Volume 8 Flashcards

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maison d’édition

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publishing house

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amortir

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to absorb
cushion
amortise

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recenser

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to make a census

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une recension

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survey

accounting

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caduc (adj)
caduque

rendre qc caduc

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obsolete
deciduous (trees)

render st null and void

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englober

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to include

encompass

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dégagé (adj)

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free
clear

recall: dégager = to free, open, emit

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un remontoir

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winding mechanism

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convenir

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to be suitable
acknowledge
agree

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suffire

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to suffice

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licencier

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to dismiss

be made redundant

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une denrée

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commodity

merchandise

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la péripétie

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incident

event

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cabotin (adj)

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theatrical

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15
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un vallon

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small valley

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un saule

un saule pleureur

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willow tree

weeping willow

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un platane

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plane tree

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démener

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to struggle

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19
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le piqué

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sharpness (photography)

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dinguer

envouer qn dinguer

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to send sb flying

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21
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une bourrasque

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gust

squall

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démener

se démener

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to thrash about

struggle

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23
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gémir

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to moan

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24
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une anche

une anche vibrante

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reed

vibrating reed

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émousser
to blunt | dull
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foireux (adj)
failed | weakened
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une marotte
fad pet subject hobby horse
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gratter
to scratch
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morveux (adj) | vulgar slang
snotty young child upstart
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une litote
understatement
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défaillant (adj)
failing
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consommé (adj)
perfect
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consommer Ma voiture consomme énormément.
to consume My car consumes a lot of petrol.
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revancher
to avenge
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frétiller
wiggle
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pétrir
knead | squeeze
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se contreficher
to not give a damn
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rivaliser rivaliser avec qn rivaliser avec qc
to rival to compete with sb to rival st
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un duché
dukedom | duchy
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fruste (adj)
unsophisticated gross uncouth
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réservé (adj)
reserved booked undemonstrative
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réserver
to reserve
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groggy (adj)
groggy | stunned
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tétant (adj)
related to tentanus
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fade (adj)
tasteless | insipid
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redouter
dread
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salace (adj)
salacious | lustful
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une panse
paunch | belly
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panser
``` to dress (wound) groom (horse) ```
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gommer
erase
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le reniement
denial | renunciation
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insuffisance (f)
inadequacy | insufficiency
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recroqueviller
curl | huddle up
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le lucre
profit
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siderant (adj)
staggering | overwhelming
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cinétique (adj)
kinetic
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fustiger
to criticize
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insoldable (adj)
insolvent | unfathomable
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le dressage
the act of putting right | domestication
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obnublier
to obsess
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l’écœurement
disgust
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les relents (mp)
stench
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l’effroi
terror
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la vidange
emptying
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voiler
to veil | mask
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fluté (adj)
piping (voice)
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le cuir chevelu
scalp
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éclarté (adj)
scarlet
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je crève de chaud!
I’m dying from the heat!
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un ventilo
fan
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un clim
air conditioner
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la confiance
trust | confidence
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travister
``` to dress up (in disguise) to distort (the truth) ```
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dispendieux (adj)
expensive | extravagant
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ininterrompu
uninterupted | continuous
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ébouler
to collapse (wall, cliff face)
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l’éblouissement
splendor
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une escale une escale technique
a stopover a refulling stop
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démesuré (adj)
enormous | vast
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fantomatique (adj)
ghostly
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comme par enchantement
as if by magic
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éveillé (adj)
awake | alert
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tantôt
now | at this moment
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une cuvette
basin
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souiller
to soil defile desecrate
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la sangle
strap
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une étreinte
embrace recall: étreindre = to embrace, hug
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écorce terrestre
earth’s crust recall: écorcer = to peel
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pelotonner se pelotonner
to wind up in a ball to make oneself into a ball curl up
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l’inconséquence (f)
inconsistency
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insoler
light | expose (photography as well)
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la propreté
cleanliness
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matelasser
to cushion upholster quilt
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un cerne
dark circles under the eyes
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cerner
to surround define limit
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l’apitoiement (m)
pity (sur) | compassion
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un espion | une espionne
spy
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toussoter
to splutter | have a slight cough
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un rabbin
rabbi
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irrespectueux (adj)
disrespectful
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ébruiter s’ébruiter
to divulge to get out
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défier
to challenge defy dare
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compatir
sympathize
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abruti (adj)
stupid
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abrutir
stultify stupefy intoxicate with drink prove to be insane
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nimbé (adj)
haloed un nimbe = a halo (nimbus)