Ohagan_Advanced11_Eng to Fren Flashcards

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1
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in accord

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à l’unisson

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gulf, abyss

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abîme

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relentlessness

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acharnement

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intelligence agency

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agence de renseignement

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crowning moment

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apothéose

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(a person’s) influence(s)

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ascendant

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atheistic

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athée

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attack (noun)

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attentat

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at the taxpayer’s expense

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aux frais du contribuable

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packed with

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bourré de

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to point (gun/camera)

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braquer

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fig. to snap (in one’s mind)

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briser les digues

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to travel past at high speed

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brûler

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a ship’s hold

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cale

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surrounded

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cerné

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trawler

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chalutier

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small bedroom

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chambrette

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target

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cible

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to sting

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cingler

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20
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dividing wall

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cloison

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21
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but of course!

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comment donc

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22
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conspiracy, plot

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complot

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to thwart, to counteract

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contrecarrer

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24
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dressmaker, seamstress

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couturière

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25
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copper, brass

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cuivre

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wine shop (usu. state-run)

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débit de vins

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27
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rage, fury

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déchaînement

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forfeit (noun), loss

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déchéance

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decree (noun)

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décret

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to decree

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décréter

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31
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to overcome, to tame

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dompter

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32
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to pull the wool over sbd’s eyes, to hide one’s intentions from sbd

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donner le change à qn

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to damage the reputation of, to bespatter

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éclabousser

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overzealous, eager

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empressé

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35
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to be fed up

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en avoir marre

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36
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recorded (broadcast)

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en différé

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37
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awaiting delivery, pending

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en souffrance

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38
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to infringe

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enfreindre

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39
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brief article

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entrefilet

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40
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criticized, slammed

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épinglé

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gleaming, shining

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étincellement

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to fade away

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évanouir

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possibility

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éventualité

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to bring up, to refer to

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évoquer

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to bear the brunt of sth

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faire les frais de qch

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fierce (appearance)

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farouche

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culprit

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fautif

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saga

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feuilleton

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rotten, damned

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fichu

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to sense (danger)

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flairer

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to strike

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frapper

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tasselled, striped

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galonné

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disturbed, bothered

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gêné

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pit, chasm

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gouffre

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to puff (machine)

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haleter

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to catch

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happer

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haughty

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hautain

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unmovable

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immuable

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helplessness

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impuissance

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indomitable

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indomptable

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inappropriate

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indu

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to instill or inspire a feeling in sbd

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insuffler

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panelling

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lambris

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league (approx. 4 km)

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lieue

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city hall

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mairie

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sailor

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matelot

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grumble

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maugréer to

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stinginess, pettiness

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mesquinerie

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(nautical) mile

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mille

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moulding

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moulure

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to be unable to believe

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ne pas en revenir

72
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ocean liner

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paquebot

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footbridge, gangplank

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passerelle

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cobblestone

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pavé

75
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leather jacket

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peau de bête

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pilgrim

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pèlerin

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booby-trapped

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piégé

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refresher course

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piqûre de rappel

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to wear several hats

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porter plusieurs casquettes

80
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gossip, rumours

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potins

81
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to ask sbd to

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prier qn de

82
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prow

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proue

83
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receipt

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quittance

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to extort money from

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racketter

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research report, expert report

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rapport d’expertise

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to retrace one’s step, to turn back

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rebrousser chemin

87
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to acknowledge

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reconnaître

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funny, odd

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rigolo

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to respond, to retort

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riposter

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to slip away

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s’esquiver

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clipped (voice)

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saccadé

92
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heavens!

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sapristi

93
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to clench (fists)

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se crisper

94
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to be covered with uneven or sharp objects

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se hérisser de

95
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to bribe

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soudoyer

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temple (sides of head)

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tempe

97
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to draw conclusions from sth

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tirer les conséquences de qch

98
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jersey, big jacket

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vareuse

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steering wheel

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volant

100
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plume of smoke

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volute de fumée