Vocab 23 Flashcards

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1
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Port altier

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Du sénateur

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Chambranle

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Charpente

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Un physique passe-partout

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Apparence banal

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Vermoulu

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Worm ridden

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Bouquet finale

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Grand finale

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Vie bien rangée

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Vie ordonnée

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Faisceau lumineux

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Ray of light

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Cloison mobile

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Room divider

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Longer

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Aller le long de

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Cintrer

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Arch (take in the waste)

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Monticule

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Colline

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12
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Payer les pots cassés

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Payer les dommages

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13
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Brassard de capitaine

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Armband

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14
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Marcel

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Débardeur

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15
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En demi teinte

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Tiède

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16
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Passer au crible

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Go over closely

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17
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Criblé de dettes

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Surendetté

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18
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Avoir une longueur d’avance

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Have a head start on

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avoir les coudées franches

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avoir toute liberté d’action

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Une ligne de crête délicate à tenir

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difficile à gérer

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en creux (à demi-mot)

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implicitement

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22
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casserole

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déboire

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23
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garde-fou

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talus

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24
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saisine

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standing

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25
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lapidaire

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terse

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dans l’optique de

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avec but de

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27
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En mains propres

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By hand

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28
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Préau

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Covered schoolground

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29
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Pioche

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Pickaxe

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30
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Pelle

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Shovel

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31
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Dalle

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Slab

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32
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Faire la priorier

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Headstand

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33
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Balafre

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Cicatrice

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34
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Crevasses

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Avec des fêlures

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35
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Monceau

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Gros tas

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36
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Moignon

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Stump

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37
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Bouche d’égout

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Déversoir

38
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En contrebas

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Below

39
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Renflement

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Ballonnement

40
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Ronce

A

Bramble

41
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Passer à la toise

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Être mesuré

42
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Paître

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Brouter

43
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Faire tapisserie

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Wallflower

44
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Angoisse de la plage blanche

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Writer’s block

45
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Border

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Tuck in

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Canicule

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Vague de chaleur

47
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Être aux abonnés absents

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AWOL

48
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Saccade

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Ballotement

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Camisole de force

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Straitjacket

50
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Démon du jeu

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Gambling

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Relent

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Odeur persistant

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Biffer

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Rayer

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Atermoiements

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Délai

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Canaille

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Polisson

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En débandade

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En déroute

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Lambinard

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Traînard

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Âcreté

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Inimité

58
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Gagne-pain

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Qui fait bouillir la marmite

59
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Touche-à-tout

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Jack of all trades

60
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Sismique

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Cataclysmique

61
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Année charnière

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Pivotal

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En baisse

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En hausse

63
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Lubrique

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Libidineux

64
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Sangsue

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Leech

65
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Averse

A

Hail

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Fantassin

A

Tirailleur

67
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Attirail

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Bastringue

68
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Âpre

A

Harsh

69
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Crèneler

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Faire un cran

70
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Sauve-qui-peut

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Every man for himself

71
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Lâcher pied

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S’enfuir

72
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Croupe

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Monticule

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Versant

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Pente

74
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Sillon

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Creux

75
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Éboulement

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Effondrement

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Erreur d’etourderie

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Absent minded

77
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Chier dans la colle

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Foutre en l’air

78
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Cafouillage

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Enchevêtrement

79
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Écaille

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Fragment

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Crosse

A

Butt

81
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Se cabrer

A

Rear

82
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Tourner bride

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Reriverement

83
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Fourgon postale

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Mail van

84
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Dégel

A

Fonte

85
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Désarçonner

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Déconcerter

86
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Cocarde

A

Enseigne

87
Q

Attestation de complaisance

A

Bs

88
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Attestation de complaisance

A

Bs

89
Q

Payer rubis sur ongle

A

Payer comptant

90
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Monceau

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Tas