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157 Cards in this Set
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se démener |
to struggle |
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le guéridon |
table, usu. round, supported by 1-3 ornamented columns |
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aplatir |
to flatten |
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aplati |
flattened |
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faramineux (pharamineux) |
astronomical |
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la crinière |
mane |
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dépassé |
overwhelmed, out of one's depth |
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étreindre
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to grip, clutch |
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prévenir quelqu'un de quelque chose |
to let somebody know about something (sensibiliser) |
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en daim |
suede |
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étoiles plein les yeux
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stars in the eyes |
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le commissaire-priseur |
the chief auctioneer |
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rendre coup pour coup |
to give as good as one gets |
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le bec distributeur |
the dispensing spout |
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un gourdin |
boner, hard-on |
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roder (moteur, voiture) |
run in, break in (a car etc) |
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roder un spectacle |
to get a show on the road |
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rôder |
to prowl, wander about |
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adjuger |
to auction; award |
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un pouce (tour) |
inch |
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calé
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clever; good at something |
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calé (Belgique) |
ready (belgium) |
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effaré |
alarmed |
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effarer |
to alarm |
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la quincaillerie |
junk (hardware) |
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la quincaillerie (outils) |
hardware, ironmongery |
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torve |
menacing, baleful |
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le tableautin |
little picture |
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au comptant |
in cash |
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un métier planqué |
a cushy job |
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planquer |
to hide, stash away |
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le pognon |
dough, money |
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éternuer
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to sneeze |
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une capture d'écran |
a screen shot |
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un économiseur d'écran |
screen saver |
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un écran tactile |
touch screen |
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un écran total |
sunblock |
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une société d'écran |
a dummy company |
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crever de rage |
to be furious |
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crever d'écran |
to have screen presence |
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il peut crever |
he can go to hell |
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crever le plafond |
to go through the roof |
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la crève |
(fam.) heavy cold, cold |
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griller le stop |
to jump the light |
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le vison |
mink |
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couiner |
to squeak, squeal |
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s'engager à |
to make a commitment to, promise to undertake to |
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propret |
spick and span, neat and tidy |
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pulluler |
to proliferate, swarm, abound |
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un coffre-fort |
safe |
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un dépôt de coffre-fort |
a safe deposi |
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faire chier |
being a pain in the a*se |
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se faire chier |
to be bored sh*tless |
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le pavillon (voiture, train etc.) |
roof (train, car) |
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le matos |
Junk, gear |
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de surcroît |
besides, moreover |
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loden |
A Loden cape is a coat of Tyrolean origin, made of a thick, water-resistant woolen material with a short pile, first produced by peasants in Austria. The fabric is ...
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fouiner dans |
to nose about in |
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chauter |
to play up |
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L'appareil est chahuté |
The phone didn't work (?) |
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chahuter (un spectacle) |
to heckle, jeer |
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la chouette |
owl |
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les fenêtres à vitraux |
stained-glass windows |
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donner en pâture |
to serve up as fodder |
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clocher |
to not be quite right, to be wrong |
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ça cloche
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that's not quite right, something is wrong |
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la saignée |
channel, groove |
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se déporter |
to swerve |
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se charger de qqc |
to deal with something, to attend to something |
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la hantise |
obsessive fear |
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terrasser (qn) |
to floor (someone), bring (someone) down |
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s'escrimer à faire
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wear oneself out doing |
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être à côté de la plaque
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to be wide of the mark, completely wrong, missed the point completely |
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défier qn du regard
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to look back at somebody defiantly |
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passer à la trappe |
to write off; show the door |
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passer quelqu'un à la trappe |
to show someone the door, write somebody off, give somebody the push |
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Un effarement |
alarm (m) |
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prendre fin |
to expire, finish |
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oraison |
prayer, oration (i.e. said aloud) |
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projeter de faire quleque chose |
to plan to do something |
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le détachement |
secondment, temporary position |
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bouder (un plaisir) |
to stay away (from), deny oneself |
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bouder |
to sulk |
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la dalle |
paving stone |
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un prélèvement |
a test, sample, swab |
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un prélèvement banquaire
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direct debit |
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le prélèvement à la source
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PAYE |
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un prélèvement (automatique)
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direct debit |
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un chien de traineau |
a sled dog |
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en peluche |
cuddly toy |
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se sauver |
to run away (filer) |
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hors du coup |
out of the picture, off the hook etc. depending on context |
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la trame |
the weft |
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usé jusqu'à la trame |
worn to threads |
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un boîtier |
a case |
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un boîtier de montre |
a watch case |
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griser |
to intoxicate |
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déporter
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to swerve, turn aside |
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déporté |
swerved, turned aside |
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la police d'assurance |
insurance policy |
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sans crier gare |
out of the blue |
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un brouet |
broth, soup |
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frisé |
curly-haired |
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par en dessous |
from below |
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en être à quelque chose |
to have got something, to be reduced to somethign (e.g. got to his second drink) |
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précéder |
to proceed |
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busqué |
hooked |
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une canadienne |
a fur-lined coat |
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un mec |
a guy |
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encore un mec! |
completely useless (??) |
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remettre |
to hand over; recover |
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C'est à la tête du client |
It depends whether your face fits |
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lunettes d'écaille |
horned-rimmed spectacles |
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réchauffé |
reheated |
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romand |
of french part of Switzerland |
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engueuler |
to bawl at, tell off, yell at |
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le double standard |
double standards |
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le standard |
switchboard |
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la défection |
withdrawal, cancellation |
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s'étendre |
to enlarge (e.g. on a statement) |
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échevelé
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dishevelled, tousle-haired |
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le billard |
billiards |
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le billard |
billiards table |
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se dérider |
to lighten up, start smiling |
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tracasser |
to worry |
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le cadre (un tableau) |
(picture) frame |
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le cadre |
setting |
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le cadre (emploi) |
executive, middle-manager |
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déballer |
to unpack, unwrap |
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rocambolesque |
fantastic, incredible |
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pointer |
to turn up; check in |
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la révolte |
revolt |
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un scellé |
a seal |
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les douceurs |
sweets |
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dodu |
plump |
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le gendre |
son-in-law |
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rembourré |
padded |
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chiné de |
flecked with |
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fouler |
tread upon |
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extenué |
exhausted |
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extenuer |
to exhaust |
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atterrer |
to appal |
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se faire du mauvais sang |
to get into a state |
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on s'en fout |
we don't care |
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tiquer |
to raise an eyebrow |
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le voilage |
net curtain |
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entrevoir |
to glimpse, catch sight of |
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engourdi |
numb |
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un chuintement |
A hiss |
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la plaie |
wound |
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la plaie d'argent n'est pas mortelle |
money isn't everything |
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le fouillis |
mess, jumble |
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un tocsin |
a warning bell, alarm bell |
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rabaisser |
to belittle |
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se racler |
to clear (e.g. throat) |
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racler |
to scrape |
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se déporter |
to swerve |
