November 2019 Flashcards

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1
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une éclosion

A

outbreak

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amorcer

A

to initiate

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une entente

A

harmony, understanding

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une untremise

A

a mediation

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5
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déboucher

A

unblock

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épingler

A

to criticise; to pin qqch

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la contraine

A

pressure, coercion

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effréné

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unrestrained, frantic

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limpide

A

clear , innocent

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assainir

A

to decontaminate

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un enchantillon

A

sample

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coudre

A

sew

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13
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débrouiller

A

to sort out

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14
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approfondi

A

extensive

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la besogne

A

work

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brut

A

natural, crude

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affranchi

A

freed

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18
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éveillé

A

alert

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19
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la convoitise

A

desire

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20
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sot

A

stupid

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la légèreté

A

casualness

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grivois

A

bawdy

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la vaillance

A

bravery

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hélas

A

alas

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la pratricité

A

practicality

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vénal

A

corrupt

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l’inconstance (f)

A

fickleness, changability

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se fouler

A

to make an effort

29
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gisant

A

motionless

30
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méconnaissible

A

unrecognisable

31
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joncher

A

to litter

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le fossé

A

ditch

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la flaque

A

puddle

34
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parsemer

A

to sprinkle

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éperdu

A

distraught

36
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la complaisance

A

kindness

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consentir à

A

to agree to

38
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peser

A

to weigh

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sourd

A

dull, muffled

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sourdre

A

to emerge

41
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un(e) sourd(e)

A

deaf person

42
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la calomnie

A

slander

43
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fomenter

A

to incite

44
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un outrage

A

insult

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béni

A

blessed

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le repère

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landmark, point of reference

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épris

A

in love, besotted

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l’amerture (f)

A

bitterness, resentment

49
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les affres (f, pl)

A

agony, torment

50
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estomper

A

to dim

51
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l’effectif (m)

A

number, head count

52
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le ressortissant

A

immigrant

53
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s’évanouir

A

to vanish

54
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naguère

A

formerly