Vocab from 1984 Flashcards

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1
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a whirlwind of

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un tourbillon de

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2
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to sneak in

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se faufilar

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3
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cabbage

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le chou

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4
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that smells good

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ça sent bon

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5
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to pin (up)

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punaiser

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6
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to head towards the stairs

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se diriger vers les escaliers

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7
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even at the best of times

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même dans le meilleur de cas

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8
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in anticipation of

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en prévision de

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9
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to come from

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provenir de

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10
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the voice came from

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la voix provenait de

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11
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an overall / overalls

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une combinaison

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12
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a gust (or wind)

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une bourrasque

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13
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to display / put up

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placarder

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14
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a dragonfly

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une libellule

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15
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to hover

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planer

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16
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beyond / more than

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au-delà de

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17
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all the time

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en permanence

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18
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to check

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scruter

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19
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to overlook

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surplomber / donner sur

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20
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I have plugged the leak

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J’ai colmaté la fuite

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21
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the three slogans / mottos

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les trois devises

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22
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a disgusting smell

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une odeur écoeurante

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23
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to fade

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s’estomper

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24
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the pain has faded

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la douleur s’est estompée

25
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to locate

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repérer

26
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laces

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les lacets

27
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the extent (of)

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l’ampleur (de)

28
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what is the extent of his knowledge

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quelle est l’étendue de ses connaissances

29
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to what extent can I trust you

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dans quelle mesure puis-je vous faire confiance?

30
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the extent of the task

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l’ampleur de la tâche

31
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originally

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à l’origine

32
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to whine / snivel

A

pleurnicher

33
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the children were whining because of the cold

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les enfants pleurnichaient à cause du froid

34
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Stop snivelling you coward.

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Arrête de pleurnicher lâche.

35
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to dull / subside / lessen

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s’émousser

36
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the pain subsided after a few minutes

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la douleur s’est calmée au bout de quelques minutes

37
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to ease the pain

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soulager la douleur

38
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grief fades after a few years

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le chagrin s’estompe après quelques années

39
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to annihilate

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anéantir

40
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the Russian army was annihilated in Ukraine

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l’armée russe a été anéantie en Ukraine

41
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to darken

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assombrir

42
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the sky is darkening

A

le ciel s’assombrit

43
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to favour a diplomatic solution

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privilégier une solution diplomatique

44
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fuzzy / blurred / hazy / vague

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flou (e/s)

45
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a closure

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le bouclage

46
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to make a vow

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faire un vœu

47
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pedantic

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pédant

48
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the eulogy

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l’éloge

49
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dissolved

A

dissoute

50
Q

the gutter

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le caniveau

51
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oozing with

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suintante de

52
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a swarm

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un essaim

53
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the warehouses

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les entrepôts

54
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gifted

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doué

55
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a draft

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un brouillon

56
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dreamy / dreamer

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rêveuse

57
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to sink to

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s’enfoncer jusqu’a

58
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