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Volume 1 Flashcards

1
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lacinant (adj)

A

throbbing, thumping
shooting (pain)
nagging (problem)

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une gêne

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a discomfort

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l’emerveillement (m)

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wonder

wonderment

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rembarrer

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to rebuff

put someone in their place

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détacher

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to set free

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se détacher

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to break loose

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une réclame

en réclame

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advertisement
publicity

on sale

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impitoyable

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merciless

relentless

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9
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Si besoin est…

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If need be…

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10
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D’un geste…

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By gesture…

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Jamais vu

A

never saw it before

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apparent (adj)

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apparent

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sur ce

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where upon

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14
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quoique

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albeit
though
while

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15
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la masse volumique

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density

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16
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un calcul

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calculation

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17
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arpenter

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to survey
measure

to pace up and down

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18
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à la recherche d’indices

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looking for evidence

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19
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médecin légiste

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legal doctor

forensic pathologist

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20
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un coroner

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coroner

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21
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apprivoiser

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to tame

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22
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au-delà

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beyond that

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23
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se pencher sur

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to look into

work on

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24
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un garou

un loup-garou

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bugbear
irrational fear

werewolf

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une stripteaseuse

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striptease artist

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26
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un curé

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priest

clergyman

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27
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une devanture

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display

store front

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28
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loquace (adj)

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loquacious

talkative

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29
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l’énoncé de (m)

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wording of

statement of

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30
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le gré

A

liking

taste

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31
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persifler

A

to scoff

jeer

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32
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acharner

s’acharner

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to persevere

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33
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un fier à bras

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a hired thug

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34
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les paroles en l’air

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rumours

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35
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sur les bras

J’ai plusiers d’autres sur les bras.

A

on my hands
on the go

I have several others on the go.

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36
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passablement

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passably

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37
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empirer

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to get worse

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38
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apostropher

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to heckle

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39
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blâmer

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to blame

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40
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décourager

se décourger

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to discourage

to get discouraged

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41
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la retenue

A

reserve
hold back (eg from salary)
detention (at school)

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42
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depuis toujours

A

all along

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43
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médiatique (adj)

A

related to the media

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44
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pourri (adj)

A

rotten

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45
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aigu (adj)

aiguë

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high pitched

46
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pépère (adj)

Il m’a trouvé un truc pépère.

A

cushy

I found me something cushy

47
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chambouler (colloquial)

A

to shake up

48
Q

un garde-fout

A

a railing

safeguard

49
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alléguer

A

to allege

to invoke

50
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un cabigi

A

cubby-hole
storeroom
cupboard

51
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au plus tôt

A

as soon as possible

52
Q

S’il n’en tenait qu’à Godin…

A

If it was up to Godin…

53
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régulariser

A

to regularize

equalize

54
Q

un/une arriviste

A

upstart

social climber

55
Q

asticoter (colloquial)

A

to needle
nag

agacer

astiquer = to polish

56
Q

saugrenu (adj)

A

bizarre

farfelu
absurde

57
Q

la quincaillerie

A

hardware

ironsmith

58
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allouer

A

to allocate

59
Q

surchauffer

A

to overheat

60
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pince-sans-rire (adj expression)

A

deadpan

61
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un orignal

A

moose

62
Q

réflexion faite (expression)

A

on second thought

63
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dépouillé (adj)

A

bare
denuded

dépouiller = to skin, to strip

64
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un bibelot

A

an ornament

65
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un calepin

A

notebook

66
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courbaturé (adj)

A

stiff

aching

67
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la courbature

A

pain, ache

stiffness

68
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déferler

A

to unfurl

break (waves)

69
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vestimentaire (adj)

A

sartorial

70
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la pertenence

A

pertenence

71
Q

pertinent (adj)

A

pertinent

relevant

72
Q

l’inconvénient (m)

les advantages et les inconvénients

A

disadvantage, drawback

advantages and disadvantages

73
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s’en prendre à

A

to go after

74
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une taupe

A

mole (both zoological and figurative)

75
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déraper

A

to skid

slip

76
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la cavale (colloquial)

en cavale

A

escape

on the run

77
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grenouiller

A

to scheme

connive

78
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la grenouillage

A

skullduggery

79
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prétendre (false cognate!)

A

to claim

80
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d’abord et avant tout

A

first and foremost

81
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pourri (adj)

A

rotten

lousy (colloquial)

82
Q

Il avoir beau… (one possiblity)

A

Even though…

83
Q

désavouer

A

to disavow

recant

84
Q

entamer

A

to start

initiate

85
Q

le boudin

faire du boudin

A

blood sausage pudding (UK)
lump (applied to a woman) ( colloquial)

to sulk

86
Q

boire qqc d’un trait

A

to drink something in one gulp

87
Q

du plus loin que je me souvienne

A

for as long as I can remember

88
Q

humer

A

to smell, inhale, sniff

89
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un cran

A

notch
wave (coiffure)
hole (as in a belt)

90
Q

un vauture

A

a vulture

91
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à gages

tueur à gages

A

for hire

hired killer

92
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accessoirement

A

incidentally

if desired

93
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échéant (adj)

A

if need be

94
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échoir (v)

A

to fall due

95
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de surcroît

A

moreover

96
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la magouille (informal)

de sombre magouille

A

scheming

dirty tricks

97
Q

bidon (adj)

A

fake

98
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la fée des dents

A

tooth fairy

99
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un ricanement

A

snigger

100
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le moulin à remeurs

A

the rumour mill

101
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tomber à plat

A

to fall flat

102
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la gracieuseté

A

grace
beauty
kindness

103
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tous les deux

A

both

104
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chercher à

A

to try to

105
Q

remuer

remue-toi

A

move,
stir

shake a leg

106
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encourir

A

to incur

107
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T’en fais pas. (expression)

A

Don’t even think about it.

108
Q

la disposition

A

placement

arrangement

109
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une prostituée

A

a protitute

110
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un stupéfiant

A

narcotic

drug

Bain de Sang (6 decks)

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