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Volume 4 Flashcards

1
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une bagatelle

A

trifle

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opprimer

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to oppress

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opprimé (adj)

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oppressed

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pour ensuite

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and then

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un brigand

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rogue

bandit

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effectuer

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to do

make

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ingrat (adj)

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ungrateful

unrewarding

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damné (adj)

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cursed

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Ça te pend au bout du nez. (idiom)

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You’ve got it coming to you.

Lit: that hangs you by the end of your nose

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par-dessus

A

over the top of…

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l’encolure (f)

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neckline

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coincer

A

to get stuck

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coincé (adj)

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stuck

jammed

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enfler

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to swell

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enflé (adj)

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swollen

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s’impatienter

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to grow impatient

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s’accumuler

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to accumulate

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renouveable (adj)

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renewable

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décidément

A

decidedly

really

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20
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le gymnase

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gymnasium

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21
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une vingtaine

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about twenty

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un kiosque

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kiosk

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sceptique (adj)

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skeptical

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la mine

J’ai fait mine de tirer

A

appearance
pretence

I pretended to shoot.

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un peureux

une peureuse

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fearful person

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peureux (adj)

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fearful

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un génie

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genius

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réservé

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reserved

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sinon que…

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only that…

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30
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le fonctionnement

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workings

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être réalisé

Quoique la plupart des travaux soient réalisé en équipe…

A

to exist in

Given that most of the workers existed in teams…

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un partenaire

une partenaire

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partner

associate

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préferer faire chevalier seul (Colloquial)

A

to prefer to go it alone

Lit: to prefer to ride (horseback) alone.

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34
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songer à faire

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to think about doing

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35
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un volcan

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volcano

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fébrile (adj)

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feverish

excited

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37
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le jury

A

jury

judges

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38
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rédiger

A

to write notes (often on a form)

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un coéquipier

une coéquipière

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team-mate

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40
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exiger

A

to require

demand

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41
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pratiquement

A

practically

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42
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nulle (adj)

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nil

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43
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dégoulinant de (adj)

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dripping with

44
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désigner

designer

A

to designate

to design

45
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actionner

A

to operate

46
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engouffrer

A

to engulf

47
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ébahir

A

to astound

dumbfound

48
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emballer

A

to wrap

49
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vibrer

A

to vibrate

50
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violemment

A

violently

51
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tournoyer

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to swirl around (eg papers)

twirl

52
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voltiger

A

to do acrobatics

to vault

53
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heurter

A

to bump into

54
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se heurter

A

to bump into something

55
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le comble

A

peak

56
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Ôte-toi de là Pénélope!

A

Get out of here Pénélope!

ôter = to remove

57
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écœurer

A

to inspire disgust

écœurant = digusting

58
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écoeurant (adj)

A

disgusting

sickening

59
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la déconfiture

A

complete failure

60
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percuter

A

to strike

61
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se percuter

A

to crash into

62
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bousiller (informal)

A

to wreck

63
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dérégler

A

to disturb

put out of order

64
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tolérer

A

to tolerate

65
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un cadre

A

frame

context

66
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hors

Des gens hors de l’ordinaire

A

out of

Some out-of-the ordinary people

67
Q

visiblement

A

obviously

68
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les déboires (mp)

A

setbacks

trials

69
Q

en vain

A

in vain

70
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ignorer

Je l’ignore…

A

to be ignorant of

I don’t understand it.

71
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tremper

A

to soak

72
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la trempe

On a besoin de quelqu’un de votre trempe.

A

temper (as in tempered steel)

We need someone with your steel.

73
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une décharge

A

discharge

74
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momentanément

A

momentarily

75
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une patate

dans les patates

A

slang for potato
also, a tool for digging weeds
by extension: in the weeds

76
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côtoyer

A

to rub shoulders with

77
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se côtoyer

A

to get mixed up with

78
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friser

À eux cinq réunis, ils frisent peut-être le cent de quotient

A 
to curl  (as in hair)
to come close to

The five of them together might come close to 100 IQ.

79
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esquisser

A

to sketch

hint at

80
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une esquisse

l’esquisse d’un sourire

A

sketch
hint

hint of a smile

81
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s’esquisser

Une solution commençait à s’esquisser.

A

to emerge

A solution was starting to emerge.

82
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affirmer

A

to affirm

declare

83
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aigu (adj)

A

high-pitched

84
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déconcerter

A

to disconcert

surprise

85
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anéantir

A

to annihilate

annihiler

86
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débarrasser

A

to get rid of

87
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astucieux (adj)

astucieuse

A

astute

clever

88
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retentir

A 
to resound (in someone's ears)
to ring out
89
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navrer

A

to sadden
depress

attrister

90
Q

navré (adj)

Je suis vraiment navré.

A

to be sorry

I’m very sorry.

91
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tasser

se tasser

A

to pack down

cram in

comprimer

92
Q

se tasser

A

to cram in

shrink

93
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féroce (adj)

A

ferocious

94
Q

un allié

une alliée

A

ally

95
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engender

A

to engender

encourage

96
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franchir

A

to pass through

cross over

97
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une gâchette

A

trigger (of a gun)

tumbler (of a lock)

98
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commettre

A

to commit

99
Q

C’est bien beau la théorie, mais rien ne vaut la pratique pour comprendre.

A

The theory is indeed lovely, but nothing beats a practical demonstration in order to understand.

100
Q

masser

A

to amass

to massage

101
Q

se masser

A

to gather

102
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s’emballer

A

to bolt (horse)

to shoot up (in value, price…)

get wrapped up in (fig)

103
Q

un comparse

une comparse

A

accomplice

104
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jaillir

A

to spurt out

squirt

105
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la jungle

A

jungle

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