Volume 4 Flashcards

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une bagatelle

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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

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over the top of…

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l’encolure (f)

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neckline

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coincer

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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

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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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22
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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

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appearance
pretence

I pretended to shoot.

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un peureux | une peureuse
fearful person
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peureux (adj)
fearful
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un génie
genius
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réservé
reserved
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sinon que...
only that...
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le fonctionnement
workings
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être réalisé Quoique la plupart des travaux soient réalisé en équipe...
to exist in Given that most of the workers existed in teams...
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un partenaire | une partenaire
partner | associate
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préferer faire chevalier seul (Colloquial)
to prefer to go it alone Lit: to prefer to ride (horseback) alone.
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songer à faire
to think about doing
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un volcan
volcano
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fébrile (adj)
feverish | excited
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le jury
jury | judges
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rédiger
to write notes (often on a form)
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un coéquipier | une coéquipière
team-mate
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exiger
to require | demand
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pratiquement
practically
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nulle (adj)
nil
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dégoulinant de (adj)
dripping with
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désigner designer
to designate to design
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actionner
to operate
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engouffrer
to engulf
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ébahir
to astound | dumbfound
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emballer
to wrap
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vibrer
to vibrate
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violemment
violently
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tournoyer
to swirl around (eg papers) | twirl
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voltiger
to do acrobatics | to vault
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heurter
to bump into
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se heurter
to bump into something
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le comble
peak
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Ôte-toi de là Pénélope!
Get out of here Pénélope! ôter = to remove
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écœurer
to inspire disgust écœurant = digusting
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écoeurant (adj)
disgusting | sickening
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la déconfiture
complete failure
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percuter
to strike
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se percuter
to crash into
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bousiller (informal)
to wreck
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dérégler
to disturb | put out of order
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tolérer
to tolerate
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un cadre
frame | context
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hors Des gens hors de l'ordinaire
out of Some out-of-the ordinary people
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visiblement
obviously
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les déboires (mp)
setbacks | trials
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en vain
in vain
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ignorer Je l'ignore...
to be ignorant of I don't understand it.
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tremper
to soak
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la trempe On a besoin de quelqu'un de votre trempe.
temper (as in tempered steel) We need someone with your steel.
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une décharge
discharge
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momentanément
momentarily
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une patate dans les patates
slang for potato also, a tool for digging weeds by extension: in the weeds
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côtoyer
to rub shoulders with
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se côtoyer
to get mixed up with
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friser À eux cinq réunis, ils frisent peut-être le cent de quotient
``` to curl (as in hair) to come close to ``` The five of them together might come close to 100 IQ.
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esquisser
to sketch | hint at
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une esquisse l'esquisse d'un sourire
sketch hint hint of a smile
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s'esquisser Une solution commençait à s'esquisser.
to emerge A solution was starting to emerge.
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affirmer
to affirm | declare
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aigu (adj)
high-pitched
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déconcerter
to disconcert | surprise
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anéantir
to annihilate annihiler
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débarrasser
to get rid of
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astucieux (adj) | astucieuse
astute | clever
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retentir
``` to resound (in someone's ears) to ring out ```
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navrer
to sadden depress attrister
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navré (adj) Je suis vraiment navré.
to be sorry I'm very sorry.
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tasser se tasser
to pack down cram in comprimer
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se tasser
to cram in | shrink
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féroce (adj)
ferocious
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un allié | une alliée
ally
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engender
to engender | encourage
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franchir
to pass through | cross over
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une gâchette
trigger (of a gun) | tumbler (of a lock)
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commettre
to commit
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C'est bien beau la théorie, mais rien ne vaut la pratique pour comprendre.
The theory is indeed lovely, but nothing beats a practical demonstration in order to understand.
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masser
to amass to massage
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se masser
to gather
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s'emballer
to bolt (horse) to shoot up (in value, price…) get wrapped up in (fig)
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un comparse | une comparse
accomplice
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jaillir
to spurt out | squirt
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la jungle
jungle