general words Flashcards by issy anderson

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affaiblissement

A

weakening

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sommeil

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sleep

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en dépit de

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despite

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inédit-

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unreleased

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se deverser

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discharge

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être porté à faire

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be inclined to do

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effrayant

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frightening

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tant que

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as much as

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ainsi que

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as well as

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emprunter

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borrow/follow

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remettre en question

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call into question

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advenir

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happen/arise

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nier

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deny

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relever

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raise/pick up

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inépuisable

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limitless

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atténuation

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reduction

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pénible

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difficult

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débarrasser

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clear/remove

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bête noire

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pet peeve/problem

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rejeter

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release/emit

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ralentir

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slow down

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imprévisible

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unpredictable

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soubresaut

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upheavels

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trimballer

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lug around

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cacahouète

peanut

flèche

arrow/spire

berceau

crib/birthplace

effondrement

collapse

épais

thick

charpente

structure

feuilleter

skim/browse

récompense

reward

tendu

tight/strained

fébrile

restless/excited

sain

healthy/sane

quiconque

anyone who/anybody

netteté

sharpness

profession de foi

profession of faith

fixer

stare at

ne... que

only

ne... (verb conjugated)... guère

barely

acquiescer

to agree

aller loin

go far (succeed)

mettre l'accent sur

emphasise

compétences

skills

n'importe quel

whatever

probablement

arguably

tandis que

whereas

de ce fait

as such

boussole

compass

vilipender

vilify

étendard

flag

représailles

retaliation

claquer la porte

to quit/leave

epuisant

exhausting

dechainer

unleash

nuire a

damage

subtil

subtle

homologue

counterpart

assumer

take on

unilatéral

unilateral

pensées

musings

dépasser

overstep

coup monté

set-up

escarmouche

skirmishes

ennuyeux

bland

éclater

break/divide

décalage

gap

porter sur

concerned with/about

l'information

the news

flagrant

evident

méfiance

distrust

dingue

crazy

infliger

inflict

franchir

break through

malmener

mistreat

chiant

annoying

erroné

wrong

flou

out of focus

brûlant

passionate

tourner en boucle

be played all the time (tv)

accrocher

hang/hang on/grip

envie

desire

forcément

likely to

décalage

difference/gap

décortiquer

dissect/analyse or peel

trahir

betray

sur-le-champ

immediately

mécontent

dissatisified

repousser

repel/reject