Volume 5 Flashcards

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le marivaudage

A

sophisticated banter

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2
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un fourré

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thicket

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3
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débiliter

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to debilitate

demorale

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4
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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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6
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un martre

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marten

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7
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la touffeur

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sweltering heat

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8
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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

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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

A

young working-class french woman (archaic)

comes from grey dresses worn by such people

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12
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éprendre

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to become enamoured of

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13
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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

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to rhyme

make sense

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16
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poussif (adj)

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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

A

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

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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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23
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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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le glas
toll | knell
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caqueter
to prattle | cackle
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un appui-tête
head rest
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voguer
to sail wander naviguer
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lésiner
to skimp on
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seoir seoir à ravir/merveille il sied de faire
to suit to suit beautifully/marvellously to be appropriate to do convenir
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une œillade
wink | regard of connivance
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la bonté
kindness
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foin de
scorned by
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une pelisse
fur trimmed coat
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dérider qn
to cheer sb up
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la sève
sap | vigour
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un bas-bleu
pedantic woman
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une anse
cove curved handle loop
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un pilier
pillar | mainstay
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un drille
jolly fellow | vagabond
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élire
to elect
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foisonner
to abound
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ourler
to hem
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la résine
resin
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sans discontiuer
without relief
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primesautier (adj)
impulsive
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tresser
to plait (eg hair)
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un legs
legacy | inheritance
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un baldaquin
canopy (four poster bed)
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palabrer
discuss endlessly
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envenimer | s’envenimer
to inflame go septic infecter aggraver
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un locataire
tenant
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un grenat (nom/adj)
garnet dark red semi-precious stone dark red colour
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les fatras (mp)
jumble
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les déclinaisons (f)
conjugaison de verbes etc
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ânonner
to recite painfully | stumble through
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le roulement
movement (of a machine) succession (of people, events) turnover (stock) rumble (sound)
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un cabas
shopping bag
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loqueteux (adj)
tattered
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lacérer
to lacerate mettre en lambeaux
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emplumer
to cover with feathers
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rosser
to beat up | thrash
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railler
make fun of se moquer de
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requinquer | se requinquer
to buck sb up | to perk up
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galeux (adj)
peeling with scabies qui a la gale (gale = scabies)
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scabieux (adj)
scabious mangy scabby
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un perdant
lost soul | loser
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un essieu
axle
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increvable (adj)
``` tireless puncture proof (tire) ``` infatigable
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la parenté
family relationship
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foutrement
bloody
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une sangsue
leech
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bougonner
to grumble
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un barbon
old fogey
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une pinède
pine forest
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déchoir
to strip sb of
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tramer
to weave | hatch
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un serviteur
servant
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la jugeote
common sense
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l’inconduite (f)
misbehaviour | reprehensible behaviour
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un gargotier | une gargotière
owner of a greasy spoon
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pensionner
to provide with a pension
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avoir coutume de
customarily
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un guéridon
small round pedestal table
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targuer
to vigorously prevail
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prévaloir
to prevail
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une égérie
advisor | female inspiration behind the man
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à la différence de
in contrast to
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tatillon (adj and nom m/f)
nit-picking
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débraillé (adj)
disheveled
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joue les chevaliers
play the shining knight
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subvenir à
to meet the needs of
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prélever sur
to sample debit take from
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foin de
scorn on
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s’encanailler
to slum it become common canaille = rabble (dated)
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un fanaux
lantern | lamp
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une persienne
shutter
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fuselé (adj)
tapering fuseau = spindle
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détromper
to disabuse