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Volume 7 Flashcards

1
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capter

A 
to receive  (eg radio)
capture
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l’épargne (f)

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saving

moderation

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propice (adj)

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favourable
auspicious
suitable

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insolite (adj)

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strange

odd

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ignare (n & adj)

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ignoramus

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en vertu de

A

by virtue of

in accordance with

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7
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le point de situation

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situation report

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8
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avec férocité

A

ferociously

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9
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c’est alors que…

A

at that moment…

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10
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l’autel (m)

A

alter

aisle

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féru (adj)

A

to be very keen on

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12
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prôner

A

to advocate

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13
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naguère

A

until recently

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une antienne

A

refrain

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15
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la pudeur

A

sense of shame or embarrassment
modesty
decency

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16
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bâillonner

A

to gag

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abject (adj)

A

abject
dispicable
disgraceful

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18
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de façon extensive

A

extensively

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19
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noyer le poisson

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evade the issue
hide the real issue
sidestep the issue

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20
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parler la langue de bois

A

to waffle
bafflegab
doublespeak

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lutin (adj)

le lutin

A

impish
mischievous

imp
pixy
goblin

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22
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une bobonne (perj)

A

the missus

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23
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peut-être que

A

perhaps

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24
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le brevet

un brevet de pilote

A

patent

licence
certificate

pilots’ licence

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25
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un cobaye

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guinea pig

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26
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le mécénat

A

patronage (arts)

sponsorship

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27
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le contrôle continu (éducation)

A

continuous assessment

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28
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se prolonger pendant

A

to last for

continue for

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29
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subir

A

suffer
undergo
be subjected to

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30
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une secousse

A

jolt
shock
bump

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31
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tamponner

A

to stamp
crash into
dress a wound

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32
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sinon

A

except

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33
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épuiser

A

to exhaust

use up

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34
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baliser

A

to install beacons

mark out a path

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35
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épave

A

debris

wretched person

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36
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un drive

A

drive (sports)

campaign

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37
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driver

A

to drive (a car)

38
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c’est pas évident de…

A

It’s not easy to…

39
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un commerçant

A

business person

trader

40
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une émeute

A

riot

insurrection

41
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une perle rare

A

a rare find

42
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à l’ancienne

A

in an older style

old fashioned

43
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la moyenne d’âge

A

average age

44
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un pavé

A

a paver
coblestone
a paved road

45
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paver

A

to pave (a surfacej

46
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un tronçon

A

section

47
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une tronçonneuse

A

chain saw

48
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tronçonner

A 
to log
cut down  (tree)
cut down   (figurative)
49
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mettre à pied

A

to lay off

50
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la varicelle

A

chicken pox

varicella

51
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un barril de poudre

A

powder keg

52
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sensé (adj)

A

wise
sane
sober

53
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infléchir

A

to inflect
bend slightly
influence

54
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terrifiant

A

terrifying

55
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un braquage

A

hold up
defection

steering lock (automobile)

56
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révolu (adj)

A

past

57
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se serrer les coudes

A

support one another
back each other up
stick together
go shoulder to shoulder

58
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la rivalité

A

rivalry

competition

59
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la grandeur

l’ordre de grandeur

A

size
grandeur
magnitude

order of magnitude

60
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léser

A

to injure
hurt
harm

61
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lésiner

A

to scrimp

skimp

62
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la géolocalisation

A

tracking

63
Q

En dedans d’une nuit…

A

Overnight…

64
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les conditions de haut secret

A

in conditions of high secrecy

65
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un dilemme

A

dilemma

quandry

66
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romand (adj)

A

french speaking

67
Q

une somme

la somme

A

amount of money

sum total

68
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un somme (colloq)

A

nap

snooze

69
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un enjeu

A

bet
wager

problem
issue

70
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un trêve

A

truce

intermission

71
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assujettir à

A

to subject to
subdue
compel

72
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arrimer

arrimer à

A

to stow away

to dock with

73
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sidérer

A

to astonish

stagger

74
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un gredin

une gredine

A

rogue

scoundrel

75
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un tartufe

A

hypocrite

76
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la tartuferie

A

hypocrisy

77
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un criquet

A

cricket

locust

78
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un bréviaire

A

breviary

bible (fig)

79
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orner de

A

decorate with

embellish

80
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le bon vouloir

A

goodwill

81
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comme neige au soleil

A

rapidly

82
Q

en cours

en cours de

A

in progress

in the course of

83
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n’en avoir rien à foutre (vulgar)

A

not give a damn

84
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faire pareil

A

to do the same

85
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un butoir

A

limit
stop

deadline

buffer (railroad)

86
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irrémédiable (adj)

A

incurable

irreparable

87
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s’étirer

A

to last

stretch out

88
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une décote

A

drop

decrease

89
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dévisser

A

unscrew
open
free up

90
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un bas de laine

A

nest egg

savings

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