Vocab 3 Flashcards

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“to trigger extensive press coverage” [exp]

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faire couler beaucoup d’encre

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a story, tale

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un conte

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ill at ease; uncomfortable (adj)

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mal à l’aise

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4
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morality

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la moralité

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5
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lack of [sth]

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pénurie de

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to come to/reach an agreement; make a decision

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se mettre d’accord

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a glimmer, glow

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une lueur

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hope

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l’espoir (m)

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a tasting; sampling

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une dégustation

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blind (noun & adj.)

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non-voyants

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to bark (ex. a dog)

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aboyer

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12
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to pass out/lose consciousness

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perdre connaissance;
tomber dans les pommes;
s’évanouir

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13
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change of government (by force)

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un coup d’État

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14
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a march, parade, procession

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le défilé

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a survey, poll

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un sondage

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16
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customs, traditions

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des moeurs (f)

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17
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a stake, support (for plants)

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un tuteur

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18
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to be on the edge of the abyss

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être au bord du gouffre

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19
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to open up, come out, bloom

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s’épanouir

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20
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to confess, own up to [sth]

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avouer

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21
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to end in, result in [sth]

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aboutir à

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22
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demands, requirements

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les exigences (f)

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23
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a hit list, prize list

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un palmarès

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24
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a slum

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un bidonville

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25
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a cable car

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un téléphérique

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26
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in vain [exp]

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en vain

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27
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literacy

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l’alphabétisation (f)

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28
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to pierce, break through [sth]

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percer

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29
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easily, comfortably (adv)

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aisément

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30
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a sample

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un échantillon

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31
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easy, well-off (adj)

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aisé

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32
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to drive, lead, direct

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mener

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33
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to start, initiate

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entamer

34
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to take down, unhook

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décrocher

35
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help, assistance

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un secours

36
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an assessment

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un bilan

37
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to overwork

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surmener

38
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to get worse

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empirer

39
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to make/get stupid

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abrutir

40
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mind-numbing (adj)

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abrutissant

41
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to withdraw, shut yourself away

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se replier

42
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a puzzle (game)

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un casse-tête

43
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secular (adj)

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laïque

44
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secularism

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la laïcité

45
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an outfit, uniform

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une tenue

46
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“tit for tat” (adv)

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du tac au tac

47
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to satisfy, fill up

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rassasier

48
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pensive, dreamer (adj)

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songeur

49
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generously, heartily (adv)

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copieusement

50
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generous, plentiful (adj)

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copieux

51
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full (adj)

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repu

52
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a snack

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en-cas (m); casse-croûte

53
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double-jointed (adj)

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désarticulé

54
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a joint (on the body)

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une articulation

55
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flexible (adj)

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souple

56
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young age (adj)

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en bas âge

57
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elbow

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un coude

58
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elbowing (noun)

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la bousculade

59
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to weaken

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débiliter

60
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a speaker, contributor, player;

someone who intervenes

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un intervenant

61
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to intervene, step in

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intervenir

62
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a witness

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un témoin

63
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to bear witness, testify

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témoigner

64
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a testimony, evidence

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un témoignage

65
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a prank, hoax

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un canular

66
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to resuscitate, revive

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réanimer

67
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to discharge [so] (ex. from the hospital)

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l’évacuation

68
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lucky (adj)

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chanceux

69
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emergency reception

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l’accueil de l’urgence

70
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to beg, plead, implore

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implorer

71
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to wear out, wear thin

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user

72
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sand

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le sable

73
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sediment

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le sédiment

74
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storm, thunderstorm

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un orage

75
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a gesture, movement

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un geste

76
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a trick ;

cleverness, cunning

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une astuce

77
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to miss (ex. a target), fail, mess up [sth]

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rater

78
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to be inattentive/distracted

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se dissiper

79
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inattentive (adj)

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dissipé

80
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to claim, demand

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revendiquer