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Français Accru! 2015/2016 > Vocabulaire Générale 01 (Cours, Vieil homme et la mer) > Flashcards

Vocabulaire Générale 01 (Cours, Vieil homme et la mer) Flashcards

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grimper

grimper + à, sur, dans…

A

to climb

to climb up, to climb onto, to climb into

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voir défiler

défiler

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to see pass through

to march past, to parade, to pour in (as in people)

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barbu(e) (adj)

barbu (noun)

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bearded

beard

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autrement

1) Il l’a fait autrement
2) autrement dit,

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differently or otherwise

1) He did it differently
2) In other words,

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une montre (f)

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a watch

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embaucher

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to hire

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un couloir

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a corridor, passage

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un enjeu (m)

1) quel est l’enjeu?
2) l’enjeu est considérable

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stakes

1) What is at stake? What are the stakes?
2) the stakes are high!

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bras de fer

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arm wrestling / strong-arm tactics

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en tant que…

en tant que tel,

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as…

as such…

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une crevette (f)
gambon
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shrimp

another word for shrimp

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une cravate

costume cravate

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a neck tie

suit and tie

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fine à l’eau

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cognac with water - most popular way to drink cognac until WWII.

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une falaise

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cliff

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accidenté(e) (adj)

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1) injured or damaged

2) hilly or uneven

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littoral(e) (adj or n.)

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coastal

coast

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un goéland

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seagull

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un ponton

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pontoon (as in on water)

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débiter

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1) to debit
2) to produce
3) to cut up (as in wood or meat, etc.)
- - Les troncs seront débité plus tard et alimenteront les foyer tout l’hiver.

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aube (f)

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dawn

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crépuscule (m)

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dusk

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bêcher

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to dig

Ils bêchent un jardin

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aménager

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1) to fill out, to develop

2) to organize/arrange

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sueur (f)

1) avoir des sueurs froids
2) en sueur

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sweat
pr = like sewer with a french accent
1) to be in a cold sweat
2) sweating, in a sweat

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boucher

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1) to stop up, to fill

2) to block

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seau (m.)

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bucket

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le cou (m.)

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neck

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pendre

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to hang

1) Il a pendu sa veste dans l’armoire
2) L’assassin a été pendu

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poitrine (f)

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chest

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constater

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to notice, to observe
“Force est de constater que + indicatif”
- It should be noted that…

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trait (m.)

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line or stroke (as in a design)

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estomper

s’estomper

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to blur, to dim

to become blurred or dimmed

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“ce que ça a donné”

Je me demande ce que ça a donné…

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“what happened”

I wonder what happened

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épatant(e)

C’est un type épatant

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super, splendid

“He’s a splendid chap!”

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le/la gosse

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kid

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marsouin (m)

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porpoise

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cabriole (f.)

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tumble, somersault

*type of animal movement, associated with descriptions when they swim or move about

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reniflement

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sniffing/snorting

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soupir (m.)

rendre le dernier soupir

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sigh

to breathe one’s last

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éprouver

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to feel

Nous pouvons épouser un sentiment réel de fierté

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costaud (adj. et noun)

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1) strong, sturdy

2) a sturdy man

42
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malin (adj.)
1 esprit malin
2 c’est malin

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Clever or cunning, but I think only applied to enemies or opposing forces.

  1. evil spirit
  2. well done! (ironic)
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“avoir ma peau”

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to kill me, to have my skin

il veut avoir ma peau!

44
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“bon sang!”

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For God’s sake! Damn!

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la chair (f.)

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flesh

46
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s’affoler

Ne t’affole pas!

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to get into a panic

Don’t panic!

47
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branché (adj.)

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trendy

Il a un look branché

48
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porter

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to wear

to carry

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soigné (adj.)

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immaculate, well-kept (outfits, clothes)

careful, meticulous (work)

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une tenue (f.)

  1. Elle portait une tenue très élégante
  2. tenue de soirée
  3. être en tenue
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outfit

  1. She was wearing an elegant outfit
  2. evening dress
  3. to be dressed up
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vestimentaire (adj.)

  1. tenue vestimentaire
  2. code vestimentaire
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clothing

  1. clothes
  2. dress code
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négligé(e) (adj.)

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untidy, unkept

53
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décontracté(e) (adj.)

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relaxed, casual

54
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habiller (se)

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1) to get dressed (reflexive)
2) to dress (not reflexive)
“Je me suis habillé ce matin”

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soigner

“soigne-toi bien ce week-end”

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to take care of, to look after

Take good care of yourself this weekend

56
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un tailleur (m.)

1) en tailleur (deux définitions)
- a) Il est assis en tailleur.
- b) Je sors en tailleur.

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a tailor or a suit

en tailleur = cross legged or “in a suit”

57
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taille basse

A

low-waisted

58
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talon (m.)

  1. hauts talons
  2. chaussures à talons
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heel

Both 1 and 2 mean “high heels”

59
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tendance (noun - f.)

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  1. tendency
  2. trend

used with avoid + à
Il a tendance à exagérer

60
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tendance (adj.)

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trendy

C’est très tendance

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loup (m)

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wolf

62
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fébrile (adj.)

capitaux fébriles

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feverish

“hot money”

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rassemblement (m.)

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gathering, rally

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deuil (m.)

une journée de deuil

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mourning or grief

a day of mourning

65
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cible (f.)

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target

Charlie Hebdo a été la cible d’un attentat

66
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en cavale (exp.)

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on the run

Les trois suspects, toujours en cavale, ont été identifiés.

67
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rédaction (f.) - 3 déf.

“rédaction publicitaire”

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  1. editorial staff
  2. editorial office
  3. writing (used in this sense as adj.)
    “copywriting”
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recueillement (m.)

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mediatation, contemplation

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lâche (adj. or m/f)

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  1. cowardly

2. coward

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toute entier (exp.)

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  1. entirely, wholely

2. whole

71
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sidération (f.)

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shock, stunned astonishment

“Hier, la sidération dominait dans ce quartier”

72
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voeu(x) (m.)

A

wish

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bête

  1. comme une bête
  2. chercher la petite bête
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animal

  1. like a dog
  2. to nit-pick
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méchant(e)

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nasty or vicious

1. attention, chien méchant

75
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canarder

A

to shoot

76
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dans tous les sens (exp.)

A

all over the place, in every direction

1. Ils canardaient dans tous les sens…

77
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faire une connerie (exp.)

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to do something really stupid; to screw up

78
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une bombe à retardement (f.)

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a time bomb

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élan (m.)

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  1. run-up
  2. momentum
  3. elk/moose

Un élan magnifique

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scander

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  1. to chant*
  2. to scan
    Ils ont scandé “Je suis Charlie”
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tout en (exp.) + présent participe (-ant ending)
Il a fait son travail tout en chantant.
tout en participant avec ses amis...
A

while… verb-ing
He did his work while singing
…while participating with his friends…

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survenir

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  1. to take place / occur unexpectedly
  2. to arrive (unexpectedly)
    …survenue en 1920 alors qu’il avait à peine 36 ans.
83
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inopinément (adj.)

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unexpectedly

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à peine

A

hardly, barely, only just

C’est à peine croyable (It’s hardly believable)

85
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désinvolture (noun)

désinvolte (adj)

A 
noun = casualness
adj = casual, off-hand
86
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rire (noun et verb)

A

a laugh, to laugh

87
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la reconnaissance

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1) gratitude or recognition/admission of something

2) reconnaissance (military)

88
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la déception

une immense déception

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disappointment

a huge disappointment

89
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le dégoût

A

disgust

90
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un atout

A

1) asset
2) trump card

L’atout principal de ce joueur c’est sa vitesse.

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décalé(e) (adj.)

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1) out of step (policy/practice)
2) quirky, unconventional (of a person)

Salaires décalés par rapport à ceux des pays voisins

92
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se démarquer de qch, qn

A

to distance oneself from…

93
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démarquer

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1) to “debrand” and thus lower price

2) to lower the price (as in a sale)

94
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soi (pron)

A

oneself

  • avoir confiance en soi (have self confidence)
  • maîtrise de soi = self control
95
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mentir

A

to lie

Ne mentez jamais = never lie

96
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exercer

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to exercise, to practice

97
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un métier

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1) a job or trade

2) a skill or technique

98
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sortir du lot

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to stand out

Il me faut quelque chose pour sortir du lot = I need something to help me standout.

99
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rebuter

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1) to put off
2) to disgust

= décourager ou dégoûter
“Rien ne la rebute” = nothing puts her off

100
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rater

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1) to fail
2) to miss (ella a raté son train)
3) to make a mess of

Mon ex-femme m’a dit que les décisions que j’ai fait ont raté notre mariage.

101
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précipiter les choses (exp.)

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to rush things

102
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précipiter

A

to throw or to hurl

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