Volume 3 Flashcards

1
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une emplette

A

purchase

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2
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trousser

A

to put on (clothing)

to do st quickly

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3
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inexpugnable (adj)

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impregnable

unassailable

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4
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un malotru

une malotrue

A

boor

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nantis (adj, nm, nf)

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rich

riche

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scier

A

to saw

to stun

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châtier

parler un français châtié

A

to punish (punir, corriger)

to polish, refine (soigner)

to speak very proper french

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8
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la rate

A

spleen

female rat

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9
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tringler

A

to fuck

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10
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un fanal

A

lamp

lanterne

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11
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foirer

A

to be a complete disaster

échouer
rater

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12
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attendrissant (adj)

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touching

émouvant

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13
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une vétille

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trifle

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14
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niais (adj)

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stupid

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15
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une hantise

A

obsession

dread

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16
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exaction

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extortion

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17
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fouillé (adj)

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to examine minutely

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18
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l’écaille (f)

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tortoise shell
shell
scale

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19
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chavirer

A

to move

bowl over

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20
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fâcheusement

A

unfortunately

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21
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un spot

A

spotlight

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22
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un baffle

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baffle

deflector

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23
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le vêlage

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calving (iceberg)

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24
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la folies de grandeurs

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illusions of grandeur

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to intimidate
to intimidate
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un pâturage
pasture
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guinder
to raise
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brouter
to graze
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délurer se delurer
to wise up lead astray run wild
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jaspé
mottled
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un précepteur
``` private teacher (for the well-to-do) tutor ```
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balourd (adj)
uncouth
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bedonner
to have a paunch
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cagneux (adj)
bowlegged
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fougueux (adj)
ardent | spirited
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obliquer
to change direction
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une duègne
chaperone (ancient)
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L’intention vaut l’action.
The end justifies the means
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l’attendrissement (m)
tenderness
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clinquant (adj)
flashy
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un bercail
home | lodgings
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le flair
talent gift aptitude
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le lierre
ivy
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ergoter
to split hairs
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houspiller
to scold gronder
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goinfrer
to stuff oneself
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vil
vile base abject
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une cravache
whip badine de cavalier
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sournoise (adj)
sly
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flétrir
to wither
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une pétasse
tart
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inversement
inversely
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effaroucher
alarm | frighten away
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blasé (adj)
indifferent to
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un charretier
cart driver une charette = cart
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carabiné (adj)
violent | raging
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dégouliner
to trickle | drip
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la dépravation
depravity
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geignard (adj nom m,f)
moaner moaning pleurnichard
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glapir
to screech
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rabrouer
to snub
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la frime
show | pretense
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une tavelure
mark scab tache
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incommoder
to bother déranger gêner
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enjoindre de faire
to enjoin | order
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saugrenu (adj)
crazy
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une carence
deficiency | lack
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racoler
to sollicit (sex)
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un auto-stoppeur
hitchhiker
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l’inappétence (f)
lack of desire
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du train où ça va...
the way things are going...
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rieur (adj)
cheerful | laughing
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un bretteur
swashbuckler
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en berne
at half-mast
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un fossoyeur
gravedigger
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alléguer
to allege | invoke
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une tubéreuse (nom and adj)
tuberous plant
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un pacha
ancient Turkish governor
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désenfler
become less swollen
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irrémédiablement
irreparably
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une chignole
hand drill perceuse
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en un tournemain
in a flash
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rancart, rencart
scrap | scrap heap
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palper
to palpate to rake in (informal)
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gondoler
crinkle déformer
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baratiner
to give the spiel | smooth-talk sb
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frelater
to adulterate
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une miche
round loaf
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l’urticaire (f)
hives
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tisonner
to poke