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Volume 2 Flashcards

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indûment (adj)

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undeserved

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rétrospectivement

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retrospectively

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pompeusement

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pompously

flamboyantly

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flamboiement

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flamboyantly

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flamboyant (adj)

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flamboyant

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fraîchement

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coolly
freshly
newly

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la crémaillère

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rack and pinion

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un jules

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chum (slang)

bedfellow

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risible (adj)

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laughable

ridiculous

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un malotru

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boor

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un paletot

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jacket

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épiloguer sur

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to hold forth on

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une cataracte

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cataract (eye)

cascade
downpour

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débiter

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debit

spout
reel off

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15
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compatir

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to sympathize

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réitérer

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reiterate

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méprisable (adj)

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contemptible

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prendre qqn en faute

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to catch sb out

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parer au danger

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to counter the risk

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parer à

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to ward off

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poindre

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to dawn

peep through

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les œillères (fp)

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blinkers

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sempiternel (adj)

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perpetual

eternal

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un prélat

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prelate (church official)

tarpaulin

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prendre une cuite

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get plastered

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fruste (adj)

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rough

unsophisticated

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infime (adj)

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tiny
minor
minute

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un croche-pied

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to trip sb up

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29
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une dérouillée

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thrashing

beating

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immonde (adj)

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sinful

revolting

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un malabar (slang)

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muscle man

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32
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tout de go

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straight out (to say)

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33
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rembarrer

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to rebuff

put sb in their place

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34
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illico (colloq)

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straight away

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35
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numéroter

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to number

count

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36
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absenter

s’absenter

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to leave

absent oneself

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37
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rhabiller

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to get dressed again

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un clapotis d’eau

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lapping of eater

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intempestif (adj)

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untimely

inopportune

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l’entre-deux

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interval

41
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atteint (adj)

être atteint de

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affected
infected

to be suffering from

42
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d’un trait

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at a stretch

43
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un affûteur

A

sharpener

44
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camé (adj)

se camer

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stoned

to be on drugs

45
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la bruine

A

drizzle

46
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le crachin

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drizzle

47
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couper les ponts

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to burn (your) bridges

48
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avoir à faire à

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to have run in with

to be dealing with

49
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désappointer

A

disappoint

50
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un peloton

A

squad
platoon (army)
ball (yarn)

51
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une omerta

A

code of silence (eg mafia)

52
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virtuel (adj

A

virtual
imaginary
potential

53
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éclairer ma lanterne

A

give information

54
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roder

rôder

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to break in (a machine)

to ride (push aggressively)

55
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une volontairiste

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a pro-active person

person with initiative

56
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arrêter

A

to stop
to decide on
close (a deal)

57
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escompter

A

to expect
take for granted
reckon

58
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le toutim

A

and all

and everything

59
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insaisissable (adj)

A

elusive

60
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le doigté

A

tact

fingering (music)

61
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antérieur (adj)

antérieur à

A

prior

prior to

62
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le culot

A

cheek
nerve
cool
audacity

63
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s’atteler

A

to get down to a task

64
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imbuvable (adj)

A

undrinkable

unbearable (colloq)

65
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sourciller

sans sourciller

A

to frown

without batting an eyelid

66
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l’escient (m)

à bon escient

A

advice

advisedly

67
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sur le moment

A

at the time

68
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aguerri (adj)

A

battle-hardened

seasoned

69
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autant plus de

A

all the more

70
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être à deux doigts de faire…

A

be very close to doing…

71
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grouille toi (interj)

A

hurry up!

72
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sibyllin (adj)

A

cryptic

73
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la bécasse

A

woodcock

featherbrain (colloq)

74
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parjurer

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perjure

break one’s word

75
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la faconde

A

loquacity

76
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les basques (fp)

A

skirt
tail
coat-tail

77
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après coup

A

afterwards

after the fact

78
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bâcler

A

do carelessly

79
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une sommité

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prominent person

80
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glousser

A

chuckle

cluck (chicken)

81
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la dénivellation

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slope

out of level

82
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outrepasser

A

to go beyond
exceed
overstep

83
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une kermesse

A

bazaar

fair

84
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un noiraud

A

brunette

85
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un cobaye

A

guinea pig

86
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cafter

A

to inform (on)

87
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inavouable (adj)

A

undisclosable

shameful

88
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inavoué (adj)

A

undisclosed

hidden

89
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inopiné (adj)

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unexpected

90
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à pas pressé

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hurriedly

91
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prélasser

A

lounge
lie down
recline

92
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recliner

A

to recline

93
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ès

A

of

on

94
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nommément

A

by name

Hôtel des Cœurs Brisés (4 decks)

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