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Volume 6 Flashcards

1
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obtempérer

A

to comply

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un mandat

A

mandate

money order

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un échiquier

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chessboard

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l’aspérité (f)

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harshness

bumpiness

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5
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la sacerdoce

A

priesthood

vocation (fig)

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le baragouin

A

gobbledygook

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lambiner

A

to dwadle

traîner

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un garde-chiourme

A

warden
overseer

la chiourme = galley slaves, convicts

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sentencieusement

A

pompously

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faire la cour

A

to seduce

séduire

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11
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la plantation

A

plantation

planting (activity)

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infâme (adj)

A

despicable

sordide
immonde

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modique (adj)

un prix modique

A

modest
low

at a modest price

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une jarretière

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garter

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un galopin

A

rascal

gamin

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dru (adj, adv)

A

thick, thickly

heavy, heavily

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le jarret

A

hollow of the knee

back of the knee

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18
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crânement

A

gallantly

crâne (adj) = gallant

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le ressac

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backwash

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20
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un colifichet

A

trinket

babiole

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21
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le liseré

A

edging

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22
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crouler

A

to collapse

s’effondrer

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23
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un no man’s land

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wilderness

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24
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la velléité

A

vague desire

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faste (adj)

A

auspicious

happy

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rutiler

A

to gleam

briller
étinceler

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athée (adj, n m/f)

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atheist

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28
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un tour pendable

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bad joke

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29
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gouailleur (adj)

A

cheeky

moquer

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30
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une couventine

A

young convent girl

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31
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inique (adj)

A

unjust

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32
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broc (le c ne se prononce)

A

ewer

pitcher

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33
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une équipée

A

escapade

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34
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un heurtoir

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door knocker

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35
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au cordeau (locution adj)

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impeccable

cordeau = a string line

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un cerceau

baton et cerceau

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hoop
ring

stick and hoop (child’s toy)

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goinfrer

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to stuff oneself

un goinfre = a glutton

38
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l’airelle (f)

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bilberry

39
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ignoble (adj)

A

odious

frightful

40
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un gigot

A

leg of lamb

41
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un organdi

A

stiffened fabric

42
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ajouré (adj)

A

pierced

made with tiny holes

43
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la desserte

A

sideboard

public transportation service

44
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le tapage

A

din
show
scandal

tapageur = loud, rowdy

45
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un enjôleur

une enjôleuse

A

bewitcher

46
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manu militari (locution adv)

A

forcibly

47
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un/une convive

A

dinner guest

48
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le guilledou

A

gallivanting

49
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le dehors

A

outside

50
Q

gare à

A

look out!

51
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cancaner sur

A

to gossip about

52
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piètre (adj)

piètre façon de…

A

mediocre

mediocre way to…

53
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revêtir

A

to put on again

have

54
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promptitude

A

promptness

ponctualité
rapidité

55
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démêler

A

to disentangle

sort out

56
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un caveau

A

vault (burial)

club

57
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le panégyrique

A

praise

58
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révolu (adj)

A

in the past

59
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briguer

A

to crave

60
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un poitrinaire

A

sb suffering from consumption

61
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un rondin

une cabane de rondins

A

log

log cabin

62
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déblayer

A

to clear away (eg snow)

63
Q

du bout des lèvres

A

a gentleman’s agreement

64
Q

plagier

A

to plagiarize

65
Q

l’incurie (f)

A

negligence

négligence

66
Q

la traîtrise

A

treachery

67
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un matriarcat

A

matriarchy

68
Q

balivernes! (f)

A

nonsense!

69
Q

la tempe

A

temple

70
Q

louable (adj)

A

rentable

commendable

71
Q

appareiller

A

to fit out
make ready to sail (boat)

préparer

72
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la voûte

A

vault

the heavens

73
Q

la gouache

A

poster paint

74
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pavoiser

A

to decorate with flags

75
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devancer

A

to be ahead of

précéder

76
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l’acajou (m)

A

mahogany

77
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affréter

A

to charter

78
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une litote

A

understatement

79
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un coup de veine

A

stroke of luck

lucky break

80
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le cordage

A

sailing ship’s rigging

81
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une filière

A

course of study
career path
series of steps to achieve a result

82
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raffoler

A

to be crazy about

83
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la papotage

A

idle chatter

84
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la timonerie

A

wheelhouse

85
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tresser

A

to plait

86
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l’usage (m)

A

usage

custom

87
Q

se délecter de

A

to find pleasure in

88
Q

initiatique

les rites iniatiques
un voyage initiatique

A

initiatory
commencement

initiation rites
maiden voyage

89
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l’ouate (f)

A

wadding

90
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cailler

A

to curdle

91
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abattre

A

to knock down

92
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la messe

A

mass (church service)

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