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Volume 8 Flashcards

1
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maison d’édition

A

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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13
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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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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

A

to struggle

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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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gémir

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to moan

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une anche

une anche vibrante

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reed

vibrating reed

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émousser

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to blunt

dull

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foireux (adj)

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failed

weakened

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une marotte

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fad
pet subject
hobby horse

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gratter

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to scratch

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morveux (adj)

vulgar slang

A

snotty
young child
upstart

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une litote

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understatement

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défaillant (adj)

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failing

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consommé (adj)

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perfect

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consommer

Ma voiture consomme énormément.

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to consume

My car consumes a lot of petrol.

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revancher

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to avenge

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frétiller

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wiggle

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36
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pétrir

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knead

squeeze

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se contreficher

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to not give a damn

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rivaliser

rivaliser avec qn
rivaliser avec qc

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to rival

to compete with sb
to rival st

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un duché

A

dukedom

duchy

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fruste (adj)

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unsophisticated
gross
uncouth

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réservé (adj)

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reserved
booked
undemonstrative

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réserver

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to reserve

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groggy (adj)

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groggy

stunned

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tétant (adj)

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related to tentanus

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fade (adj)

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tasteless

insipid

46
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redouter

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dread

47
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salace (adj)

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salacious

lustful

48
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une panse

A

paunch

belly

49
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panser

A 
to dress  (wound)
groom  (horse)
50
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gommer

A

erase

51
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le reniement

A

denial

renunciation

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insuffisance (f)

A

inadequacy

insufficiency

53
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recroqueviller

A

curl

huddle up

54
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le lucre

A

profit

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siderant (adj)

A

staggering

overwhelming

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cinétique (adj)

A

kinetic

57
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fustiger

A

to criticize

58
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insoldable (adj)

A

insolvent

unfathomable

59
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le dressage

A

the act of putting right

domestication

60
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obnublier

A

to obsess

61
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l’écœurement

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disgust

62
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les relents (mp)

A

stench

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l’effroi

A

terror

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la vidange

A

emptying

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voiler

A

to veil

mask

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fluté (adj)

A

piping (voice)

67
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le cuir chevelu

A

scalp

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éclarté (adj)

A

scarlet

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je crève de chaud!

A

I’m dying from the heat!

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un ventilo

A

fan

71
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un clim

A

air conditioner

72
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la confiance

A

trust

confidence

73
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travister

A 
to dress up (in disguise)
to distort (the truth)
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dispendieux (adj)

A

expensive

extravagant

75
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ininterrompu

A

uninterupted

continuous

76
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ébouler

A

to collapse (wall, cliff face)

77
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l’éblouissement

A

splendor

78
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une escale

une escale technique

A

a stopover

a refulling stop

79
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démesuré (adj)

A

enormous

vast

80
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fantomatique (adj)

A

ghostly

81
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comme par enchantement

A

as if by magic

82
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éveillé (adj)

A

awake

alert

83
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tantôt

A

now

at this moment

84
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une cuvette

A

basin

85
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souiller

A

to soil
defile
desecrate

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la sangle

A

strap

87
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une étreinte

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embrace

recall: étreindre = to embrace, hug

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écorce terrestre

A

earth’s crust

recall: écorcer = to peel

89
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pelotonner

se pelotonner

A

to wind up in a ball

to make oneself into a ball
curl up

90
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l’inconséquence (f)

A

inconsistency

91
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insoler

A

light

expose (photography as well)

92
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la propreté

A

cleanliness

93
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matelasser

A

to cushion
upholster
quilt

94
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un cerne

A

dark circles under the eyes

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cerner

A

to surround
define
limit

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l’apitoiement (m)

A

pity (sur)

compassion

97
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un espion

une espionne

A

spy

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toussoter

A

to splutter

have a slight cough

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un rabbin

A

rabbi

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irrespectueux (adj)

A

disrespectful

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ébruiter

s’ébruiter

A

to divulge

to get out

102
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défier

A

to challenge
defy
dare

103
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compatir

A

sympathize

104
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abruti (adj)

A

stupid

105
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abrutir

A

stultify
stupefy
intoxicate with drink
prove to be insane

106
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nimbé (adj)

A

haloed

un nimbe = a halo (nimbus)

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