Vocabulary 16 Flashcards by Brandon Elder

Q

Homeless

A

Sans-abri
Sans domicile fixe (SDF)
Clochard

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Widow
widower

A

La veuve
Le veuf

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Orphan

A

Orphelin(e)

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To quench

A

Étancher

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To worsen

A

Empirer/aggraver

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Reluctance

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Réticence

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To suit (someone’s desires)

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Convenir

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Recuperation

A

La Convalescence

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To wrap/pack up

A

Emballer

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Empty stomach idiom

A

J’ai le ventre creux

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Fire extinguisher

A

L’extincteur

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Electric pole

A

Le poteau électrique

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Cigarette butt

A

Le mégot

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To covet

A

Convoiter

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Of little/lesser/lower

A

de moindre

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To persistently hound

A

Acharner

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A lie

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Un mensonge

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To digest

A

Digérer

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To offer (advice/care)

A

Prodiguer

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To comply

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obtempérer/se conformer

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Stormy

A

Orageux(se)

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Urgent

A

Urgent(e)

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Single file

A

À la queue leu-leu
En file indienne

Q

Morally

A

Moralement

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Tiring/exhausting

A

Fatigant(e)

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I am full (satisfied)

A

Je suis rassasié

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Lacking support

A

N’ayant aucun soutien

Q

To build friendships

A

Tisser de l’amitié

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Many times / time and again

A

Maintes fois

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A hard life

A

La rude vie

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To strangle

A

Étrangler

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Murderer

A

Le meurtrier
La meurtrière

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To regret

A

Regretter

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To raise (elevate)

A

Soulever
Hausser

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Took place
Taking place
Will take place

A

A eu lieu
A lieu
Aura lieu

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Height

A

La hauteur

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Chivalry

A

La chevalerie/galanterie

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To spring up (emerge)

A

Surgir

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Rear view mirror

A

Le rétroviseur

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To hoist

A

Hisser

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The way out

A

La issue

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The attempt

A

La tentative

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Variation

A

La variante

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To externalize

A

Extérioriser

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To internalize

A

Intérioriser / internalizer

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To found

A

Fonder

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To recover (find again)

A

Recouvrer

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To inherit
Inheritance

A

Hériter
Un héritage

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Destiny

A

Le destin

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Fate

A

La fatalité

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To wax
Shoeshine

A

Cirer
Le cirage

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Poverty

A

La pauvreté