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1
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le cyclisme

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cycling, biking

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un autobus

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group that rides together to finish within time limit

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le Tour de France

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The Tour of France

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la Grande Boucle

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the big loop

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un commissaire

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referee

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un coureur

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rider, cyclist

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un cycliste

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rider, cyclist

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un directeur sportif

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team manager

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un domestique

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support rider

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un échappé

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break away

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une équipe

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team

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un grimpeur

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climber

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un grupeto

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a small group that rides together to finish within time limit

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un peloton

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pack, bunch

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un poursuivant

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a chaser

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un rouleur

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a steady pace rider

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un soigneur

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team assistant

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un sprinteur

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sprinter

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la tête de course

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Leader (lit: head of the course)

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à bloc

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riding all out, as hard and fast as possible

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la cadence

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pedalling rhythm

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chasse patate

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riding between two groups (literally, “potato hunt”)

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un bidon

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a water bottle

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un casque

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helmet

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une crevaison

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a flat, puncture

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un dossard

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number on rider’s uniform

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un maillot

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a jersey

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une musette

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a feed bag

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un pneu

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a tire

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un pneu crevé

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a flat tire

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une roue

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a wheel

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un vélo de course

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a race bike

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une voiture balai

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a broom wagon

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une borne kilométrique

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milestone (literally, a kilometer marker)

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un col

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a mountain pass

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une côte

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a hill, slope

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une course

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a race

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une course par étapes

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a stage race

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une descente

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a downward slope

40
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une étape

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a stage

41
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la flamme rouge

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red marker at 1 kilometer from finish

42
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hors catégorie

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beyond classification (extremely difficult)

43
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une montagne

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mountain

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une montée

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an upward slope

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un parcours

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a route, a course

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une plaine

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a plaine, flat land

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une piste

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a track

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une route

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a road

49
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la bonification

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the bonus points

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une chute

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a fall, a crash

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le classement

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the standings

52
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contre la montre

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a time trial

53
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la lanterne rouge

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the last rider

54
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le maillot à pois

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polka dot jersey (worn by best climber)

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le maillot blanc

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white jersey (worn by best rider under 25)

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le maillot jaune

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yellow jersey (worn by overall leader)

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le maillot vert

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green jersey (worn by leader in points / best sprinter)

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accélérer

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to accelerate

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s’accrocher à

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to cling, hang onto

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attaquer

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to attack

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changer d’allure

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to change pace

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changer de vitesse

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to shift gears

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courir

A

to ride

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dépasser

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to overtake

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déraper

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to slip, to skid

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s’échapper

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to break away, to escape

67
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grimper

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to climb

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prendre la tête

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to take the lead

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ralentir

A

to slow down

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rouler

A

to ride

71
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la courbe

A

the curve

72
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tenir ses bonnes résolutions

A

to keep one’s New Year’s resolutions

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stressant

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stressful

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négociants

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merchants

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consignés

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returnable

76
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surprenante

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surprising

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repoussante

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repulsive

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toutefois

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however

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Quant à

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As for, regarding

80
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écueil

A

reef

81
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classeur

A

file, ring binder

82
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cahier

A

note book, exercise book

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feuille

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leaf, sheet of paper

84
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volontiers

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willingly, with pleasure

85
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engloutier

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to devour, to swallow up

86
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démentir

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to deny

87
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clouer

A

to nail, to pin, to confine

French Vocab (26 decks)

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