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Shawshank Redemption Flashcards

1
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cribler

A 
to riddle (eg. with bullet holes)
to seive
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criblé de

criblé de balles

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riddled with
bristling with

riddled with bullets

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ivre (adj)

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drunk

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enlacé (adj)

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entwined

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glacer

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to freeze, chill

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dénué de (adj)

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lacking of

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le remords

A

remorse

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un/une clope (slang)

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cigarette, fag

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un pari

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a bet, wager

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parier

A

to wager

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la cellule

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cell

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confier

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to confide

to entrust

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confié à (adj)

Vous m’avez été confiés

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to be entrusted to

you have been entrusted to me

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chier

A

to shit

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piger (colloquial)

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to understand

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un enfoiré (coarse colloquialism)

A

incredibily stupid person

motherfucker, fuckhead, douchebag etc

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la foi

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faith, belief

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brûlant (adj)

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burning

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aveugler

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to blind

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un barreau

les barreaux

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a bar (as the bars of a prison cell)

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bazarder (colloquial)

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to throw away, toss out

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cingler (vt)

La pluie cingle le visage.

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to sting

The rain stings the face.

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éteint (adj)

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lifeless, extinguished

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titiller

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to tickle, titillate, aggravate

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un bordel

A 
a brothel, whorehouse
a mess (slang)
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bordel de (coarse slang adj)

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fucking

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un gourdin

A

a cudgel, baton

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un baril

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a barrel

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taire

Tais-toi!

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to hush up, conceal, keep a secret

Shut up!

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Allez-y mollo! (exp)

A

Go easy!

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un pet (slang)

Si j’ entends un pet de mouche…

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a fart

If I hear a fly fart…

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jurer

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to swear (as in an oath)

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blasphémer

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to curse

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34
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Il a l’air à point (exp)

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It seems opportune

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un atelier

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workshop

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une pelle

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a shovel

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qu’est-ce que ça peut te foutre? (coarse exp)

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what the fuck does it matter?

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balancer

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to sway, to swing

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39
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se balancer de…

On s’en balance; il est mort

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to throw oneself from…

Forget it; he’s dead

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une taule

C’était pas facile d’apprendre à vivre en taule.

A 
a compartment
a prison   (slang)

It wasn’t easy to learn to live in prison.

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buter

Tu as buté ta femme.

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to stumble, the act of tripping or making a mistake

slang: to kill

You killed your wife.

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un joujou (informal)

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a toy

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creuser

Alors, tu veux t’évader, creuser un tunnel.

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to dig

So, you want to escape, dig a tunnel.

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arrondir

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to round off

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procurer qqc à qqn

A

to obtain st for so

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se procurer

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to obtain

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47
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la fric (slang)

A

money

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48
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les contrôles surprise

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surprise checks

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un lacet

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shoelace

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un snob

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a snob

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snob (adj)

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snobbish

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une démarche

Une démarche, une façon de parler, différentes des autres.

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a walk (a way of walking)

A walk, a way of speaking, different from the others.

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le souci

A

care, worry

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un veinard

une veinarde

A

a lucky devil (colloquial)

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veinard (adj)

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lucky

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le/la môme (derogatory slang)

les mômes

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the kids

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un leg

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a bequeathal

a transfer of funds

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un banquier

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a banker

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un trou (slang)

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jail, prison

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vicieux (adj)

vicieuse

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vicious

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un connard (derogatory slang)

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moron

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magnanime (adj)

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magnanimous

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la pause

A

break

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apprivoiser

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to tame

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tailler

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to carve, whittle

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un échiquier

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an exchequer

a chess or checker board

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un caillou

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a pebble

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un/une coupable

A

guilty party

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dénicher

A

to dig out, track down

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sous la main (exp)

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within easy reach

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héler

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to hail, call out

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hélas (interjection)

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alas

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la bobine

A

reel

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casser (slang)

Casse-toi!

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to give way

Bugger off!

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75
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la braguette

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fly (of pants)

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déclencher

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to trigger

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77
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un réflexe

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a reflex

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78
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débloquer

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to release

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79
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la mâchoire

A

jaw

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la biche

ma biche (colloquial)

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deer

my pet

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sauvagement

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savagely

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coincer

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to trap, corner

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la cheville

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ankle

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une suprise

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a surprise

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mériter

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to deserve

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un géologue

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geologist

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le crottin

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dung

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à poil

jeux de cartes avec femmes à poil

A

furry, nude

playing cards with nude women

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polir

A

to polsih

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chouette (adv) (slang)

C’est chouette!

A

great, wonderful

That’s great!

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la pince

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pliers

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mouiller

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to moisten, to wet

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un froc

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a frock, gown

habit worn by a monk

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un costard

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a suit

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la lingerie

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underwear

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un billard

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billiards, poolroom

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l’impôt (m)

payer ses impôts

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tax

to pay one’s taxes

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fournir

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to supply

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un étui

un étui de revolver

A

a case

a holster

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rentable (adj)

A

profitable

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rentablement

A

profitably

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débordé (adj)

A

oveerwhelmed

103
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déborder

déborder de…

A

to overwhelm

to be overflowing with…

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un renfort

Comme il était débordé, il a eu du renfort

A

reinforcement

As he was overewhelmed, he had reinforcement.

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un formulaire

A

form, document that needs filling in

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la menuiserie

A

joinery (woodworking shop)

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reculer

A

to move back

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raser

A

to shave

109
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en te rasant

A

while shaving

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un taulard

A

jailbird

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l’arthrose (f)

A

arthritis

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la connerie

A

bullshit

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pourvoir

A

to provide

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braquer

A

to aim, point (a beam, a weapon)

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l’escroc (m)

A

crook

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accepter

L’État accepte de vous accorder des fonds.

A

to accept
to agree
to approve

The state agrees to grant you some funding.

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accorder

A

to grant

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les fonds (m)

A

money, backing

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satisfaire

A

to satisfy

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satisfaire à

tu satisfais à tous mes rêves

A

to fulfill

you fulfill all my dreams

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se satisfaire de

je me satisfais de ma vie comme elle est

A

to be satisfied with

I am content with my life as it is.

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la chiotte   (colloquial)
les chiottes

Je vais aux chiottes.

A

toilette
toilettes

usually used in the plural. I’m going to the toilettes.

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remuer

le chien remurait la queue.
Cette musique-là remure le coeur

A

to move, figuratively or physically

The dog was wagging its tail.
That music stirs the heart.

124
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déconner

Sans déconner!

A

to kid around

No kidding!

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filer

Ils t’ont filé des disques?

A

to flee, to thread, to slip away, to make off with (many meanings)

They made off with your records?

126
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un concurrent

A

a competitor

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concurrent (adj)

A

concurrent

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une parole

A

a speech, word, talk

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un/une dingue

A

a nutter

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dingue (adj)

A

crazy

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une remise

A

a remission
a delivery
a rebate

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crasseux (adj)

A

filthy

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la crasse

A

filth

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crasse (adj)

A

crass, rude

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un but

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a goal

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innover

A

to innovate

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faciliter

A

to facilitate

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la réinsertion

A

reinsertion (into society)

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la valeur

A

value

140
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moindre (adj)

Le tout à un moindre cout pour les contribuables.

A

smaller

All at a smaller cost for the taxpayers.

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un/une contribuable

A

taxpayer

142
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préciser

A

to specify

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tricher

A

to cheat

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un effectif

A

a workforce

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être sur la paille

A

to be penniless

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nourrir

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to feed

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amidonner

A

to starch (laundry)

148
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combiner

A

to combine
to scheme
to contrive

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la combine

A

scheme, trick

slang: monkey business

150
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la partie

D’ou vient cet argent? C’est ma partie.

A

business, profession

Where does this money come from? It’s my profession.

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les actions et obligations (f)

A

securities

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filtrer

A

to filter, to screen

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investir

A

to invest

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estimer

A

to estimate, to value

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sous-estimer

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to under-estimate

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un/une commanditaire

A

a silent partner

157
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inventer

A

to invent

158
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un extrait de naissance

A

birth certificate

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un permit de conduire

A

driver’s licence

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gérer

A

to manage

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arnaquer

A

theive, swindle

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ambigu (adj)

ambiguë

A

ambiguous

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un bac

A

a tub, trough, ferry

a matriculation

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blanchir

A

to launder (clothes, money)

165
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l’effraction (f)

l’effraction infomatique

A

breaking and entering

computer hacking

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un frimeur

A

a show off

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la fringale

J’ai la fringale.

A

extreme hunger

I’m ravenous.

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secouer

A

to shake up

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aggraver

A

to worsen, compound one’s problem

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un/une perdant

A

loser

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sans déconner

A

no kidding

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un hic (colloquial)

C’est bien là le hic

A

a snag

There’s the snag.

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l’allumette (f)

une allumette de sûreté

A

match

safety match

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un allumeur

A

a tease

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une allumeuse

A

a flirt

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afficher

A

to display

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un affichage

compagne d’affichage
à affichage numerique

A

a display, presentation

a poster campagne
a digital display

178
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merdoyer

A

to mess up

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merdique (adj) (vulgar colloquialism)

A

shitty, crappy

180
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pour des prunes (colloquial idiom)

A

for nothing

181
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un malin

A

a clever or crafty man (a fox) (one who uses his talents to achieve malicious ends)

182
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malin (adj)

maligne

A

crafty

183
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un golfeur

A

a golfer

184
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hystérique (adj)

A

hysterical

185
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le cambriolage

A

housebreaking

186
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vanter

A

to praise

187
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se vanter

A

to brag, to praise oneself

188
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le pognon (slang)

A

money, dough

189
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vénérer

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to venerate, to revere, to worship someone

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admettre

A

to admit, accept

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avouer

A

to avow, to confess

192
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obtus (adj)

A

obtuse, thickheaded

193
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rassurer

A

to reassure

194
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un serment

A

an oath

195
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prêter serment

A

to make an oath

196
Q

violer

A

to violate, rape

197
Q

détruire

A

to destroy

198
Q

plaindre

A

to pity

199
Q

la malchance

A

misfortune

200
Q

roder

A

to break in (a machine, a person)

201
Q

rôder

A

to roam

202
Q

gâteux (adj)
gâteuse

il est gâteux avec sa fille. (colloquial usage)

A

senile

He’s dotty about his daughter.

203
Q

un rafiot (colloquial)

A

a boat

204
Q

un/une trouillard

A

a coward

205
Q

trouillard (adj)

A

cowardly

206
Q

la trouille

A

fear

207
Q

un chêne

A

an oak tree

208
Q

déterrer

A

to dig up

209
Q

cirer

cirer les pompes de quelqu’un (colloquial)

A

to wax

to suck up to someone

210
Q

magner (colloquial)

Magnez-vous!

A

to get a move on

Get out of the way!

211
Q

fraccaser

A

to smash, shatter

212
Q

se fracasser (sur, contre)

A

to crash against

213
Q

fourré (adj)

fourré de…

A

jumbled, filled,

crammed full with…

214
Q

un complot

A

a conspiracy

215
Q

émousser

A

to blunt, dull

216
Q

émoussé

A

dull, worn out

217
Q

l’ère

à l’ère atomique

A

age

in the atomic age

218
Q

glaciaire (adj)

A

glacial

219
Q

le plissement

A

folding

220
Q

montagneux (adj)

montagneuse

A

mountainous

221
Q

prêt à tout (adj)

A

desperate

222
Q

une puanteur

A

a stench

223
Q

banquer (colloquial)

A

to fork out

224
Q

poster

A

to mail

to station

225
Q

empocher

A

to pocket

226
Q

l’indemnité (f)

A

compensation

227
Q

le jugement

A

judgement
verdict
sentence

228
Q

un salut

A

a greeting

229
Q

retenir

A

to hold

230
Q

emmener

A

to lead away

231
Q

un mandat

A

a mandate, authority

232
Q

un tampon

mettre un tampon sur un document

A

an inked stamp (among other meanings)

to put a stamp on a document

233
Q

apposer

apposer un visa

A

to affix

to stamp a visa

234
Q

décapoté

une voiture décapotée

A

topless

an open topped car

235
Q

décapotable (adj)

une voiture décapotable

A

convertible

a convertible car

236
Q

réjouir

A

to rejoice

237
Q

une formule

A

an expression

238
Q

politicien (adj)

politicienne

A

political

239
Q

accordé (adj)

A

granted

240
Q

guetter

A

to watch out for

241
Q

la conditionelle

A

parole

242
Q

un barrage

A

a road block, barricade

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