W Flashcards
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harden, toughen, be exacerbated
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se durcir
2
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overflow, outflank
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déborder
3
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scope, breadth, sweep, extent
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l’ampleur
4
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check, master
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contrôler
5
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pick up, whip up, give rise to
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soulever
the lack of sous whips up a frenzy at the bank
6
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division, split, flow
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clivage
the division between your breasts is called cleavege
7
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to one’s liking
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a son gré
8
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room
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une pièce
9
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civil servant
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le fonctionnaire
10
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resemble, ally yourself to
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s’apparenter a
you resemble your parents and ally with them as a family
11
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double standards
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deux poids deux mesures
12
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dividing line
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démarcation
13
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morals
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mœurs
14
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converge, flock to
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affluer
everyone converges around the affluent gatsy’s house but he has teh flue
15
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swamp
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le marais
mara appears in the swamp
16
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embrace, clasp, choke
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étreindre
etot raindeer’s embrace is choking me
17
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abstruse
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abscon
18
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subspecies
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sous-espèce
19
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without hesitation, straight away, come right out
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tout de go
20
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interbreeding, melting pot
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le métissage
21
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stump, origin (descent)
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souche
22
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crack down, put your foot down, strike
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sévir
severe crackdown
23
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loss, waste
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la perte
24
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yet, well, now
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or
25
even, indeed, in fact
voire
26
apart from, as well as
outre
27
maintain, keep going
entretenir
28
soil, land
terroir
29
tip, end, piece, slice
un bout
30
percursory
avant-coureur
| the runner fainting before the end of the race was a percursorysign of doom
31
mock, kid
railler
32
brush aside
balayer d'un revers de main
33
leave something to someone, hand down
léguer qch a qqn
| my father handed down a football league to me
34
towards
envers
35
to thumb one's nose at someone (mock)
faire un pied de nez
| put your foot up to your nose to mock
36
quarrel, fight
noise
37
jest, joke, prank
facétie
| i put my tie on my face in jest
38
piggy bank
une tirelire
| i put money in my piggy bank so that when i retire i can lire lots of books
39
sin
le péché
| ishing for peaches is a sin
40
to swoon
se pâmer
| swooning coz i saw amanda palmer
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greed
la cupidité
| cupids are greedy and drink all the tea, that's why they're fat
42
block, shield yourself from
parer
43
it's the final straw
c'est la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder la vase
44
be on the rise
prendre de l'ampleur
| im taking amplitude
45
take account of, consider
tenir compte de
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make you feel sick
soulever le cœur
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beg the question
soulever la question
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over the course of/at the mercy of
au gré de
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to pretend
faire semblant
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whether you like it or not
bon gré mal gré
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unwillingly
contre son gré
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to pretend
faire semblant
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of one's own free will
de son plein gré
54
drag
traîner
| trainer makes me drag heavy tires with my teeth
55
wedding cake
pièce montée
| wedding cake in the middle of the room in the ashape of a mountain
56
root French
Francais de souche
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sleep like a log
dormir comme une souche
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endlessly
a perte de vue
| galloping endlessly, until you lose him fron sight
59
guestbook
livre d'or
| hilton guestbook is gilded in gold
60
gold rush
ruée vers l'or
| gold rush contributed to the building of the golden mile streets
61
valuable avice
conseil en or
62
heyday
age d'or
63
word of mouth
bouche a oreille
64
keep fit
s'entretenir
| keep yourself between the weight machines to keep fit
65
local
de terroir
| are these terrorists locally grown?
66
after a while
au bout d'un moment
| after a while he got my mementous boots back to me
67
have something on the tip of your tongue
avoir qch sur le bout de la langue
68
forerunner, portent
signe avant-coureur
69
wrong way around
a l'envers
70
behind the scenes
l'envers de décor
| dior invites you behind the scenes to see their deco collection but the decos are the wrong way around
71
despite all opposition
envers et contre tous
72
be on alert
etre sur le qui-vivre
| who lives there?
73
theft
le vol
74
saw, cut into, dig into
scier
75
window pane
la vitre
76
to examine with a fine-tooth comb
passer au pigne fin
| go over the fish's fin with a pin
77
vial, flask
la fiole
78
attempt, try, go
la tentative
79
moron, half-wit
un abruti
| a brute
80
shoot yourself in the foot
scier la branche sur laquelle on est assie
81
meticulous
fouillé
| he's a crazy ocd meticulous guy ye
82
either
non plus
83
board games
jeux de société
| board games are badly regarded in high society
84
soft, weak, limp
mou
| cow with a limp gives out a soft moo
85
be a wimp
être mou de genou
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at the outset
au départ
87
solar panel
capteur solaire
88
radioactive waste
déchets radioactifs
89
wind turbine
éolienne
90
to use
se servir de
91
power plant
la centrale
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to have gaz heating
se chauffer au gaz
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according to him
a ce qu'il pretend
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to stoop to
s'abaisser a qch
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to be in a state of neglect
etre a l'abandon
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lampshade
l'abat-jour
| lampshade hides away bats from the day
97
offal, entrails
abats
98
dejection, reduction
le abattement
| abbotts dejected about his opinion polls
99
fell, shoot down, demoralize
abattre
100
to make morons of
abêtir
| make bests o
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abyss, gulf
abîme
| there's a gulf in me abs
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to ruin one's eyesight
s'abimer les yeux
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removal
ablation
104
in abundance
en abondance
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to be on the phone
etre abonne au téléphone
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to be approachable
etre d'un abord facile
| at first he was really easy to talk to and aproachable, but as soon as we got on board he quitened down
107
to abridge, shorten
abréger
108
under cover
a l'abri
109
sheer, steep
abrupt
110
in the absence of
en l'absence de
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to go too far, mislead
abuser
112
misuse, excess
abuser de
113
of the same type
du meme acabit
| acca dacca members use guitars made out of the same bits as mine
114
mahogany
le acajou
| acca dacca plays on a majogany wooden floor
115
sour-tempered
acariâtre
| cca dacca are a bunch of geriatric sour-tempered men
116
lull
la accalmie
117
to monopolize
accaparer
| acca dacca monopolizes the use of pears in stage shows
118
burst of joy/anger
accès de joie.colere
| burst of joy at being given top secret access
119
embrace
accolade
120
to give something importance
accorder de l'importance a qch
121
delivery, labour
accouchement
122
dough (money(
fric
123
New Years' Eve
le réveillon
124
get worse, decline
s'empirer
| the empire is getting worse and worse
125
lily of the valley
le muguet
| vcaa will put a lily of the valley into your mug
126
wheat
blé
127
fresher initiation
le bizutage
| have to jump on a moving bison from the 5th etage as part of the fresher initiation
128
occur, arise
survenir
| syrian issue came (arose) suddenly
129
at the last moment (by the skin of your teeth)
in extremis
130
harrowing
déchirant
| tears your dear aunt apart
131
slow down, drop off
ralentir
| relent in your lenting and slow down
132
slice, cut, judge, settle argument
trancher
133
the habits and customes
les us et coutumes
134
to take drastic action
trancher dans le vif
| this expensive train is heading straight for my wife - have to take drastic action
135
constrast sharply with
trancher avec
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vague, some kind of..., doubtful
vague
137
so called, alleged
soi-disant
138
auxiliary nurse
aide-soignante
139
harass
herculer
140
ribbon
un ruban
| run a ribbon on you Rben
141
pick up, accumulate
amonceler
| accumulate a morcel of celery here and there over a month
142
reworking
un refonte
143
stroll, ride, drive
la balade
144
experienced, resoned
chevronné
| you have to be experienced to work at chevron
145
rock climbing
la varappe
| lets go rap with velociraptors while rock climbing
146
prize, share, bundle
le lot
147
shot (photo)
cliche
| take a shot of a cliched moment
148
stain remover
détachant
| I'm just really emotionally detached from my stain remover you know
149
tenant, lodger, roomer
locataire
150
to be renting
etre en locataire
151
reduction, slowing down
le ralentissement
152
growth
la croissance
153
padlocked
cadenassé
| this cad padlocked nas out
154
to club (beat)
matraquer
| petrocle m'a attaque by clubbing me
155
pain, ache
courbature
| a short bat smacked into ma voiture and has aches all over
156
stiff all over
plein de courbatures
157
godsend, bargain
une aubaine
| this bath arriving at dawn at our doorstep is a godsend
158
unbolt
deboulonner
159
dig out, uproot, tear smth out
arracher
| tear out the legs of an arragne fro killing your dear one by one
160
whip, flog
fouetter
161
save, economize, spare
épargner
162
cyanide
la cyanure
163
iron
un fer a repasser
| pass that iron over here
164
execution, tormentor
bourreau
165
upper
supérieur
166
filth
ordure
| and yeet, it's hard to get rif of the filth with a karcher
167
overwhelming, oppressive
accablant
| this blunt accaa music is realy overwhelming for ants
168
ravings
delire
169
to rave
delirer
| rave at the katz deli
170
unconscious
évanoui
| is mr evans unconscious? oui
171
attend, hear
assister a
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urge someone to, squeeze
presser
173
crumb
mie
174
to fight like a cat and dog
s'arracher les yeux
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to get fired (cas)
se virer
| got fired for having a viral infection
176
to double my efforts
redoubler mes efforts
177
to countdown to midnight
faire le compte a rebours jusqu'a minuit
178
collapse, fade, crumble
s’écrouler
| heck, this cooler is really crumbling
179
drive away, seclude, estrange
s'eloigner
180
wick, sliver, bit
mèche
| cutting out a bit of my meshty
181
balaclava
la cagoule
| la poule in the cage has a balaclave on - getting ready to make a great escape
182
to worry
se biler
| worry about all the bile you vomited on the floor
183
trail, track, dance floor
la piste
184
tonic, pickup
un remontant
| have a tonic furing the remont
185
infringe, violate, contravene
enfreindre
186
broken
enfonce
| this fence was broken in its infancy
187
nausea, sickness
la nausee
188
sting, bite
piquer
| this queer pie stung my mouth
189
fan
le ventilateur
190
to come into the ring
entrer en piste
191
to be in the running
etre en piste
192
to be full of energy
etre remonte a bloc
193
don't rub it in
ne m'enfonce pas davantage
194
stubborn
tetu
| t2 have a big head and are stubborn - wont give me all the tea for free
195
communication skills
des compétences de communication
196
people skills
une aptitude sociale
197
quick-witted
la présence d'esprit
198
resilient
tenace
| playing against someone with ten aces, takes resilience to win
199
sneaky, sly
sournois
| have to be sneaky to avoidmaking any sour noises during sex
200
dedicated
dévoué
201
computer literacy
les compétences informatiques
202
leader
un caractère de meneurs
203
problem-solving
l’efficacité a résoudre des problèmes
204
goal-setting
se fixer des objectifs
205
to broaden one's horizons
elargir ses horizons
206
put a stop to
mettre un terme a
| put forward your terms, and we'll put an end to this uncertainty
207
le port du foulard
wearing a head scarf
| carry lard under your headscarf - cray
208
crushing, breathtaking, resounding
écrasante
209
get somebody drunk, soak
saouler
| get said drunk
210
curb
résorber
| we have to resorb the bad element of society in to curb their violence
