Volume 2 Flashcards

1
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une syncope

A

fainting spell

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2
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trémousser

A

to fidget

wiggle around

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3
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une huile

A

oil

oil painting

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4
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s’éterniser

A

to prolong

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5
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le supplice

A

torture

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6
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courroucé (adj)

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wrathful

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étriqué (adj)

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narrow

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8
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clamer que …

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to claim that …

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9
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éreinté (adj)

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exhausted

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10
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une garce

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bitch

cow

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11
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culbuter

A

to overcome
knock over
score sexually

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12
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névrosé (adj)

A

neurotic

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13
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une ritournelle,

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refrain

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14
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les attentes (f)

A

expectations

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15
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la jugeote…

A

common sense

gumption

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16
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les prémices

A

beginnings

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17
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racoleur (adj)

A

eye catching

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18
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la teneur

A

content

level

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19
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receler

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to conceal

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20
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un taré (e,es)

A

crazy

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21
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une mégère

A

shrew

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22
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un, une fourbe

fourbe (adj)

A

deceitful

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23
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hâtivement

A

hastily

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24
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fuselé

A

tapered

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25
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une dévergondée

A

loose woman

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26
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touiller

A
to stir   (sauce)
toss   (salad)
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27
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inlassablement

A

tirelessly

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28
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la lave

A

lava

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29
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subrepticement

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surreptitiously

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30
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réclamer

A

to demand
beg
call for

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31
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une facture

A

invoice

craftsmanship

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32
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biseauter

A

to bevel

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33
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en fonte

A

in cast iron

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34
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érailler

A

to scratch

have a croaky voice

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35
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maugréer

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to grumble

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36
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de plus belle

A

even more
more than ever
unabated

37
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charrier

A

to cart

haul

38
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un renflement

A

bulge

39
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empoigner

A

to seize

grab hold of

40
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un orgasme

A

orgasm

41
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dans la foulé

A

in stride

42
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fluet

A

thin
slight
frail

43
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le rebut

A

rubbish

44
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un pion

A

prefect

45
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un/une géniteur

A

parent

46
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les ébats (mp)

A

frolics (inc sexual)

47
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enjoué (adj)

A

cheerful

light-hearted

48
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maléfique (adj)

A

evil

49
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glapir

A

to screech

50
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une nuée

A

horde

multitude

51
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amonceler

s’amonceler

A

to pile up

52
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vouer un sentiment à qqn

A

to nurse a feeling for sb

53
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un autel

A

alter (for worship)

54
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sournoisement

A

slyly

cunningly

55
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un étau

A

vice

stranglehold (fig)

56
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un fendillement

A

crazing

57
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suranné (adj)

A

outdated

58
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picoter

A

to sting

tickle

59
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une orée

A

edge

start

60
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rageur (adj)

A

furious

61
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une coque

A

hull

shell

62
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un non-dit

A

what is left unsaid

63
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rêche (adj)

A

rough

64
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suave (adj)

A

smooth

sweet

65
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endiguer

A

to confine
contain
curb

66
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croasser

A

to caw

67
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indomptable (adj)

A

indomitable

uncontrollable

68
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insoumis (adj)

A

unsubdued

rebellious

69
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craintivement,

A

timidly

70
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encaisser

A

to cash (eg a cheque)

to “take it”
withstand

71
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soi-disant (adj)

A

self-styled

72
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perfid (adj)

A

treacherous

73
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revanchard (adj)

A

vengeful

74
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pétri (adj)

A

kneaded

75
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remémorer

A

to recollect

76
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mener à bien

A

carry out well

bring to a successful conclusion

77
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décemment

A

decently

78
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Justement

A

as it happens

precisely

79
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bafoué (adj)

A

flouted

80
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tamiser

A

to sift

filter

81
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un une convive

A

guest

82
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de part et d’autre

A

on either side

83
Q

enhardir

A

to encourage

stimulate

84
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poisser

A

to make sticky

85
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une comptine

A

nursery rhyme

86
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claudiquer

A

to limp

87
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n’être plus à faire

A

second to none

88
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rabougri (adj)

A

stunted

89
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un fouillis

A

mess