Volume 1 Flashcards by Ken Wodlinger | Brainscape

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coûte que coûte

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at any cost

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très couru (adj)

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very popular

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C’est couru d’avance

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It’s a foregone conclusion

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un non-sens

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piece of nonsense

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sens de la formule

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way with words

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un pétrin

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mess

predicament

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inouï

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incredible
amazing
unheard of

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être à la hauteur

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to measure up

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le ressort

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spring
spirit
resilience

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la vergogne

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shame
sense of shame
concern about the regard of others

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mettre à l’envers

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to have it backwards

the wrong way around

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révocable (adj)

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revocable

dismissible

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populaire (adj)

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popular
working class
of the people

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être juge et partie

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to be both judge and jury

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se pouvoir

il se peut que…

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to be possible

it may be that…

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le pouvoir

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power

authority

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se péter

se la péter

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to do in
damage

to show off
think you’re really somebody

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contraignant (adj)

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binding

restricting

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contraindre

contraindre qn à faire

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to constrain
force

to force sb to do

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blablater

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to yack

blabber

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la pointure

une grosse pointure

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size

sb qualified in his field

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en tant que tel

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as such

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un acte de foi

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an act of faith

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vertigineux (adj)

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giddy
vertiginous
breathtaking

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fainéant (adj)

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lazy
idle
shiftless

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un fainéant

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layabout

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tant

tant mieux

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so much

so much better

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un destructeur

une destructrice

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destroyer

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une béance

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wide opening

gap

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une cruche

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jug
pitcher

dope (colloq)

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ébrouer

s’ébrouer

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to snort (horse)

to shake oneself
flap its wings (bird)

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un morceau de piano

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piano piece

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une prothèse

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prothesis

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mnésique (adj)

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related to memory

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révéler

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to reveal

show

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un croque-mort

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pallbearer

undertaker (colloq)

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foncer

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to belt along

to make darker

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à fortiori

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all the more so

let alone

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advenir

advenir de
advenir à

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to happen

to come of
to happen to

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insuffler

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to inspire with

instil

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en dents de scie

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uneven

serrated

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cahier de charges

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terms of reference
specifications
request for proposals

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paisible (adj)

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peaceful
serene
calm

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la prouesse

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prowess
exploit
feat

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une déception

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disappointment

frustration

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fiable (adj)

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reliable

trustworthy

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un noyau

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nucleus (physics)
core
stone
pit

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une centrale

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power station

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repondre à l’attente de qn

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to come up to expectations of sb

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un faisceau

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beam (of light, particles)

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une confidence

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secret

confidence

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en pleine nuit

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in the middle of the night

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rassasier

se rassassier de

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to satisfy

to eat one’s fill of

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cogiter sur

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cogitate on

think about

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précoce (adj)

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precocious

forward

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être à côté de ses pompes

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to be off with the fairies

spaced out

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le réveil

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wakefulness

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la cohérence

manquer de cohérence

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coherence
consistency
cohesion

to lack consistency

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ventiler

ventiller

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ventilate

air

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tube à essai

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test tube

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un dispositif

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device
apparatus
system
operation

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un enjeu

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bet
wager
stake

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une coulisse

en coulisse
dans les coulisses
dans la coulisse

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wings
backstage

behind the scenes

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un cadrage

cadrage serré

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framing

tight framing
deceptive framing of a question, eg. as a bipolar issue

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déjouer

déjouer les manuvres de qn

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foil
evade
frustrate
elude

to outmaneuver sb

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accroître

s’accroître

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to increase

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vivre en couple

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to live together, as a couple

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un clochard

une clocharde

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tramp
vagabond

travelling salesman (UK)

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guetter

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to watch

be careful

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bourru (adj)

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surly

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un canon

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canon

strikingly handsome/beautiful person (colloq)

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choper

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nick
bust
nail (as in to catch a thief)

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bien-aimé (adj)

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beloved

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le paraître

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appearances

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une fourmilière

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ant hill

hive of activity (fig)

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une meuf

une meuf de ouf

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woman

hot chick

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la diaspora

la Diaspora

A

dispersion of a people from their homeland

Historical exile of Jews but now jews living outside Israel

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le ravitaillement

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refuelling

re-supplying with provisions

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en boucle fermée

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in a closed loop

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puiser

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draw
pull
attract

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s’apparenter à

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to resemble

marry into

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une lingette

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wipe

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se vanter

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to brag

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révélateur (adj)

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revealing

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une charnière

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hinge

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charnière (adj)

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intermediate

existing between two stages

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un tiraillement

tiraillements d’estomac

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struggle
pulling
nagging pain

hunger pangs

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une remise en cause

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questioning
challenging
calling into question

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une refonte

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overhaul

remake

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C’est le summum

A

Ultimate

best thing since sliced bread

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un réquisitoire

A

indictment