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Volume 2 Flashcards

1
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loucher

A

to squint

louche (adj) = shady, questionable

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sentimental (adj)

vie sentimentale
aventure sentimentale

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sentimental (person)
love (life, adventure)

love life
love affair

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3
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munir de

A

to provide with

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une mallette

A

attaché case

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pimpant (adj)

A

fresh and stylish

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linéaire (adj)

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linear

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7
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un cachotier

A

secretive person

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8
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une induration

A

hardening

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9
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sciemment

A

deliberately

knowingly

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10
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crachoter

A

to crackle

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11
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la sollicitude

A

concern

care

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12
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la méchanceté

par méchanceté

A

nastiness

out of spite

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13
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hâlé (adj)

A

suntanned

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14
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un cal

A

callus

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15
Q

s’envoler

s’envoler en tête

A

fly away

jump into the lead

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16
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la scène

scène de ménage

A

scene
stage

domestic row

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17
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un ermite

A

hermit

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18
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le score

A

score

result

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19
Q

électriser

A

to electrify

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20
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un plafonnier

A

ceiling light

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21
Q

masser

A

to masssge

mass (eg troops)

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22
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se masser

A

to gather

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23
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rhabiller

se rhabiller

A

to dress again

to get dressed again

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24
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faire les cent pas

A

to pace up and down = arpenter

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25
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un baratin

A

sales pitch
smooth talk
patter

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26
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pété (adj)

être pété

pète le feu/la forme

A

knackered

to be pissed
to be out of it

to be in top form

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27
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navigation par vue

A

play it by ear

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28
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une lucarne

A

skylight

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29
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un colimaçon

escalier en colimaçon

A

snail
spiral staircase

spiral staircase

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30
Q

encastrer

encastrer qc dans

A

embed
recess

to fit/embed st into

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31
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le roulement

A

movement

rotation

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32
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cantonner qn à qc

A

to confine sb to st

station

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33
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rehausser

A

to raise

enhance

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34
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scinder

se scinder

A 
to split
spin off (a company)
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35
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proprement

proprement dit

A

properly
cleanly

strictly speaking
per se

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36
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embusqué (adj)

A

in ambush

s’embusquer = lie in ambush

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37
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affûter

A

to sharpen

hone

38
Q

un trublion

A

troublemaker

39
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gros dépensier

A

big spender

40
Q

les talons à vif

A

raw heels

talon = heel
vif = sore, open, raw
41
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un arrangement à l’aimable

A

gentleman ‘s agreement

42
Q

l’étirement (m)

A

stretching

43
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depuis un moment

A

for a while

44
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un passage à niveau

A

level crossing

45
Q

renflouer

renflouer les caisses

A

refloat
bail out

refill the coffers

46
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un planton

A

orderly

47
Q

le statut

A

status

standing

48
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rêche (adj)

A

rough

49
Q

un coulage

A

loss of stock (eg. theft)

casting (eg. concrete)

50
Q

un rachat

A

purchase
repurchase
redemption (religion)

51
Q

ratisser

A

to rake (up)
sweep (an area)
comb (an area)

52
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un épissure

A

junction

joining of cables

53
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un branchement

A

connection

54
Q

une blanchisserie

A

laundry

55
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un balai

A

broom

brush

56
Q

intervertir

A

to invert
reverse
change over

57
Q

la portée

A

range

reach

58
Q

un pense-bête

A

reminder

59
Q

pleurnicher

A

to snivel

whine

60
Q

embringuer

A

to drag in

involve

61
Q

l’aine (f)

A

groin

62
Q

nécrologique (adj)

rubrique nécrologique

A

obituary

obituary column

63
Q

chômer

A

to be unemployed

64
Q

une fusion par terre

A

melt down

65
Q

au juste

A

exactly

really

66
Q

aviser

A

to inform
advise
catch sight of

67
Q

s’aviser

A

to become aware of

se rendre compte de

68
Q

séant (adj)

A

seemly

fitting

69
Q

sur son séant

A

in a sitting position

70
Q

tirer la chasse

chasse d’eau

A

flush the toilet

flush

71
Q

ameublir

A

to loosen

72
Q

un pot aux roses

A

secret

73
Q

une stèle

A

commemorative stone

marker

74
Q

en gros en

A

basically

75
Q

le chantage

A

blackmail

76
Q

le fumier

A

manure

fertilizer

77
Q

gicler

A

spurt
squirt
splatter

78
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faire le grand écart

A

do the splits

79
Q

passer chez le coiffeur

A

get a haircut

80
Q

tenir le coup

A

to cope

hang in there

81
Q

se mettre dans de sales draps

A

get into a mess

82
Q

en retraite de

A

set back from

83
Q

bien que

A

although

84
Q

tirebouchonné

A

twisted

85
Q

un tire-bouchon

A

corkscrew

86
Q

en mon for intérieur

A

deep down in my heart

87
Q

par l’intermédiaire de

A

through

88
Q

que dalle

A

damn all

nothing at all

89
Q

réprimer

A

punish

repress

90
Q

affronter

A

to face

confront

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