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130 Cards in this Set
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Décret (n) |
(nm) Decree |
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Lorsque |
When |
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Crisper (v) |
(vt) to tense; to clench |
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Épouvante (adj) |
Frightened; terrified |
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Poing (n) |
Fist |
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Nœud (n) |
Knot; nest (of snakes: "Ah! que n'ai-je mis bas tout un nœud de vipères...") |
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Plutôt (adv) |
Rather
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Maudit (adj) |
Blasted; confounded |
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Ventre (n) |
(nm) Belly; womb |
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Rabougri (adj) |
Stunted |
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Rejaillir (v) |
Reflect on |
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Accable (adj) |
Overwhelmed |
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Méchanceté (n) |
(nf) Nastiness
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Tordre (v) |
To wring; twist |
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Pousser (v) |
To push; to pursue; to grow |
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Bouton (n) |
(nm) Button; bud (ses boutons empestés) |
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Empesté (adj) |
Stinking; infected (ses boutons empestés) |
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Ravaler (v) |
Restore; swallow |
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Écume (n) |
(nf) Foam; scum |
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Bas-fonds (n) |
(nmpl) Dregs
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Fond (n) |
(nm) Bottom; pit |
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Bûcher (n) |
(nm) Pyre
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Pourtant (adv) |
Yet
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Déshérité (adj) |
Disinherited; deprived |
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Enivrer (v) |
To make drunk |
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Vermeil (adj) |
Bright red; ruby red |
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Causer (v) |
(vi) To chat; talk |
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chemin de la croix |
Way of the Cross (a devotional act commemorating the Passion of Christ) |
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Crainte (n) |
(nf) Fear |
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Enhardir (v) |
Embolden |
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Tirer (v) |
To pull |
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Plainte (n) |
(nf) Moan, groan; complaint |
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Mêler (v) |
To mix, muddle up.
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Cendre (n) |
(nf) Ash |
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Crachat (n) |
(nm) Spit |
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Faire le métier |
To be professional (to the point of being competitive with others)
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Redorer (v) |
To regild |
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Riant (adj) |
Pleasant; smiling; cheerful |
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Impie (adj) |
Ungodly; impious |
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Ongles (n) |
Fingernails |
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Arracher (v) |
To pull out; to tear out |
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Rassasier (v) |
To satisfy |
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Par terre (exp) |
On the floor |
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Dédain (n) |
(nm) Disdain; scorn |
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Serein (adj) |
Serene |
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Éclair (n) |
(nm) Flash of lightning; flash; spark |
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Dérober (v) |
To steal; to slip away |
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Aspect (n) |
(nm) Look; appearance; sight |
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Saint (adj) |
Holy; saintly |
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Volupté (n) |
(nf) Sensual pleasure
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Rang (n) |
(nm) Row; rank |
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Bienheureux (adj) |
Happy; blessed |
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Mordre (v) |
To bite |
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Tresser (v) |
To braid, to plait |
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Imposer (v) |
To tax |
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Éblouissant (adj) |
Dazzling |
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Puiser (v) |
To draw; to take out |
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Foyer (n) |
(nm) Hearth |
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Saint (adj) |
Holy |
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Dont (pron relatif) |
Whose; of which |
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Plaintifs (adj) |
Plaintive |
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Obscurcir (v) |
To darken; to obscure |
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Nues (adj) |
Bare; naked |
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Dorer (v) |
To gild; to glaze |
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Mensonge (n) |
(nm) Lie |
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Échine (n) |
(nf) Spinal column; spine |
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Exercer (v) |
To practice; to train; to work |
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Poids (n) |
(nm) Weight |
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Poids (adj) |
Weighty |
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Louve (n) |
(nf) She-wolf |
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Gonflé (adj) |
Swollen; bloated |
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Communes (n) |
(nfpl) Commons |
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Abreuver (v) |
To water |
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Abreuvoir (n) |
(nm) Watering place |
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Tétine (n) |
(nf) Dummy; teat; pacifier |
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Nommer (v) |
To name; to call |
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Outrage (n) |
(nm) Insult |
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Vierges (adj) |
Virgin |
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Chair (n) |
(nf) Flesh |
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Morsure (n) |
(nf) Bite |
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Lieu (n) |
(nm) Place |
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Ténébreux (adj) |
Obscure; mysterious; dark; saturnine |
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Épouvante (n) |
(nf) Terror |
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Tronc (n) |
(nm) Trunk |
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Flasque (adj) |
Flabby |
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Emmailloter (v) |
To wrap up |
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Lange (n) |
(nm) Blanket; swaddling clothes |
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Airain (n) |
(nm) Bronze |
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Cierge (n) |
(nm) Candle |
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Traînant (adj) |
Drawling |
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Hideux (adj) |
Hideous |
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Corrompu (adj) |
Corrupt |
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Empêcher (v) |
To stop; to prevent |
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Maladive (adj) |
Sickly |
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Doux (adj) |
Soft; gentle; sweet |
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Répandre (v) |
To spill; to spread
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Chaleur (n) |
(nf) Heat |
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Fleuve (n) |
(nm) River |
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Paresse (n) |
(nf) Laziness |
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Oreiller (n) |
(nm) Pillow |
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Chair (n) |
(nf) Flesh |
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Fraîche (adj) |
Fresh; cool
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Afflue (v) |
To flood in; to pour in |
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Ombre (n) |
(nf) Shade |
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Pins (n) |
(n) Pines |
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Fermer (v) |
To close; to form the border of |
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Prière (n) |
(nf) Prayer |
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Ordure (n) |
(nf) Filth; obscenity; garbage |
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Mêler (v) |
To mix |
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Droit (adj) |
Straight |
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Déchirement (n) |
(nm) Tearing
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Suaire (n) |
(nm) Shroud |
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Étirer (v) |
To stretch |
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Colère (n) |
(nf) Anger |
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Ramasser (v) |
To pick up; to collect |
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Goujat (n) |
(nm) Boor |
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Forçat (n) |
(nm) Convict |
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Errent (adj) |
Wandering (errant?) |
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Bal (n) |
(nm) Dance; ball |
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Cauchemar (n) |
(nm) Nightmare |
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Cuire (v) |
Cook |
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Ajuster (v) |
To adjust |
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Sapin (n) |
(nm) Fir tree |
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Chagrin (n) |
(nm) Grief, sorrow |
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Étouffer (v) |
To suffocate |
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Porte-voix (n) |
(nm) Bullhorn; megaphone; "speaking horn" |
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Phare (n) |
(nm) Beacon |
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Phare en mer (n) |
(nm) Lighthouse |
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Témoignage (n) |
(nm) Testimony |
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Sanglot (n) |
(nm) Sob |
