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1
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[Eng] Weasel

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Belette

[‘oui-zeul]

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[Eng] Bummer

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Poisse

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[Eng] That’s a bummer!

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Quelle poisse !

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[Eng] Tacky

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De mauvais goût

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[Eng] To blaze

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Flamber, flamboyer

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[Eng] Estranged

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Séparé

[es’trandged]

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[Eng] Her estranged husband

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Son mari, dont elle est séparée

[es’trandged]

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[Eng] Interesting

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[‘in tresting]

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[Eng] Dessert

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[dé’zeurte]

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[Eng] To desert

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[dé’zeurt]

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[Eng] Congenial

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Agréable, sympathique

[ken’djinieul]

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[Eng] Bombastic

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Grandiloquent

[bom’bastik]

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[Eng] Surreptitiously

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Subrepticement, furtivement

[,seurè’ptichousli]

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[Eng] Cheeky

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Impertinent

[‘tchi-ki]

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[Eng] Anyone’s guess

+ example

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Très difficile ou impossible

  • why she did that is anyone’s guess
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16
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[Eng] The Flood

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Le Déluge

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[Eng] Deluge

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Déluge

[´dè-lioudge]

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18
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[Eng] Armageddon

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Acopalypse (l’Apocalypse ou figuré)

[,armeu’gèdeune]

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[Eng] Comely

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Charmant, beau

/ˈkʌm.li/

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[Eng] Affidavit

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Déclaration sous serment

[,affi’deïvit]

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[Eng] Cocky

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Qui a du toupet

[‘koki]

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[Eng] Scoundrel

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Bandit, vaurien

[‘skaondrèl]

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[Eng] Scant

+ example

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Maigre
[skant]

  • scant demand for
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24
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[Eng] Bunk bed

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Lits superposés

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[Eng] To conjure sthg

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Faire apparaître (par exemple par magie)

/ˈkʌn.dʒər/

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[Eng] Seminal

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Majeur, qui fait école

[‘sèminal]

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[Eng] Woeful

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Malheureux, très triste

[´ouoofoul]

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[Eng] Woe

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Malheur, infortune

[ouoo]

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[Eng] Phoney

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Bidon, faux

[´fhoni]

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[Eng] Sultry

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Étouffant, suffocant

[‘seultri]

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[Eng] Veneer

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Placage

[veu’ni-r]

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[Eng] A veneer of respectability

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Un vernis de respectabilité

[veu’ni-r]

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[Eng] Momentous

+ example

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D’une importance considérable

  • on this momentous occasion
    [mo’meuntous]
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34
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[Eng] Cursory

+ example

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Superficiel, hâtif

  • she gave the painting only a cursory glance

[‘ceurseury]

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35
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[Eng] Belette

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Weasel

[‘oui-zeul]

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36
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[Eng] Poisse

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Bummer

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37
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[Eng] Quelle poisse !

A

That’s a bummer!

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38
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[Eng] De mauvais goût

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Tacky

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39
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[Eng] Flamber, flamboyer

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To blaze

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[Eng] Séparé

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Estranged

[es’trandged]

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[Eng] Son mari, dont elle est séparée

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Her estranged husband

[es’trandged]

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[Eng] Agréable, sympathique

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Congenial

[ken’djinieul]

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[Eng] Grandiloquent

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Bombastic

[bom’bastik]

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[Eng] Subrepticement, furtivement

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Surreptitiously

[,seurè’ptichousli]

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45
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[Eng] Impertinent

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Cheeky

[‘tchi-ki]

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46
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[Eng] The Flood

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Le Déluge

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47
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[Eng] déluge (figuré)

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Deluge

[´dè-lioudge]

48
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[Eng] Acopalypse (l’Apocalypse ou figuré)

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Armageddon

[,armeu’gèdeune]

49
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[Eng] Charmant, beau

A

Comely

/ˈkʌm.li/

50
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[Eng] Déclaration sous serment

A

Affidavit

[,affi’deïvit]

51
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[Eng] Qui a du toupet

A

Cocky

[‘koki]

52
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[Eng] Bandit, vaurien

A

Scoundrel

[‘skaondrèl]

53
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[Eng] Maigre demande pour

A

Scant demand for

54
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[Eng] Lits superposés

55
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[Eng] Faire apparaître (par exemple par magie)

A

To conjure sthg

/ˈkʌn.dʒər/

56
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[Eng] Majeur, qui fait école

A

Seminal

[‘sèminal]

57
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[Eng] Malheureux, très triste

A

Woeful

[´ouoofoul]

58
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[Eng] Malheur, infortune

A

Woe

/wəʊ/

59
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[Eng] Bidon, faux

A

Phoney

[´fhoni]

60
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[Eng] Étouffant, suffocant

A

Sultry

[‘seultri]

61
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[Eng] Placage

A

Veneer

[veu’ni-r]

62
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[Eng] Un vernis de respectabilité

A

A veneer of respectability

[veu’ni-r]

63
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[Eng] Occasion d’une importance considérable

A

Momentous occasion

[mo’meuntous]

64
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[Eng] A cursory glance

A

Un coup d’oeil hâtif

65
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[Eng] Colloquially

A

Dans la langue parlée

[co’lokouially - ouia bien distinct et pas mâché]

66
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[Eng] Edgy

A

Sur les nerfs

67
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[Eng] Solace

A

Consolation, réconfort

[´solè.sse]

68
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[Eng] Forgery (2)

A
  • contrefaçon, falsification
  • faux

[‘fordgery]

69
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[Eng] Super simple et facile

A

Easy peasy

70
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[Eng] Massage

A

[‘massage - pas -dge]

71
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[Eng] Garage

A

/ˈɡær.ɑːʒ/
pas -dge

72
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[Eng] Écuyer

A

Squire

/skwaɪər/

73
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[Eng] To make a beeline for

A

Se diriger tout droit vers

74
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[Eng] Mugshot

A

Photo d’identité judiciaire

75
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[Eng] Dans la langue parlée

A

Colloquially

[co’lokouially - ouia bien distinct et pas mâché]

76
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[Eng] Sur les nerfs

77
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[Eng] Consolation, réconfort

A

Solace

[´solè.sse]

78
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[Eng] Contrefaçon, falsification

A

Forgery

[‘fordgery]

79
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[Eng] Un faux

A

A forgery

[‘fordgery]

80
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[Eng] Squire

A

Écuyer

/skwaɪər/

81
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[Eng] Se diriger tout droit vers

A

To make a beeline for

82
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[Eng] Photo d’identité judiciaire

83
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Porthole

A

Hublot

[‘porthole]

84
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Stringent

A

Strict, sévère, rigoureux

[‘strindgent]

85
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To convict

+ phrase

A

Déclarer/reconnaitre coupable

To convict somebody of/for sthg

[con’vict]

86
Q

A convict

A

Un détenu

[´convict]

87
Q

Avocat (2 et différences)

A

Attorney [eu’teurni] and lawyer

Often no difference but in some jurisdictions, only an attorney can represent a customer in open court

88
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Stakeout

A

Surveillance (planque, filature)

[‘steïkaot]

89
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Sassy

A

Culotté, gonflé

[‘sassy]

90
Q

To wince

+ example

A

Grimacer

  • to wince with pain

[‘windz]

91
Q

Schizophrène

A

Schizophrenic

[,skitso’phrènic]

92
Q

Gaping

A

Béant

/ˈɡeɪ.pɪŋ/

93
Q

Jeune arbre

A

Sapling

[‘sa pling]

94
Q

Staple (2)

A

Agrafe
Aliment de base

95
Q

Provisions de base

A

Kitchen staples

96
Q

Nourriture de base

A

Staple food

97
Q

Nutmeg

A

Noix de muscade

98
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Jaïn

A

Jain

[´djè in]

99
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All but

+ example

A

Presque

Ex : all but finished: pratiquement fini

100
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To let on

+ example

A

Dire, révéler

Ex : he knew a lot more than he let on

101
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Sham

A

Imposture, mascarade

102
Q

Scam

A

Escroquerie

103
Q

Ball-buster

A

Casse-couille

104
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Liability (3 + examples)

A
  • Responsabilité : he refused to admit liability for the damage
  • Assujettissement : liable for tax = assujetti à l’impôt
  • Gêne, handicap : the house he had inherited was a real liability
105
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To blab

A

Vendre la mèche
Jaser

106
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Mischief

A

Espièglerie

107
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I’m game

A

I’m ready to take up the challenge

108
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Stench

109
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Foul

A

Infect, pourri

[´fa-ol]

110
Q

Pillbox

A

Blockhaus, casemate

(Souvent forme arrondie d’une boîte à pilules)

111
Q

Barbe

A

Beard

/bɪəd/

[bi-eu.rd]

112
Q

Alibi

A

Alibi

[‘ali.baï]

113
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I let it slide

A

J’ai laissé couler

114
Q

Stainless steel

A

Acier inoxydable, inox

115
Q

Seedy

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