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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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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

A

to squander

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5
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s’enticher de

A

to become enfatuated with

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6
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une trêve

A

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

A

to haggle over with sb

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11
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la pingrerie

A

stinginess

avarice

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12
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le mégotage

A

penny-pinching

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13
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un bibi

A

woman’s hat

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14
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jucher

A

to perch

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15
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une bottine

A

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

A

to terrify
horrify

terrifier

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19
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une guenon

A

female monkey

ugly woman

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20
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volage (adj)

A

fickle

frivole

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21
Q

le gréement

A

rigging (ship)

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22
Q

avachir

A

to wear out

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23
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en quinconce

A

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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25
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tanner

A

to tan
to annoy

agacer

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26
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les cancans (mp)

faire les cancans

A

malicious gossip

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27
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clamer

A

to proclaim

proclamer

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28
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exécrer

A

to loathe

détester

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29
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un paletot

A

man’s jacket

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30
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grognon (adj)

A

grumpy

bougon

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31
Q

le débarcadère

A

landing stage

quai

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32
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voleter

A

to flutter

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33
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fléchir

A

to bend

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34
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une seiche

A

cuttlefish

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35
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biseauter

A

to bevel

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36
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à tournure

A

in bustles

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37
Q

un point de chute

A

landing place

38
Q

la griserie

A

exhilaration

enivrement

39
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en mer

A

at sea

40
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un spencer

A

short jacket (late 1800’s)

41
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un palet

A

puck

42
Q

tamiser

A

to sieve

43
Q

grège (nm, adj)

A

oatmeal

44
Q

une pythie

A

prophetess

45
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coi (ad)

A

keeping quiet

46
Q

périmer

se périmer

A

to make obsolete

to expire

47
Q

marivauder

A

to exchange sophisticated banter

48
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l’assiduité (f)

A

diligence

49
Q

à l’encan

A

at auction

50
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un galetas

A

hovel
garret
attic

51
Q

un lampion

A

paper lantern

52
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fat (adj, nm)

A

pretentious

vain

53
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l’onction

A

unction

obsequiousness

54
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un délateur

une délatrice

A

detractor

55
Q

dévolu à

A

alloted to

56
Q

un almanach

A

almanac

57
Q

une cravache

A

whip

58
Q

en ogive

une ogive

A

arched

warhead

59
Q

sentencieux

A

sententious
to affect seriousness

dogmatique

60
Q

l’attrait (m)

A

appeal

61
Q

une pochade

A

humourous sketch

62
Q

un soudard

A

boor

63
Q

mesquin (adj)

A

parcimonious

mean-minded

64
Q

un orme

A

elm tree

65
Q

la jérémiade

A

grumbling

complaining

66
Q

un crâneur (n, adj)

une crâneuse

A

pretentious person

fanfaronner = to boast

67
Q

le chaume

A

straw

thatch

68
Q

affûter

A

to sharpen

69
Q

une villégiature

A

vacation

70
Q

gitan (adj)

A

gypsy

71
Q

se morfondre

A

to hang around (bored)

72
Q

gouailler

A

to mock

railler
se moquer de

73
Q

un gourdin

A

bludgeon

74
Q

le chahut

A

racket

désordre

75
Q

un fagot

A

bundle of firewood

76
Q

une besace

A

huntsman’s bag

77
Q

emplir

A

to fill

78
Q

un frondeur

A

political rebel

79
Q

affrioler

A

to entice

80
Q

bégueule (adj)

A

prudish

81
Q

la frimousse

A

childlike face

82
Q

un ouistiti

A

small monkey

funny character

83
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l’heur (m)

A

good fortune

84
Q

dare-dare (adv)

A

very quickly

85
Q

plantureux (adj)

A

lavish

fertile

86
Q

romanesque (adj)

A

romantic

87
Q

lier

A

to unite

88
Q

faire irruption

A

to burst into

89
Q

un canotier

A

straw hat with flat brim

90
Q

une pagaie

A

paddle

91
Q

pagayer

A

to paddle

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