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Volume 2 Flashcards

1
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tout au plus

A

at the most

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avéré (adj)

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confirmed

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envoler

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to take flight

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en vouloir

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to want to get on in life

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en vouloir à qn

s’en vouloir

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to be cross with sb

to be cross with os

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acculer

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to constrain

corner

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engranger

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to gather in
bring in
rake in

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tamiser

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pass through a sieve

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un tamis

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sieve

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une passoire

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colander

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dans l’hypothèse
en supposant
à titre d’hypothèse

A

assuming

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le plaqué

A

plate (thin coating of metal)

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transi (adj)

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gripped by fear or cold

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être au fait de

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to be informed about

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en cachette

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secretly

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une invite à

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invitation to

prompt (computer)

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un rempart

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rampart

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ténu (adj)

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tenuous

fragile

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en venir à

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to come to

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fougueux (adj)

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ardent

passionate

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impétueux (adj)

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impetuous

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amadouer

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coax

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se débrailler

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to go wild

note: se débrouiller = to manage

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débraillé (adj)

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untidy

sloppy

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un cleb

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dog
pooch
mutt

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en appeler à

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to appeal to
to call to
to call for

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écrouler

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to collapse

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attendrir

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tenderize

turn soft

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louper

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miss

rater

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défoncer

A

to smash

bash in

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31
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faire la scolarité

A

to get one’s schooling

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un pan

un pan de chemise

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panel
section
interval

shirt tail

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le cliquetis “kleektee”

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jingle (sound)

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glousser

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to cluck

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une langue de pute

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foul-mouthed bitch

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bis (adj)

un bis (noun)

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grey-brown colour

encore (theatre)
ampere

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fielleux (adj)

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venomous

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dissous (adj)

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dissolved

disbanded

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moite (adj)

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moist

clammy

40
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vieillot (adj)

A

old-fashioned

antiquated

41
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l’embourgeoisement

A

gentrification

42
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érafler

A

to scratch

43
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un pilier

un pilier de bar

A

pilar
mainstay

barfly

44
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écluser

A

to pass through a lock (boating)

to knock back (slang)

45
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éméché (adj)

A

tipsy

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effrayer

A

to frighten

alarmer

47
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dégouter

A

to disgust

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une cité

A

city

housing estate

49
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englober

A

to include

50
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de guingois (adv exp)

A

lop-sided

51
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une nana (derog)

A

girl

silly person

52
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éventer

A

to fan (ie, move air)

53
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badin (adj)

A

bantering

54
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un glaçon

A

ice cube

55
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le désarroi

A

dissarray
turmoil
confusion

56
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être de mèche avec qn

A

to be in cahoots with sb

57
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exsuder

A

to exude

suinter

58
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suinter

A

to seep
sweat drop by drop (eg a rock wall)

dégoûter

59
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façon frimeur (adj)

un frimeur
une frimeuse

A

in a showing off manner

show-off

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une faille

A

weakness

fault (including geology)

61
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une andouille

A

spicy sausage

fool
intoxicated person

62
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stone (adj)

A

stoned

63
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vorace (adj)

A

voracious

64
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pompette (adj)

A

inebriated

65
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une couette

A

duvet
quilt

braid

66
Q

jucher

se jucher

A

to perch st on

to perch on

67
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fondre sur

A

to swoop down on

68
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hilarant (adj)

A

hilarious

69
Q

le bitume

A

pavement

70
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maussade (adj)

A

sullen (person)
dull (weather)
bleak (countryside)
sluggish (market)

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sortir en force

A

to come out in force

72
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naïf (adj)

A

naïve

73
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indéfectible (adj)

A

unfailing

74
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ébouriffer

A 
to tousle  (hair)
astound
75
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courroucé (adj)

A

wrathful

76
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suer

A

to sweat

77
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ahaner

A

to pant

78
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cohue

A

disorganized crowd

mob

79
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ainsi et ce qui…

A

such and such that…

80
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hors de prix

A

exorbitant

81
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une noise

A

dispute

quarrel

82
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une impulsion au départ

A

starting push

83
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atteler à

s’atteler à

A

to harness to

to apply os to

84
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apercevoir

s’apercevoir

A

to notice

to realize

85
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y être pour beaucoup

A

contributed a lot

86
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en transit

A

in transit

87
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un déluge

A

deluge

flood

88
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emporter

A

to take away

sweep away

89
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l’argile (f)

A

clay

90
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épurer

A

to purify

91
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un larbin

A

servant

doormat

92
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une bille

A

marble

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