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Volume 6 Flashcards

1
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savoir pour

Comment tu as su pour le corps dans l’appartement?

A

to know about

How did you know about the body in the appartment?

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plongé (adj)

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deep

lost

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disloquer

se disloquer

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to dislocate
dismember

to break up

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écrouler

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to collapse

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graviter

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gravitate

orbit

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à ma place

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in my place

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induire

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to induce

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face la première

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face first

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dépendre de

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to depend on

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la pénurie

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shortage

paucity

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une légère commotion cérébrale

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a slight concussion

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reluire

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to shine

gleam

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reluisant

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shiny

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montants de côté

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side railings

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en vue

Gros travail de reconstruction en vue.

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ahead

A lot of recontruction work ahead.

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ça en a l’air

C’est plus compliqué que ça en a l’air.

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to seem

It’s more complicated than it seems.

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inculper

inculpé (adj)

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to accuse
charge

accused

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un chevet

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bedside

bedside table

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j’en viens à la conclusion que…

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I am coming to the conclusion that…

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l’oreillette

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ear piece (of headphones)

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obligatoirement

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unavoidably

inescapedly

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curieusement

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curiously

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interdit (adj)

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forbidden

dumbfounded

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faillir + verbe

Ce matin, cette explosion qui a failli le tuer

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almost + verb

This morning, this explosion that almost killed him.

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perdre les pédales (idiom)

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lose one’s grip

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l’ébahissement (m)

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amazement

bewilderment

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boitiller

un boitillement

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to limp

a limp

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la lenteur

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slowness

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un coup monté

Ce repas improvisé sent le coup monté.

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set-up
to be framed

This improvised meal feels like a set-up.

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30
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avoir une autre corde à son arc

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to have another string to his bow.

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31
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comme tel
comme telle

Sa disparition comme telle ne posait pas de problèmes.

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as such

His disappearance, as such, didn’t cause problems.

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32
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en échange de

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in exchange for

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33
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affamer

affamé

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to starve

starved

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34
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à mots couverts (expression)

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in veiled terms

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35
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pour la forme

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for appearances

as a matter of course

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à situation exceptionnelle, mesures exceptionnelles (expression)

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Desparate times call for desparate measures

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37
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parler de vive voix

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to speak in person

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38
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transi (adj)

transi de froid
transi de peur
un amoureux transi

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pinched
gripped by something

chilled through
paralysed by fear
a bashful lover

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39
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discuter de tout et n’import quoi

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to talk about everything and anything

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40
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le propos

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talk

intention

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41
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rouiller

rouillé

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to rust

rusty (including being out of practice)

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la rouille

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rust

blight

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43
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la grisaille

la grisaille quotidienne

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grayness

the daily grind

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44
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élucubrer

Pour l’instant, on cesse d’élucubrer et se concentre
sur les informations.

A

to dream up

For now, stop dreaming things up and concentrate on the evidence.

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45
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la combine

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trickery

scheming

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46
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Pour votre suspension, comment ça s’est passé?

A

About your suspension, how did it go?

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47
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un scénario

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scenario

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48
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un tableau-synthèse

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spreadsheet

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49
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Aux grands maux, les grands remèdes!

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For big difficulties, big cures.

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attendrissant (adj)

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touching

soulful

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51
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banal (adj)

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commonplace

trivial

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52
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un ancrage

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anchorage

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53
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la pudeur

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modesty

decency

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54
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entre en jeu

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to come into play

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55
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à l’irrationnel

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irrationally

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56
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En sortant de chez von Paulhus….

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Coming out of von Paulhus’…

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57
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sur une impulsion…

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on impulse…

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58
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héler

héler un taxi

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to call out
hail

to hail a taxi

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trôner

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to sit in state

to have pride of place

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60
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un piano à queue

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grand piano

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61
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en gommant

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erasing

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62
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Trois groupes riveaux ont mis sa tête à prix.

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Three rival groups put a price on his head.

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63
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rabâcher

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to rehash–present old ideas as new

to keep repeating

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64
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ramener

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to bring sb/st back

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65
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moumoune (adj) (Québec)

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cowardly

wimpy

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au-delà

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beyond

67
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Godin me demande de passer le voir.

A

Godin asks me to come by to see him.

68
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aboutir à

A

to lead to

end up

69
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se faire à la légère

A

to take lightly

70
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un burn out

A

burn out (overwork)

71
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de préférence

A

preferably

72
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Tu es quelqu’un de surprennant

A

You’re a surprising person.

73
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tatillon (adj)

A

fussy

74
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le comble

le comble de l’injustice (expression)

A 
the height of...
at maximum (of capacity, endurance...)

the height of injustice

75
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la monstruosité

A

monstronsity

76
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ensevelir

A

to bury

enshroud

77
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chargé de sous-entendu

A

full of hidden meaning

78
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planquer

A

to hide

79
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le moindrement

A

in the slightest

80
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coller sur le dos (idiom)

A

to pin blame on sb

81
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un corbillard

A

hearse

82
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le/la bravache

bravache (adj)

A

bravado

full of bravado

fanfaron

83
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décontenancer

A

to disconcert

prevail in an altercation

84
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même pas de…

A

not even to…

85
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Remarquablement

A

remarkably

86
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un passage à tabac (idiom)

A

suffer a beating

87
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un devin

A

seer

soothsayer

88
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Pas dans l’immédiat

A

not immediately

89
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guetter

A

watch out for

90
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assommer

A

to stun

knock someone out

91
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pérorer (perj)

A

to hold forth

92
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horripiler

A

to exasperate

93
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blinder

A

to toughen
reinforce
armour plate

94
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blindé (adj)

un blindé

A

bulletproof
armoured

armoured vehicle

95
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une teigne

être méchant comme une teigne

A

ringworm
nasty peice of work (idiom)

to be a real piece of work

96
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impérial (adj)

A

regal

97
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un asocial

une asociale

A

a social misfit

98
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douteux (adj)

A

doubtful

99
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accoucher

–Accouche! s’impatiente Godin

A

to give birth
to “spit it out” (colloquial)

“Spit it out” said Godin with impatience.

100
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loufoque (adj) (colloquial)

A

crazy

101
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persifler

A

to scoff

jeer

102
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anormal (adj)

A

abnormal

103
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blêmir

A

to pale

turn white

104
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être désolé du retard

“Je suis désolée du retard”, dit-elle.

A

to be sorry for being late

–Sorry for being late, she said

105
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sur parole

Il faut vous croire sur parole!

A

take your word for it

We have to take your word for it!

106
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À bien y penser

A

Indeed, to think about it

107
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armoire à glace

A

wardrobe with full length mirror

someone built like a tank (colloquial)

108
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une accalmie

A

lull

109
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en échange de quoi…

A

in exchange for which…

110
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Après avoir pris l’adresse en note…

A

After having noted the address…

111
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une veste pare-balles

A

a bullet proof vest

112
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une liasse

A

bundle

wad

113
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il y en a pour environ un demi-million.

A

There’s about a half million.

114
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un entretoit

A

attic

115
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la laine minérale

A

insulation

116
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bouffer (informal)

A

to eat

117
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la turptitude

A

wickedness

depravity

118
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une chambre d’amplification

A

echo chamber

119
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un avortement

A

abortion

failure

120
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sévir

A

to treat harshly
clamp down
endure

121
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parsemer de

A

to sprinkle with

122
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laisser à désirer

A

to leave something to be desired

123
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au bon endroit

A

at the right place

124
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une majuscule

majuscule (adj)

A

capital (upper case) letter

upper case

125
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le/la commanditaire

le commanditaire d’un assassinat

A

backer
person giving orders

the person behind an assassination

126
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le bénéfice du doute

A

the benefit of the doubt

127
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Pourvu que…

A

Provided that…

128
Q

inférieure au point de congelation

La température y est nettement inférieure au point de congelation.

A

below freezing

The temperature there is clearly below freezing.

129
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entrebâillé (adj)

A

ajar

130
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une nuée

Je me retrouve devant une nuée de journalistes.

A

a thick cloud

I found myself in fron of a thick cloud of journalists.

131
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éprouvant (adj)

A

trying

stressful

132
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inédit (adj)

A

unheard of

new

133
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grassement

A

handsomely (eg paid)
lavishly

largement

134
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comme quoi

A

as to what

pretaining to

135
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une consigne

A

instruction

order

136
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le moins possible

le plus possible

A

as little as possible

as much as possible

137
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appesantir

A

to weight down
slow st down
strengthen

138
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s’appesantir sur

A

to dwell on

139
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un enterrement

faire une tête d’enterrement (idiom)

A

burial

to look gloomy

140
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quelque chose de prévu

J’ai déja quelque chose de prévu.

A

something planned

I already have something planned.

141
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un bienfait

A

kind deed

beneficial effect

142
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contrer

A

to counter

block

143
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au passage

A

passing

144
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un chatiment

A

punishment

145
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une causeuse

A

loveseat

146
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un causeur

A

conversationalist

147
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je ne tarde pas à m’endormir.

A

I didn’t take long to fall asleep.

148
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le siège du passageur dans une voiture

A

the passenger’s seat in a car

149
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l’eblouissement

A

dazzle

brightness

150
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braquer

A 
to aim (gun) (colloquial)
to turn hard (auto)
to break with someone  (colloquial)
151
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marcher de long en large

A

to pace

152
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aiguiser

A

to sharpen

153
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être de garde à perpétuité

A

to be always on guard/call

154
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en sens inverse

A

in the opposite direction

155
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en Crimée

A

in the Crimea

156
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à quelques détails près

A

except for a few details

157
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à titre…

A

under the heading of…

158
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une lacune

A

gap

omission (in an argument or manuscript)

159
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la condescendance

A

condescendance

160
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le pis-aller

A

the lesser evil

161
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une tractation

A

dealing

negotiation

162
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la rancune

sans rancune!

A

rancor
grudge

no hard feelings!

163
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pitoyablement

A

pitifully

miserably

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