Vocabulary 16 Flashcards

1
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Homeless

A

Sans-abri
Sans domicile fixe (SDF)
Clochard

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2
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Widow
widower

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La veuve
Le veuf

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3
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Orphan

A

Orphelin(e)

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4
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To quench

A

Étancher

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5
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To worsen

A

Empirer/aggraver

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6
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Reluctance

A

Réticence

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7
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To suit (someone’s desires)

A

Convenir

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8
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Recuperation

A

La Convalescence

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9
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To wrap/pack up

A

Emballer

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10
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Empty stomach idiom

A

J’ai le ventre creux

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11
Q

Fire extinguisher

A

L’extincteur

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12
Q

Electric pole

A

Le poteau électrique

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13
Q

Cigarette butt

A

Le mégot

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14
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To covet

A

Convoiter

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15
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Of little/lesser/lower

A

de moindre

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16
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To persistently hound

A

Acharner

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17
Q

A lie

A

Un mensonge

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18
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To digest

A

Digérer

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19
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To offer (advice/care)

A

Prodiguer

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20
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To comply

A

obtempérer/se conformer

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21
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Stormy

A

Orageux(se)

22
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Urgent

23
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Single file

A

À la queue leu-leu
En file indienne

24
Q

Morally

A

Moralement

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Tiring/exhausting
Fatigant(e)
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I am full (satisfied)
Je suis rassasié
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Lacking support
N’ayant aucun soutien
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To build friendships
Tisser de l’amitié
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Many times / time and again
Maintes fois
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A hard life
La rude vie
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To strangle
Étrangler
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Murderer
Le meurtrier La meurtrière
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To regret
Regretter
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To raise (elevate)
Soulever Hausser
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Took place Taking place Will take place
A eu lieu A lieu Aura lieu
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Height
La hauteur
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Chivalry
La chevalerie/galanterie
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To spring up (emerge)
Surgir
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Rear view mirror
Le rétroviseur
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To hoist
Hisser
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The way out
La issue
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The attempt
La tentative
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Variation
La variante
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To externalize
Extérioriser
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To internalize
Intérioriser / internalizer
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To found
Fonder
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To recover (find again)
Recouvrer
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To inherit Inheritance
Hériter Un héritage
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Destiny
Le destin
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Fate
La fatalité
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To wax Shoeshine
Cirer Le cirage
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Poverty
La pauvreté