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La Vérité sur l'Affaire Harry Quebert > Volume 1 > Flashcards

Volume 1 Flashcards

1
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bruisser

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to rustle

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bancal (adj)

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rickety

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dépiter qn

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to upset sb

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un tube

tube cathodique

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tube

CRT

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encenser

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to sing the praises of

flatter
agiter l’encensoir

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hall de récupération des bagages

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baggage retrieval area

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emmancher

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fit a handle to

set things up (informal)
get started

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à mon grand dam

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much to my displeasure

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une actrice télévisuelle (adj)

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tv actress

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débiner

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to slack off

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tirer un trait

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make a break

draw a line under

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de but en blanc

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point-blank

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l’arrière-compagne

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back country

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la fougère

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fern

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la mousse

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moss

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le summum

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summit

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l’atre (m)

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hearth

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pondre

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to lay

produce

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obnubiler

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to obsess

to obscure

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prodiguer

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to lavish

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une charnière

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hinge

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impartir

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to allow sb st

accorder

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s’égosiller

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to make os hoarse

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d’ores et déjà

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already

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bousiller

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to botch

wreck

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un parterre

un parterre de fleurs
un parterre de journalistes
être au parterre

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formal garden

flower bed
panel of journalists
to be in stalls (theatre)

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un pétrin

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dough kneading machine

fix (trouble) (slang)

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létal (adj)

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lethal

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impérativement

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absolutely

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épistolaire (adj)

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to do with writing letters

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une échoppe

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stall

small store

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plébisciter

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to elect with huge majority

to overwhelmingly vote in favour

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foutu (adj)

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f-ing

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une tête de mule

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headstrong person

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recaler

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to fail

stall (car)

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la crosse

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lacrosse

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maigrichon (adj and nom)

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skinny

skinny person

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obèse (adj and nom)

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obese

obese person

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39
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un surcroît de

de surcroît

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increase in

more over

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distancer

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to out distance

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parasiter

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to live as a parasite (biology, fig)
to exploit

to cause static

exploiter

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fiston (m)

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sonny

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un fer à cheval

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horseshoe

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aviser

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to notify

catch sight of
notice

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mirobolant

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fabulous

to good to be true

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un richard

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wealthy person

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narquois (adj)

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mocking

malicious

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à l’intérieur de terres

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inland

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49
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la rature

A

crossing-out

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la scorie

A

slag (metallurgy)

residue

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sporadiquement

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sporadically

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52
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déverser

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to pour

churn out

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53
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en dehors de

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beyond

outside of

54
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un encart

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insert (in paper, magazine)

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aduler

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to adulate

worship

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une gâterie

A

little treat

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une quéquette

A

penis (esp of a child)

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dévaliser

A

to rob
clean out

voler
cambrioler

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nasillard (adj)

A

nasal

60
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faire la pipe
le rapport buccal
la slurp slurp
la sucette

A

fellatio

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la teneur

A

tenor
content
import

62
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un boui-boui

A

greasy spoon

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une massue

A

knotty club

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un pacha

A

ancient turkish governor

65
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imbuvable (adj)

A

undrinkable

unbearable

66
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finalement
en fin de compte
par la suite

A

eventually

67
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bâcler

A

to do sloppy work

dash st off

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trouillard (adj and nom)

A

cowardly

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fichtrement (informal)

A

darned

jolly

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une pétoire

A

rusty old gun

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embarquer

A

to load
take
pick up

72
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semer

A

to plant (seeds)

to evade (a pursuer)

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orner

A

to adorn

decorate

74
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être sur les dents

A

on the lookout

75
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une bêche

A

square spade

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un pli

A

fold

trick (cards)

habit

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épaissir

A

to thicken

78
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assouvir

A

to satisfy
assuage

rassasier

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infect (adj)

A

horrible

80
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démettre

A

to dismiss

dislocate (eg shoulder)

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sordid (adj)

A

sordid

82
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un brûlot

A

fireship (military history)
scathing article (journalism)
sugar burned with brandy
biting midge

83
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grouiller

grouille-toi

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to swarm

get a move on

84
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se contrefoutre (vulgar)

A

to not give a shit

85
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faire de l’esbroufe (f)

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to show off

faire l’épate

86
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un beignet

A

fritter

87
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la toute première version

A

the very first version

88
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un rossignol

A

nightingale

89
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joindre les deux bouts

A

to make ends meet

90
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biaiser

A

to hedge

tergiverser (= to dither)
obliquer

91
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procurer à

A

to give to

92
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bouder

A

to shun

sulk

93
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vaquer à

A

to busy oneself with

s’occuper de

94
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la servilité

A

submission

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servile (adj)

A

obsequious

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inculte (adj)

A

uncultivated

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en pincer pour

A

to be keen on

to have a crush on

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badiner

A

to banter

99
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dépérir

A

to waste away

100
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jusqu’alors

A

until then

101
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reluquer qn

A

to stare at sb

eye sb

102
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saborder

A 
to scuttle   (ship)
destroy
103
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un pèquenaud (perj)

A

country hick

clod

104
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une sornette

A

empty idea

105
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un patelin

A

small village

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jaser

A

to gossip

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amouracher de

A

to become infatuated with

108
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décemment

A

decently

reasonably

109
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barber

A

to annoy

provoke

110
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dévergonder

A

to lead a sinful life

111
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bassiner

A

to annoy

112
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une furie

A

rage

fury

113
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s’empiffrer

A

to stuff os

114
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ganterie

A

glove factory

115
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mazette!

A

goodness gracious!

116
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ergoter

A

to split hairs

117
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la bienséance

A

etiquette
propriety
seemliness

118
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nommément

A

specifically by name

119
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la cime

A

top

sommet, extrémité supérieure

120
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trôner

A

to hold court

have pride of place

121
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retaper

A

to do up

remettre en bon état

122
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l’embrasement (m)

A

blaze (fire)
dazzling illumination
unrest
arousal

123
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poussif (adj)

A

wheezy

laboured

124
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un sellier

A

saddler

125
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étayer

A

to shore up

support

126
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une tirelire

A

piggy bank

127
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le bien-fondé

A

legitimacy

validity

128
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sur la base de quoi

A

on what basis

129
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amenuiser

A

to plane down
whittle down

menuiser = woodworking

130
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un haut-le-cœur

A

retching

La Vérité sur l'Affaire Harry Quebert (5 decks)

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