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Volume 4 Flashcards

1
Q

mine en rien

A

although it may not seem so
casually, like nothing is happening
sneakily

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2
Q

en rien

A

not at all

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aléatoire (adj)

A

insecure
risky

random (math)

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faire le deuil

faire le deuil de

A

mourn

say goodbye to
forget about

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5
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le bazar

A

store
bazaar

mess (colloq)
clutter

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un fugueur

une fugueuse

A

runaway (child)

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Q

découpé (adj)

A

divided
fretful
indented

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8
Q

découper

A

carve

carve up

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9
Q

glandouiller

A

overflow

slop over

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10
Q

un leurre

A

lure

delusion

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11
Q

carrer

se carrer dans un fauteuil

A

to square
form a square

to ensconce oneself in an armchair

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12
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embarquer

A

embark
load

pick up (colloq, by police)

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13
Q

la balade

A

walk (à pieds)
ride (à velo, moto)
drive (en voiture)

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14
Q

le cadastre

A

land registry

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15
Q

susurrer

A

to whisper

spread a rumour

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16
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une trotte

ça fait une trotte

A

a walk

it’s a fair walk

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17
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trotter

A

to trot

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18
Q

au bas mot

A

at least

at the very least

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19
Q

sur un ton

sur un ton réprobateur

A

in a voice
with a tone

reproachfully

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20
Q

obséder

A

to obsess

haunt

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21
Q

obsédant (adj)

A

obsessive
compulsive
haunting

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22
Q

rembrunir

A

to darken

cloud over

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23
Q

les voies de fait

A

assault

battery

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24
Q

une remise

A

shed

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25
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d’avance

joué d’avance

A

beforehand

a done deal
destiny

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26
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une perche

A

perch (fish)
pole
stick
boom (microphone)

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27
Q

le harnais (h aspiré)

A

harness

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28
Q

métisser

A

to crossbreed

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29
Q

une empreinte

A

imprint
mark
footprint

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30
Q

en gros

A

in bulk

roughly

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31
Q

raffoler de

A

to be very keen on

crazy about

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32
Q

un ensemble de suivi

A

tracking assembly

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33
Q

un fuseau

le fuseau horaire

A

spindle
taper (narrowing)
bobbin

time zone

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34
Q

l’aléa (m)

A

riskiness

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35
Q

la versatilité

A

fickleness
inconsistency
versatility

36
Q

un entrefilet

A

paragraph

short report

37
Q

avant

je serai là avant deux heures

avant que

je mangerai avant que je ferai les courses

A

before (adv)

I’ll be there before two o’clock

before (conj)

I’ll eat before I do the shoppimg.

38
Q

encore longtemps

A

well into the future

well ahead

39
Q

pour l’heure

A

for now

40
Q

à coups répétés

à plusieurs reprises

A

repeatedly

over and over

41
Q

débusquer

A

break cover

flush out

42
Q

morfler

A

to get hit

take blows

43
Q

un vulgarisateur

une vulgarisatrice

A

popularizer

44
Q

les doigts dans le nez

J’ai réussi mon examen les doigts dans le nez

A

easily

I passed my exam easily

45
Q

J’ai la flemme!

A

I don’t feel like it!

46
Q

J’me casse!

A

I’m outa here!

47
Q

Casse-toi!

A

Bugger off. Leave me alone! Get the fuck outa here!

48
Q

Laisse tomber.

A

Forget it.

(Meaning depends on tone, just as in English).

49
Q

Arrête de te la péter!

A

Stop showing off!

Péter = to fart

But it also means to snap something. In this case it refers to snapping one’s suspenders—as in bragging.

50
Q

se baiser

A

to lie with
to fuck oneself
to screw each other

51
Q

craquant (adj)

A

adorable

sexy

52
Q

bonne
chaude

in
reference to a woman

A

hot, sexy in a vulgar sense

to be avoided

53
Q

niquer

A

to fuck

54
Q

les retraites

A

pensions

55
Q

épauler

A

support

help

56
Q

un fif

A

fag (derog)

57
Q

chancelant (adj)

A

shaky

faltering

58
Q

la ritournelle

C’est toujours la même ritournelle

A

story
song

It’s always the same old story.

59
Q

pourvoir à

les postes à pouvoir

A

to provide for

the pots to fill

60
Q

empourprer

s’empourprer

A

to flush

to become flushed
glow

61
Q

le clavardage

A

chat (internet)

62
Q

larguer

se falarguer

A

to cast off
dump

to be dumped

63
Q

le matraquage médiatique

A

media hype

64
Q

avoir la main mise

A

have the upper hand

65
Q

affranchir

s’affranchir

A 
to frank   (eg. a letter)
to free   (de from)

to free oneself (de from)

66
Q

le fondement

A

foundation

67
Q

complexifier

A

make complex

68
Q

davantage encore

A

further

69
Q

d’ailleurs

A

moreover

70
Q

cupide (adj)

A

greedy

grasping

71
Q

un actionnaire

A

shareholder

72
Q

en fût

A

in a barrel

on tap

73
Q

couver

A

brood

smolder

74
Q

rouillé (adj)

A

rusty

75
Q

égoïste (adj)

A

self-serving

76
Q

cupide (adj)

A

self-serving

77
Q

un préoccupation

A

concern

worry

78
Q

un apprivoisement

A

taming

79
Q

imbattable (adj)

A

unbeatable

80
Q

tirailler

A

to pull
tug

to fire (shoot) randomly

81
Q

pertinemment

A

perfectly well

82
Q

au bout de compte

A

at the end of the day

finally

83
Q

un ajout

A

addition (house, text…)

84
Q

hâtif (adj)

A

hurried
rushed
hasty

85
Q

une étoile filante

A

shooting star

falling star

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