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Volume 10 Flashcards

1
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un pantin

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puppet

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un échafaud

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scaffold

guillotine

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3
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rentrer en vigueur

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to take effect

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revenir en douce

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to sneek back

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contesté (adj)

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disputed

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râper

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grate
rasp
shred

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clivant (adj)

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divisive

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8
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cliver

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to split

cleave

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9
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sans se méfier

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quite trustingly

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10
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en dessous

la taille en dessous

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lower level
smaller

the next smaller size

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11
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pétrir

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knead
work
squeeze

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12
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un géologue

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geologist

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13
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une enclume

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anvil

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14
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un gisement

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deposit (mineral, pétrole )

tract

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15
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la cherté

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expense

costliness

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16
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une rose des vents

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compass rose

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17
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une interview

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interview

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18
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un malabar (slang)

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muscle man

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19
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l’oreillette (f)

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tab
auricle
ear flap (of cap)

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20
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fictif (adj)

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fictitious

fictional

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21
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le froment

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wheat

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22
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se prendre à

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to find yourself

catch yourself

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23
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se prendre de

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to befriend sb

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24
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méandre

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to meander

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25
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les méandres (fp)

en méandre

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meanderings

in a meandering way

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les roseaux (mp)

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reeds

rushes

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27
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charrier

charrier qn

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to carry along
transport

to kid sb

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28
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sertir

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to set

crimp

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29
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iniatique (adj)

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character forming

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30
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graduer

A

graduate
grade
increase gradually

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31
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un gradin

en gradin

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tier
terrace
bleachers
bench

terraced

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32
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gravir

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to climb (eg vélo)

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33
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la laque

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hairspray

laquer

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34
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laqué

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glossy

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35
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un/une intrus

cherchez l’intrus

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intruder

spot the odd one out

36
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arrache-pied

travailler d’arrache-pied

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relentlessly
harshly

work flat out

37
Q

déboulonner

A

to unbolt

38
Q

le délitement

A

disintegration

39
Q

étouffer

A

to choke

suffocate

40
Q

l’étouffement

A

suffocation
stifling
breathlessness

41
Q

la ronce

A

briar

bramble

42
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une toile

une toile d’araignée

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canvas
cloth
web

spider’s web
cobweb (indoors)

43
Q

un fumigène

A

smoke device

44
Q

un orvet

A

slowworm

blindworm

45
Q

un oxymore

A

oxymoron

46
Q

la fumette

A

smoking joints

smoking

47
Q

l’intrication

l’intrication quantique

A

entanglement

quantum entanglement
“spooky action at a distance”

48
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un clap

A

clapperboard (filming)

49
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catégorique (adj)

A

adamant
categoric
indisputable

50
Q

catégoriquement

A

categorically

indisputably

51
Q

Vu le/la……

A

In view of the…..

52
Q

cendré (adj)

A

ashen

53
Q

rabâcher

A

to keep repeating

54
Q

rustre (adj)

A

unsophisticated

rough around the edges

55
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exécrable (adj)

A

horrible

56
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dracher (north France)

A

to rain

57
Q

la drache (north France)

A

rain

58
Q

être muté

A

to be transferred

59
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une biloute (dialect)

A

a good friend

penis

60
Q

être porté sur

A

to like

enjoy

61
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les ch’tis

pronounced sh’tee

A

cliched inhabitants of NE France

62
Q

l’égouttement (m)

A

enthusiasm

interest

63
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le dynamisme

A

dynamism

64
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dynamique (adj)

A

dynamic

65
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rayonner

A

to radiate

shine

66
Q

démentir

A

to debunk

67
Q

une connaissance
une vague connaissance

un ami d’un ami

un/une camarade
un ancien camarade d’école
un camarade de classe

un copain
une copine

un/une pote

un ami

un meilleur ami/copain/pote

A

acquaintance

colleague

friend

buddy

best friend

68
Q

dépoter

A

to de-pot a plant

to discharge  (eg. battery)
empty
69
Q

terrasser

A

to floor
flatten
bring down

70
Q

sidérer

A

to stagger

astonish (colloq)

71
Q

un passe

A

fairway
pass
channel

72
Q

la passe

une mauvaise passe

A

a pass in sports
stretch of time

bad patch (of time)

73
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la calomnie

A

slander

74
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calomnier

A

to slander qn

vilify

75
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avide (adj)

avide de

A

avid (eg, reader)
eager
hungry
greedy

lustful
eager for

76
Q

c’est l’hôpital qui se moque de la charité

A

It’s the pot calling the kettle black

77
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amadouer

A

coax
cajole
mollify
soothe

78
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s’amadouer

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to soften

79
Q

perdre de son lustre

A

to become lacklustre

80
Q

depuis des lustres (mp)

A

for ages

81
Q

l’ahurissement

A

astonishment
amazement
bewilderment

82
Q

foncièrement

A

basically

83
Q

la consternation

A

consternation

84
Q

une balise

A

marker

beacon

85
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un manchot

A

penguin

86
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manchot (adj)

ne pas être manchot (colloq)

A

one handed person

to be handy

87
Q

rafler (informal)

A

swipe
make off with
snap up

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