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97 Cards in this Set
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thumbnail (on a computer)
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les onglets
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threshold
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le seuil
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the Grapes of Wrath
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les Raisins de la Colère
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to gather nectar
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butiner
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superfluous
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superflu
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praying mantis (insect)
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une mante
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aging; growing older
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la viellissement
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weekend warrior
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un sportif du dimanche
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to be teething
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faire ses dents
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to have it in for somebody (expression)
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avoir une dent contre qqn (Pourquoi tu as une dent contre moi? = Why do you have it in for me?)
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serrated
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dentelé
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Here more than anywhere.
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Ici plus qu'ailleurs
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harmless
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inoffensif, innocent
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record player
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une tourne-disque
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flower beds
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les plates-bandes
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stool (a seat)
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un tabouret
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stuffy; humid
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mal aéré
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dressing room
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une loge
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without flinching; without complaint
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sans broncher
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dental floss
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le fil dentaire
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ignorant
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ignare
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straightaway; immediately
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illico
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out-of-place; inappropriate
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deplacé
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a flask; a vial
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une fiole
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loot; treasure
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le butin
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to squat down
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s'accroupir
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to milk (a cow)
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traire (une vache)
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Easter Island
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l'Île de Pacques
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coral reef
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un récif corallien
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rain forest
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un forêt pluviale
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Our goal is to destroy the affected cells.
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Notre but c'est de détruire les cellules atteintes.
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the yolk of an egg
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la jaune d'un oeuf.
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Sleeping Beauty
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La Belle au Bois Dormant
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the testing grounds
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le banc d'essai
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flashy, gaudy
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tape-a-l'oeil
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dull, drab
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terne
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debts
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les endettements
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to dread
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redouter
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to court, to woo
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courtiser
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man-eating shark
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un requin mangeur d'hommes
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We are in good hands with Dr. Ross.
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Nous sommes en de bonnes mains avec Dr. Ross.
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Action! (in film)
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Moteur!
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Rolling! (in film)
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On tourne!
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Cut! (in film)
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Coupez!
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He makes me think of my father.
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Il me fait penser à mon père.
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to award
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attribuer; décerner
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He's not good enough for you.
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Il n'est pas assez bien pour toi.
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Listen to this!
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Ecoute ça!
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to hold someone back
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retenir qqn (e.g., Mon père n'aime pas mes idées et il essaie toujours de me retenir.)
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applicant
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un postulant
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He hooked me up with a job.
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Il m'a décroché un boulot.
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Are we having fun yet?
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Est-ce que nous nous amusons déjà?
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valiant
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vaillant
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respectfully
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respectueusement
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(movie) script
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le scénario
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wood paneling (e.g. on a wall in a house)
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les boiseries
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nostril
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une narine
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dean; respected figure
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un doyen; une doyenne
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well-to-do, opulent
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cossu(e)
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gas mask
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un masque à gaz
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striking
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frappant
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to mint money
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frapper d'argent
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felt (the tissue)
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le feutre
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Just to think about it...
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Rien que d'y penser...
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to tense
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crisper
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soul (of a shoe)
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une semelle
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to water (plants)
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arrosser
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to put out one's cigarette
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éteindre sa cigarette
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oil well
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un puit de pétrole
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moved, charged with emotion
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ému
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panic-stricken
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frappé de panique
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dues (for a club)
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la cotisation
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cornea
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la cornée
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dog-eared
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corné
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to have a miscarriage
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faire une fausse couche
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landing (of a staircase)
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LE PALIER
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carnal
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charnel
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Custom requires that...
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L'usage veut que...
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unintentionally
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sans le vouloir
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It's necessary to begin at the beginning.
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Il faut commencer par le commencement.
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I made a mistake.
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Je me suis trompé.
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merciless
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impitoyable
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pathetic
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penible
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deceitful
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fourbe
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a hitch; a mishap
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un contretemps (e.g., J'espère qu'il n'y aura pas des contretempts pendant mon voyage = I hope there won't be too many mishaps with my trip).
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to reject
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rejetter
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kosher
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cachère
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There's nothing to be done about it.
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On n'y peut rien.
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livestock
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le bétail
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on the other side (of the sheet of paper)
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au verso
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above all...
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par-dessus tout
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fin (of a shark)
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un aileron
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to twiddle one's thumbs
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se tourner les pouces
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a school of fish
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un banc de poissons
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jester; joker
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une saltimbanque
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raffle
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une tombola
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shameless
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éhonté
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