Text 1 Flashcards

1
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1 brebis
2 brebis

A

1 sheep
2 sheep

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broussailles

A

bushes

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égorger

A

cut one’s head
slit the throat of sb
slaughter (pour les manger après)

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4
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Open vs opened

A

Opened is irreversible. Open can be reversible

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5
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type

A

guy
bloke (uk)

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gars

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lad (uk)
boy

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encolure

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neck

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touffe

A

tuft, clump

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murmurer (3)

A

murmur
whisper
mutter (se plaindre)

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marmonner, parler entre ses dents

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mumble

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troublé (2)

A

disturbed
disconcerted

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netteté (perception), 3

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clearness, clariy, sharpness

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netteté (propreté), 2

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neatness, tidiness

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reins

A

kidney(s)

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un couple

A

a couple

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veiller (porter attention à)

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to ensure
to watch
to look after

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observer

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to gaze at
to observe

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planque (2)

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hideout
stash

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museau (nez d’un animal) 2

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muzzle snout

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museau (charcuterie) UK US

A

brawn UK
headcheese US

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museau (visage), familier

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face

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souffle (déplacement d’air)

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blast of air

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souffle (respiration)

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breath

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filmer

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to film

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pour ainsi dire

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so to speak

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prétextes, 3

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pretext, excuse, reason

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s’inscruster (s’immiscer inopportunément

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to stick one’s nose in
to gatecrash
to push in

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s’incruster (entacher fortement, rouiller, orner en profonder)

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to embed, to inlay
to get embedded, to get encrusted

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louveteau

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wolf cub

30
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calepin

A

notebook

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gourde

A

flask
water bottle

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brindille, 2
(tree, bush) vs (hay, straw)

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twig (tree, bush)
stalk (hay, straw)

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foin

A

hay

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paille

A

straw

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admettre, reconnaitre

A

to reckon

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sans bouger

A

prone

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sous-bois, broussailles

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undergrowth

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blonds

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fair

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tenir

A

to grip

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le soleil leur cuisait les reins

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the sun was scorching their backs

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L’autre secoua la tête

A

His companion shook his head

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un animal est + grand

A

bigger pas taller

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to mutter

A

marmonner, grommeler,

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n’en dis pas un mot

A

don’t breathe a word

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muselière
bouche d’un pistolet

A

muzzle

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rôder

A

to prowl

46
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pretext, what preposition ?

A

under a pretext

47
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dialogue au passé pourquoi have + en et pas had + en

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Dialogue : HAVE + EN ici car even in a past narrative

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basané

A

swarthy

49
Q

tête de cochon

A

pigheaded

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to needle sbdy

A

repetitive way of bothering someone

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viseur
ou pour ajuster télescope

A

viewfinder

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un rôdeur, rôdeuse

A

a prowler

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reculer

A

to pull back

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dans la boîte

A

in the can

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s’inscruster, 2
de manière permanente qquepart

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planting roots,
setting roots

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caribou

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caribou

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arpenter

A

pace up and down

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donner la main

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give your hand to sb
to pass the baton to sb

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étriqué,

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skimpy
tight

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s’eterniser

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go on and on
draw sth out

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en clair

A

in plain language,
unencrypted

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trainer, 3

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to drag = tirer
to dawdle, to lag behind = s’attarder

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toison

A

fleece (lainage)
abundant growth (poils abondants)

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minable

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pathetic, wretched, paltry
meagre

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haletant, 2

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panting
out-of-breath

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Nuées

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insect : swarm, cloud
birds : flock
people: swarm, flock, throng, crowd, multitude

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coulée (passage), 3

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track run path

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carbonisé

A

carbonised

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sentencieux

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solemn, sententious

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grave (ton)

A

serious