The Great Gatsby Chapter 1 Flashcards by Claire Sengphanit | Brainscape

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Ever since

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Depuis

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To turn sth over

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Ressasser

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Abnormal

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Anormal

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Privy

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Au courant/dans le secret

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Grief

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Chagrin, douleur, peine

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Unsought (not looked for)

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Non sollicité, non recherché

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Unmistakable

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Sans ambiguïté, évident

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Parcelle

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Fragment

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To boast

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Se vanter

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To mean a great deal more than that

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C’est bien plus que cela

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To open up

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Ouvrir

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Levity

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Manque de sérieux, légèreté

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To quiver

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Trembler, frémir

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To be marred by

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Être marqué/ entaché par

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Wet marshes

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Marais, marécages

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Rotious

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Déchainé, tapageur

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Scorn

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Mépris

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Heightened sensitivity

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Sensibilité accrue, exacerbée

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Responsiveness

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Réceptivité, réactivité

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Flabby impressionability

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Molle impressionabilité

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Readiness

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Vivacité

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Turn out all right

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S’arranger, bien se passer/dérouler

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Prey on

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Profiter de la vulnérabilité de qqn

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Foul

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Infect, infâme, odieux, pourri

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Sorrow

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Tristesse, chagrin, peine, douleur

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Short-winded

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Courte haleine

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Elation

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Allégresse, joie, euphorie

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Prominent (well-known)

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Célèbre, connu

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Well-to-do (wealthy, rich)

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Aisé

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Civil War

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Guerre de Sécession

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Wholesale

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Commerce de gros

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Hardware

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Quincaillerie

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Carry on

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Continuer à diriger

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Thoroughly

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Beaucoup, énormément

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Restless

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Agité

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Ragged edge

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Bords déchiquetés

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Bond business

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Banque d’émission

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To talk over something

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Parler de, discuter de, débattre

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Delay

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Retard

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Permanently

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Définitivement

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Lawn

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Pelouse

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Weather-beaten

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Battu par les éléments

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Carboard

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En carton

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Helplessly

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Désespérement

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To be lonely no longer

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Ne plus se sentir dépaysé

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Pathfinder

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Pionnier