Volume 4 Flashcards

1
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queue leu leu

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single file

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envoûter

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to bewitch

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un échiquier

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chessboard

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queue leu leu

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single file

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envoûter

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to bewitch

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un échiquier

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chessboard

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veiller

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to watch over

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la droiture

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honesty

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déjouer

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evade
frustrate

faire échouer

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10
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un cuistre

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oaf

prig

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repu (adj)

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replete

full

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12
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une brocanteur

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trader in bric-a-bracs

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l’huis (m)

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door

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allouer

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to allocate

grant

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15
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une somme rondelette

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a tidy sum

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16
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rechanger

se rechanger

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to change again

to change again one’s clothing

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17
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mâtiner

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to cross

interbreed

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18
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convoler

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to marry

se marier

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19
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dévaler

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to hurtle down

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20
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la yole

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skiff

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21
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le cénacle

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inner circle

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22
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une libellule

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dragonfly

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23
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foutre la paix à qn

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to get out of sb’s way

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24
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grisonner

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to turn grey

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édenté (adj)
toothless
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un esquif
skiff (boat)
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une litote
understatement
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monter en chaire
to go to the pulpit
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cinglé (adj)
crazy fou
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le panégyrique
praise eulogy accolade éloge
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aller bon train
to make good progress
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un contrecoup
concussion effect (of an earlier event)
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hors service
out of service | unusable
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un fourreau
scabbard sheath dress une robe très ajustée
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mité (adj)
moth-eaten
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le giron
lap
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s’accroupir
to crouch down
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l’âpreté (f)
bitterness | fierceness
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les bésicles (fp)
spectacles glasses lunettes
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les godillots (mp)
combat boots
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la papillote
curling paper
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un écorché
drawing with skin removed écorcher = to skin (dépouiller la peau)
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éprendre de
to become enamoured of
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respectivement
respectively
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nantis (adj)
rich riche
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la dégaine
odd appearance tournure
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bourbeux (adj)
muddy
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une causeuse
loveseat
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un causeur
conversationalist
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la louange
praise
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les menottes
tiny hands (infant) handcuffs
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dodu (adj)
plump
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un leurre
lure (eg fishing) | illusion
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la ladrerie
miserliness avarice
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susurrer
to whisper
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ignare (adj)
ignorant | uncultured
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câlin (adj)
affectionate
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d’instinct
instinctively instinctivement
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une lampée
gulp gorgée
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couiner
to squeak
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le coutil
cotton twill
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une rombière
old bag (informal)
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un chemin de halage
tow path haler = to tow a boat with a rope from the shore
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la phtisie
consumption (dated)
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une ornière
rut (both lit and fig)
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un boqueteau
copse (trees)
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une glèbe
cultivated field
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un tertre
hillock
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déporter se déporter sur la droite/gauche
to deport to swerve
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en éclaireur
scouting mission
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à la dive bouteille
by the bottle
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faire jaser dans les chaumières
to cause tongues to wag chaumière = humble cottage
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une anse
handle (loop, curved)
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un fichu
small triangular scarf
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le chèvrefeuille
honeysuckle
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taveler
spotted (marked)
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cabrioler
to caper about
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l’apanage (m)
prerogative
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cancaner
to gossip
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le potin
gossip commérage
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un étourneau
starling
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propager
to spread propagate répandre
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une treille
climbing vine un treillage = trellis
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une tonnelle
arbor
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la vigne vierge
virginia creeper
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se tapir
to hide curl up se cacher se blottir
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chalouper
to sway
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en villégiature
on holiday en vacances
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une péniche
barge | canal boat
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un moissonneur
harvester