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Vocabulary 7 Flashcards

1
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la bienfaisance

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benevolence, well doing

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épuiser

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to exhaust

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la filière de l’argent

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the money trail

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dresser

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to draw up

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la coutellerie

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cutlery

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paradoxalement

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paradoxically

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raffermir

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to reinforce, firm up

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8
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un évêché

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a diocese

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embarrasser

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to embarrass, to put in an awkward position

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un motard (colloquial)

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biker

motorcycle cop

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fulgurant (adj)

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brilliant

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un dompteur

une dompteuse

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tamer

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13
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la quincaillerie

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hardware

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14
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l’esbroufe (f)

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bluff

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15
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une faille

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a break (breach)

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gâté (adj)

un enfant gâté

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spoiled

a spoiled child

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17
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un cadenas

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padlock

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18
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aléatoire (adj)

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random, unpredictable

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19
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censé (adj)

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supposed

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20
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banque de données

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databank

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21
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aspirer

aspirer à

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breathe, inhale

to aspire to

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un fétiche

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a fetish

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23
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un boîtier

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a housing, casing

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24
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une constatation

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certification, verification

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25
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acheminer

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to route, channel, convey

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26
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un abonnement

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a subscription

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27
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un recoupement

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a cross reference

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28
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un poignée de main

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handshake

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29
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la poigne

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grip, grasp

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30
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securir

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to succor, help

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31
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ostensiblement

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ostensibly

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32
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une salve

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a salvo

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33
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se méfier

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to be wary

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34
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nuire

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to harm

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35
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figé (adj)

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deadpan

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36
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figer

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to freeze

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37
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rafler (Colloquial)

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to nick, swipe

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38
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approvisionner

s’approvisionner

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to supply, to set up

to stock up

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39
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dévisager qqn

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to stare at someone

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40
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la cécité

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blindness

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41
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une boutade

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a witticism

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42
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déceler

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detect, disclose

43
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une perruque

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wig

44
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étaler

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to spread out

45
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un tantinet (colloquial)

Ça me semble un tantinet comique.

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a trifle, a mite (ie, a tiny bit)

That seems to me to be a trifle humorous.

46
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un baroudeur

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warrior, adventurer

47
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un atout

A

an asset

48
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la formation

A

formation, grounding

49
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entaché (adj)

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tainted

50
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une ingérence

A

interference

51
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un évitement

A

avoidance

52
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un baveur

A

one who talks nonsense

53
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percuter

se percuter

A

to crash into

to collide

54
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préoccuper

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to preoccupy, worry

55
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préoccupant (adj)

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preoccupied, worried

56
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user

A

to wear out

57
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dissimuler

dissimuler à qqn

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to conceal

to conceal from someone

58
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un appât

A

bait

59
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appâter

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to bait, to lure

60
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pianoter

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to drum one’s finger

to tap keys (piano, keyboard)

61
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parvenir

A

to reach, attain

62
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alléguer

A

to allege

63
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sustenter

A

to sustain

64
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se sustenter

A

to have a snack

65
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quand même

Vous n’avez quand même pas pensé que j’aurais pu faire ça.

A

surely

Surely you didn’t think that I could have done that.

66
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préétabli (adj)

A

predetermined, preestablished

67
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farfelu (adj)

A

far-fetched

68
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un boudoir

A

ladies dressing room

ladyfinger biscuit

69
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une pastèque

A

watermelon

70
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un brugnon

A

nectarine

71
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vachement (adj) (slang)

Il a vachement maigri.

A

damned, bloody, really

He’s lost a hell of a lot of weight.

72
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un jeton

A

token

73
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aigri (adj)

A

embittered

74
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aigrir

s’aigrir

A

to embitter qqn

to become embittered

75
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l’embonpoint (m)

A

portliness

76
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l’étalage (m)

A

display

77
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de pair avec

Son embonpoint va de pair avec son caractère généreux.

A

goes along with

His portliness goes along with his generous character.

78
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la propreté

A

cleanliness

79
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la bienveillance

A

benevolence, kindness, goodwill

80
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pigeonner

A

to cheat

81
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horripiller

A

to exasperate

82
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horrifique (adj)

A

horrific

83
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horripilateur (adj)

A

exasperating

84
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encaisser

Il savait encaisser.

A

to encase
to “take it” (slang)

He knew how to take it (ie, be imperturbable to affrontery)

85
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s’affranchir de…

A

to free oneself from…

86
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attarder

s’attarder sur

A

to linger

to dwell on

87
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le déguisement

A

disguise

88
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savamment (adv)

A

intelligently, cleverly

89
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brasser

A

brew, toss around, shuffle, intermingle

90
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convaincant (adj)

A

convincing, persuasive

91
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envoûter

envoûter son auditoire

A

to bewitch

to hold his audience spellbound

92
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l’attente (f)

A

expectation

wait

93
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la croissance

A

growth

94
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la capital-action

A

share

95
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l’actionnaire majoritaire

A

majority shareholder

96
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l’entente (f)

A

understanding, agreement

97
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le/la complice

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accomplice, accessory

98
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le rendement

A

productivity, capacity, efficiency

yield, return

99
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un châtiment

A

punishment

100
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clément (adj)

A

lenient, clement, mild

101
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avoir le vent en poupe (idiom)

A

to have the wind in one’s sails

102
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un partenariat

A

partnership

103
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se mettre en valeur

Je dois pouvoir me mettre en valeur lors du job dating.

A

to make oneself valuable, sought after

I should be able to make myself sought after at the hiring fair.

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