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Volume 2 Flashcards

1
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en fonction de

A

according to

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enchevêtré (adj

A

criss cross

tangled

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durcir

A

to harden

intensify

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démêler

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to untangle

unravel

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avoir l’air

A

seem

look like

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d’ores et déjà

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already

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recru (adj)

recru de fatigue

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exhausted

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8
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cousu de fil blanc

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utterly predictable

self evident

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boudeur (adj)

A

sulky

morose

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enténébré

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to darken

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pris sur le fait

A

caught in the act

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12
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ambages

sans ambages

A

plainly
in an unembellished manner

without beating around the bush

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13
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les déboires (mp)

A

setbacks
disappointments
trials

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14
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à la cantonade

parler à la cantonade

A

to speak to no one in particular

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15
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une lacune

A

gap
omission
void

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forcené (adj)

A

furious (rythme)

frenzied (activity)

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un forcené

une forcené

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maniac

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18
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rassis (adj)

A

stale (bread)

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19
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escamoter

A 
evade
conjure
hide
cover up
retract   (avion)
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20
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débusquer

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to break cover

flush out

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21
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un palan

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hoist

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22
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hirsute (adj)

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dishevelled

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23
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un récif

A

reef

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24
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à fleur d’eau

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awash

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25
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un haut-fond

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sandbank

shallow

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26
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une côtelette

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cutlet

chop

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27
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une nuit blanche

A

sleepless night

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28
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impunément

A

with impunity

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29
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poinconner

A

to punch (a ticket)

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30
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chétif (adj)

A

puny
undeveloped
stunted

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31
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un caveau

un caveau de famille

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vault
cellar

family vault

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32
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à jeun

A

with/on an empty stomach

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33
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jeûner

A

to fast

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34
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rejeter

A

to reject

dismiss

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35
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s’avérer (imp)

eg. S’iI s’avère coûteux…

A

to turn out

If it turns out to be expensive…

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36
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l’amarre (f)

les amarres

A

rope

moorings

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37
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déjauger

A

to plane (boat)

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38
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étale (adj)

A

slack (eg tide, rope)

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39
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un tréteau

A

trestle

40
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un auvent

A

canopy

awning

41
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affaisser

A

to sag
subside
droop

42
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une maquette

A

model
sketch
mock up

43
Q

la lenteur

A

slowness

44
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un bruissement

A

rustling

swishing

45
Q

la cime

A

top
summit
peak

46
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un if

A

yew tree

47
Q

se voir

A

to be visible

evident

48
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épater

A

impress

amaze

49
Q

débouter

A

disallow

dismiss

50
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le tiercé

jouer au tiercé

A

system of betting

to bet on horses

51
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archi (prefix)

A

very

ultra

52
Q

manigancer

manigancer un mauvais coup

A

scheme

hatch up a scheme

53
Q

restituer à qqn

restituer

A

to restore to sb

to reconstruct

54
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une note de frais

A

expense account

55
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un faire-part (inv)

les faire-part

A

announcement

declaration

56
Q

une nasse

A

fish-trap

57
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un flotteur

A 
float
ballcock   (toilet)
58
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louche (adj)

A

shady

questionable

59
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dépecer

A

to cut at a joint (as meat)

60
Q

sévir

A

to be severe

to be omnipresent

61
Q

de fond en comble

A

from top to bottom

62
Q

appater

A

to lure

bait

63
Q

un sigle

A

acronym

64
Q

la coercition

A

coercion

65
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à l’encontre de

A

contrary to
counter to
against

66
Q

interloqué (adj)

A

taken aback

speechless

67
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le commérage

A

gossip

68
Q

entériner

A

confirm

verify

69
Q

une variante

A

variant

reading

70
Q

grouiller de

A

to swarm about

to be crawling with

71
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patent (adj)

A

patent

obvious

72
Q

aussi longtemps que

A

as long as

73
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un accordéon

A

accordion

74
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d’ici là

A

between now and then

75
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se baisser

A

to bend down

76
Q

un badaud

une badaude

A

onlooker

77
Q

le vomissement

avoir des vomissements

A

vomiting

to be sick to the stomach

78
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au besoin

A

if need be

79
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s’en prendre à

A

to attack

go after

80
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en soi

A

of itself

by itself

81
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l’aine (f)

A

groin

82
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disposer

A

to have available

83
Q

une chape

une chape de béton

une chape de nuages

A

blanket, cope

concrete screed

blanket of clouds

84
Q

en perspective

A

ahead

85
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s’effacer

A

to fade

to move aside

86
Q

en vigueur

A

in effect

applicable

87
Q

expliciter

A

to make clear

88
Q

le retranchement

A

retrenchment

entrenchment

89
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un préposé

A

employee
postman
attendant

90
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une tournée

A

turn
round
swing
tour

91
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après coup

A

afterwards
after the fact
in retrospect
as an afterthought

92
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tenailler

A

to torment

93
Q

ores

d’ores et déjà

A

already

94
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à l’occasion

A

on occasion

now and then

95
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passer au second plan

A

put on the back burner

96
Q

aller vite en besogne

une basse besogne

A

to not waste any time

a menial chore

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