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Vocab recall 2
Name the closest equivalent in French.
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Language - French
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08/06/2004
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Term
saddle
 Definition
la selle
Term
"at the very end of the book"
 Definition
"à la toute fin du livre"
Term
n. nail; stud
 Definition
le clou
Term
copper
 Definition
le cuivre
Term
brass
 Definition
le cuivre jaune
Term
pilgrim; pilgrimage
 Definition
le pèlerin; le pèlerinage
Term
armchair / easy chair
 Definition
le fauteuil
Term
burial, interment
 Definition
une inhumation
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invoice
 Definition
le bordereau
Term
stomach; belly
 Definition
le ventre
Term
(switchboard) operator
 Definition
le/la standardiste
Term
arrow
 Definition
la flèche
Term
concrete
 Definition
le béton
Term
audience
 Definition
les spectateurs (m.pl.); le public;
un auditoire, une assistance

à noter: surtout pas "l'audience"!
Term
interview
 Definition
une audience
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candle
 Definition
le cierge
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grave
 Definition
la fosse
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mound, heap
 Definition
le monticule
Term
gravedigger
 Definition
le fossoyeur
Term
shovel
 Definition
la pelle
Term
complexion, colour (of skin)
 Definition
le teint
Term
redhead
 Definition
le roux / la rousse
Term
the imagination
 Definition
l'imaginaire m.
Term
'more precisely'
 Definition
de plus juste
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"I'll wait until he's finished."
 Definition
J'attendrai qu'il ait fini.
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trench
 Definition
la tranchée
Term
burglar
 Definition
le cambrioleur / la cambrioleuse
Term
lock
 Definition
la serrure
Term
competitor
 Definition
le/la concurrent/e
Term
purplish, mauvish
 Definition
violacé, -ée
Term
v.tr. To peel or clean (+ fruit, vegetables)
 Definition
éplucher
Term
scarf (2)
 Definition
une écharpe; (square, e.g. a headscarf) le foulard
Term
good luck charm
 Definition
le porte-bonheur
--> amulette, fétiche. Contr. porte-malheur.
Term
wallet
 Definition
le portefeuille
Term
purse (2)
 Definition
le porte-monnaie, la bourse
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glint; [hair] highlight
 Definition
le reflet
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reflection
 Definition
le reflet
Term
windswept, windy
 Definition
venté
Term
courtyard
 Definition
la cour
Term
railroad line
 Definition
la voie ferrée
Term
neck
 Definition
le cou
Term
collar
 Definition
le col
Term
cuff
 Definition
le poignet
Term
wrist
 Definition
le poignet
Term
ash, ashes
 Definition
la cendre
Term
laundry
 Definition
la lessive
Term
cloth, dish towel
 Definition
le torchon
Term
son-in-law
 Definition
le gendre
Term
pond (2)
 Definition
un étang, la mare
Term
alas
 Definition
Hélas !
Term
ace [person or card]
 Definition
un as
Term
sleeve
 Definition
la manche
Term
to disappoint
 Definition
décevoir
Term
‘Granted, ...’
 Definition
Certes, ...
Term
to favour
 Definition
privilégier
La police semble privilégier la thèse de l’attentat. (The police appear to favour the theory that it was a terrorist attack). Il a été privilégié par la nature.
Term
‘He reckons that…’
 Definition
« Il estime que… »
Term
‘He considers it his duty to …’
 Definition
« Il estime qu’il est son devoir de… »
Term
to deceive
 Definition
tromper, duper
PAS "décevoir!"
Term
laundry detergent
 Definition
détergent à lessive
Term
‘I won’t let it happen again!’
 Definition
‘Cela ne m’arrivera plus !’
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