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Vocabulaire français Flashcards

apprendre et d'étudier un nouveau vocabulaire

1
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Appuyer (sur un bouton)

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To press a button

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Attacher

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To fasten

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Atterrir

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To land

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Composter (son billet)

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To punch (a ticket)

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Décoller

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To take off

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Se déplacer

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To get around

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Enregistrer (ses bagages)

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To check (baggage)

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éteindre

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To extinguish

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Faire une escale

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To stop over

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Se rendre
se rendre compte de

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to go, to return
To realize

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Valider

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to validate

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une agence de voyages

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travel agency

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un aller-retour

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round-trip ticket

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un aller simple

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one-way ticket

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l’arrivée (f)

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arrival

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le bureau de reseignements

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information counter

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le comptoir

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airline ticket counter

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une correspondance

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a connection, transfer point

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le départ

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the departure

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une grève

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a strike

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le haut-parleur

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loudspeaker

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les heures de pointe

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rush hour

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l’horaire

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schedule

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un tarif (réduit)

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a fare (reduced)

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les transports en commun (m pl)

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mass transit

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une valise

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a suitcase

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la ceinture

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seat belt

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la compagnie

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airline

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la piste

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runway, dancefloor

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la porte

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gate

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un steward, une hôtesse de l’air

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flight attendant

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le vol

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the flight

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un arrêt

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a stop (metro, bus, etc)

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une bouche de métro

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subway entrance

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un carnet (de tickets)

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book of tickets

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le distributeur (automatique)

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ticket dispenser (automatic)

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un plan

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a map

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le quai

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the platform

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39
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une rame

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subway train

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le RER (Réseau Express Régional)

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suburban rapid transit line

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41
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la sortie

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the exit

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42
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l’avant (m)

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the front

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43
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le bouton

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the button

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44
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le car

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intercity car

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le couloir

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aisle, bus lane

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le chemin de fer

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railroad

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un compartiment

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compartment

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une couchette

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a bunk (sleeping)

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la gare

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station

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l’indicateur (m)

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train schedule

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51
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la période creuse

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slcak period

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52
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la place

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the seat

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53
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un rapide

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express train

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54
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un réseau

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network

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le système ferroviaire

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train system

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la voie

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the track

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57
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la voiture

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the car

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à bord

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on board

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à destination de

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bound for

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affiché(e)

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posted

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direct(e)

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non-stop

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de location

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rental

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en partance pour

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departing for

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en provenance de

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arriving from

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64
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Une petite souris

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Tooth fairy

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Le pierre

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Gem

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Une montre

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A watch

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67
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Les schtroumpfs

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Smirfs

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68
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Les colliers de perles

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Necklace

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Se déguiser

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To dress up as

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Un défilé

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A parade

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Un stage
Un/e stagiaire

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Internship
Internshipee

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apprendre par cœur

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to memorize

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assister à

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to attend

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échouer

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to fail

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faire une demande d’inscription

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to apply

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faire des études (de)

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to study (major in)

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former

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to educate

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s’inscrire

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to register, to enroll

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loger

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to lodge

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s’orienter

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to choose a course

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se préinscrire

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to preregister

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prendre une décision

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to make a decision

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se rattraper

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to make up

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recevoir

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to receive

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régler

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to settle, to pay

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remplir

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to fill out

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retirer

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to obtain, to withdraw

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sécher un cours

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to cut a class

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subir

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to undergo, to suffer through

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un amphithéâtre (amphi)

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lecture hall

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un apprentissage

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apprenticeship

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un bachelier/une bachelière

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baccalaureate holder

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la cité universitaire

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residence hall complex

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une classe préparatoire

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preparatory class

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une conférence

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a conference

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un conseiller / une conseillère

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advisor

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97
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le contrôle continu des connaissances

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periodic testing

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une copie d’examen

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exam paper

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un cours magistral

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lecture by the professor

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un cursus

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course of study

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la date limite

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deadline

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la deuxième cycle

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second level of higher education

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un diplôme

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diploma

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un dossier

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record, transcript

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le droit

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the law

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l’enseignement (m)

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teaching instruction, education

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une épreuve

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test

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une étape

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stage

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les études (f)

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course of study

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une fiche

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form

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une filière

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track

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une formation

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education

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une domaine de

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field of study

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les frais d’inscription (m)

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tuition, registration fees

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la gestion

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management

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L’informatique (f)

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computer science

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les inscriptions (f)

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registration

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une insertion

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entry into

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la Licence

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first diploma after the bac

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une majeure

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major subject

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une manifestation

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demonstration

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le Master

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second diploma after the bac

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une mention

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honors

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une matière

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subject

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une mineure

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minor

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un module

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unit

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une moyenne

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average

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un niveau

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level

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une note

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grade

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une orientation

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direction of study

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un polycopié

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reproduced set of lecture notes

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un poste

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job or position in a company

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la première

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next to last year of lycée

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le repêchage

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second chance

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le Resto U (RU)

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university restaurant

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les sciences humaines

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social sciences

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la scolarité

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schooling

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une spécialisation

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major (field of study)

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la terminale

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last year of lyée

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les travaux pratiques (m)

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drill, lab, or discussion sections

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une unité de valeur

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credit

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la vie active

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work

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admis(e)

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accepted

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au fur et à mesure

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bit by bit

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déçu(e)

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disappointed

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démodé(e)

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old-fashioned

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facultatif(-ive)

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optional

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gratuit(e)

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free

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provisoire

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temporary

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reçu(e)

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passed (an exam)

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sélectif (-ive)

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selective

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supprimé(e)

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eliminated, cancelled

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surpeuplé(e)

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crowded

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Les prêtres

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Priests

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Il est nécessaire

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It is necessary

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Il est essentiel

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It is essential

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C’est dommage

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It’s a pity

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Il est surprenant

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It is surprising

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Il vaut mieux

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It’s better

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Il se peut

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It’s possible

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Il me semble

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It seems to me

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Ce n’est pas la peine

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It’s not with the trouble

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alentours

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surroundings

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Les pâques

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Easter

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Des cloches

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Bells

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Un noeud

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A knot

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Bavarder

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To chat

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Pétillant

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Sparkling, bubbling

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résoudre

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To solve

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Avoir l’air +( adjectif)

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To look, appear, seem like

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Le sable

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The sand

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le barillet

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the barrel (gun)

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lier
fou à lier

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to tie (attach)
be raving mad

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manier

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to handle, operate

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palier

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landing, stage

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saliver

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to salivate

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l’écusson

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shield

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l’épée

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sword

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soigné

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neat, elegant

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rien à foutre

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not give a damn (shit,fuck)

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allumer

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to turn on, light up

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le calumet

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pipe (peace pipe)

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tréma

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diaeresis, accent mark (ü)

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la patte

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paw, hoof, leg

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graisse

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fat
(slang carcass)

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douaniers

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customs official, customs man/woman n

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loyer

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rent

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le cou

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the neck

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retraite

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retirement

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le poignet

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the wrist

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La confiture

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Jam/jelly

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réagir

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to react, to do something

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gérer

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to manage, help

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boucheé

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blocked

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myope

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near-sighted

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daltonien

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color-blind

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cafe lyophilisé

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freeze-dried coffee

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rétrogarder

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to downshift a gear

200
Q

acier inoxydable

A

stainless steel

201
Q

les accrochages

A

accidents

202
Q

astreindre

A

to make do something, oblige (i.e, Je m’astreins à un régime drastique)
J’astreins, tu astreins, on atreint, nous astreignons, vous astreignez, ills astreignent

203
Q

Ceindre

A

to encircle (i.e. entourner une partie du corps)
je ceins, tu ceins, on cient, nous ceignons, vous ceignez, ills ceignent

204
Q

dépeindre

A

to portray, depict, describe (also paint a picture. “Tout le monde depeignait comme un homme tres ordinaire”)

je depeins, tu depeins, on depeint, nouse depeignons, vous depeignez, ils depeignent

205
Q

déteindre

A

to lose its color, rub off on (i.e. Attention, ce tissu deteint).

206
Q

“décrocher la lune”

A

“to do the impossible”

207
Q

s’endetter

A

to put into debt

208
Q

brancher

A

to plug in

209
Q

éparpiller

A

to scatter

210
Q

Du coup

A

therefore

211
Q

raccourcis

A

shortcuts

212
Q

déconseiller

A

desadvise

213
Q

jongler

A

to juggle

214
Q

amené

A

brought

215
Q

attirant

A

attractive

216
Q

Quoi qu’il arrive

A

Whatever happens

217
Q

embrouiller

A

to confuse

218
Q

cumulés

A

cumulates

219
Q

l’élan

A

momentum

220
Q

débrouiller

A

to manage

221
Q

mener

A

to lead, carry on (conversation)

222
Q

une lubie

A

a fad

223
Q

le buste

A

the chest (body part)

224
Q

le tronc

A

the trunk (body part)

225
Q

la pilosité

A

hair growth

226
Q

épaules

A

shoulders

227
Q

Faire dresser les cheveux sur la tête

A

to make the hair on your head stand up

228
Q

la répartie

A

repartee
Being “quick mouthed” and quick to react

229
Q

échelle

A

ladder, scale

230
Q

déculpabiliser

A

to exonerate, take away the blame

231
Q

s’engager

A

to commit

232
Q

les enjuex

A

challenges

233
Q

les envahisseurs

A

the invaders

234
Q

les colons

A

the colonists

235
Q

les marchands

A

the merchants

236
Q

“prits les dessus”

A

took over, gained the upper hand

237
Q

souplesse, souple

A

flexibility, flexible

238
Q

témoin

A

witness

239
Q

osciller

A

to swing

240
Q

refléter

A

to reflect

241
Q

effectuer

A

to make, perform, carry out

242
Q

s’éprendre de (qq’un, qq chose)

A

“to take a liking to someone or something” “fall in love with”

243
Q

se noyer

A

to drown

244
Q

achever

A

to conclude, finish a piece of work

245
Q

guetter

A

watch out for something in the sense of “to keep an eye out for it”

246
Q

la giberne

A

The pouch

247
Q

oser faire

A

dare to do

248
Q

parvenir

A

to reach, get as far as

249
Q

gésir

A

to lie down by something, usually motionless

250
Q

fichtre!

A

Gosh! Good heavens!

251
Q

étinceler

A

to sparkle

252
Q

a force de…

A

“by dint of…” Through the repetition of an action

253
Q

se dresser

A

to stand upright, put something in upright position

254
Q

les hanches

A

the hips

255
Q

laid(e)

A

ugly

256
Q

ramasser

A

to pick up, gather

257
Q

dépouiller

A

to skin something (animal), to strip off, to shed

258
Q

taquiner

A

to tease, annoy

259
Q

effacer

A

to erase, wipe away

260
Q

bondissant, bondir

A

leaping/jumping around, to jump

261
Q

riposter

A

to retaliate

262
Q

leste

A

agile, nimble, supple

263
Q

cache-cache

A

hide and seek

264
Q

effrayant

A

terrifying

265
Q

chanceler

A

to stagger

266
Q

s’affaisser

A

to collapse, sink down into, cave in

267
Q

périple

A

tour, journey

268
Q

un saut, sauter

A

a jump, to jump (leap)

269
Q

“De France et de Navarre”

A

“in every corner of France, high and low”

270
Q

faire un saut

A

a quick trip

271
Q

enneigées

A

snow capped

272
Q

bagarreur, bagarreuse

A

Pugnacious, quick to argue, person who likes to fight

273
Q

percer

A

to pierce, penetrate, break through

274
Q

la foule

A

the crowd

275
Q

bredouiller

A

to mumble, stammer

276
Q

renchérir

A

to “out do” someone or top them. Literal: to outbid

277
Q

le colosse

A

the giant

278
Q

taisez-vous, tais-toi

A

Shut up

279
Q

pétanque

A

game using metal balls in southern France

280
Q

engouffrer

A

to devour, gobble up, dive/rush into something

281
Q

gratte-ciel

A

skyscraper

282
Q

un sentier

A

a path, trail

283
Q

mêler

A

to mixup, blend, combine

284
Q

somnolents

A

drowsy, somnolent

285
Q

bouleverser

A

devestate, upset, overwhelm

286
Q

congé ex. congé maladie

A

leave of absence (pay)

287
Q

loisirs

A

free time, leisure time

288
Q

“Il est tout ce qu’il y a de ___________” (adjective)

A

“He’s a ________ (adjective). Personification of subject.

289
Q

“canon”

A

glass of wine

290
Q

un perruque, perruquier

A

a wig, a wig maker

291
Q

chagrin

A

grief, sorrow, garnish

292
Q

garnir

A

to decorate, garnish

293
Q

trousseau

A

“outfit” line of clothes

293
Q

les mollets

A

calves muscles

294
Q

vermicellier

A

noodle-maker

295
Q

hébété, hébétér

A

stupefied, dazed to stupefy, brutalize

296
Q

blafard

A

pale, wan, pallid

297
Q

larmoyer

A

to cry, water

Foreign Language Vocab (5 decks)

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