Volume 1 Flashcards

1
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embaumer

A

to smell of
embalm

to be fragrant

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2
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chiquer

A

chew tobacco

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3
Q

le ressac

A

surf

backwash

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4
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l’arrière-plan (m)

A

background

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5
Q

un fichu

A

shawl

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6
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un jabot

A

ruffle worn at the neck

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7
Q

égrener

A

to shell, remove seeds

chime out (as hours)

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8
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l’avertisseur (m)

A

alarm

horn

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9
Q

un chevalet

A

easel (de peintre)

sawhorse (de menuisier)

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10
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la bruyère

A

heath

heather

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11
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un coq de bruyère

A

grouse

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12
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le colza

A

rapeseed

canola

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13
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un malaise

A

unease

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14
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croissant

A

growing

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15
Q

un réchaud

A

portable stove

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16
Q

au recto de

A

on the front of

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17
Q

recto verso

A

on both sides of the page

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18
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au verso de

A

on the back of

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19
Q

désespérer

se désespérer

A

to drive to despair

to despair

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20
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désemparer

sans désemparer

A

to throw into confusion

without let up

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21
Q

échafauder

A

to put st together

to stack st up

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22
Q

être en filigrane dans

A

to be implicit in (fig)

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23
Q

faire frire

A

to fry

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24
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un château d’eau

A

water tower

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25
Q

se carrer dans

A

to ensconce os in

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26
Q

la Laponie

A

Lapland

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27
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ausculter

A

to listen

examine (med)

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28
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aux aguets

A

to be on guard

lie in wait

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29
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déteindre sur

A

to rub off on

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30
Q

être de retour

A

to be back

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31
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passer a l’acte

A

to get on with it

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32
Q

le fond sonore

A

background noise

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33
Q

les maisons en kit

A

prefab houses

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34
Q

une suite

A

something more

a continuation

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35
Q

enlever qqc

enfiler qqc

A

to take st off

to put st on

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36
Q

atténuer

A

to lessen
soften
mitigate

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37
Q

atténuant (adj)

A

diminishing

soothing

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38
Q

décousu (adj)

A

disjointed
ragged
rambling

From découdre, to unpick, “unsew”

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39
Q

décupler

A

to multiply tenfold

40
Q

la calvitie

A

baldness

41
Q

le rayonnage

A

shelving

set of shelves

42
Q

hargneux (adj)

A

aggressive

43
Q

rugir

A

to roar
growl
bellow

44
Q

une sage-femme

A

midwife

45
Q

le palais

palais de justice
palais de sports

A

palate
palace

law courts
sports centre

46
Q

un pendu

une pendue

A

hanged man
hanged woman

can be figurative, or the game hangman

47
Q

à tire-d’aile

A

swiftly

in a flurry of wings

48
Q

pour ainsi dire

A

as it were

so to speak

49
Q

désemparer

A

to throw into confusion

50
Q

surmener

se surmener

A

to overwork

to push oneself too hard

51
Q

Il va de soi que…

A

It goes without saying that…

It’s self evident that…

52
Q

raturer

A

to cross out

correct

53
Q

décommander

A

to call off (eg. an appt)

cancel

54
Q

aménagé (adj)

l’appartement est bien aménagé

A

converted

equipped
the appartement is well appointed

55
Q

un rugissement

A

blast

roaring

56
Q

résilier

A

cancel
dissolve
rescind

57
Q

empeser

A

to starch

make rigid

58
Q

élimé (adj)

A

shabby

threadbare

59
Q

tressaillir

A

thrill
shiver
vibrate
startle

60
Q

se dérober

A

shirk
evade
elude

61
Q

encroûter

A

to get in a rut

62
Q

encroûté (adj)

A

encrusted

set in one’s ways

63
Q

du tout en tout

A

completely

64
Q

en tout et pour tout

A

all in all

65
Q

faire le point sur

A

to take stock of

review

66
Q

le recel

A

receiving stolen goods

67
Q

malvenu (adj)

A

untimely
inopportune
out of place

68
Q

foncièrement

A

fundamentally

69
Q

se carrer

A

settle

sit back

70
Q

fortuit (adj)

A

fortuitous
by chance
unexpected

71
Q

le flottement

A

floating

wavering

72
Q

tarauder

A

to tap

73
Q

le gagne-pain

A

livelihood

74
Q

ramer

A

row

work like a dog (colloq)

75
Q

se déverser

A

to pour

divide

76
Q

inform (adj)

A

shapeless

formless

77
Q

se déchaîner

A

to provoke

give rise to

78
Q

gondoler

A

to crinkle
warp
buckle

79
Q

se gondola (colloq)

A

to laugh

80
Q

écorner

A

to dent
make a hole in
make dog eared

81
Q

luné (adj)

A

moody

grumpy

82
Q

devancer

A

to outstrip
forestall
get ahead of

83
Q

exalté (adj)

A

excited

impassioned

84
Q

une boussole

A

compass

85
Q

saugrenu (adj)

A

crazy
strange
grotesque

86
Q

de toute évidence

à l’évidence

A

obviously

87
Q

bêcher

A

to dig

88
Q

une bêche

A

spade (à lame pleine)

garden fork (à dents)

89
Q

fuser

A

to gush
spurt
rocket

90
Q

l’agissement

les agissements (mp)

A

intrigue
plot
operation

activities (pej)

91
Q

à l’abandon (adj)

A

neglected

92
Q

une remise

A

remission
rebate
surrender

garden shed

93
Q

travesti (adj)

A

in disguise

transvestite

94
Q

un trèfle

A

clover
club (cards)

money (colloq)

95
Q

décroître

A

decrease

96
Q

n’y aller pas par quatre chemins

A

to get right to the point