Zola Joie de Vie 2 Flashcards

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1
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to soften, weaken, go soft

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ramolir

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he’s gone soft in the head with age

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l’âge l’a ramolli

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an old dodderer

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le/la ramolli-e

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soft

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ramolli

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to feel washed out

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se sentir tout ramolli

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to throw in to panic, turmoil, to drive wild with desire

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affoler

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the foals were running around panic-stricken

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les poulains étaient affolés

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the panic,

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l’affolement

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Don’t panic!

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Pas d’affolement!

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in a cool (calm) collected way

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sans affolement

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the spinning of a compas

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l’affolement d’une boussole

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panic stricken

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affolé-e

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frightening, terrifying

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affolant-e

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a canker, plague (lit), chancre

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le chancre

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chancroid

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chancre mou

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the ache

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la courbature

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aching and stiff all over

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plein de courbatures

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aching and stiff (2 adjs)

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courbatu-e, courbaturé-e

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cowardly, spineless, weak baggy, lax, over-lenient, loose, loosely woven

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lâche

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the coward

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le/la lâche

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in a cowardly manner, loosely, slackly

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lâchement

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to loosen to slacken; to let go of, to drop, to launch, to let loose, to slip, to quit

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lâcher

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to let off steam

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lâcher la vapeur

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to give the horse its head literal /to allow someone more freedom of movement fig

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lâcher la bride à un cheval/ la bride à quelqu’un

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to take the foot off the pedal

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lâcher la pédale du frein

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she dropped the pile of plates

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elle a lâché la pile des assiettes

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Let go of me!

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Lâche-moi!

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he rides with no hands

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il roule en lâchant le guidon

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she didn’t take her eyes off of him (two phrases)

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elle ne le lâchait pas des yeux/du regard

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to set the dogs on someone

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lâcher les chiens sur quelqu’un

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to drop out of school

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lâcher les études

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to let out an oath/a silly remark/a fart

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lâcher un juron/une sottise, un pet

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the engine broke down on us the second day

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le moteur nous a lâchés le deuxième jour

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34
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sloppy, careless

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lâché-e

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35
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the sidelights of a car

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les veilleuses

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the night-light, pilot light

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la veilleuse

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to dim, turn down low, put off temporarily, put on the back burner

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mettre en veilleuse

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the lookout (night watchmean)

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le veilleur (de nuit)

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to blanch, to turn pale or to softly illuminate (lit)

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blêmir

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to go ashen-face with fear/rage

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blêmir de peur/rage

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the paling, the blanching

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le blêmissement

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42
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to acknowledge, admit to something

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faire un aveu

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to make a criminal confess

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obtenir les aveux d’un criminel

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to take down a criminal’s confession

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recueillir les aveux d’un criminel

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45
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to make a full confession, to confess all

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faire des aveux complets

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46
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to confess to something

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faire l’aveu de quelque chose

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47
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dishonorable

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sans aveu

ANCIENNEMENT Fait de reconnaître (avouer) pour seigneur. — LOCUTION Homme sans aveu, celui qui n’était protégé par aucun seigneur ; MODERNE personne sans moralité. ➙ aventurier.

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the confession, permission/consent (soutenu) (2)

  1. Action d’avouer (II), de reconnaître des faits cachés, difficiles ou pénibles à révéler ; ce que l’on avoue. ➙ confession, déclaration.

confession, déclaration, reconnaissance, [de culpabilité] mea-culpa

AU PLURIEL Reconnaissance de sa culpabilité.

2 accord, agrément, approbation, autorisation, consentement, permission

A

l’aveu

  1. Je vais vous faire un aveu. ➙ confidence. Faire l’aveu d’un secret.

Arracher des aveux à un suspect. Passer aux aveux.

2.

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to laze about (in the sun)

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paresser (au soleil)

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idly, lazily, sluggishly

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paresseusement

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to feel, put feelers out, sound aout

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tâter

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to see how the land lies (put feelers out before making them an offer)

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tâter le terrain (avant de leur faire un offre)

53
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Did you ask him for a raise? No, but I tried to sound him out.

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Tu lui as demandé une augmentation? Non, mais j’ai tâté le terrain.

54
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to sound out attitudes, put feelers out

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tâter l’opinion

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to try, to taste / she’s had a taste of prison/several jobs

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tâter de / Elle a déjà tâté de la prison / de plusieurs métiers

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the (heavy) swell (in the ocean

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la (grosse/grande) houle

57
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The sea is rough

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il y a une grande houle

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the watered fabric / iridescence, irisation

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la moire

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to muse to reflect to think (about) / to dream

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songer (à)

60
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to scratch, to scrape, to graze

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égratigner

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the soda (caustic)

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la soude (caustique)

62
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the handful, fistful,

handle,

hilt

A

la poignée (3)

63
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ramolir

A

to soften, weaken, go soft

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l’âge l’a ramolli

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he’s gone soft in the head with age

65
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le/la ramolli-e

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an old dodderer

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ramolli

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soft

67
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se sentir tout ramolli

A

to feel washed out

68
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affoler (2)

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to throw in to panic, turmoil,

to drive wild with desire

69
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les poulains étaient affolés

A

the foals were running around panic-stricken

70
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l’affolement

A

the panic,

71
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Pas d’affolement!

A

Don’t panic!

72
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sans affolement

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in a cool (calm) collected way

73
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l’affolement d’une boussole

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the spinning of a compas

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affolé-e

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panic stricken

75
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affolant-e

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frightening, terrifying

76
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le chancre

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a canker, plague (lit), chancre

77
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chancre mou

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chancroid

78
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la courbature

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the ache

79
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plein de courbatures

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aching and stiff all over

80
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courbatu-e, courbaturé-e

A

aching and stiff (2 adjs)

81
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lâche (3)

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cowardly, spineless, weak

baggy,loose, loosely woven

lax, over-lenient,

82
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le/la lâche

A

the coward

83
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lâchement

A

in a cowardly manner, loosely, slackly

84
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lâcher

A

to loosen to slacken;

to let go of, to launch, to let loose,

to drop, to slip,

to quit

85
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lâcher la vapeur

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to let off steam

86
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lâcher la bride à un cheval/ la bride à quelqu’un

A

to give the horse its head literal /to allow someone more freedom of movement fig

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lâcher la pédale du frein

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to take the foot off the pedal

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elle a lâché la pile des assiettes

A

she dropped the pile of plates

89
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Lâche-moi!

A

Let go of me!

90
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il roule en lâchant le guidon

A

he rides with no hands

91
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elle ne le lâchait pas des yeux/du regard

A

she didn’t take her eyes off of him (two phrases)

92
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lâcher les chiens sur quelqu’un

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to set the dogs on someone

93
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lâcher les études

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to drop out of school

94
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lâcher un juron/une sottise, un pet

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to let out an oath/a silly remark/a fart

95
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le moteur nous a lâchés le deuxième jour

A

the engine broke down on us the second day

96
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lâché-e

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sloppy, careless

97
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les veilleuses

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the sidelights of a car

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la veilleuse (2)

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the night-light, pilot light

99
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mettre en veilleuse

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to dim, turn down low, put off temporarily, put on the back burner

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le veilleur (de nuit)

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the lookout (night watchmean)

101
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blêmir

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to blanch, to turn pale or to softly illuminate (lit)

102
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blêmir de peur/rage

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to go ashen-face with fear/rage

103
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le blêmissement

A

the paling, the blanching

104
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faire un aveu

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to acknowledge, admit to something

105
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obtenir les aveux d’un criminel

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to make a criminal confess

106
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recueillir les aveux d’un criminel

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to take down a criminal’s confession

107
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faire des aveux complets

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to make a full confession, to confess all

108
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faire l’aveu de quelque chose

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to confess to something

109
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sans aveu

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dishonorable

ANCIENNEMENT Fait de reconnaître (avouer) pour seigneur. — LOCUTION Homme sans aveu, celui qui n’était protégé par aucun seigneur ; MODERNE personne sans moralité. ➙ aventurier.

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l’aveu (2)

A

the confession, permission/consent (soutenu) 1

  1. Action d’avouer (II), de reconnaître des faits cachés, difficiles ou pénibles à révéler ; ce que l’on avoue. ➙ confession, déclaration. Je vais vous faire un aveu. ➙ confidence. Faire l’aveu d’un secret.

AU PLURIEL Reconnaissance de sa culpabilité. Arracher des aveux à un suspect. Passer aux aveux.

2 accord, agrément, approbation, autorisation, consentement, permission

LOCUTION De l’aveu de : au témoignage de.

111
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paresser (au soleil)

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to laze about (in the sun)

112
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paresseusement

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idly, lazily, sluggishly

113
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tâter

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to feel, put feelers out, sound aout

114
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tâter le terrain (avant de leur faire un offre)

A

to see how the land lies (put feelers out before making them an offer)

115
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Tu lui as demandé une augmentation? Non, mais j’ai tâté le terrain.

A

Did you ask him for a raise? No, but I tried to sound him out.

116
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tâter l’opinion

A

to sound out attitudes, put feelers out

117
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tâter de / Elle a déjà tâté de la prison / de plusieurs métiers

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to try, to taste / she’s had a taste of prison/several jobs

118
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la (grosse/grande) houle

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the (heavy) swell (in the ocean

119
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il y a une grande houle

A

The sea is rough

120
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la moire

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the watered fabric / iridescence, irisation

121
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songer (à)

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to muse to reflect to think (about) / to dream

122
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égratigner

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to scratch, to scrape, to graze

123
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la soude (caustique)

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the soda (caustic)

124
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la poignée (4)

A

the handful, fistful,

handle,

hilt