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Undergraduate 2
12/22/2010
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Term
(se) dépouiller (de)
 Definition
to skin, (to shed, cast off)
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ternir
 Definition
to tarnish
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être aux aguets
 Definition
to be on guard
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les manches
 Definition
sleeves
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le trefonds de
 Definition
the depths of
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le cheptel
 Definition
livestock
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voguer
 Definition
to sail, wander
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méfier
 Definition
to mistrust
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sans ambages
 Definition
bluntly
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foncer sur/vers
(nous/ singular imp: fonç-)
 Definition
to charge at
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un joyau
 Definition
a jewel (figurative)
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quoi qu'il en soit
 Definition
be that as it may
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un évêque
 Definition
a bishop
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quoi qu'il arrive
 Definition
no matter what
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il faut que... avant que le soleil ne se couche
 Definition
you must... before the sun sets
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se raider (contre)
 Definition
to tense, brace oneself (against)
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priver (qqn) de
 Definition
to deprive (somebody) of
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les loisirs
 Definition
leisure
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dru(e)
 Definition
thick, heavy
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feindre (de faire, être)
 Definition
to pretend (to do, be)
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une semonce
 Definition
a reprimand
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farouche
 Definition
fierce, wild, unsociable
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affaiser
 Definition
to sag
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un barodeur
 Definition
a fighter, adventurer
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cravacher
 Definition
to whip
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la caboche
 Definition
head (fam.)
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préalable
 Definition
prior
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redorer son blason
 Definition
to restore one's image
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marteler
 Definition
to beat, pound
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congédier
 Definition
to dismiss
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vallonné
 Definition
hilly
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un forcené (not misspelled)
 Definition
a maniac
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s'acoquiner avec qqn
 Definition
to get thick with/ associate oneself with someone (colloq)
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sur ces entrefaits
 Definition
just then/ at that moment,
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ricaner
 Definition
to snigger/ giggle
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cingler
 Definition
to sting, lash
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broder
 Definition
to embroider
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le cas échéant
 Definition
if need be
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se monter la tête
 Definition
to get worked up
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goguenard (adj.)
 Definition
subtly mocking
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un harpagon
 Definition
a miser
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répercuter
 Definition
to echo
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une culture
 Definition
a crop (agriculture)
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la ronce
 Definition
bramble
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dérisoire
 Definition
trivial, pathetic
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hardiment
 Definition
boldly
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une gousse
 Definition
a pod (botany)
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épousseter
 Definition
to dust
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une griffe
 Definition
a claw
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une serre
 Definition
a talon
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fructueux
 Definition
fruitful, profitable
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tremper
 Definition
to soak, dip
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inouï(e)
 Definition
unprecedented, unheard of
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une trouvaille
 Definition
an invention/discovery, bright idea (rare)
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une bascule
 Definition
a scale (ex, for fruit), also a seesaw
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obstinément
 Definition
stubbornly
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c'est drôle, la vie.
 Definition
life is funny.
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d'autant plus
 Definition
all the more reason
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ainsi que
 Definition
along with, as well as
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dérouler
 Definition
to unroll
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emmêler
 Definition
to tangle, to confuse
Term
qu'ils viennent de l'Eglise ou de la chambre de commerce (note subjunctive)
 Definition
whether they came from the Church or from the chamber of commerce.
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dès que
 Definition
as soon as
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dès lors
 Definition
from that moment on
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dès lors que
 Definition
from the moment that, once
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demeurer
 Definition
to reside, remain
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déjouer
 Definition
to frustrate, foil, evade
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renfrongné
 Definition
sullen
Term
sourdine
 Definition
mute, soft pedal (music)
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se dévergonder
 Definition
to debauch, run wild
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secouer
 Definition
to shake
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coup de boutoir (boutoir)
 Definition
attack (snout)
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maintenant que
 Definition
now that
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un(e) délateur (-trice)
 Definition
an informer
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la démission
 Definition
resignation (from a job)
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aux dépens de
 Definition
at the expense of
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silloner
 Definition
to criss-cross, go back and forth
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les denrées alimentaires
 Definition
foodstuffs, food staples
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un gibier
 Definition
game (like in hunting), target
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néanmoins,
 Definition
nevertheless
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rôder
 Definition
to prowl, hang around
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Ta réputation est trop évidente pour que je puisse en douter.
 Definition
Your reputation is too strong for me to doubt it.
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un fauve
 Definition
a wild animal
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parrainer
 Definition
to sponsor
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arpenter
 Definition
to pace (walk forward and back)
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ôter
 Definition
to remove, take off
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un bosquet
 Definition
a grove
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la lisière
 Definition
the edge, outskirts
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enfouir
 Definition
to bury (in order to hide)
Term
un caillou
 Definition
a stone, pebble
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enterrer
 Definition
to bury (general term)
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s'évanouir
 Definition
to faint
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un râtelier
 Definition
a hayrack
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se ruer vers qqch
 Definition
to rush for something (a crowd)
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auparavant
 Definition
before, previously
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aussitôt que
 Definition
as soon as
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se prémunir (se protéger est plus commun)
 Definition
to protect oneself
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si petite soit-elle
 Definition
little as it may be
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étaler, maculer
 Definition
to smudge
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inamovible
 Definition
irremovable, for life
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fendre
 Definition
to split
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empocher
 Definition
to pocket
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l'attirail (m)
 Definition
gear, kit
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un hululement
 Definition
a hooting
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une poignée
 Definition
a fistful
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niveler
 Definition
to level, flatten
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