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Volume 3 Flashcards

1
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factice (adj)

A

forced
false
pretend

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2
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point final

A

end of discussion

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3
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le nec plus ultra

le nec plus ultra de…

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ultimate

the last word in…

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4
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s’y prendre

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to go about it

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5
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aux premières loges

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in an ideal position

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en de tels moments

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at such times

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7
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complaire à faire

complaire dans

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to take pleasure in doing

to take pleasure in

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8
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au propre comme au figuré

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Literally as well as figuratively

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9
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la bruine

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drizzle

le crachin

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10
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une accalmie

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lull

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11
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moteur au ralenti

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motor idling

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12
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hayon

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hatchback

rear door of a vehicle

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13
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survoler

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to fly over

skim through

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14
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la file du milieu

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middle lane

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15
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sous forme de question

A

as a question

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16
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sous la pluie

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in the rain

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17
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un parfait inconnu

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a perfect stranger

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18
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de près

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close up (to st)

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19
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un grain

un grain de folie

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grain
a spot of

a touch of madness

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20
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un sac isotherme

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insulated bag

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21
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l’air de rien

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casually

with no fuss

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22
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un pochoir

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stencil

stencilled image

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atone (adj)

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apathetic

expressionless

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24
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la branlette

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masturbation

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25
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une balancelle

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swing seat

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26
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soir de réveillon

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Christmas eve

New Years Eve

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27
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un sablier

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hourglass

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28
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fendiller

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to crack

craze

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29
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chiffonner

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to crease
crumple

bother
disturb

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30
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dans les airs

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airborne

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31
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par temps dégagé

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in clear weather

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32
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éreinter qc

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to exhaust st

to criticize

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33
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la bizarrerie

A

quirkiness

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34
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en amont

A

uphill

upstream

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35
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une enceinte

A

enclosed space

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36
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la louange

A

praise

eulogy

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37
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fouler aux pieds

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to trample

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38
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effarer

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to alarm

39
Q

la noirceur

A

blackness

40
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renfrogné (adj)

A

sullen

41
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piètre (adj)

A

mediocre

42
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refouler

A

to repress

push back

43
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caser

se caser

A 
to put (into a small space)
to marry off

to get married

44
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mesquine (adj)

A

mean spirited

45
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tripoter

A

fiddle with

to grope (perj)

tâter

46
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douillet (adj)

A

soft

snug

47
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râler (inf)

A

grumble

48
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mièvre (adj)

A

vapid

affected

49
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la sinistrose

A

doom and gloom

50
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fêler

A

to crack

split

51
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fêlé

A

cracked

crazy (inf)

52
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une potiche

A

large vase

53
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geindre

A

to winge

54
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charrier

A

to carry along

to go too far
that’s really pushing it

55
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relever

A

to pick up
raise up

(many meanings)

56
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cuisiner

A

to cook

to grill (colloq)

57
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environner

A

to surround

58
Q

remuant (adj)

A

restless

boisterous (child)

59
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désemparé (adj)

A

disoriented

60
Q

un transat

la transat

A

deck chair
baby chair

transatlantique race

61
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imprimer

imprimer à

A

to print

impart to
impress on

62
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guinder

A

to be awkward, unnatural

63
Q

guindé (adj)

A

prim

stiff, unnatural

64
Q

carburer à qc

A

to run on qc (eg gasoline)

to work flat out (colloq)

65
Q

danser sur une chanson

A

to dance to a song

66
Q

être à l’écart

à l’écart de

A

to be isolated

away from

67
Q

tomber en pâmoison

A

swoon

collapse

68
Q

un boulet

A

cannonball

ball and chain
millstone around the neck

69
Q

un lourdaud

A

oaf

lummox

70
Q

cantonner

A

to quarter
billet

station
restrain (to a place)

71
Q

une bourgade

A

small town

72
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baffer (colloq)

A

to slap

73
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une baffe (colloq)

A

clout

slap

74
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avoir le vin mauvais

A

to have trouble with alcohol

75
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la décontraction

A

relaxation

76
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la désinvolture

A

casual attitude

77
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l’argenterie

A

silverware

silver

78
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ratatiner

A

to kill (slang)

to shrivel

79
Q

n’empêche

il n’empêche que…

A

all the same (tout le même)
regardless

nevertheless
the fact remains that…

80
Q

écouler

A

to sell out

to traffic

81
Q

écoulé (adj)

A

past

passed

82
Q

un dérivatif

A

distraction

diversion

83
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dérivatif (adj)

A

repulsive

distasteful

84
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déraisonnable (adj)

A

unreasonable

foolish

85
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défier

défier avec méprise

A

to challenge
provoke

mock

86
Q

se défier

A

to dare os

87
Q

ressasser

A

to turn over (in mind)

dwell on

88
Q

un osier

A

willow tree

wicker

89
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à cet effet

A

for this purpose

90
Q

à califourchon

A

astride

91
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un contractuel

une contractuelle

A

contract employee

92
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complaire

se complaire à faire

A

to please
satsfy a desire

to take pleasure in doing

93
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emboutir

A 
to stamp (metal)
crash into   (informal)

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