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Volume 9 Flashcards

1
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être en rupture de stock

A

to be out of stock

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l’engouement (m)

A

infatuation

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opérer

A

operate

carry out

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appauvri (adj)

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impoverished

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appauvrir

A

to impoverish

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crouler

crouler sous les applaudissements

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to collapse
crumble

to resound with applause

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croulant (adj)

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crumbling

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embrouiller

A

to muddle
confuse
tangle

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impitoyable (adj)

A

merciless

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touffu (adj)

A

thick

bushy

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l’inspiration (f)

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inspiration

intake of breath

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bon sang! (expression)

A

good God!

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rasoir (adj invariable)

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boring (colloquial)

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14
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déconner à pleins tubes (colloquial expression)

A

do really stupid things

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15
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dressé (adj)

A

trained

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érudit (adj)

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learned

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17
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curetonné (adj)

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related to a priest

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18
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la moelle

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marrow

core

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19
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ingurgiter

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to swallow

gulp down

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20
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remuant (adj)

A

restless

recall: remuer = to move, wag, shake

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21
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la carrure

A

build

stature

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22
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germer

A

sprout

germinate

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23
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manier

A

handle

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24
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la serpe

A

billhook

tool for cutting vegetation

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25
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las (adj)

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weary

recall: lasser =to bore
se lasser = to grow tired (of so/st)

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26
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d’antan

A

of old

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27
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un boulet

A

cannonball

ball and chain

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28
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louer

A

to rent

praise

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29
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sournois (adj)

A

cunning

shifty

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30
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ourdir

A

to hatch

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31
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mâchonner

A

to chew

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32
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rebrousser

rebrousser chemin

A

turn back
cut back

turn back

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33
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émeutier

A

rioter

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34
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fantaisiste (adj)

A

fanciful

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35
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dépareillé (adj)

A

odd

incomplete

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36
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renifler

A

to sniff
smell
snort

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37
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à tout bout de champ (idiom)

A

in every which way

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38
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un chariot

un chariot de supermarché

A

wagon
cart

shopping cart

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39
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desœuvré (adj)

A

idle

40
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voyant (adj)

A

gaudy

41
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une colombe

A

dove

42
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assaisonner

A

to season

flavour

43
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un faubourg

A

suburb

44
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un charnier

A

mass grave

45
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retrousser

A

to roll up

46
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devancer

A

outstrip
out distance
get ahead of

47
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dégoulinger

A

trickle

dribble

48
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le graillon

A

stale fat

49
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une palombe

A

woodpigeon

50
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un civet

A

stew

51
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gainer

A

to encase

sheathe

52
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vautrer

se vautrer dans un fauteil

A

to wallow
loll

to loll in an armchair

53
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un sniper

A

sniper

54
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nourri (adj)

A

heavy (fire)
sustained (applause)
lively (conversation)

from nourrir = to nourish, feed

55
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grouiller

grouiller de

A

swarm
throng
mill about

swarm with

56
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la dramaturgie

A

dramatic art

57
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dodécaphonique (adj)

A

twelve tone

58
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une mélèze (f?)

A

larch

59
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aigu (adj)

A

high pitched

60
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râler (informal)

A

moan
growl
grunt

61
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un bide

A

flop

failure

62
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un bélier

A

ram (male sheep)

63
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rudoyer

A

to bully

64
Q

une remise

une remise à outils

A

discount
remission
shed

a tool shed

from remettre = reset, return, remit

65
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tâtonner

A

to grope

fumble

66
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un membrure

A

frame

timber

67
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boucher

A

obstruct

plug

68
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bonder

A

to cram (de = with)

69
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une bonde

la bonde d’evacuation

A

outlet (eg. of basin)

drain

70
Q

les sanitaires (mp)

A 
bathroom installation
toilet block (eg. campground)
71
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sanitaire (adj)

A

sanitary

clean

72
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gorger

A

to stuff (with food)

73
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délecter

A

to delight

74
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un récit

A

story
narrative
recital

75
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réjouir

A

to delight

rejoice

76
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détester

A

to detest

loathe

77
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une forfaiture (f?)

A

abuse of authority

78
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l’entrejambe

A

crotch

79
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la coulisse

A

behind the scenes

coulisser = to slide

80
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méticuleux (adj)

A

meticulous

81
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amollir

s’amollir

A

to soften
enfeeble
spare

to grow weak

82
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teigneux (colloquial)

A

catankerous

83
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impair (adj)

A

irregular

odd (mathematical)

84
Q

un impair

A

faux pas

breach of etiquette

85
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ventre à terre (idiom)

A

to go flat out

86
Q

un cul (derogatory slang)

A

ass

87
Q

un contrôle fiscale

A

audit

88
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le fisc

A

tax authorities/office

89
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satané (adj)

A

cursed

90
Q

une sauterelle

A

grasshopper

91
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intenter

intenter un procès à qn

A

to take to court

to sue sb

92
Q

une grossièreté

A

rudeness

93
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endiguer

A

to hold back
curb
stem

94
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une répercussion

A

repercussion

95
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le sens commun

A

common sense

Une Vie Française (12 decks)

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