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La Vérité sur l'Affaire Harry Quebert > Volume 3 > Flashcards

Volume 3 Flashcards

1
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le rotin

A

rattan

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une glacière

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icebox

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3
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transcender

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to transcend
go beyond
surpass

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surpasser

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to surpass

outdo

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fantasmer sur

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to fantasize about

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embarquer

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to take
load

to pick up (by police) (informal)

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démener

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to put oneself out

thrash about

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8
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une borne d’incendie

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fire hydrant

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un appel en pcv

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collect call

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10
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aviser

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to notify

to catch sight of

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11
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les appuis faciaux (mp)

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push-ups

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12
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un beffroi

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belfry

watchtower

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13
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sans demander/attender son reste

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without further ado

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bien-aimé (nom m and f, adj)

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beloved

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15
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dépérir

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to waste away

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adventurer à

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to venture in

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ricaner à

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to snigger at

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18
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se tapir

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to hide (os)

se cacher

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19
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un barjot

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wierdo

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20
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un retournement

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reversal

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21
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la diffamation

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slander

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22
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piler

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to grind (eg ice)

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transbahuter

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to move

transport

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mièvre (adj)

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soppy
vapid
sentimental

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dans le courant de (eg la semaine)

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in the course of (eg the week)

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26
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une comparution

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appearance (legal)

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27
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comparer

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to compare

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28
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au premier abord

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at first sight

on first impression

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29
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en prévision de

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in anticipation of

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30
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en désordre

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in disarray

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31
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à savoir

A

including

that would be

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32
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s’enregistrer pour

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to register oneself in

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33
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sous un nom d’emprunt

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under an assumed name

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34
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faire le plein de la voiture

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fill the car with gas

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35
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un raton laveur

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racoon

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36
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jouer des tours à

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to play tricks on

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37
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appeler à l’aide

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to call for help

38
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une déflagration

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detonation

fire and explosion

39
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tuer par balle

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to kill by gunshot

40
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une injonction

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injunction

intervention

41
Q

prêter main forte

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to lend a hand

42
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débouler

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descend at full speed

dégringoler

43
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à tombeau ouvert

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at breakneck speed

44
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l’envoi

A

something that is sent

reinforcements

45
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une boucherie

A

butcher’s shop

slaughter

46
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un autoradio

A

car radio

47
Q

un simulacre

A

simulation

sham

48
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porter préjudice à

A

to harm

49
Q

terrer

A

to go to ground

earth up

50
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véhiculer

A

to carry

transmit

51
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tancer

A

to scold

réprimander

52
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consentant (adj)

A

consenting

53
Q

un fétu

A

wisp

brin

54
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la gabegie

A

waste (due to mismanagement)

55
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la pâture

A

pasture

56
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la girouette

A

windvane
weathercock

one who changes view at whim

57
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si bien dire

A

how true

58
Q

être sur la sellette

A

on the hot seat

59
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antipathique (adj)

A

unpleasant

désagréable

60
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terre à terre

A

down to earth

61
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un forfait

A

fixed price contract

atrocious crime

62
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un groom

A

bellboy

63
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le soupçon

A

suspicion

64
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saborder

A

to scuttle

65
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une dépendance

A

dependence

accommodation for staff

66
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ventru (adj)

A

paunchy

67
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les prémices (fp)

A

beginnings

début
commencement

68
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sévir

A

to rage

clamp down

69
Q

décocher

A

to shoot an arrow

throw with malice (a look, punch, kick…)

70
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intrigant (adj)

A

intriguing

scheming

71
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faire le point

A

to take stock

72
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à l’aveugle

A

blindly

73
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dissuader qn de faire

A

to dissuade sb from doing

74
Q

au travers de

A

through

75
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expertiser

A

to authenticate

76
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introniser

A

to enthrone

77
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faire part de…

A

to let it be known that…

78
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jusque dans

A

to

79
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en passe de…

A

on the way to…

80
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le plus clair de…

A

the greater part of…

81
Q

un manipulateur

une manipulatrice

A

manipulator

82
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manipuler

A 
to manipulate   (same as English)
handle (skillfully)
83
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à l’appui

A

to support one’s argument

84
Q

le racontar

A

gossip

commérage
potin

85
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expier

A

to atone for

86
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affligeant (adj)

A

pathetic

distressing

87
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une combine

A

questionable scheme

88
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tomber des nues

A

to be flabbergasted

89
Q

tramer

A

to hatch

weave

90
Q

flanquer une dérouillée

A

to beat the crap out of

une dérouillée = beating

La Vérité sur l'Affaire Harry Quebert (5 decks)

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