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Volume 5 Flashcards

1
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le marivaudage

A

sophisticated banter

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un fourré

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thicket

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débiliter

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to debilitate

demorale

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coasser

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to croak

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5
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une rainette

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tree frog

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un martre

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marten

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la touffeur

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sweltering heat

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souffletter

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to slap sb’s face

gifler

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9
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éconduire

A

to turn sb away

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10
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une mignardise

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affectation

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11
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une grisette

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young working-class french woman (archaic)

comes from grey dresses worn by such people

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éprendre

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to become enamoured of

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éclopé (adj)

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wounded

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14
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une amibe

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amoeba

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15
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rimer

A

to rhyme

make sense

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16
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poussif (adj)

A

wheezy

laboured

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17
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une résille

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hair net

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18
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à ses regards

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from her view

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19
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la méchanceté

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maliciousness

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20
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l’ombrage (m)

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shade

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21
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ondoyer

A

to baptize sb

to undulate
flutter

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22
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cousette

A

small sewing kit

dressmaker’s apprentice

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la dérobade

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evasion

évasion

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24
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une accointance

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acquaintance

relationship

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25
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le glas

A

toll

knell

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26
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caqueter

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to prattle

cackle

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27
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un appui-tête

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head rest

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28
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voguer

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to sail
wander

naviguer

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29
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lésiner

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to skimp on

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30
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seoir

seoir à ravir/merveille
il sied de faire

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to suit

to suit beautifully/marvellously
to be appropriate to do

convenir

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une œillade

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wink

regard of connivance

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32
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la bonté

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kindness

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33
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foin de

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scorned by

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34
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une pelisse

A

fur trimmed coat

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35
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dérider qn

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to cheer sb up

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36
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la sève

A

sap

vigour

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37
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un bas-bleu

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pedantic woman

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38
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une anse

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cove

curved handle
loop

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39
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un pilier

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pillar

mainstay

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40
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un drille

A

jolly fellow

vagabond

41
Q

élire

A

to elect

42
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foisonner

A

to abound

43
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ourler

A

to hem

44
Q

la résine

A

resin

45
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sans discontiuer

A

without relief

46
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primesautier (adj)

A

impulsive

47
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tresser

A

to plait (eg hair)

48
Q

un legs

A

legacy

inheritance

49
Q

un baldaquin

A

canopy (four poster bed)

50
Q

palabrer

A

discuss endlessly

51
Q

envenimer

s’envenimer

A

to inflame
go septic

infecter
aggraver

52
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un locataire

A

tenant

53
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un grenat (nom/adj)

A

garnet
dark red semi-precious stone

dark red colour

54
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les fatras (mp)

A

jumble

55
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les déclinaisons (f)

A

conjugaison de verbes etc

56
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ânonner

A

to recite painfully

stumble through

57
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le roulement

A

movement (of a machine)
succession (of people, events)
turnover (stock)
rumble (sound)

58
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un cabas

A

shopping bag

59
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loqueteux (adj)

A

tattered

60
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lacérer

A

to lacerate

mettre en lambeaux

61
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emplumer

A

to cover with feathers

62
Q

rosser

A

to beat up

thrash

63
Q

railler

A

make fun of

se moquer de

64
Q

requinquer

se requinquer

A

to buck sb up

to perk up

65
Q

galeux (adj)

A

peeling
with scabies

qui a la gale (gale = scabies)

66
Q

scabieux (adj)

A

scabious
mangy
scabby

67
Q

un perdant

A

lost soul

loser

68
Q

un essieu

A

axle

69
Q

increvable (adj)

A 
tireless
puncture proof   (tire)

infatigable

70
Q

la parenté

A

family relationship

71
Q

foutrement

A

bloody

72
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une sangsue

A

leech

73
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bougonner

A

to grumble

74
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un barbon

A

old fogey

75
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une pinède

A

pine forest

76
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déchoir

A

to strip sb of

77
Q

tramer

A

to weave

hatch

78
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un serviteur

A

servant

79
Q

la jugeote

A

common sense

80
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l’inconduite (f)

A

misbehaviour

reprehensible behaviour

81
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un gargotier

une gargotière

A

owner of a greasy spoon

82
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pensionner

A

to provide with a pension

83
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avoir coutume de

A

customarily

84
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un guéridon

A

small round pedestal table

85
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targuer

A

to vigorously prevail

86
Q

prévaloir

A

to prevail

87
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une égérie

A

advisor

female inspiration behind the man

88
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à la différence de

A

in contrast to

89
Q

tatillon (adj and nom m/f)

A

nit-picking

90
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débraillé (adj)

A

disheveled

91
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joue les chevaliers

A

play the shining knight

92
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subvenir à

A

to meet the needs of

93
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prélever sur

A

to sample
debit
take from

94
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foin de

A

scorn on

95
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s’encanailler

A

to slum it
become common

canaille = rabble (dated)

96
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un fanaux

A

lantern

lamp

97
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une persienne

A

shutter

98
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fuselé (adj)

A

tapering

fuseau = spindle

99
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détromper

A

to disabuse

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