Vocabulary #1 Flashcards

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Deemed

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Considèré, jugé

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Shallow

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Peu profond, superficiel

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Susceptible de

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Prone to

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Flawless

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Parfait, sans défaut

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Brume, brouillard

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Mist

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Rouille

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Rust

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Bizzarement, étrangement

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Oddly

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Étroit

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Narrow

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Essaim, nuée

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Swarm

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Terne, ennuyeux

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Dull

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Humecter, humidifier

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Dampen

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Craie

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Chalk

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Mesmerise

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Fasciner

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Fascinant

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Mesmerising

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Reach

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Atteindre, joindre, attraper, arriver à

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Non domestiqué, sauvage

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Untamed

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Rugged

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Brute, robuste, puissant

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Mighty

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Vachement, puissant

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Acharné de travail, bourreau de travail, bosseur !

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Eager beaver

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Fervent, avide, ardent, passionné

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Eager

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Avoir hâte de qqchose, impatient de, presse de faire

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Eager to do something

Eager for

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Tête qui tourne, pris de vertige

Écervelé

Étourdi

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Dizzy

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Pavés (sur le sol)

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Cobblestones

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Paver

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To cobble

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Hazy

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Flou, vague, vaporeux brumeux

It is hazy = il y a de la brume

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Ease

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Soulagement, aisance, aise, quiétude

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Slate

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Ardoise

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Craie

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Chalk

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Charbon

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Coal

Charcoal

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30
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Prétentieux, Snob

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Snooty

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Berceau

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Cradle

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Bercer

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Cradle something/somebody

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Engloutir, bouffer, siffler, de descendre

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Guzzle

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34
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Grêle

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Hail

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Gel

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Frost

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36
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Dubious

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Douteux, suspect

Pour une personne : dubitative

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Avoir des doutes sur qqchose

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To be dubious about something

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Étrange, bizarre, dépareillé,

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Odd

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39
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Grésillant, crépitant

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Sizzling

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Flood

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Inondation, inonder, être inondé, être submergé

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41
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Croûte

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Crust

42
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Tame ?

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Apprivoisé, domestiqué.

Fade, insipide, ennuyeux

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Mild

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Léger, petit, benin, doux

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Touchstone

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Référence

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Acreage

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Aire, superficie, terre

46
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Flaky

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Friable, qui s’émiette

Peu fiable, étourdi

47
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Contre-courant

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Undertow

48
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Rongeurs ?

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Rodent

49
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Rascal

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Coquin, voyou

50
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Disclosure

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Révélation, divulgation

51
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Disclose

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Révéler, dévoiler, publier

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Nid

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Nest

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Avaler

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Swallow

54
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Fouet, cravache

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Whip

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Fouetter, cravacher

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To whip

56
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Aplatir

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Squash something

57
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Delightful

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Charmant, délicieux, agréable

58
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Ties

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Liens, attachés, cordons

Littéralement : cravates

59
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Thrill

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Frisson, excitation

Sensation forte

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Awe

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Émerveillement (mêlé d’admiration)

Terreur, stupeur (mêlée d’admiration)

61
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Contreplaqué

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Plywood

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Feuille d’aluminium (bouteille)

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Foil

63
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Verres à pied

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Stemware

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Tige, queue, pédoncule

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Stem

65
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Portée, champ d’application

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Scope

66
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Insaisissable, hors d’atteinte

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Elusive

67
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Inutile de dire

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Needles to say

68
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Solely

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Uniquement

69
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Divergence

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Discrepancy

70
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Hypothèse

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Assumption

71
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Rehearsal

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Répétition

72
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Crave (something)

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Avoir très envie de, brûler d’envie de faire, avoir grand besoin de

73
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Silex

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Flint

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Stunning

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Éblouissant, sensationnel,magnifique, divin, stupéfiant, renversant

75
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Sablé

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Shortbread

76
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Outbreak

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Épidémie

Explosion, débordement

Émergence de qqchose, apparition de qqchose

77
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Overarching

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Qui englobe, qui forme un arc, qui enjambe

78
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Though

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Cependant, mais, par contre, bien que

79
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Thought

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Pensée, idée, opinion

80
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Slabs

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Blocs, dalles, grosse part

81
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Confituré

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Jammy

82
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Pebble

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Caillou, Gallet

83
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Sous-sol

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Subsoil

84
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Faintly

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Faiblement, légèrement

85
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Hollow

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Creux, creuse, vide

Insignifiant, hypocrite

86
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Hollow out

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Creuser

87
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Grenier

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Attic, loft

Dans la ferme : Granary

88
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Statehood

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Statut d’Etat

89
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Tale

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  • Conte, Histoire, Récit
  • Bobards, cracks, balivernes, mensonges
  • Rumeur
90
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Récit épique

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Epic tale

91
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Conte de fée

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Fairy tale

92
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Conte populaire

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Folktale- Folk tale

93
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Commère, concierge

Personne qui fait, aime ragoter

A

Talebearer - Tale Bearer

94
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Histoire à dormir debout

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Tall tale, tall story

95
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Bearer

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Porteur, titulaire, détenteur

96
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Loom

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Apparaît, surgit, se profiler

97
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Fruit à noyau

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Stone fruit

98
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Impede something

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Ralentir, entraver, gêner

99
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Stamp out

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Éradiquer, éliminer, écraser

100
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Stamp

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Timbre, tampon, cachet

101
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Majordome

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Butler