Volume 2 Flashcards

1
Q

discutable (adj)

A

questionable

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2
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une modalité

A

pathway

manner in which…

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3
Q

l’épopée (f)

A

saga

epic

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4
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parlementer

A

to negotiate

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5
Q

Peine perdue

A

wasted effort

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6
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un/une insurgé

A

person in revolt

insurgent

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7
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se passer de

A

dispense with

do without

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8
Q

étriller

A

to scrape

scour

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9
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étriper

A

gut

disembowel

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10
Q

la prêle

A

horsetail plant

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11
Q

la poussée

A

thrust

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12
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la traînée

A

drag

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13
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la portance

A

lift

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14
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de surcroît

A

moreover

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15
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supposé (adj)

A

supposedly

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16
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foireux (adj)

A

failed
unsuccessful
weakened

17
Q

bigrement (colloq & dated)

A

extremely

18
Q

la voltige

A

trick riding

acrobatics

19
Q

l’embrasement

A

blaze

bright illumination

20
Q

manier

A

to manipulate
handle
utilize

21
Q

justement

A

precisely

22
Q

esquiver

A

to duck

avoid

23
Q

à demi-mot

A

implicitly

without having to spell things out