vocabulaire 1 Flashcards

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vous n’avez encore rien vu

A

you ain’t seen nothing yet.

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2
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sur le qui vive

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be on the lookout

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3
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repousser (v)

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postpone, push back

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4
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des louanges

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praise

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5
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une déception

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disappointment

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6
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chercheur, chercheuse (n)

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researcher

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7
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plutôt chahuté

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rather rowdy/hectic

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8
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piégée

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trapped

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9
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effondré

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collapsed

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10
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empressé

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eager

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11
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venons-en

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let’s get to it

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12
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un bilan

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a review, a report

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13
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sanglots

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tears, sobs

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14
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décombres

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rubble

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15
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l’étendue

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the extent

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16
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en garde à vue

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in custody

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17
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comment s’est déroulé ?

A

how did it go?

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18
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périple

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journey

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19
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bénéfice (n, masc)

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profit

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20
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sauter (v)

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to jump

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21
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enfoncer (v)

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to sink, to get stuck in

22
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hoche la tête

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seuil de la porte (n)

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réserves de graisse

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fat stores

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soulagement
relief
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cahin-caha
chugging along
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ahurissant (adj)
mind-boggling
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Je le glisse
I slip it into
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bouillant
boiling
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complexe dernier cri
state-of-the-art complex
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sous-entendu
implied
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sans aboutir
without success
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démenti
denial/denied
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piste
track, runway, leads (as in "clue")
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poursuivre (v)
to continue
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noir de jais
jet black
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chevelure
hair (locks, tresses)
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le seuil
the threshold
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pour que
so that
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réagisse dans la foulée
reacts immediately
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agacement
annoyance
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á l'égard
with regards to
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convoitise
lust
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m'observer á la dérobée
watch me on the sly
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s'éloigner (v)
to walk away, to move away
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à emboîter le pas
to follow in his footsteps
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emboîter (v)
to fit together
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la moquette
the carpet
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faire volte-face
to turn around, do an about-face
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pour ne pas me rentrer dedans
so as not to run into me