Vocab 2/11/17 from chapter 3 Flashcards

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1
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Hearing

A

L’audition

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2
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To get rid of

A

Se débarasser de - to get rid of

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3
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Overwhelmed

A

Débordé

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4
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Failure

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L’échec

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5
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To speak

A

Prendre la parole

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6
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Custody

A

La detention provisoire

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7
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Extortion

A

Le racket

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8
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Being stripped of your nationality

A

La déchéance de nationalité

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9
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The hardening

A

Le durcissement

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10
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The piling up

A

L’entassement

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11
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To inflict

A

Infliger

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12
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The Age of Enlightenment

A

Les lumières

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13
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To despise / hold in contempt

A

Mepriser

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14
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To advocate

A

Prôner

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15
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Torture

A

Le supplice

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16
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To kill

A

Abattre

17
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The appearance

A

L’allure

18
Q

The escape

A

La cavale

19
Q

To receive (prison sentence)

A

Ecoper de

20
Q

Prison register

A

L’écrou

21
Q

The update

A

La mise au point

22
Q

To curse / complain

A

Pester

23
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To astound

A

Stupéfier