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Georges Faydeau Vocab
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Language - French
Undergraduate 2
11/14/2010
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Term
vanter
 Definition
to praise
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noiceur
 Definition
blackness
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cruauté (f)
 Definition
creulty
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divertissement (M)
 Definition
entertainment
Term
engouement (m) (pour)
 Definition
passion (for), infatuation (for)
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émauer
 Definition
to emanate from
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dérisoire
 Definition
pathetique, trivial, derisory
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désormais
 Definition
from now on, from then on, henceforth
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foire (f)
 Definition
a fair
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antipode (m)
 Definition
a direct or exact opposite
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épargne (f)
 Definition
savings
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recevoir
 Definition
to receive
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soutiens (m)
 Definition
support
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efficace
 Definition
effective
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entourer
 Definition
to surround
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être entouré (de)
 Definition
to be surrounded by
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dès que
 Definition
as soon as
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décourager
 Definition
to discourage
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morgue (f)
 Definition
arrogance
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à l'occasion
 Definition
occasionally
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boursicoter
 Definition
disasterous
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aisé
 Definition
pleased
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raffiner
 Definition
to refine
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pimenter
 Definition
to spice
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réseau (m)
 Definition
a network
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echotier (m)
 Definition
gossip columnist
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innombrable
 Definition
countless
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de déclencher
 Definition
to begin, to go off
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se frotter
 Definition
to tangle with, to rub against
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une cocotte (f)
 Definition
a loose woman
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délurée (f)
 Definition
flapper
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se ménager
 Definition
to handle something carfully
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dérobade (f)
 Definition
evasion
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se mouvoir
 Definition
to move
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se réclamer
 Definition
to be an expression of
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afficher
 Definition
to show
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appartenance (f)
 Definition
affiliation, adherence
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accointance (f)
 Definition
contact
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s'accommoder
 Definition
to adapt to
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étroitement
 Definition
closely, strictly
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tributaire
 Definition
dependent
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s'incrire
 Definition
enroll
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revendiquer
 Definition
to demand; to claim
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filer
 Definition
to spin
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quiproquo (m)
 Definition
misunderstanding
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rebondissement (m)
 Definition
sudden revival
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récuser
 Definition
to challenge, to object to
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estampille (f)
 Definition
trademark, mark
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s'emparer
 Definition
to take up
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berceau (m)
 Definition
cradle
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monnayer
 Definition
to capitalize on
Term
détraqué
 Definition
broken down, on the brink
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embringuer
 Definition
to rope into a situation
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notaire (f)
 Definition
notary public
Term
apparemment
 Definition
seemingly
Term
dénouer
 Definition
unravel
Term
enjeu (m)
 Definition
stake
Term
valoir
 Definition
to earn
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suciter
 Definition
to arouse
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prendre en compte
 Definition
to consider
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convoiter
 Definition
to covet
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collet (m)
 Definition
to snare
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ad libitum
 Definition
à volonté
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fleuret (m)
 Definition
foil
Term
moucheté
 Definition
flecked
Term
mettre en cause
 Definition
accuse, suspect, blame
Term
refermer
 Definition
to close again
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s'emparer
 Definition
to take away
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berguiguer
 Definition
hésiter, to balk at
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raneunir
 Definition
to make somebody or something look younger
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enricher
 Definition
to enrich
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calfeutrer
 Definition
to seal, to stop up
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s'étirer
 Definition
to stretch out
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dérapage (m)
 Definition
skid, blunder, slip
Term
bégaiement (m)
 Definition
stutter, stammer
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effleurer
 Definition
to touch lightly, to brush against
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maçon (m)
 Definition
brick layer, builder, mason
Term
sucer
 Definition
to suck
Term
piqûre (f)
 Definition
a prick
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fesse (f)
 Definition
buttocks
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se derègler
 Definition
to uspet oneself
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tantôt
 Definition
now, sometimes
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se désintégrer
 Definition
to disintegrate
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écorner
 Definition
to chip, to dent
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maintes
 Definition
constantly, many a time
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baîller
 Definition
to yawn
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siffler
 Definition
to hiss, to boo
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étourderie (f)
 Definition
absentmindedness
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simagrée (f)
 Definition
play acting
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pataquè (f)
 Definition
ancienne monnaie d"Italie, du Brésil et de divers autre pays
Term
drôleries langagières (fpl)
 Definition
linguistic jokes
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