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76 Cards in this Set
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une fusillade |
a shooting |
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être en devil |
to be in mourning |
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sonner le glas |
to ring the knell |
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les drapeaux seront en berne |
flags are half-mast |
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le gérant d'une station de service |
manager of a gas station |
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lourdement armé |
heavily armed |
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spontanément rendu |
turned himself in |
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vêtu d'un gilet parballes |
bulletproof vest |
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une policière a succombé |
a policewoman died of her wounds |
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noirci(e) de monde |
black with people |
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dépasser les frontières |
cross the borders |
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une perquisition |
a police search |
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gérer |
to manage |
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gilet |
vest |
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un gilet de sauvetage |
a life jacket |
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un paratonnerre |
a lightning rod |
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parballes |
prevents bullets |
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balles |
bullets |
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rétrencher |
hiding in the trenches |
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note |
grade |
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jeuner |
to fast |
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encasser une cheque |
to cash a check |
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cache-cache |
hide & seek |
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cache |
hiding place |
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cacher |
kosher |
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faire le grève |
to be on strike |
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dégivrer |
to deice (the plane) |
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un gréviste |
a strike |
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treasure |
un trésor |
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ongle |
nail |
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onglet |
prime cut of beef |
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je me suis fait coupé les cheveux |
i had my hair cut |
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mettre un panier |
make a basket |
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un saulepleurer |
a weeping willow |
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vers glas |
ice (on the road) |
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un glaçon |
an ice cube |
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un mot |
a word/note |
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le chêne |
oak tree |
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l'érable |
maple tree |
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le pin |
pine tree |
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une arbre à feuille persistant |
evergreen tree |
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mondial |
worldwide |
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les infos |
the news |
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le rang |
the row |
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au premier rang |
the first row |
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cacher |
to hide |
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fais ce que voudras |
do what you want |
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ses propreparole |
in his own words |
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sur place |
right there/on the spot |
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un situation honteux(-euse) |
embarrassing situation |
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nom de plume |
pen name |
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nom de guerre |
fighting name |
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défis |
challenges |
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soi |
self |
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la quête de soi |
in search of yourself |
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le romancier |
someone who writes a novel |
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la limite de vitesse |
speed limit |
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à cause de |
because of |
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témoigner |
to witness |
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un témoign |
a witness |
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s'appuyer |
to lean/press (a button) |
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endurci |
hardened |
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maux |
bad (plural) |
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malhonnêtes |
dishonest |
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mépriser |
to scorn/despise |
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péjoratif |
pejorative (derogatory) |
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de ______ en ______ |
from ______ to _______ |
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provisoires |
temporary |
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racine |
root |
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deraciner |
to uproot |
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trébucher |
to trip |
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les ronces |
thorn bushes |
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Roncevaux |
Valley of Thorns |
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s'égarer |
to wander off/get lost |
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sain et souf |
safe and sound |
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dépotoir |
dump |
