Vocab 1 Flashcards

1
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demeurer

A

habiter
rester dans la memoire
rester

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aboutir à

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end in, lead to, result in

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aboutir

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succeed, come to a successful conclusion

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d’ailleurs

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à propos (incidentally)

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lorsque

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au moment où (when, as soon as)

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effrayer

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apeurer (frighten)

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encaisser

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to box
to bank, cash
to put up with
to withstand

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8
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écoeuré

A

(physically) nauseous

(morally) revolted

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dès

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from

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se poigner

A

se quereller (argue)

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oindre

A

huiler, graisser

to anoint

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plaindre

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to pity, sympathise with

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se plaindre

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to complain

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cependant

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pourtant, néanmoins (yet, nevertheless, however)

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15
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échotier(ière)

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gossip columnist

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16
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ranger

A

mettre en ordre

remettre à sa place

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17
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préalable

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preliminary, preceding

precondition, prerequisite

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18
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pour autant

A

for all that

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19
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astreindre

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assigner (oblige, compel, constrain)

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20
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ainsi

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de cette manière (thus, so)

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21
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l’élan (m.)

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impulsion

sexual urge

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22
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la mousse

A

foam

moss

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la pourriture

A

rot
corruption
personne détestable

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24
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le chou-fleur

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cauliflower

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la démarche

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manière de marcher

méthode (approach)

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l’angoisse (f.)

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anxiety, dread, worry

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27
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le délaissement

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abandonment

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28
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échapper à

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escape from, elude

avoid, get out of

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désigner

A

montrer
choisir (appoint, delegate)
signifier (indicate, refer to)

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30
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la maîtrise

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self-control, command of emotions
domination (mastery)
connaissance (mastery)

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l’aménagement (m.)

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arrangement, layout

adjustment

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le défi

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challenge, defiance

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l’enjeu (m.)

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prize, stakes

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34
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bondir

A

sauter, se précipiter

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35
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le poing

A

fist

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36
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pendre

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hang, dangle

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37
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tendre

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stretch, extend, pull taut

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38
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fendre

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split, chop, cleave

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39
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répandre

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spread, put, scatter, leave

broadcast, spread, publicize

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40
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pousser

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to push

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41
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agaçant

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annoying, irritating

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42
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faire la gueule

A

to sulk

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43
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la larme

A

tear

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44
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le logiciel

A

software program

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45
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le fichier

A

the file

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46
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dénicher

A

trouver (unearth)

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47
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arrosé(e)

A

boozy, washed down with alcohol

wet with rain

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48
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mater

A

check out, look at

réprimer (subdue, quell)

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49
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néanmoins

A

pourtant (nevertheless)

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50
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l’arobase (f.)

A

@

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51
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le commentaire

A

(online) comment

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52
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le courriel

A

email

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53
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le fournisseur d’accès

A

internet service provider

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54
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la messagerie instantanée

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instant messaging

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55
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le navigateur

A

browser

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56
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la pièce jointe

A

the attachment (attached doc)

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57
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le portail

A

homepage

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58
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le réseau social

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the social network

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59
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le téléchargement

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downloading

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60
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le clavier

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the keyboard

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61
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l’écran

A

the screen

62
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la touche

A

the key (on keyboard)

63
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la clé USB

A

USB stick

64
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l’enceinte (f.)

A

the speaker

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l’imprimante (f.)

A

the printer

66
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la souris

A

the mouse

67
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afficher

A

to post publish, display, put up, show

68
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enregistrer

A

to record, burn (on CD)

69
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éteindre

A

to turn/switch off

70
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joindre

A

to attach

71
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sauvegarder

A

to save (on computer too)

72
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télécharger

A

to download

73
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tomber en panne

A

to crash, break down (technology)

74
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gérer

A

s’occuper de (manage, handle, deal with)

75
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empêcher

A

prevent, avoid, stop

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le rideau

A

curtain, shutters

haze, veil

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les frais

A

costs, charge, fee

78
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coûteux(se)

A

cher

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gênant

A

embarrassing, awkward, uncomfortable

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s’accrocher (à)

A

hold/cling onto

être tenace (work hard)

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accrocher

A

to hang, grip, stick

82
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par ailleurs

A

de plus, en outre (in addition)

83
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brouillé

A

en mauvais termes

84
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aîné

A

eldest, firstborn

85
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auprès de

A

near, beside, with
vers
dans l’opinion de
en comparaison de

86
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rude

A

dur, difficile

formidable, impressive

87
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cuisant

A

crushing, heavy, serious

stinging, painful

88
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boursier

A

de La Bourse

grant/scholarship holder

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puéril(e)

A

childlike

juvenile, childish, silly

90
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rater

A

manquer, ne pas voir

ne pas réussir

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l’amertume (f.)

A

bitter taste

bitterness, resentment

92
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se borner à

A

confine/limit yourself to

93
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borner

A

mark, stake out

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ailleurs

A

elsewhere

something better, new horizons

95
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désemparé(e)

A

distraught, disconcerted, lost at sea

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or

A

but, yet, now

97
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déçu

A

désappointé

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la dureté

A

hardness, intransigence

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lâche

A

cowardly, week, feeble

100
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atteindre

A

to reach, get to
to attain, achieve
to affect, harm

101
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franchir

A

jump over, cross, pass

overcome

102
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reculer

A

back up, reverse
withdraw, retreat
postpone, push back
diminish

103
Q

nier

A

deny, refute, abjure

104
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le renseignement

A

information, details

intelligence, spying

105
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sans domicile fixe

A

homeless

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sans-abri

A

homeless

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l’espion/espionne

A

spay

108
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la grève

A

the strike

109
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les grevistes

A

the strikers

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l’outil (m.)

A

tool

111
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davantage

A

more

112
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l’internaute

A

utilisateur d’Internet

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la moyenne

A

average

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chouchouter

A

pamper, spoil

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la ruée

A

rush

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au paravant

A

formerly, before

117
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désormais

A

from now on, henceforth

118
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l’éclosion (f.)

A

hatching, spawning, birth, blooming

119
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à raison de

A

at a rate of

120
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le néant

A

the void, nothingness, oblivion

none

121
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viser

A

to aim, target, concern

122
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le salaud

A

bastard, SOB…GIT!

123
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méconnaître

A

be ignorant/unaware of

124
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insouciant(e)

A

carefree, happy-go-lucky

unconcerned, oblivious, untroubled

125
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l’engagement (m.)

A

commitment

126
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fâché

A

en colère

brouillé

127
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le dépassement

A

the overtaking, passing

128
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couramment

A

commonly, frequently

fluently

129
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la mise au point

A

clarification

130
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la cité

A

city-state, city
society
estate, ghetto

131
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malin

A

smart, shrewd, clever
(sarcastically:) smart! clever!
malevolent, malignant (spirit)
(noun, m.): wily devil

132
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bien malin qui

A

it’s a wise person who

133
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méprisable

A

honteux, bas (contemptible, despicable)

134
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le stigmate

A

stigma

scar, mark

135
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effrayant

A

qui fait peur

136
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malpropre

A

(pour un lieu:) sale

(pour une personne:) indélicat

137
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trébucher

A

perdre l’equilibre

138
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mépris

A
dédain (contempt)
non respect (disregard)
139
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les déboires (m.)

A

run of bad luck, disappointments

140
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se détendre

A

se relâcher

141
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pourvu que (+ subj.)

A

provided, as long as

let’s hope that

142
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craindre

A

avoir peur de

redouter

143
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l’amende (f.)

A

fine

144
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le ménage

A

tâches domestiques

copule vivant en comun

145
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ausein de

A

à l’interieur de

146
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amouresement

A

romantically

147
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dénué de

A

soutenu: privé

148
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il vaut mieux

A

you had better, it’s best if you

149
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le truchement

A

le porte parole (spokesperson)

means of expression

150
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l’attentisme (m.)

A

wait-and-see attitude

151
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tandis que

A

while

152
Q

tâcher de

A

essayer de