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Vocab recall 4
Given an English word, name the closest French equivalent.
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Language - French
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01/04/2005

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blood sausage
Definition
le boudin
Term
stucco
Definition
le stuc
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wedge
Definition
le taquet
Term
to put sthg on the ground / to throw sthg to the ground
Definition
poser / jeter qqch par terre
Term
"You / one might as well say that..."
Definition
autant dire que...
Autant dire qu’il est fou. C’était pour autant dire ma maîtresse.
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stocking, stockings
Definition
le bas, une paire de bas
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pawn shop ; to pawn sthg
Definition
le mont-de-piété (pl. monts-de-piété) ; mettre qqch au mont-de-piété.
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[window] shutter
Definition
le volet
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wick ; fuse
Definition
la mèche
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coitus
Definition
le coït --> copulation.
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[letter] seal, (x 2)
Definition
le sceau, le cachet
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crest / peak [of mountain, wave]
Definition
la crête
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sole [of shoe]
Definition
la semelle
Term
claw [of mammal, bird]
Definition
la griffe
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tenant ; lodger
Definition
le /la locataire.
Avoir des locataires. Hôtel meublé qui prend des locataires au mois.
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(a shot of) liqueur brandy
Definition
une fine
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pound ; dog pound
Definition
la fourrière
Term
[Anat.] joint
Definition
une articulation
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cottage ; cabin
Definition
le cabanon
Term
to crouch / squat
Definition
s’accroupir
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to kneel
Definition
s’agenouiller, se mettre à genoux
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to bark (at)
Definition
aboyer (après)
Term
shutters
Definition
des persiennes (n.f.)
Term
to whistle, to whistle for / at
Definition
siffler
Term
to let one’s hair down (literally)
Definition
lâcher ses cheveux
Term
swimsuit
Definition
le maillot
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to have/hold sthg against somebody, to have a grudge against someone
Definition
en vouloir à qqn
Ils s’en veulent à mort. Il m’en veut de mon incompréhension, d’avoir fait rater ce projet. Je m’en veux d’avoir accepté, I’m kicking myself for accepting.
Term
to blame, to lay the blame on
Definition
s’en prendre à
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‘how to go about (doing sthg)’
Definition
comment s’y prendre à (faire qch)
Term
‘the second from the left’
Definition
le deuxième à partir de la gauche
Term
four at a time
Definition
quatre à quatre
Term
to bury
Definition
enfouir
Term
to trawl, a trawler
Definition
pêcher au chalut, un chalutier
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to lose one’s footing
Definition
perdre pied
Term
to swim breast-stroke
Definition
nager (à) la brasse
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[person, animal] side, flank
Definition
le flanc
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to overhang ; overhanging
Definition
surplomber ; en surplomb
Term
place setting
Definition
le couvert
Term
canvas
Definition
le toile
Term
overalls / boiler suit
Definition
un/des bleu(s) de chauffe
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