year 2 vocab Flashcards
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tips
A
astuces (fpl)
2
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target audience
A
le public cible
3
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expectation
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une attente
4
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back to school/ start of school
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la rentrée
5
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to snowball (out of control)
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s’emballer
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outcry/ uproar
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un tollé
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(for) the majority to agree
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(pour) faire consensus
8
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frenchness
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francité
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greed (figurative)
A
la cupidité
10
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moral bankruptcy
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la faillite morale
11
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to reduce
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s’ameuniser
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exhausting/ overwhelming
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accablant
13
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staff
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le personnel
14
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to cross/ go across
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traverser
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unforgiveable
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impardonnable
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politeness
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la politesse
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passanger
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voyageur(-euse)
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from/ coming from
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en provenance de..
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office/ branch/ agency
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l’agence (f)
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to not recommend/ not encourage/ advice against
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déconseiller
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to get stuck with; help yourself to
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se taper
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pregnancy
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la grossesse
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biased
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partial/ biaisé
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to have, hold, possess
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détenir
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a fifth (1/5)
cinquième
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addressee/ recipient
le destinataire
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to speak out
s'exprimer
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to be; walk on crutches
béquiller
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crutches
des béquilles
30
(something) unexpected, surprise
imprévu
31
hard of hearing/ partially deaf person
malentendant(e)
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visually impared/ partially sighted
malvoyant(e)
33
tracking/ spotting/ finding
le repérage
34
to circle
tourner autour de qch
35
to nod
hocher la tête
36
to gain weight
grossir
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to bore/ annoy
ennuyer
38
to loose weight
maigrir
39
to cough; splutter
tousser
40
to accommodate/ sleep; fit
loger
41
to fix, mend, repair
réparer
42
to accompany
accompagner
43
to light; turn on
allumer
44
to pull out; tear off
arracher
45
to catch
attraper
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to bathe
baigner
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to shine
briller
48
to camp/ bunk
camper
49
to chase; hunt
chasser
50
to heat
chauffer
51
to collect
collectioner
52
to command, order
commander
53
to compose, arrange, consist of, make up
composer
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to advise
conseiller
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to tear
déchirer
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to take off (plane)
décoller
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to decorate, honour
décorer
58
to live (not vivre or habiter)
demeurer
59
to fail
échouer
60
to prevent, avoid
empêcher
61
to delight
enchanter
62
to surround; boarder; circle
entourer
63
to wrap, cover
envelopper
64
to sneeze
êternuer
65
to do/ make; manufacture
fabriquer
66
to celebrate
fêter
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to rub
frotter
68
to waste; squander
gaspiller
69
to spoil, worsen, rot
gâter
70
to scold
gronder
71
to swear
jurer
72
to chew; mutter (in literary texts)
mâcher
73
to mix
mêler
74
to order, arrange, organise
ordonner
75
to remove; take off
ôter
76
to skate, slip; burnish
patiner
77
to fish
pêcher
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to lend, loan
prêter
79
to pick up, collect
ramasser
80
to thank
remercier
81
to bring back
remporter
82
to return
rentrer
83
to review, iron
repasser
84
to greet, acknowledge; give regards
saluer
85
to stay, lie, dwell
séjourner
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to whistle
siffler
87
to mow, shave, cut
tondre
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to break (off), terminate
rompre
89
to park, stand, be stationed
stationner
90
to watch, survey, monitor
surveiller
91
to soak, dip; marinate
tremper
92
to deceive, cheat, mislead, trick
tromper
93
to ring, sound
sonner
94
infidelity; fraud; trickery/ dishonesty
la tromperie
95
work placement/ experience; training course
un stage
96
social skills; interpersonal skills; life-management
le savoir-être
97
know how; craft
le savoir-faire
98
manners/ etiquette
le savoir-vivre
99
to bring together; unite; form a group
fédérer
100
to write
rédiger
101
a cover letter
une lettre de motivation
102
striking/ powerful/ hard-hitting
percuant(e)
103
to collide with; crash into; bump into
percuter
104
to sap; undermine (figurative)
saper
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to suspect; (have) doubts
soupçonner
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to mine; eat away at; undermine
miner
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to diverge; differ; split up
diverger
108
legitimacy, validity, merit
bien-fondé
109
by way of; as
en guise de
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as proof
en guise de preuve
111
in progress
en cours
112
anyway; still; all the same
quand même
113
to break through; pierce; burst
percer
114
to make a leap; soar; bound
faire un bond
115
workflow
le flux de travail
116
possible
envisageable
117
immediately, straight away, as soon as
sitôt
118
a job opening; prospect; job prospect
un débouché
119
to fill a post; to provide w/
pourvoir ; pourvoir (qqn) de (qqch)
120
to reserve; intend; address
destiner [qch] à [qch]
121
accurate
précis(e)
122
to be annoyed w/; angry w/
en vouloir à
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to feel bad; terrible; could kick yourself
s'en vouloir
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to be annoyed with yourself about [sth]; be annoyed with yourself for doing
s'en vouloir de
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to be highly motivated; a go-getter
en vouloir
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to be in a hurry
s'emparesser
127
headache; hassle
prise de tête
128
(air) vent
une prise d'air
129
shot; camera angle
une prise de vue
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stance, stand, attitude
une prise de position
131
dematerialisation; changing to a paperless system
la dématérialisation
132
to put in place; set up; implement
mettre en place
133
to plunge, dive
plonger
134
instability; insecurity/ lack of security
la précarité
135
to promise to be; proclaim yourself to be
s'annoncer
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especially; particularly/ in particular; mainly
surtout
137
at the same time; simultaneously; concurrently
en parallèle
138
bargain; steal
une aubaine
139
given; in view of/ in light of
vu
140
to pour; shed; deposit
verser
141
to pay a salary/ wage
verser un salaire à
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except; bar/ save
sauf
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fateful/ fatal
fatidique
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extension; renewal; replacement
un renouvellement
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petitioning; applicant's; who wants something
requérant
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to move; travel
se déplacer
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administrative centre
une préfecture
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to save up; set aside; spare
épargner
149
walk; process; step
la démarche
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delivery receipt
un accusé de réception
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to drop off; leave
déposer
152
reception; greeting; landing
la réception
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to sort out; resolve; adjust
régulariser
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to surrender
se rendre à
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to visit several times
se rendre à plusieurs reprises
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to collect/ gather; note; receive
recueillir
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to shout out to; stop; question; arrest
interpeller
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to dismiss; fire
licencier
159
in no time (at all)
en moins de rien
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nothing less
rien de moins
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to date; so far; not..yet
à ce jour
162
security/ caretaking/ childcare
gardiennage (m)
163
to get a move on; hurry up
presser le pas
164
in order
en règle
165
(advanced) notice; (prior) warning
préavis
166
compensation/ damages/ allowance
indemnité (f)
167
to touch, reach, adjoin
toucher
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to have a stop over
avoir une escale
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to apologise for
s'excuser
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to take a bad turn
prendre une mauvaise tournure
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to land; find its way
atterrir
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to sleep in
faire la grasse-matinée
173
to be in a position to do; be able to do
être en mesure de
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loss of your bearings
perte de repères
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benefit; allowance
allocation (f)
176
certificate/ certification; proof; confirmation
une attestation
177
anxiety/ dread/ fear
angoisse (f)
178
to grow back/ again ; repel; reject
repousser
179
to conceive; cause; bring about
engendrer
180
annoyed; irritated
dépité
181
hardly, barely, scarcely
à peine
182
to cope; get by, get through
s'en sortir
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to grow; emerge greater
s'en sortir grandi
184
to arrive; come; reach; get to; approach
arriver
185
to insure; assure; promise; handle
assurer
186
eventually, in the end, over time
à terme
187
to renew; freshen up; extend; repeat
renouveler
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to stand; remain; stay; keep
se tenir
189
to germinate; sprout; take seed
germer
190
renowned; acclaimed; reputable
réputé(e)
191
to warn; caution; put on his/ her guard
mettre en garde
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attentive, sympathetic, watchful/ keen
attentif(-ive)
193
glimpse; insight; overview
un aperçu
194
in year 13/ final year of A levels
en terminale
195
aim in life/ ambition
ambition (f)
196
mobility, movement, instability
la mobilité
197
affordable, reasonable; accessible; within reach, approachable
abordable
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to keep (hold of); store; preserve
conserver
199
to apply for
postuler à
200
to require; need; call for
requérir
201
outfit/ clothes; uniform; running
tenue (f)
202
registration; enrolment; writing
inscription (f)
203
to adjust/ regulate; settle/ resolve; to pay
régler
204
to move; shift; reschedule
déplacer
205
in; within
au sein de
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to cost; be worth; be valued at
valoir
207
get closer together; come closer together; merger
le rapprochement
208
in bold
en caractères gras
209
due to; as, since; given that; indeed
en effet
210
to grow; educate yourself/ improve your knowledge
se cultiver
211
passion, enthousiam; infatuation, appetite
engouement (m)
212
a bench / shoal
un banc
213
lighthouse; beacon; flagship
phrase (m)
214
to arrange; place; prompt
disposer
215
to have at your disposal; manage
disposer de
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corner, bend; turning point; swing
tournant (m)
217
to be performed; be decided; play out
se jouer
218
to become widespread
se généraliser
219
to peel; go through; dissect
éplucher
220
package, measures, device
dispositif (m)
221
assesment; check up; track record
bilan (m)
222
holder/ possessor/ bearer
détenteur(-trice)
223
late/ belatedly
tardivement
224
start (up); beginning; moving off
le démarrage
225
to struggle
être à la peine
226
except (for); apart from
hormis
227
to put things into perspective; get some perspective
relativiser
228
to calibrate; grade
calibrer
229
to prove to be; turn out to be
s'avérer
230
to focus/ bring into focus; develop
mettre au point
231
legal
juridique
232
total, sum. amount; rising
montant (m)
233
patron, sponsor; benefactor
le/ la mécène
234
for the moment/ time being; at the present time
pour l'heure
235
attention; care; prudence
la prudence
236
resale, reselling
revente (f)
237
unequivocal/ quite clear/ categorical
catégorique
238
to care/ worry about
se soucier de
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effectiveness; efficiency
efficacité
240
debatable/ up for debate ; questionable
discutable
241
abundance of; host of; wealth og
un luxe de
242
unnecessary, superfluous
superflu
243
introduction; beginner's guide; initiation
initiation (f)
244
to make more accessible; generalise
démocratiser
245
to make an assessment; take stock
faire un bilan
246
deep down; at heart; at bottom; fundamentally/ essentially
au fond
247
at the bottom of; deep in/ within; at the end of
au fond de
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(but) only just; it was a close call
s'en être fallu de peu
249
score/ sheet music; partition/ division
une partition
250
fully/ completely/ totally
à plein
251
disadvantaged (area) ; underprivileged (people)
défavorisé
252
accompany/ care/ support
accompagnement (m)
253
absolutely, quite, completely
tout à fait
254
through/ across/ by way of
à travers
255
to put an upper limit on; cap; reach its maximum height; put in a ceiling in
plafonner
256
movement; (business) trip
le déplacement
257
to the end; until the end ; all the way through
jusqu'au bout
258
resourceful; clever; crafty
débrouillard
259
carshare/ carpool
covoiturage (m)
260
to be a matter/ question of; concerning; be (about)
s'agir de
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to widen; increase; make bigger
élargir
262
(the) lesser/ lower/ least
(le) moindre
263
to save yourself; spare yourself
s'éviter
264
disappointment, disillusion
la déception
265
to come out; appear; come into being
apparaître
266
to cough
tousser
267
to comb
peigner
268
green house/ glass house
serre (f)
269
assembly; lifting; editing
montage (m)
270
pride, self-esteem
amour-propre (m)
271
grandma
mamie (f)
272
to be angry
avoir les boules
273
i was afraid
j'avais les boules
274
to buckle, close/ cordon off
boucler
275
lends itself to, ideal for, that favours
propice à
276
broke
fauché(e)
277
cutting, mowing (like a scyth); petty theft
la fauche (f)
278
reckless, drunk driver
un chauffard(e)
279
clarity, clearness
netteté (f)
280
much, more
nettement
281
defeated, down-hearted
abattu(e)
282
a bargain
une occasion
283
to find, dig out
dénicher
284
to sharpen
affûter
285
to sharpen (figurative), hone
aiguiser
286
a chore
une corvée
287
really? oh really?
ah bon ?
288
tiens tiens !
well, well !
289
to get your head shaved
avoir la boule à zéro
290
to toe the line, get back on the straight and narrow
filer droit
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