Volume 5 Flashcards by Ken Wodlinger

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gitan (adj)

A

gypsy

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un naufragé

A

survivor of a shipwreck/crash

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un proscrit

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outcast

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la diligence

A

diligence
stagecoach

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maugréer

A

to mutter

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prélasser

A

lounge
lie down
recline

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un gâchis

A

mess

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une lanière

A

thong
strap
lash

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se battre

se battre contra
se battre avec
se battre pour

A

to fight

to fight against
to fight with
to fight for

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un boulon

A

bolt

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la fréquentation

A

company
frequenting
association

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envoûter

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to bewitch

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un saltimbanque

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acrobat

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un bateleur

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street acrobat

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s’en vouloir

A

to be cross with oneself
to regret

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idolâtre

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to idolize

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magouiller

A

to scheme

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passer à tabac (idiom)

A

to beat up

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un assainissement

A

cleaning up
stabilization (fig)
streamlining (fig)

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éconduire

A

to dismiss
spurn

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la sincérité

A

sincerity
candor

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chancelant (adj)

A

unsteady
faltering

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une fraiseuse

A

milling machine

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une meule

A

grindstone

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meuler

A

to grind

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une cagoule

A

balaclava

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bâillonner

A

gag
muzzle

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tenailler

A

to torment

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auvergnat (adj)

A

from the Auvergne

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un pochard

A

boozer

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le parquet

A

parquet flooring
well of the court (law)

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friper

A

to crumple
stump

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la fripe

A

second-hand clothing

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une beuverie

A

drinking session
carousal

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mondain (adj)

A

worldly

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un mon mondain
une mondaine

A

socialite

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un guet-apens

A

ambush

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une monture

A

mount (horse)
mounting (eg jewelry)

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gourer

se gourer de jour

A

to make a mistake

to get the day wrong

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tantôt

A

now
at this moment
sometimes

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s’informer sur

A

to inquire about
find out about
get info about

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reconnaissant (adj)

A

appreciative
grateful

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dénué de (adj)

A

devoid of

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dénuer

se dénuer

A

to divest

to deprive oneself

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surcroît

A

in addition

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une urne

A

urn
ballot box

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piètre (adj)

A

very poor
very mediocre

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une jérémiade

A

lamentation
sob story

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décolérer

A

to lose anger

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scander

A

scan
chant

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aller par quatre chemins

A

to beat around the bush

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un bouc

A

billy goat

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funeste (adj)

A

disastrous

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opiniâtre (adj)

A

stubborn
obstinate

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crânement

A

proudly
haughtily
gallantly

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l’abattement (m)

A

dejection
despondency

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une pioche

A

pickax

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forcir

A

to broaden out
strengthen