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Miscellaneous Vocabulary
Miscellaneous Vocabulary
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Language - French
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12/25/2009
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Term
smooth talk, sales pitch, hot air
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un baratin
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to tell sb off (lit. pass soap to sb)
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passer un savon à qn
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to deprive of sth
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priver
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to do without sth
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se priver
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to write sth, to draft sth
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rédiger
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above all, especially
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surtout
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desire, longing, craving
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une envie
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you have to earn it!
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ça se merite!
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deserving of
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digne de
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insolent, cheeky
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effronté
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to spin (cotton, glass); to fly/run off
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filer
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to give sb sth to do
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filer qch à qn
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to dare to do sth (lit. to become aware suddenly to do sth)
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s’aviser de faire qch
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to catch/pinch/nab
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choper
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sunburn
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un coup de soleil
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work, job, task
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un boulot
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to wonder
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se demander
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ah; well, well, well
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tiens…?
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gadzooks, zounds
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ventrebleu
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starvation wage
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un salaire de misère
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hardly able to...
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à peine de quoi + V
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spit-roast (cooking)
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une broche
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fowl (bird)
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un volatile
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gullet, throat
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un gosier
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tumble, fall, collapse
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une chute
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to get on sb’s nerves, to irritate sb
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énerver qn
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to get worked up
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s’énerver
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to lend
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prêter
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to pay attention to
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prêter attention à
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to lend a hand to sb, to help sb
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prêter la main à qn
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to listen, to lend an ear
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prêter l’oreille
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to attribute (sth) to sb
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prêter à qn
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to take an oath
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prêter serment
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to give rise to
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prêter à
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clothes, threads
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des fringues
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to make quick work (lit. but a mouthful) of sb (an enemy)
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ne faire qu’une bouchée de qn
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to move away from each other, to spread
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écarter
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kid
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un gamin
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looking helpless (lit. arms dangling)
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les bras ballants
Term
effectively
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efficacement
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to control, to master
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maîtriser
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to split, to slash
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fendre
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damage
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un dégat
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to make the most of, to take advantage of
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mettre à profit
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as, being with the condition of (~ comme)
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en tant que
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magic spell
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un sortilège
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to care about sb/sth
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se soucier de qn/qch
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to my own liking/preference, as I please
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à mon propre gré
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to prevent, to stop from happening
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empêcher
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to make sure not to do sth, (lit. to try not to do sth)
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tâcher de ne pas faire qch
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care, tidiness, neatness
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un soin
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to manage (on one’s own)
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se débrouiller
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(tree)top
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une cime
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to offend, to annoy
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vexer
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to take offense
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se vexer
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place, location, whereabouts
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un endroit
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marvel, wonder
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un prodige
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I felt strongly that…
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j’ai bien senti…
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to greet/extend to sb
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tendre les bras à qn
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to help
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épauler
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because, forasmuch as
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puisque
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since…,I might as well…
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puisque…, autant + V
Term
so much, so many
 Definition
tant de
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I am proud to...
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je suis fier de + V
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to welcome/receive/greet
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accueillir
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to disappoint
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décevoir
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disappointed
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déçu
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to post, to display
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afficher
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amongst
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parmi
Term
fittingly, with dignity
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dignement
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beer mug, tankard
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une chope
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round of drinks/golf, rounds (work), tour (band)
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une tournée
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because, for
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car
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renowned, popular
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renommé
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stew
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ragoût
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once their problem is expressed…
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une fois leur problème exprimé
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I’ll take care of/see to it
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je m’en occupe
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to come true, to prove to be true
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s’averer
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loot, booty, swag
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un butin
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workshop
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un atelier
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scorching, scalding hot
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torrid
Term
tied, linked
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lié
Term
test, proof by trial
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une épreuve
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to resolve to (also as in music)
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se résoudre à
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guy, boy
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un gars
Term
to mix it up
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se castagner
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to waste, to foul up, to spoil (a party)
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gâcher
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thus
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ainsi
Term
as, as well as
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ainsi que
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support
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un soutien
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