Vocabulary n°1 (five little pigs words and other) Flashcards

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1
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a mountebank

A

un charlatan

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2
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to daze, to stultify

A

abrutir

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3
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quaint

A

au charme désuet
What a quaint thatched cottage!

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4
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derisive

A

moqueur/railleur

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5
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a patronizing attitude

A

une attitude condescendante

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6
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to snubb

A

snober

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7
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to rake

A

râtisser

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8
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to chukle

A

glousser

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9
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a perk

A

un avantage

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10
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to maintain

A

maintenir

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11
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a deposit

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un dépôt, un versement

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12
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to shatter

A

fracasser, briser, voler en éclat

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13
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voucher

A

bon, bon d’échange

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14
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subsidy

A

subvention

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15
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Chop-sticks

A

baguettes (chinoises)

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16
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to gobble

A

avaler

17
Q

to unfold

A

se dérouler, prendre place

18
Q

the upper hand

A

expression pour dire “avoir le contrôle” sur quelque chose

19
Q

To commute

A

se déplacer

20
Q

dawn, sunrise

A

l’aube, le lever du soleil

21
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hookup

A

connexion, liaison

22
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to prosecute

A

intenter un procès, poursuivre

23
Q

foreigner

A

étranger

24
Q

scapegoat

A

bouc-émissaire

25
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scrupule

A

scruple

26
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to con

A

escroquer

27
Q

crutches

A

béquilles

28
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to rip off

A

arnaquer

29
Q

a spoilt brat

A

un enfant gâté

30
Q

a wig

A

une perruque

31
Q

out of tune

A

désaccordé, faux (chanter)

32
Q

to raise

A

élever

33
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to frame

A

encadrer, monter un coup contre

34
Q

a grudge

A

une rancoeur

35
Q

to doom

A

condamner
a doom : un destin tragique

36
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to curse

A

maudire
a curse : une malédiction

37
Q

doomsday

A

le jour du jugement dernier

38
Q

to yearn for

A

avoir très envie de faire (en mourir d’envie, pas volontaire)

39
Q

wilderness

A

contrée sauvage