Volume 9 Flashcards by Ken Wodlinger | Brainscape

Q

la nomenclature

A

nomenclature

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drôle (adj)

un drôle de travail (colloq)

A

funny

a lot of work (or whatever)

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la fronde

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revolt
slingshot
catapult

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autre part

A

elsewhere

somewhere else

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la dérogation

la dérogation à

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special dispensation
exemption

infringement of

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fronder

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to revolt against

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un serviteur

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servant

attendant

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implicitement

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implicitly

unconditionally

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une poudrière

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powder keg

storage for ammunition and explosives

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à l’opposé

à l’opposé de

A

in contrast
on the other hand

contrary to

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l’opposé

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the other side

the other direction

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un appontement

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pier

platform

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l’appontage (m)

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landing (on an ac carrier)

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primer

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to take precedence over

be the dominant aspect

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une fournée

A

batch

lot

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par ailleurs

A

otherwise
furthermore
besides
moreover

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une souche

A

stump (tree)
stub (ticket)
root (language)
strain (biology)

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un amas

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cluster

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un cluster

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cluster

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flécher

A

to signpost

indicate direction

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l’écouvillon (m)

A

swab

bottlebrush

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une manette

être aux manettes

A

control
joystick

to be in control

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présentement

A

now
presently
at this time

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octroyer

s’octroyer

A

to grant
bestow

to allow oneself

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le retournement

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turnaround time

reversal of a situation

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l’étain (m)

les étains

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tin
pewter

pewter ware

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la promiscuité

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lack of privacy

promiscuity

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raboter

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to plane

shave off

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un rabot

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plane

flat surface

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le rabotage

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planing

smoothing

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saboter

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to make a hash of it

sabotage

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sabler

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to put sand on (eg road)

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le plagiat

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plagiarism

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enfumer

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to smoke out

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têtu (adj)

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headstrong

stubborn

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survenir

A

to happen
to occur (death, storm)
arise (difficulty)
arrive unexpectedly (person)

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sous le radar

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under the radar

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la démesure

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excessiveness

immoderation

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démesurément

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excessively

inordinately

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s’eriger en…

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to set os up as…

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le défunt

la défunte

A

deceased

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les pompes funèbres (fp)

A

undertakers

morticians

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indigne de

A

unworthy of

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la frilosité

A

feebleness
intolerance of cold
nervousness

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une demi-vie

A

half-life

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la case départ

A

square one

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mirobolant (adj)

A

fantastic
fabulous
extraordinary

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la datation

A

dating (archaeology)

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faire irruption dans

A

to burst into

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se gourer

A

make a mistake

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un palace

A

luxury hotel

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le pourrissement

A

decaying

deterioration

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la commère

A

gossip

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la donne

La donne à changé.

A

deal (cards)

social structure
Things have changed

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joncher

A

to strew

litter

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une joncture

A

juncture

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un sacré numéro

A

piece of work (perj)

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une traînée

A

whore

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traîner

se traîner les pieds

A

drag

to drag one’s feet

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le régime de croisière

A

cruising speed

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le ras-le-bol

A

lassitude
weakness

discontent (colloq)

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relativiser

A

to put st into perspective

put into context

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l’épandage

l’épandage d’engrais

A

spreading

spreading of fertilizer

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une licorne

A

unicorn

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le lavage de cerveau

A

brain washing

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combler le vide

A

to fill a void

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ruminer

A

to ruminate

mull over

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alimenter

s’alimenter de

A

to feed
supply
make up

to thrive on

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à propos de

A

about

on the subject of

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ne signifier à rien

A

to mean nothing

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trimballer

s’trimballer

A

to lug around

to trail around

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une préconisation

A

recommendation

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filer

A

to be off
leave

to spin (yarn)

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je décolle
je bouge
je m’arrache

A

i’m leaving now

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c’est parti
on y va

allons-y is very formal, not used

A

let’s go

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une dérive

A

a change of direction

a deviation from normal

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au travers de

à travers

A

through

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découlant de

A

stemming from

flowing from

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détenir

A

to keep

detain

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par-devers soi

A

keep for oneself

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disposer de

A

to have available

to make use of

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se disposer

A

to prepare

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un dire

A

opinion

st that is said

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ouvrier (adj)

A

related to manual labour

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tout au moins pas

A

at least not

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voir le jour

A

to open

come into being

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amonceler

A

to pile up

accumulate

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s’amonceler

A

to build up

accumulate

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faire valoir qc

A

to give importance to

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une démarche

A

a way of walking
manner of thinking
approach

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de ce fait

A

therefore
for this reason
thus

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en passant par

A

by way of

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unitaire (adj)

A

common

unified

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un constat

A

report

assessment

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Il en va de même

A

The same goes for

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mater

A

to put down
bring under control

give a matt finish to
frost glass