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Volume 2 Flashcards

1
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relayer

A

to relay

take over

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2
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à son corps défendant

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unwillingly

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la détresse

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distress

désarroi

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4
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cabre
se cabre   (eg horse)
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to put sb’s back up
to rear up (horse)
zoom (aviation)

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5
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une catin

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prostitute

une prostituée

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6
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la reddition

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surrender

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un bibi

A

small women’s hat

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8
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un prédicateur

une prédicatrice

A

preacher

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9
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maculer de

A

to splatter with

smudge with

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10
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restituer

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to give back what one received
restore
vomit

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11
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un portefaix

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porter

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12
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une estafilade

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gash

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13
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empoigner

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to sieze

grab hold of

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un éperon

sous l’éperon de la nécessité

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spur (horse)

under the spur of necessity

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15
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la poudreuse

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powdery snow

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16
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un dédale

A

maze

labyrinth

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17
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le remblai

une route en remblai

A

fill
ballast
backfill

raised road

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18
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poupin (adj)

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chubby

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19
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louvoyer

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to tack
manœuvre
hedge

biaiser
tergiverser

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20
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bouder

A

shun

avoid

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21
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garcon d’étage

A

bellhop

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22
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biseauté (adj)

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bevelled

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23
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un dos-d’âne

en dos-d’âne

A

speedbump

humpbacked

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24
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la moiteur

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mugginess

humidity

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25
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la moire

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pleated silk

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26
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le poults-de-soie

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coarse-grained silk fabric

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27
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dorloter

A

to pamper

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28
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un taquet

A 
latch
stop   (eg on railway track = une butée)
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29
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se dérober

A

to be evasive

shirk

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30
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le ramage

à ramage

A

bird song

having a floral pattern

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31
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ratatiner

A

to shrink

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32
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ourler

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to hem (a garment)

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33
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le chevillement

A

pegging (woodworking)

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34
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en sus de

A

above and beyond

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35
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l’ortie (f)

jetter aux orties

A

stinging nettle

discard
toss away

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36
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un garcon de course

A

errand boy

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37
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entêtant (adj)

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to be overwhelming with strong odour

38
Q

un gland

A

acorn

tassel

39
Q

la passementerie

A

decorative trimming

tassels

40
Q

suprêmement

A

supremely

41
Q

la veine

A

luck (familiar)

une veine = a vein

42
Q

un barbier

A

barber

43
Q

une oubliette

A

hidden dungeon

44
Q

du meilleur cru

de grand cru

A

vintage

cru = vignoble, good quality wine

45
Q

tarir

A 
to stem (the flow)
dry up
46
Q

courir la gueuse

A

womanize

chase skirt

47
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l’incartade (f)

A

misdemeanour

48
Q

moutonner

A

to cover with white waves or foam

even floral or with animal moving

49
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feu (adj)

A

flame coloured

late (as deceased)

50
Q

une ouille

A

flock (sheep, congregation)

51
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un chapelet

un chapelet d’oignons

A

rosary
string

string of onions

52
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un bocal

A

jar

53
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un clafoutis

A

fruit baked in batter

54
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une lichette

A

morsel

55
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une pomme reinette

A

rennet aple

56
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busqué (adj)

A

hooked

57
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nimber

A

to halo

58
Q

un luron

A

fellow

59
Q

desservir

A

to service

60
Q

choyer

A

to pamper

61
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le veuvage

A

widowhood

62
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une morsure

A

bite

63
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gâteux (adj)

A

senile

64
Q

un quolibet

A

jibe

insult

65
Q

railleur (adj)

A

mocking

moqueur

66
Q

le cytise

A

laburnum

67
Q

gerber

mettre qc en gerbe

A

to stack

to stack st up

68
Q

greffer

A

to transplant

graft

69
Q

napper

A

to coat

70
Q

saupoudrer de

A

to sprinkle with

71
Q

la toilette

les toilettes

A

personal care and cleanliness

clothing

les vêtements

72
Q

ceinturer de

A

to encircle with

73
Q

fuselé (adj)

A

tapering

en forme de fuseau = spindle shaped

74
Q

un lopin de terre

A

parcel of land

75
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renâcler

A

to ridicule

76
Q

ostraciser

A

to exclude

set apart

77
Q

s’éprendre de

A

to take to

become amorous of

78
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une charmille

A

bower

79
Q

bordé (adj)

A

trimmed
bordered

tucked up (in bed)

80
Q

déposséder qn de qc

se déposséder qn de qc

A

to deposses sb of st

to give up st

81
Q

guilleret (adj)

A

joyous

perky

82
Q

un pur-sang

A

thoroughbred

83
Q

le lacis

A

maze of small streets

84
Q

un exutoire

A

outlet

85
Q

un grimoire

A

book of magic spells and potions

86
Q

raturer

A

crossed out

corrected

87
Q

un écrin

A

jewel box

un boîtier

88
Q

une langouste

A

spiny lobster

89
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dru (adj)

A

thick and tight

touffu

90
Q

l’inculture (f)

A

lack of culture

91
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escompter

A

to expect
anticipate

anticiper

Fanny Stevenson (8 decks)

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