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Volume 12 Flashcards

1
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les degats (mp)

A

damages

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une lézarde

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crack

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la toiture

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roofing

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griffer

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to scratch

claw

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guetter

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to watch out for…
be on alert for
threaten

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gémir

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to groan

moan

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gémissant (adj)

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moaning

groaning

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la rééducation

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reeducation

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sabrer

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to slash

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la becquée

donner la becquée à

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victual

to feed

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un gouttière

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drainpipe
gutter
sling?

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postiche (adj)

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fake

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rembourré (adj)

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padded

overstuffed

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fuyant (adj)

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shifty
elusive

from fuir = to avoid, shun, flee

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une passerelle

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link

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abasourdir

A

to dumbfound

stun

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bardé de (adj)

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covered in (figurative)

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18
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un voyou (slang)

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lout

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le tréfonds de (expression)

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the very depths of

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20
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consolider

A

consolidate
boost
help

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aguets (adv)

être aux aguets

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guarding

to be on alert

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séreux (adj)

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pretaining to serum

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l’asphixie (f?)

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asphyxia

suffocation

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24
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livide (adj)

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deathly pale

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l’airain (m)

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bronze

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l’attirail (m)

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stuff

paraphernalia

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27
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dérivant vers (adj)

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directed towards

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28
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de surcroît

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moreover

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29
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à portée de vue

A

within view

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30
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les frusques (slang) (fp)

de vieilles frusques

A

bad habits
gear

old clothes

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31
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la viduité (f?)

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widowhood

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32
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réciproquement

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reciprocally

mutually

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33
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distraire

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to distract

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34
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un ratier

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rat catcher

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35
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un terrier

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burrow
hole
terrier (dog)

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36
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l’amarre (f)

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mooring

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37
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amarrer à qc

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to moor alongside st

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38
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une saillie

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a projection

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39
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saillir

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to protrude

stand out

40
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un échevin

A

alderman

government official

41
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être à la barre

tenir la barre

A

take the helm

42
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le capot

A

lapping sound

43
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chuinter

A

to hiss gently (tire)
swish
lisp
hoot (owl)

44
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inconsidéré (adj)

A

thoughtless

inconsiderate

45
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liminaire (adj)

A

preliminary

46
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une houle

A

swell
heave
roll

47
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serré (adj)

A

tight
compact
close

48
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un filin

un filin de sécurité

A

rope

a safety line

49
Q

un cachalot

A

sperm whale

50
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un déferlement

A

barrage
surge
flood

51
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dinguer

envoyer qn dinguer

A

be sent flying

to send sb flying

52
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une trombe

les trombes d’eau

A

waterspout

downpour

53
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affaler

A

to haul down

54
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démonté (adj)

A

stormy

raging

55
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démonter

A

to dismantle

56
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un harnais

A

harness

57
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le bastingage

A

ship’s rail
rail
bar
bannister

58
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naufrager

A

to shipwreck

59
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un rouleau

A

roll

roller

60
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la quille

A

pin (bowling)

keel (of a boat)

61
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gicler

A

spurt

spatter

62
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le bâbord

A

port side (boat)

63
Q

geindre

A

moan
fret
whimper

64
Q

inouï (adj)

A

incredible

amazing

65
Q

une éventration

A

rupture

evisceration

66
Q

chavirer

A

to capsize

keel over

67
Q

casse-cou (adj)

A

risky

68
Q

narguer

A

to mock
jeer
taunt

69
Q

une déferlante

A

comber

long wave

70
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un treuil

A

winch

71
Q

les parages (mp)

elle est dans les parages

A

neighbourhood

she’s around somewhere

72
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opter pour

A

to opt for

73
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une manie

A

obsession
mania
fad

74
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effrayer qn

A

to frighten sb

75
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fécond (adj)

A

fruitful

76
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révolu (adj)

A

past

77
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la privation

A

deprivation

want

78
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le gosse (informal)

A

kid

child

79
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intarissable (adj)

A

inexhaustible

unfailing

80
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déplacé (adj)

A

displaced
unwarranted
uncalled for

81
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guiper

A

to tape

fasten or bind with tape

82
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une guirlande

A

garland

83
Q

parer

A

to adorn

protect

84
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charrier

A

to carry along

85
Q

une ordalie

A

ordeal

86
Q

l’entendement (m)

A

understanding

87
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écraser

A

crush

88
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conjurer

A

to avert
ward off
implore

89
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une prophétie

A

prophecy

90
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un contrefort

A

buttress
abutment
foothills (pl)

91
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un pâturage

A

pasture

92
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la hantise

A

dread

93
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gravir

A

to climb

94
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le couchant

A

sunset

west

95
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couchant (adj)

au soleil couchant

A

setting

at sunset

96
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désarçonner

A

to unseat (due to motion)
toss about
trip up

Une Vie Française (12 decks)

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