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Volume 2 Flashcards

1
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mousser

se faire mousser

A

to fizz
froth

to sing one’s praises

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tracasser

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to worry

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un emmerdeur (vulgar slang)

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pain in the neck

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une pie

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magpie

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un écusson

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badge

escutcheon

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gronder

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rumble

roar (fireplace)

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7
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une moisson

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harvest

crop

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8
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l’appareillage

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equipment

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9
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le boucan (informal)

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racket

din

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10
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lésiner

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to skimp

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11
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le rimmel

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mascara

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12
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un porte-jarretelle

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garter belt

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13
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une guêpière

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bodice

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14
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la braguette

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fly (of pants)

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15
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alléchant

A

enticing

seductive

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16
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donner le change

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to cover st up

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17
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s’écouler

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to pass by

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18
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à la case départ

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at square one

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19
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allécher

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entice

snare

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20
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muter

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to transfer

shift

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21
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peloter (slang)

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to feel  (eg with hands)
touch
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22
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une planque (colloq)

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hideout

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23
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une enchère

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bid

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24
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un accusé de réception

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confirmation of receipt

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25
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une pincette

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pair of tweezers

fire tongs

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26
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étancher

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to make foolproof

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27
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bégayer

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to stammer

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28
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pâtir de

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to suffer because of

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29
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dégingandé (adj)

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lanky

ungainly

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30
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goudronné (adj)

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paved

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31
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goudronner

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to tar

lay down tarmac

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32
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le matraquage

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bludgeoning

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33
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trapu (adj) (slang)

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stocky

squat

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34
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une trotte (colloq)

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walk

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35
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une scierie

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sawmill

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36
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un envoi

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dispatch
sending
send off

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37
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en outre

A

moreover

besides

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38
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une grille à usage unique

A

one time key (code)

39
Q

en vie

A

alive

40
Q

toucher une retraite

A

get a pension

41
Q

au pied levé

A

immediately
at this moment
at the drop of a hat

42
Q

desservir

A

to serve

harm
put at a disadvantage

43
Q

une métissé

A

half breed

44
Q

le bégaiement

A

stammer

stutter

45
Q

désuet (adj)

A

outdated

worm eaten

46
Q

sous faux pavillon

A

false flag (espionage)

47
Q

un ressortissant

A

national

citizen

48
Q

l’effarement

A

dismay
fear
horror
alarm

49
Q

un fayot

A

creep (colloq)

bean (culinary)

50
Q

par mont et par vaux

A

up hill and down dale

51
Q

le méli-mélo

A

mishmash

jumble

52
Q

une consigne automatique

A

baggage locker

53
Q

la brousse

A

scrubland

bush

54
Q

irréductible (adj) (n,mf)

A

implacable
relentless

diehard

55
Q

fourbir

A

to polish

furbish

56
Q

une sacoche

A

pannier

saddlebag

57
Q

une conduite intérieure

A

sedan

58
Q

un relevé

A

statement

summary

59
Q

les points et les traits

A

dots and dashes (Morse)

60
Q

pourvoir

A

to provide

61
Q

à ce titre

A

in this capacity

62
Q

sauter à pieds joints

A

to jump in with both feet

63
Q

cumuler

A

to accumulate

64
Q

le for

dans ou en son for intérieur

A

heart of hearts

in his heart of hearts

65
Q

un bougre

A

bugger

chap

66
Q

aviné (adj)

A

drunk

67
Q

peaufiner

A

to refine

put the finishing touches on

68
Q

d’autant plus que

A

all the more since

69
Q

être en permission

A

to be on leave

70
Q

étriqué (adj)

A

skimpy

narrow

71
Q

un revers

A

setback
backhand
lapels

72
Q

un filon

trouver le filon

A

lode
vein

to strike it lucky

73
Q

la besogne

A

work
job
task

74
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renégat (adj)

un renégat

A

renegade

renegade
traitor

75
Q

une épave

les épaves

A

wreck
derelict

jetsam (thrown from a ship)

76
Q

à juste titre

A

rightly
justifiably
with just cause

77
Q

pour ainsi dire

A

so to speak
as it were
virtually

78
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la mégarde

A

carelessness

79
Q

fripé (asj)

A

crumpled

wrinkled

80
Q

signalé (adj)

A

signalled
signposted
reported

81
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officieux (adj)

à titre officieux

A

unofficial

unofficially

82
Q

matois (adj)

A

wily

sly

83
Q

un matelot

A

sailor

seaman

84
Q

détacher

A

to set free

release

85
Q

un parchemin

A

parchment

diploma

86
Q

venir en visite

A

come to visit

87
Q

meuler

A

to grind

88
Q

une meule

une meule de foin

A

grindstone
millstone

stack

haystack

89
Q

avachir

A

to slump

let oneself go

90
Q

réparer les pots cassés

A

pick up the pieces

91
Q

entrebailler

A

to half open

92
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comme preuve

A

as evidence

93
Q

flanquer

flanquer la frousse
flanquer une raclée

A

to flank
throw

scare
beat the crap out of

(many locutions)

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