Volume 3 Flashcards

1
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l’égide (f)

sous l’égide de

A

aegis

under the aegis of

aegis = patronage; backing, support

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2
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un jeu de l’oie

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snakes and ladders

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3
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incommoder

A

to bother

gêner
déranger

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4
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dilapider

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to squander

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5
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s’enticher de

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to become enfatuated with

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6
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une trêve

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truce

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7
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la bouderie

A

sulking

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8
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une vacherie

A

meanness
nasty remarks

la méchanceté

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9
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pour l’heure

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for the time being

for the moment

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10
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marchander à qn

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to haggle over with sb

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11
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la pingrerie

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stinginess

avarice

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12
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le mégotage

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penny-pinching

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13
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un bibi

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woman’s hat

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14
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jucher

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to perch

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15
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une bottine

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ankle boot

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16
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un chevreau

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kid (young goat)

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17
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un épouvantail

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scarecrow

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18
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épouvanter

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to terrify
horrify

terrifier

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19
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une guenon

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female monkey

ugly woman

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20
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volage (adj)

A

fickle

frivole

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21
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le gréement

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rigging (ship)

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22
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avachir

A

to wear out

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23
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en quinconce

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in five rows

in staggered rows

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24
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la tournure

A

turn (of events)
turn of phrase
locution

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tanner
to tan to annoy agacer
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les cancans (mp) faire les cancans
malicious gossip
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clamer
to proclaim proclamer
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exécrer
to loathe détester
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un paletot
man’s jacket
30
grognon (adj)
grumpy bougon
31
le débarcadère
landing stage | quai
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voleter
to flutter
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fléchir
to bend
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une seiche
cuttlefish
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biseauter
to bevel
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à tournure
in bustles
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un point de chute
landing place
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la griserie
exhilaration enivrement
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en mer
at sea
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un spencer
short jacket (late 1800’s)
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un palet
puck
42
tamiser
to sieve
43
grège (nm, adj)
oatmeal
44
une pythie
prophetess
45
coi (ad)
keeping quiet
46
périmer se périmer
to make obsolete to expire
47
marivauder
to exchange sophisticated banter
48
l’assiduité (f)
diligence
49
à l’encan
at auction
50
un galetas
hovel garret attic
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un lampion
paper lantern
52
fat (adj, nm)
pretentious | vain
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l’onction
unction | obsequiousness
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un délateur | une délatrice
detractor
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dévolu à
alloted to
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un almanach
almanac
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une cravache
whip
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en ogive une ogive
arched warhead
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sentencieux
sententious to affect seriousness dogmatique
60
l’attrait (m)
appeal
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une pochade
humourous sketch
62
un soudard
boor
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mesquin (adj)
parcimonious | mean-minded
64
un orme
elm tree
65
la jérémiade
grumbling | complaining
66
un crâneur (n, adj) | une crâneuse
pretentious person fanfaronner = to boast
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le chaume
straw | thatch
68
affûter
to sharpen
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une villégiature
vacation
70
gitan (adj)
gypsy
71
se morfondre
to hang around (bored)
72
gouailler
to mock railler se moquer de
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un gourdin
bludgeon
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le chahut
racket désordre
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un fagot
bundle of firewood
76
une besace
huntsman’s bag
77
emplir
to fill
78
un frondeur
political rebel
79
affrioler
to entice
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bégueule (adj)
prudish
81
la frimousse
childlike face
82
un ouistiti
small monkey | funny character
83
l’heur (m)
good fortune
84
dare-dare (adv)
very quickly
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plantureux (adj)
lavish | fertile
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romanesque (adj)
romantic
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lier
to unite
88
faire irruption
to burst into
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un canotier
straw hat with flat brim
90
une pagaie
paddle
91
pagayer
to paddle