Vocabulaire Version Flashcards by Lounis Ouali

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fade

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défraîchi

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frame

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cadre (photo)

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riding helmet

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bombe d’équitation

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vivid carroty shade

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d’un roux intense

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to gaze a face

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examiner chaque détail d’un visage pour y déceler

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smattering of freckles

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tâches de rousseur

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thrilling smile

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sourire charmant

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predictive qualities

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qualités futures

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the latter

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peut vouloir dire : ce dernier

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refinement

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raffinement

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I thought you’d get a little kick out of that

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Je me suis dit que tu allais adorer ce cliché

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to broach a subject

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aborder la question

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to brush a subject away with one sweep of one’s hand

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écarter le sujet d’un revers de main

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to be one’s heart with someone

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être de tout son coeur avec quelqu’un

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to wander

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passer (par un chemin)

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by chance

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par hasard

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past

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devant (un immeuble)

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bookshop

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librairie

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at closing time

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à l’heure de la fermeture

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to leave work

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quitter son travail

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impressive

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imposant

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figure

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silhouette / chiffre

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to come along the pavement

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avancer le long du trottoir

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to meet him

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à sa rencontre

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clearly

de toute évidence

to seek one's company

chercher sa compagnie

to say to oneself

se dire

modestly

avec modestie

he has taken to him for lack of anyone

il s'est attaché à lui faute de mieux

company

fréquentation / compagnie

enjoyable

agréable

to speak well

parler bien

all kind

de toute sorte

exercer une ironie mordante

to use biting irony

to have good manners

avoir des bonnes manières

regular

régulier

to put up with

subir

admonitions

admonestations (avertissement)

to face

affronter

muet

silent

questioning

interrogation

to gaze at with bewildered eyes

poser sur qqn un regard étonné

to have an affair

avoir une aventure

to convince

persuader

to grumble

grommeler

to do foolish things

jeter sa gourme

to stand

supporter (une chose)

at the sacrosanct dinner time

l'heure sacro-saint du dîner

alpiniste

mountaineer

une montagne couverte de neige

a snow-covered mountain

terrifiant

frightening

coup de tonnerre

thunderbolt

il sortit de la pièce à tâtons

He groped his way out of the room

il a fait le tour du monde en avion en 2011

he flew around the world in 2011

il est possible de faire le tour du monde à la voile

it is possible to sail around the world

un voilier

a sailing boat

sponsorisé

sponsored

c'est pourquoi / par conséquent

that's why / therefore

le voleur est peut être entré dans la maison par effraction

the thief may have broken into the house

la pièce était bondée, si bien qu'il a dû se frayer un chemin à travers la foule en jouant des coudes

the room was packed with people, so that he had to elbow his way through the crowd

l'ivrogne monta la pente en titubant

the drunkard staggered up the slope

Hier, ils l'ont persuadé à signer le contrat à force de discuter avec lui

Yesterday they talked him into signing up the contract

rapport d'expertise

the expert's report

secrétaire général

the chief-of-staff

homologue

counterpart

J'envisage de prendre ..

I am contemplating taking ..

une année de césure

a gap year

le feu vert

the go-ahead

le linge sale

the dirty linen

bagage

a suitcase

sabot

clog