Purple cow Flashcards by Erin L | Brainscape

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en cours / qui se trame / à pied

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afoot

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puissant

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potent

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probablement

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arguably

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lèche-bottes

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schmoozer

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hélas

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alas

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boucan

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ruckus

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levain

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sourdough

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horrifié

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aghast

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rectangle

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oblong

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trop long

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lengthy

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dissident, marginal, non conformiste

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maverick

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saute-mouton

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leapfrog

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éperon / impulsion

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spur

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inciter qqn à faire qqch

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spur sbdy to sthg

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zélé

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zealous

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guide de poche

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field guide

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accélérateur

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throttle

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levier

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leverage

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ruche

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hive

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manoeuvre

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gambit

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accroche

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opening gambit

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pur-sang

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purebred

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bambin

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toddler

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scierie, entrepôt de bois

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lumberyard

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sur son 31

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gussied up

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promotion

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fostering

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encourager

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to foster

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faux cul

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smarmy

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flatteur / lèche-bottes

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sycophant

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compte

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tally

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grand coup

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whack

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caractère gras

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boldface

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qui a du cran

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gutsy

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pur

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sheer

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traînard

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laggard

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contour

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outline

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tracer le contour de / exposer les grandes lignes de

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to outline sthg

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blasé

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jaded

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astucieux

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astute

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géant

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behemoth

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languir

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to languish

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avantage / prime / motivation

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incentive

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frange / marge

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fringe

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l’essentiel de …

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the bulk of sthg

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décès, fin

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demise

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suffisance / concept

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conceit

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notable

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noteworthy

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tenace

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entrenched

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faner / diminuer

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to wither

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reste

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remainder

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convaincant

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compelling

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lot

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batch

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explosion / souffle

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blast

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effigie

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effigy

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éviter

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to shun sb /sthg

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troupeau

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flack

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se hâter

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to scurry

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pains

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loaves

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trimestriel

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quarterly

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lourd

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lumbering

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révolutionnaire / avant-gardiste

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groundbreaking

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malgré / néanmoins

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notwithstanding

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parodie

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spoof

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cynique

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jaundiced

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être évident / sauter aux yeux

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to be blindingly obvious

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timide

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timid

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joyeusement

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gleefully

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créneau

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slot

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inoffensif

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innocuous

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fade

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bland

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mettre à l’envers

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to upend

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gouffre / pause

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chasm

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perte de clientèle

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churn

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le coup/tour de main

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the knack

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munition

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ammunition

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caprice

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vagary

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obtenir (des réponses) / susciter / provoquer

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to elicit

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entièrement / seulement

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solely

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fictif / mythique / légendaire

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fabled

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coup de pub / cascade (dans un film)

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stunt

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frénétiquement / désespérément

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frantically

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d’où / d’ici

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hence

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vers le sud

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southbound

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travail dur

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slog