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prepa écrit voc D Flashcards

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humide

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damp (wet, moist, humid)

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pendre, suspendu

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dangle (hand down)

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foncer, se précipiter

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dash (rush, streak)

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intimider, impressionner

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daunt (intimidate)

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impasse

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deadlock (stalemate)

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distribuer

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deal out, give out, hand out, pass out

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manque, pénurie

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lack, dearth, scarcity, insufficiency, shortage, want

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qui affaiblit, rend plus vulnérable

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debilitating, weakening

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tromper

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deceive, mislead dupe

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trompeur

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deceptive, misleading

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comprendre

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decipher, understand, figure out, make out

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reporter, différer

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defer, put off, delay, adjourn, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, remit

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effacer, supprimer

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delete, eliminate, remove

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délibéré, intentionnel

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deliberate, intentional, on propose

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exiger

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demand, require, call for

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16
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mort, fin

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demise, death, end

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échec

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demise, failure, collapse, meltdown

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18
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démontrer

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demonstrate, show

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protester, manifester

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demonstrate, protest

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décrire

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depict, portay, picture, paint

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épuiser les ressources de qqch

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deplete, exhaust, consume, burn out

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critiquer, rabaisser

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deprecate, criticise, belittle

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à l’abandon, désaffecté

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derelict, abandoned, disused

24
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critiquer violemment

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deride, criticise bitterly, mock

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mépriser

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despise, disdain, scorn, show contempt, spurn

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appareil, dispositif

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device, apparatus

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diminuer, (se) réduire

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diminish, decrease, lower, go down, grow smaller

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miteux, minable, lugubre

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dingy, dark, dirty, drab, dreary, gloomy, shabby, squalid

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handicapé

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disabled, handicapped

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révéler, dévoiler

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diclose, reveal, expose, unveil, spill the beans

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faire la différence

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discriminate, distinguish, differenciate, discern

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mécontent, insatisfait

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disgruntled, discontented, dissatisfied, resentful, displeased, irritated, sullen, annoyed, peeved, put out

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cacher

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disguise, conceal, hide

34
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sombre, lugubre

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dismal, gloomy, bleak, dreary, dull

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renvoyer, licencier

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dismiss, sack, lay off, fire, make redundant

36
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distribuer, allouer

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dispense, distribute, dole out, allocate, hand out

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monter, manifester

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display, show, demonstrate, exhibit

38
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se débarrasser de, supprimer

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dispose of, get ride of, scrap, do away with

39
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qui perturbe, gêne

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disruptive, disturbing, unsettling, disorderly, troublesome

40
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déformer, tordre

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distort, twist, deform

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affolé, dans tous ses états, frénétique, désespéré

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distraught, crazed, deranged, distressed, flustered, frantic, frenzied, hysterical, troubled, upset, worried

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distinct, varié

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diverse, different, various, varied, sundry

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divulguer, révéler, dévoiler

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divulge, reveal, disclose, leak, spread

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éviter, esquiver

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dodge, evade, elude eschew

45
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chômage, indemnités chomage

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dole, unemployment, joblessness

46
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servir, distribuer

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dole out, dish out

47
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en sommeil, inactif

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dormant, inactive

48
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rasoir, ennuyeux, fade, sans couleur

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drab, boring, dull, gloomy, colourless

49
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craindre, redouter, avoir de l’appréhension

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dread, fear, be apprehensive about

50
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épouvantable

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dreadful, appaling, abominable, ghastly, horible, awful

51
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qui fléchit, mou, apathique

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drooping, enervated, sagginf, flaccid, sluggish

52
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rassembler, battre le rappel

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drum up, muster up

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douteux, incertain

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dublous, doubtful, uncertain

54
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rejecter, se débarasser de qqch, laisser tomber qq

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dump, get ride of, dispose of, ditch, drop

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faiblir, diminuer, se réduire

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dwindle, decrease, fade away, diminish, get smaller

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