Vocab from 1984 Flashcards

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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

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to locate
repérer
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laces
les lacets
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the extent (of)
l'ampleur (de)
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what is the extent of his knowledge
quelle est l'étendue de ses connaissances
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to what extent can I trust you
dans quelle mesure puis-je vous faire confiance?
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the extent of the task
l'ampleur de la tâche
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originally
à l'origine
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to whine / snivel
pleurnicher
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the children were whining because of the cold
les enfants pleurnichaient à cause du froid
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Stop snivelling you coward.
Arrête de pleurnicher lâche.
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to dull / subside / lessen
s'émousser
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the pain subsided after a few minutes
la douleur s'est calmée au bout de quelques minutes
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to ease the pain
soulager la douleur
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grief fades after a few years
le chagrin s'estompe après quelques années
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to annihilate
anéantir
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the Russian army was annihilated in Ukraine
l'armée russe a été anéantie en Ukraine
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to darken
assombrir
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the sky is darkening
le ciel s'assombrit
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to favour a diplomatic solution
privilégier une solution diplomatique
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fuzzy / blurred / hazy / vague
flou (e/s)
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a closure
le bouclage
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to make a vow
faire un vœu
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pedantic
pédant
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the eulogy
l'éloge
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dissolved
dissoute
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the gutter
le caniveau
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oozing with
suintante de
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a swarm
un essaim
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the warehouses
les entrepôts
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gifted
doué
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a draft
un brouillon
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dreamy / dreamer
rêveuse
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to sink to
s'enfoncer jusqu'a
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