
Q

travers (m)

A

Fault, failing

304
Q

badaud, badaude

A

Idle onlooker

305
Q

saule (m)

A

Willow tree

saule pleureur - weeping willow

306
Q

roc (m)

A

Rock

307
Q

sot, sotte

A

Fool

308
Q

roue (f)

A

Wheel

309
Q

barre (f)

A

Rod

310
Q

serpent (m)

A

Snake

311
Q

ver (m)

A

Worm

312
Q

taille (f)

A

Size, height, waist, cutting, pruning
de taille - sizeable
de taille à faire - capable of doing
quelle taille faites-vous - what size are you?

313
Q

cou (m)

A

Neck

314
Q

doigt (m)

A

Finger

315
Q

jambe (f)

A

Leg

316
Q

patte (f)

A
Leg, paw, foot, strap, flap
pattes (de lapin) - sideburns
à pattes d'éléphant (adj)- flared (pants)
pattes de mouche - spidery scrawl
pattes d'oie - crow's feet
317
Q

visage (m)

A

Face

318
Q

visage (m)

A

Face

319
Q

œil (m), yeux

A

Eye, eyes

320
Q

ridicule (m)

ridicules (m. pl.)

A

Ridiculousness

pl. absurdities

321
Q

éclair (m)

A

Flash of lightning, lightning

322
Q

orage (m)

A

(Thunder)storm

323
Q

menu (m)

A

Menu
par le menu - in minute detail
menu touristique - popular or tourist menu
menue monnaie - small change

324
Q

œuvre (f)

œuvres (f. pl.)

A

Task, undertaking, work, works, charity

pl. deeds, works

325
Q

œuvre (m)

A

Works (of an artist)

le gros œuvre - the shell (construction)

326
Q

contrôle (m)

A

Checking, check, supervision, monitoring, test, exam

327
Q

chouchou(te)

A

Teacher’s pet

328
Q

fayot(e)

A

Crawler

329
Q

pou (m)

A

Louse

330
Q

loto (m)

A

Lotto

331
Q

écume (f)

A

Foam, scum

332
Q

aviron (m)

A

Oar

l’aviron - rowing

333
Q

adresse (f)

A

Address

334
Q

argent (m)

A

Money

335
Q

bière (f)

A

Beer

336
Q

carte (f)

A

Card

337
Q

chirurgien, chirurgienne

A

Surgeon

338
Q

clinique (f)

A

Clinic

339
Q

comprimé (m)

A

Tablet

340
Q

dentiste (m, f)

A

Dentist

341
Q

distractions (f. pl)

A

Entertainment

342
Q

docteur (m)

A

Doctor

343
Q

dossier (m)

A

File

344
Q

grippe (f)

A

Flu

345
Q

hôpital (m)

A

Hospital

346
Q

infirmier, infirmière

A

Nurse

347
Q

insulte (f)

A

Insult

348
Q

jus (m)

A

Juice

349
Q

lettre (f)

A

Letter

350
Q

lunettes (f. pl)

A

Glasses

351
Q

maladie (f)

A

Sickness, disease

352
Q

médecin (m)

A

Physician, doctor

353
Q

médicament (m)

A

Medicine, drug

354
Q

moto (f)

A

(Motor)bike

355
Q

opération (f)

A

Operation, surgery

356
Q

paix (f)

A

Peace

357
Q

patient(e)

A

Patient

358
Q

pharmacie (f)

A

Pharmacy, drug store

359
Q

pilule (f)

A

Pill

360
Q

poids (m)

A

Weight

361
Q

radiographie (f)

A

X-ray

362
Q

raie (f)

A

Stripe, (hair) parting

363
Q

remède (m)

A

Medicine, remedy

364
Q

rhume (m)

A

Cold

365
Q

salle d’attente (f)

A

Waiting room

366
Q

santé (f)

A

Health

367
Q

sirop (m)

A

Syrup

368
Q

tache (f)

A

Spot

369
Q

temps (m)

A

Time

370
Q

urgence (f)

A

Emergency

371
Q

verre (m)

A

Glass

372
Q

composition (f)

A

Composition, test
de bonne composition - easy to deal with
amener qn à composition - to get sb to come to terms
composition française - French essay

373
Q

vitamine (f)

A

Vitamin

374
Q

chapitre (m)

A

Chapter

375
Q

nez (m)

A

Nose

376
Q

dents (f. pl)

A

Teeth

377
Q

bouche (f)

A

Mouth

378
Q

langue (f)

A

Tongue

379
Q

poitrine (f)

A

Chest

380
Q

poignet (m)

A

Wrist

381
Q

ventre (m)

A

Stomach

382
Q

genou (m)

A

Knee

383
Q

cheville (f)

A

Ankle

384
Q

pied (m)

A

Foot

385
Q

tête (f)

A

Head

386
Q

cheveux (m. pl)

A

Hair

387
Q

oreille (f)

A

Ear

388
Q

épaule (f)

A

Shoulder

389
Q

coude (m)

A

Elbow

390
Q

bras (m)

A

Arm

391
Q

main (f)

A

Hand

392
Q

index (m)

A

Index finger

393
Q

pouce (m)

A

Thumb

394
Q

ongle (m)

A

(Finger)nail

395
Q

front (m)

A

Forehead

396
Q

doigt de pied (m), orteil (m)

A

Toe
gros orteil - big toe
petit orteil - little toe

397
Q

mouche (f)

A

Fly
prendre la mouche - to go into a huff
faire mouche - to score a bull’s-eye

398
Q

sourcil (m)

A

Eye brow

399
Q

veuf, veuve

A

Widower, widow

400
Q

cocorico (n.m.) (excl.)

A

Cock-a-doodle-do

401
Q

chaîne (f)

A

Chain, channel, string

402
Q

Beur (m/f) (adj)

A

A person born in France to Nth African immigrant parents (not racist)

403
Q

musculation (f)

A

Muscle building exercises

404
Q

truc (m)

A

Way, device, thing, thingamajig, what’s it
avoir le truc - to have the knack
c’est pas son (mon) truc - it’s not really his (my) thing

405
Q

géant (m,f)

A

Giant

406
Q

haltère (m)

haltères (m. pl.)

A

Dumbbell, barbell

pl. weightlifting

407
Q

allumette (f)

A

Match, matchstick

408
Q

malabar (m)

A

Muscle man

409
Q

poil (m)

A
Hair, bristle, strand, coat
à poil - starkers 
au poil - hunky dory
de tout poil - of all kinds
être de bon/mauvais poil - to be in a good/bad mood
poil à gratter - itching powder
410
Q

calvitie (f)

A

Baldness

411
Q

rigolo (m/f)

A

Comic, fraud, phoney

412
Q

torse (m)

A

Torso

413
Q

crâne (m)

A

Skull

414
Q

cuisse (f)

A

Thigh

415
Q

mollet (m)

A

Calf (muscle)

416
Q

coupe (f)

A

Haircut, goblet, dish, (sport) cup, cross section
être sous la coupe de - to be under the control of
faire les coupes sombres dans - to make drastic cuts in

417
Q

seigneur (m)

A

Lord

le Seigneur - the Lord

418
Q

ancêtres (m/f)

A

Ancestor

l’ancêtre de - the forerunner of

419
Q

tiers (m)

tierce (f)

A

n.m third party, third
n.f. (mus) third
une tierce personne - a third party
assurance au tiers - third-party insurance
le tiers monde - the third world

420
Q

collier (m)

A

Necklace, (dog) collar
collier de barbe, barbe en collier - narrow beard along the jawline
collier de serrage - choke collar

421
Q

mélange (m)

A

Mixing, blending, mixture, blend

sans mélange - unadulterated

422
Q

cinquantaine (f)

A

une cinquantaine de - about fifty

avoir le cinquantaine - (age) to be around fifty

423
Q

conquête (f)

A

Conquest

424
Q

règne (m)

A

Reign

le règne végétal/animal - the vegetable/animal kingdom

425
Q

ère (f)

A

Era
l’ère chrétienne - the Christian Era
en l’an 1050 de notre ère - in the year 1050 AD

426
Q

phénomène (m)

A

Phenomenon

427
Q

lecteur, lectrice

A
Reader
n.m. lecteur de cassettes - cassette player
lecteur de disquette(s) - disk drive
lecteur de CD/DVD - CD/DVD drive, player
lecteur MP3 - MP3 player
428
Q

La bande dessinée (BD - pronounced bédé)
Les bandes dessinées
Le neuvième art

A

Cartoons

429
Q

boxeur (m)

A

Boxer

430
Q

acteur de cinéma (m)

A

Movie actor

431
Q

égalité (f)

A

Equality, evenness, fairness

432
Q

sinus (m)

A

Sinus

433
Q

malade (m, f)

A

Invalid, sick person, patient

434
Q

spécialiste (f)

A

Specialist

435
Q

camion (m)

A

Truck, van

436
Q

camionnette (f)

A

Small van

437
Q

voiturette (f)

A

Toy car (for kids, like those on a string)

438
Q

Subaru (m)

A

Jaguar, Rolls Royce, VW, Porsche (f)

439
Q

protéines (f)

A

Protein

440
Q

glucides (m)

A

Carbohydrates

441
Q

fibres (f)

A

Fibre

442
Q

affaires (f)

A

Business

443
Q

ail (m)

A

Garlic

444
Q

avoine (f)

A

Oats

445
Q

blé (m)

A

Wheat

446
Q

aliment (m)

A

Food

447
Q

bonheur (m)

A

Happiness

448
Q

canneberge (f)

A

Cranberry

449
Q

conseil (m)

A

Advice

450
Q

eau (f)

A

Water

451
Q

esprit (m)

A

Mind

452
Q

état (m)

A

State

453
Q

goût (m)

A

Taste

454
Q

légumineuse (f)

A

Leguminous plant, legume

455
Q

mode (m)

A

Way

456
Q

nourriture (f)

A

Food

457
Q

regime (m)

A

Diet

458
Q

règle (f)

A

Rule

459
Q

retour (m)

A

Return

460
Q

séance (f)

A

Session

461
Q

sentiment (m)

A

Feeling

462
Q

son (m)

A

Bran

463
Q

taux (m)

A

Rate

464
Q

courbeille (f)

A

Basket, (informal) recycle bin
la courbeille (Bourse) - floor of the stock exchange
courbeille de mariage - wedding presents
courbeille à ouvrage - work basket
courbeille à pain/papier - bread/waste paper basket

464
Q

douleur (f)

A

Pain, grief, distress
ressentir des douleurs - to feel pain
il a eu la douleur de perdre son père - he suffered the grief of losing his father

465
Q

étourdissement (m)

A

Dizzy spell

466
Q

connaissance (f)

A

perdre connaissance - to lose consciousness

reprendre connaissance - to regain consciousness

467
Q

onguent (m)

A

Ointment

468
Q

carte d’assurance-santé

A

Health insurance card

469
Q

souris (f)

A

Mouse

470
Q

vache (f)

A

Cow

471
Q

écureuil (m)

A

Squirrel

472
Q

lion (m)

A

Lion

473
Q

tigre (m)

A

Tiger

474
Q

girafe (f)

A

Giraffe

475
Q

éléphant (m)

A

Elephant

476
Q

pelage (m)

A

Fur

477
Q

queue (f)

A

Tail

478
Q

patte (f)

A

Leg, paw, foot

479
Q

museau (m)

A

Muzzle

480
Q

gueule (f)

A

Mouth, (fam) mug (face)/gob
ta gueule! - shut up!
avoir la gueule de bois - to have a hangover, be hungover

481
Q

alcool (m)

A

Alcohol

482
Q

alimentation (f)

A

Feeding, supplying, supply, food trade, groceries, diet
alimentation (générale) - (general) grocer’s
alimentation de base - staple diet
alimentation en feuilles/en continue/en papier - form/stream/sheet feed

483
Q

cru (m)

A

Vineyard, wine

484
Q

cru (f)

A
Swelling, rising (d'un cours d'eau)
de son (propre) cru - of his own devising
485
Q

amiral (m)

A

Admiral

486
Q

abus (m)

A

Abuse, misuse
abus de confiance - breach of trust
il y a de l’abus (fam) - that’s a bit much

487
Q

ris (m) (de veau)

A

(Calf) sweetbread

488
Q

piéton, piétonne

A

Pedestrian

489
Q

facteur, factrice

A

Mailman, mail woman

490
Q

débit

A

(Rate of) flow, turnover (of goods), delivery, debit
débit de boissons - drinking establishment
débit de tabac - tobacconist

491
Q

su (m)

A

Knowledge

au su de - with the knowledge of

492
Q

bris (m)

A

bris de clôture - breaking in

bris de glaces - (auto) breaking of windows

493
Q

cri (m)

A

Cry, shout, call

494
Q

bru (f)

A

Daughter-in-law

495
Q

pari (m)

A

Bet, wager

496
Q

rébus (m)

A

Puzzle, jeu d’esprit - mindgame, riddle, bad thought (want to get out of mind), garbage

497
Q

fourré (m)

A

Thicket

498
Q

furet (m)

A

Ferret

499
Q

brou (m)

A

brou de noix - walnut stain, walnut liqueur

500
Q

brouette (f)

A

Wheelbarrow

501
Q

achat (m)

A

Purchase

502
Q

anniversaire (m)

A

Birthday

503
Q

argent (m)

A

Money

504
Q

bouteille (f)

A

Bottle

505
Q

châle (m)

A

Shawl

506
Q

chaleur (f)

A

Heat

507
Q

chance (f)

A

Luck

508
Q

commentaire (m)

A

Comment

509
Q

complet (m)

A

Suit

510
Q

conférencier, conférencière

A

Lecturer, speaker

511
Q

couture (f)

A

Sewing

512
Q

couturier (m)

A

Fashion designer

513
Q

eau (f)

A

Water

514
Q

fromage (m)

A

Cheese

515
Q

magasin (m)

A

Store

516
Q

magasinage (m)

A

Shopping

517
Q

mode (f)

A

Fashion

518
Q

moutarde (f)

A

Mustard

519
Q

ombre (f)

A

Shadow, shade

520
Q

pain (m)

A

Bread

521
Q

poulet (m)

A

Chicken

522
Q

récompense (f)

A

Reward

523
Q

repas (m)

A

Meal

524
Q

repos (m)

A

Rest

525
Q

vêtement (m)

A

Piece of clothing

526
Q

vitrine (f)

A

Display window

527
Q

voyage (m)

A

Travel, trip

528
Q

soulier (m)

A

Shoe

529
Q

imperméable (m)

A

Raincoat

530
Q

ciré (m)

A

Raincoat (sailor’s heavy duty/oilskin)

531
Q

dictionnaire (m)

A

Dictionary

532
Q

maillot (m)

A

Swimsuit

533
Q

don (m)

A

Gift

534
Q

poulet (m)

A

Chicken, cop

535
Q

courage (m)

A

Courage

536
Q

enthousiasme (m)

A

Enthusiasm

537
Q

énergie (f)

A

Energy

538
Q

talent (m)

A

Talent

539
Q

ambition (f)

A

Ambition

540
Q

chance (f)

A

Luck

541
Q

patience (f)

A

Patience

542
Q

tact (m)

A

Tact

543
Q

ténacité (f)

A

Tenacity

544
Q

imagination (f)

A

Imagination

545
Q

intuition (f)

A

Intuition

546
Q

respect (m)

A

Respect

547
Q

amabilité (f)

A

Kindness

548
Q

air (m)

A

Air, look

549
Q

ombre (f)

A

Shade, shadow

550
Q

obscurité (f)

A

Darkness

dans l’obscurité - in the dark, darkness, in obscurity

551
Q

dette (f)

A

Debt

dette publique/de l’État - national debt

552
Q

insecte (m)

A

Insect

553
Q

crème glacée (f)

A

Ice cream

554
Q

psychologue (m/f)

A

Psychologist

être psychologue - to be a good psychologist

555
Q

généalogie (f)

A

Genealogy

556
Q

arrière-petite-fille (f)

A

Great grand daughter

557
Q

arrière-petit-fils (m)

A

Great grand son