Vocabulary 16 Flashcards

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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

A

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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Reluctance

A

Réticence

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7
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To suit (someone’s desires)

A

Convenir

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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
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Fire extinguisher

A

L’extincteur

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12
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Electric pole

A

Le poteau électrique

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13
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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
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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

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obtempérer/se conformer

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21
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Stormy

A

Orageux(se)

22
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Urgent

A

Urgent(e)

23
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Single file

A

À la queue leu-leu
En file indienne

24
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Morally

A

Moralement

25
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Tiring/exhausting

A

Fatigant(e)

26
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I am full (satisfied)

A

Je suis rassasié

27
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Lacking support

A

N’ayant aucun soutien

28
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To build friendships

A

Tisser de l’amitié

29
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Many times / time and again

A

Maintes fois

30
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A hard life

A

La rude vie

31
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To strangle

A

Étrangler

32
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Murderer

A

Le meurtrier
La meurtrière

33
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To regret

A

Regretter

34
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To raise (elevate)

A

Soulever
Hausser

35
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Took place
Taking place
Will take place

A

A eu lieu
A lieu
Aura lieu

36
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Height

A

La hauteur

37
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Chivalry

A

La chevalerie/galanterie

38
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To spring up (emerge)

A

Surgir

39
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Rear view mirror

A

Le rétroviseur

40
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To hoist

A

Hisser

41
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The way out

A

La issue

42
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The attempt

A

La tentative

43
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Variation

A

La variante

44
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To externalize

A

Extérioriser

45
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To internalize

A

Intérioriser / internalizer

46
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To found

A

Fonder

47
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To recover (find again)

A

Recouvrer

48
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To inherit
Inheritance

A

Hériter
Un héritage

49
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Destiny

A

Le destin

50
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Fate

A

La fatalité

51
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To wax
Shoeshine

A

Cirer
Le cirage

52
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Poverty

A

La pauvreté