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Volume 2 Flashcards

1
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arnaquer

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to thieve, swindle

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berner

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to fool, deceive

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s’inspirer

Il faut qu’on s’inspire de nos enfants dans ce cas-ci

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To draw inspiration from

We need to draw inspiration from our children in this case.

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se moquer de

Il se moque de la critique

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to not care about

He doesn’t care about criticism.

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se formaliser de

Il se formalise d’un rien

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to take offence

He takes offence easily.

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nuancer

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to nuance, elaborate

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adoucir

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to soften

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en permanence

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constantly, permanently

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une containte

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a constraint

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experimenté (adj)

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experienced

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un attaquant

une attaquante

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attacker, assailant

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attaquer

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to attack

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le championnat

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championship

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la franchise

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frankness

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une citation

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a quotation

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signer

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to sign

to autograph

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enchaîner

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to enchain

to repeat again and again

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percer

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to pierce

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précieux (adj)

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precious, valuable

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un pompiste

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a gas station attendant

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meurtri (adj)

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wounded, bruised

very sad

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contusionner

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to bruise

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se retirer

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to withdraw

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une apparition

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an appearance

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défavoriser

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to disadvantage

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défavorisé (adj)

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disadvantaged

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ancrer

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to anchor

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ancré (adj)

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anchored

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un concurrent

une concurrente

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competitor, rival

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créditer

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to credit (money or with acknowledgement)

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apprécié de

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to be liked by

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32
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distribuer

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to distribute

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majeur (adj)

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important

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un majeur (noun)

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major

middle finger

35
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une commune

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a town

36
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digne (adj)
digne de

Ce livre est digne d’attention

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dignified
worthy of, noteworthy

This book is noteworthy.

37
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le cépage

Le Cabernet-Sauvignon, le Merlot etc., ils sont les cépages très connus.

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a varietal (of grape)

Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot etc. are well known varietals.

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la vendange

La vangange est l’étape pendant laquelle on cueille les grappes de raisins.

A

grape harvest

The harvest is the step in which the bunches of grapes are picked.

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la grappe

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bunch (of grapes)

cluster

40
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la levure

A

yeast

41
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retenir

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to retain

42
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la sécheresse

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dryness

43
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exiger

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to demand, require

44
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exigeant (adj)

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demanding, hard to please

45
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le biais (de)

Il l’a appris par le biais d’internet.

A

the means (of)

He learned it through the internet.

46
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une gaffe

A 
a bargepole
a blunder   (informal)
47
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décaler

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to shift (in time or attitude)

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grossier (adj)

grossière

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coarse, vulgar, rude

49
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visiblement

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obviously, noticeably, openly

50
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primordial (adj)

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paramount

51
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stabiloter

je stabilote les mots que je ne comprends pas.

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to underline

I underline the words I don’t understand.

52
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incontournable

A

unavoidable

53
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le flux

Vous devez comprendre le flux d’information qui arrive vers vous.

A

flow

You should understand the flow of information that comes towards you.

54
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l’amont/l’aval

en amont (en aval is not in common use).

Je vais visiter la France mais en amont je vais étudier le français.

A

upstream/downstream

en amont = avant

I’m going to visit France but first I’m going to study French.

55
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une promotion

A 
a promotion
an offer (sale)
a cohort (students who are promoted together)    une "promo"
56
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marrant (adj)

A

funny, amusing

57
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Il y avait une publicité toutes les dix minutes.

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There was a commercial every ten minutes.

58
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sans arrêt

A

without end

59
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lasser

se lasser de qqc/qqn

A

to bore (an audience)

to grow tired/bored of …

60
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Les filmes comiques

Les filmes à suspens

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comedies

suspense films

61
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enquêter sur un meurtre

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to investigate a murder

62
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une profanation

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a desecration, defilement

63
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se rattacher

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to link up

64
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de fil en aiguille

A

bit by bit

65
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vaguement

A

vaguely

66
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le/la suspect “suspé”

A

suspect

67
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morbide (adj)

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morbid

68
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un devi

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a quotation, estimate

69
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un accrochage

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clash (entre)

collision (avec)

70
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violent (adj)

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violent
harsh
fierce

71
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bouchonner

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to rub down (horse)

form a traffic jam

72
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freiner

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to brake

73
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brusquement

A

suddenly

74
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piler

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to crush, grind

slam on the brakes (colloq)

75
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percuter

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to strike, crash into

76
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se percuter

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to collide

77
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un coup de lapin

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whiplash

78
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d’une part….et d’autre part

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on one hand … and on the other hand…

79
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matinal (adj)

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morning

80
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pas mal de temps sur le matin

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a lot of time in the morning

81
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embaucher

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to hire

82
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de prendre un peu d’avance sur le travail du soir

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to get a little head start on the evening’s work

83
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un lever

A

“getting up”

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