Préparation Chap 1 Flashcards

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grossier

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coarse

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banal

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mundane

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susciter

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instigate

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renoncer

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relinquish sth

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5
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laisser perplexe

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to baffle

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Elle est restée perplexe suite à la disparition soudaine de son mari

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She was left baffled by her husband’s sudden disappearance

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modifier

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to alter

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Continu, en cours

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ongoing

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Principalement

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Chiefly

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Un abri, un hangar

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a shed

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trompeusement

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deceptively

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vigoureux

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Sturdy

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Bien adapté

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Well-suited

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Bref, fugitif, fugace, rapide

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fleeting

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barbouiller de (peinture)

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to daub with

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une interprétation, une représentation

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a rendering

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approximatif

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speculative

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la marque de fabrique, un trait principal

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a hallmark

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abondant

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rife, plentiful

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ancrer, enraciner

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to embed

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insérer dans, incruster, encastrer, enfoncer dans

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to embed in

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lire attentivement, examiner, étudier de près

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to pore over

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se mêler à, sociabiliser

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to mingle with

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l’hésitation

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tentativeness

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un revers, un contretemps

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a setback

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peaufiner, affiner

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to fine-tune

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déjouer, désamorcer, anticiper

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to forestall

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implicite

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tacit

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aisé, fortuné

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well-to-do

30
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s’entremêler, se mélanger

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to intermingled

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foutre en l’air, faire échouer (vulgaire)

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to foul up

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infect, nauséabond, fétide, pourri

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foul