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Vocab recall 1
Given an English word, name the closest French equivalent.
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Language - French
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08/04/2004
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Term
core [of Earth; of atom]
 Definition
le noyau
- à noter: il y a un différent mot pour le "core" d'un fruit
Term
core [of fruit]
 Definition
le trognon
- à noter: il y a un différent mot pour le "core" du planète ou d'un atome.
Term
atom
 Definition
un atome
Term
v.t. to fund [a project] (2)
 Definition
financer, assurer le financement de
Term
currently (2)
 Definition
actuellement, à présent
Term
[labour] union
 Definition
le syndicat
Term
unwittingly
 Definition
involontairement
Term
race [sport, figurative]
 Definition
la course
Term
v.t. to spend [money]
 Definition
dépenser
Term
"He spends a lot on food/bus fares/clothes."
 Definition
"Il dépense beaucoup en nourriture/tickets d'autobus/vêtements."
Term
annual
 Definition
annuel / annuelle
[A noter: ce mot n'a que deux syllabes.]
Term
as if to
 Definition
comme pour

Comme pour confirmer ses prédictions on entendit une forte explosion.

- à noter: la même construction ne marche pas avec l'expression "as if to say"
Term
to reimburse sb for sthg (2)
 Definition
rembourser qch à qqn, rembourser qqn de qch
Term
"...will continue as long as this crisis lasts."
 Definition
"...continuera tant que durera cette crise."
Term
cupboard
 Definition
le placard
Term
light switch
 Definition
un interrupteur
Term
to light a cigarette
 Definition
allumer une cigarette
Term
idiosyncratic (2)
 Definition
particulier, singulier
Term
to become indistiguishable (with)
 Definition
se confondre (avec)
Term
n. herd
 Definition
le troupeau
Term
pharmacist
 Definition
le pharmacien / la pharmacienne
Term
PhD [credential]
 Definition
le doctorat
Term
cocky (2)
 Definition
effronté, impudent
Term
coffin (2)
 Definition
le cerceuil, la bière
Term
friction (2)
 Definition
la friction, le frottement
Term
adj. frequent
(2)
 Definition
fréquent, nombreux
Term
maim
(2)
 Definition
estropier, mutiler
Term
to be nervous about sthg
 Definition
appréhender qch
Term
to feel nervous
(2)
 Definition
être nerveux, avoir le trac
Term
adj. tense
 Definition
tendu
Term
to tense up
 Definition
se crisper
Term
tenacious
(2)
 Definition
tenace, obstiné
Term
unharmed [person, animal]
 Definition
indemne
Term
to yearn (for)
(2)
 Definition
languir (après), aspirer (à)
Term
to be all tensed up
 Definition
être tout tendu
Term
to yearn to do sthg
(2)
 Definition
mourir d'envie de faire qch, aspirer à faire qch
Term
"Unlike his brother, he..."
(2)
 Definition
"A la différence de son frère, il..."
ou
"Contrairement à son frère, il..."
Term
adj. illiterate
(2)
 Definition
illettré, analphabète
Term
illness
 Definition
la maladie
Term
[phone] to hang up on sb
 Definition
raccrocher au nez de qn
Term
flashlight
(2)
 Definition
la torche électrique, la lampe électrique
Term
n. drum [music]
 Definition
le tambour
Term
to drool
 Definition
baver
Term
to distract
(2)
 Definition
distraire, déconcentrer
Term
dice
 Definition
les dés (m.pl. inv.)
Term
diamond (shape, figure)
 Definition
le losange
Term
nomadic
 Definition
(lit, fig) nomade
Term
nomad
 Definition
le/la nomade
Term
philistine (fig)
 Definition
le béotien
Term
scissors
 Definition
les ciseaux (m.pl.)
Term
steadfast
 Definition
inébranlable
[Mais 'un désir ferme', 'une intention ferme']
Term
loyal (2)
 Definition
loyal, fidèle
Term
loyalty (to sb)
 Definition
la loyauté envers qn
Term
"It is my belief that..."
(2)
 Definition
"Je suis persuadé que..."
ou
"Je suis convaincu que..."
Term
fabric
 Definition
une étoffe
Term
to weave
 Definition
tisser
Term
n. felt
 Definition
le feutre
Term
to swallow
 Definition
avaler
Term
n. lie
 Definition
le mensonge
Term
(Litt.) to foreshadow; foreshadowing
 Definition
préfigurer; la préfiguration
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