Vocabulary 2015 Flashcards

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1
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sur le ton dont on donne un ordre

A

as if she were giving an order

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2
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craindre qq chose

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to be scared OF

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3
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laisser tranquille

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let in peace

to bother

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4
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gorge

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throat

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5
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voler

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steal

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6
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porte-monnaie

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a purse

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7
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se faire des idées

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to get ideas into one’s head

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8
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malheureux

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unfortunate

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9
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coin

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a corner

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10
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en émoi

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on turmoil

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11
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huitième étage

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ninth floor

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12
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se terrer

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to hole up

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13
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être figé

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to stay ON

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14
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le sommet

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the tip

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15
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paralysie

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paralysis

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16
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le silence

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the hush

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17
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au petit matin

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in the small hours

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18
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un camion

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a goods truck

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19
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écraser

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to smash

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20
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un nid-de-poule

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a pothole

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21
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le vacarme

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the howl

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22
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à toute heure de la journée et de la nuit

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around the clock

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23
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un sanglot

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a sob

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24
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foncer

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to speed/sped/sped

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25
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sauter (faire un bond)

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to leap

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26
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désespérement

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hopelessly

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27
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rugueux

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rough

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28
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se glisser

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to slip

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29
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un balcon

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a balcony

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30
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une sentinelle

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a sentry

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31
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paleur

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pallor

32
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remarquable

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remarkable

33
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l’aube

A

the dawn

34
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rougeoyer

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to glow

35
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mille questions

A

a hundred and one questions

36
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pratique

A

handy,practical

37
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couloir

A

corridor

38
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deux ou trois

A

a couple of

39
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atteindre

A

get to

40
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mitraillette

A

a machine-gun

41
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faire mal

A

to sore

42
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accomplir

A

to fulfil

43
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réquisitionner

A

to requisition

44
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proche de

A

close TO

45
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plonger

A

to plunge

46
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faire peur

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to give a fright

47
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aimer beaucoup

A

to be fond of

48
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écureuil

A

a squirrel

49
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malgré moi

A

in spite of myself

50
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une promenade

A

a walk

51
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apercevoir

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to catch a glimpse

52
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un jour lointain

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a distant day

53
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avoir le regard qui s’éclaire

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to have a glint/ to sparkel in one’s eye

54
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tenebreux

A

saturnine

55
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gravier

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gravel

56
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glisser sur

A

to glide over

57
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au ralenti

A

in slow motion

58
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un manque à gagner

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a shortfall

59
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fatalement

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inevitably

60
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mortellement

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fatally

61
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auberge

A

a inn

62
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jeter un sort

A

to cast a spell

63
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jeter

A

to cast

64
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un sortilège

A

a spell

65
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se tortiller

A

to wriggle

66
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se lancer dans

A

to launch in

67
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frénétiquement

A

wildly

68
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sortir en courant

A

to dort out

69
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au point que

A

so much so that

to the point that

70
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comptoir

A

the counter

71
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aller chercher

A

to fetch, to go to get

72
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cave

A

the cellar

73
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scierie

A

sawmill

74
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à mi-voix

A

in a low voice

75
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un délai

A

a deadline/extension

76
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digne

A

dignified