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77 Cards in this Set
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méplat(e)
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(adj) flat (like a surface)
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le losange
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(n) a diamond-shaped quadrilateral
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en losange
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(adj phrase) diamond-shaped
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l'entablement (m)
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(n) a platform that rests
upon a column or columns; a table-top |
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le pendentif
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one of 4 pieces of triangular pieces of vaulting that spring from the corners of a rectangular surface, serving to support a dome
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appelé(e) à
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(adj) destined to (eg, disparaître)
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dédier à
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(v phrase) to dedicate to
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dédié(e) à
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(adj phrase) dedicated to
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la dorure
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guilding
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le merlon
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(n) the solid portion between the 2 crenels of a crenelated wall
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le gradin (arch.)
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(n) one of a series of steps or tiered seats, eg in a amphitheater
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le gradin (furniture)
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(n) a ledge above or behind
an altar or desk on which ornaments, candles or crosses can be placed |
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décédé(e)
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(adj) deceased
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le dallage
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(n) pavement
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le badigeon
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(n) a thin cement made from plaster, ground stone, or sawdust with lime, used to fill in small holes, cover defects, or finish a surface
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septentrional(e)(aux)
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(adj) northern
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la sépulture
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a burial-place
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le cénotaphe
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(n) "empty tomb" erected in honor of a person whose remains are elsewhere;
in Islamic grave architecture, it refers to the upper visible chamber located well above the real grave |
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enfoui(e)
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(adj) buried (eg in sand or sediment)
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enfouir
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(adj) to bury (in sand or sediment)
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l'appareillage
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(nm) arrangement or patterning of bricks or stones in a masonry wall
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empâter
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(v) to coat s.t. with a thick paste;
to thickly coat (with paint) |
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le déblaiement
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(n) the clearing of debris, snow, or sediment from around a buried object
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le soubassement
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(n) foundation;
base (of a building) |
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l'alvéole
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(n) a wall-structure resembling a cell in a honeycomb
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l'alvéole
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(n) a cell in a honeycomb
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en contrebas de
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=en dessous de (below)
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le rosace
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(n) rosette or rose-window
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la coquille (Saint-Jacques)
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(n) scallop-shell
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la coquille arabe
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(n) Islamic ornamentation resembling the above picture
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le procès-verbal
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(n) written report of proceedings,
minutes of a meeting |
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le fascicule
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(n) discrete section of a book
issued or published separately |
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l'enduit
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(nm) a coating (of anything)
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le treillis
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(n) lattice
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abriter
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(v) to shelter, house
("Ce mausolée ______ les sépultures des khalifes Abbasides.") |
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découpé(e)
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(adj) carved
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la boiserie
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(n) wooden paneling in a room, composed of "panneaux," often carved
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le devis
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(n) estimate, quote (on a job)
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la faveur du sort
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(n phrase, idiom) a gift fallen from heaven
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rehaussé de
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(adj phrase) enhanced with
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le laiton
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(n) brass
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ébranlé(e)
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(adj) dislodged (les stèles ______)
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les pièces tournées
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(n phrase) pieces of wood
carved on a lathe |
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grossier(ère)
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(adj) rough, rude
("un cloison ______") |
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le cloison
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(n) barrier, partition
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menu(e)
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(adj) tiny, fine
("_______s morceaux assemblés") |
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ultérieur(e)
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(adj) later (in time)
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contourner
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(v) to circumvent, go around (an obstacle)
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encadrer
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(v) to frame (a tableau)
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enjoliver
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(v) to beautify
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le crépi
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(n) roughcast: a coarse lime and cement slurry that is troweled, not painted, on the exterior surfaces of walls or buildings. Seen on Tudor-style homes.
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le chaux
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(n) lime; primarly calcium carbonate prepared from limestone (calcaire) or chalk. A chief ingredient in stucco.
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en saillie
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(adj phrase) salient, projecting, protruding
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le vitrail(aux)
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(n) stained glass window
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le panneau
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(n) panel
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le verre
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(n) glass (material)
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découper
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to carve (wood or paper) to make a design
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le plâtre
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plaster
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le dispositif
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(n) a lay-out or system
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rehausser (de)
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(v) to enhance (with)
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abrité(e)
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(adj) sheltered
("Les sépultures des khalifes Abbasides _______s par ce mausolée") |
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en sus de
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=outre, en plus de
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la subrogation
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(n) the assumption by a third party of another person's legal rights in a contract
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effectif(ve)
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(adj) tangible, real, actual
("un règne _______") |
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le couche
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(n) layer (eg of paint, soil, snow, or a diaper);
a bed or other place to sleep |
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le plate-bande (arch.)
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(n) a narrow projecting feature marking a divider between floors in a building,
often looking like a string |
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le plate-bande (hort.)
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(n) a border of flowers in a garden, often lining a wall
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le plate-bande (ornam.)
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(n) decorated border or moulding
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accolé(e) à
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=ajouté(e) à (attached to)
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outre
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(prep) besides, in addition to
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enduire
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(v) to coat (eg, with paint)
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empâté(e)
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(adj) coated thickly
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enjolivé(e) de
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(adj phrase) beautified with
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aménager
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(v) to lay out, sort out
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aménagé(e)
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(adj) laid out, placed
("Les fenêtres ________s de chaque côté du mihrâb.") |
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disposer
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(v) to arrange in an order
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le prolongement
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(n) lengthening, extension
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