Vocab 32 Flashcards

1
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couperet de la justice

A

long arm of the law

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2
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dans les grandes largeurs

A

au plus haut point

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3
Q

écrin

A

setting

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4
Q

(se) cabrer

A

(rear up) make some rear up

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5
Q

nasse

A

tight spot

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6
Q

tiquer

A

make a face

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7
Q

décalé

A

off the wall

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8
Q

obéir au doigt et à l’œil

A

at one’s beck and call

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9
Q

jeter dans la balance

A

throw in the mix

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10
Q

engranger

A

rassembler

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11
Q

solder des dettes

A

settle debts

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12
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flegmatique

A

impassive

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13
Q

échoir à

A

revenir par le sort

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14
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coup de filet

A

good haul

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15
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bise

A

vent froid

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16
Q

décolleté

A

échancré

17
Q

devanture

A

front window

18
Q

avoir trait à

A

être lié à

19
Q

forcer (grossir) le trait

A

exaggerate

20
Q

cheminer

21
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toiser

22
Q

ébauche

A

maquette, first signs

23
Q

trapu

A

râblé (intelligent) (épineux)

24
Q

guenille

25
blafard
blanchâtre
26
tire-au-flanc
couleuvre (paresseux)
27
solives
joist
28
gazouillement (gazouillis)
chirp
29
galet
caillou
30
pioche
stack (jeu de cartes)
31
Crocheter
Pick
32
Régenté
Organisé
33
Créneau
Temps
34
Ne pas se mettre en vue
Under the radar
35
Recoller les morceaux (se rabibocher)
Patch up
36
Survenue
Début
37
Franchise
Sincérité
38
Prendre un rendez-vous
Meeting