03 - JFF - Autour de Mme S (108-120)

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148 Terms

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j'avais été déçu (108)

I had been disappointed

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l'impression fâcheuse (108)

unfortunate impression

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avec application

diligently, painstakingly

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un franc succès

a great success

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elle s'est attaquée au rôle de

she tackled the role of

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un maître queux

master cook

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convier

to invite, urge

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une daube

meat stew

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un mets, un plat

dish (of food)

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être aux prises avec

to compete with, struggle with

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l'agrément

enjoyment, pleasantness; approval, consent

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coutumier du fait

familiar with the matter

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lapidaire

concise, terse

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le critérium

criterion

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s'esclaffer

laugh uncontrollably

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l'enflure

arrogance

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démeler

decipher, understand; disentangle

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une conjoncture, les conjonctures

situation; circumstances,

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au sens propre

literally

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une justesse

accuracy, precision

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constater

to take note (of sth), notice

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parler haute (voix)

speak loudly

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faire un beau tapage

cause quite a disturbance

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il était fer de lance de

he was the spearhead of

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le Marquis de Vaugoubert

attached to King Theodisius, close to Charlus; gay; overly polite; mediocre

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haïr, détester

to hate, detest (sb)

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un couloir

corridor, hallway

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reculer

to hesitate; step back

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faire état de

to report, state

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les injures

insults

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à point nommé

at the right time, timely

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escompter

expect, to count on

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s'attendre à

to expect

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à bon escient

wisely, well, with good effect

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la créance

credibility, credence

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le signalement

reporting, description

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apposer sa signature

to append one's signature, affix a stamp

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mettre le holà à (qc)

to put a stop to

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j'en suis ravie pour toi.

I am delighted for your sake.

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agréable

charming, favourable

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Il faudra que je donne

I will have to give

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elle ne peut soutenir la comparaison avec

it cannot be compared with

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ciselé

chiseled in stone

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elle est en partie romane

it is partly Romanesque

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elle est du style roman

it is in the Romanesque style

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présager

foreshadow, predict

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fouiller

to search, excavate

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l'église est assez curieuse

the church is quite quaint

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le désagrément

unpleasantness

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s'enquiller

to inquire

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faire mine de

pretend to

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Comment dirais-je?

How shall I put it?

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appartenant à autrui

belonging to another

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s'enorgueillir de

take pride in

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Je crois pouvoir dire que

I think I can safely say that

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auquel cas

in which case

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vaincre

to overcome, defeat

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une bourde (fam)

fallacy

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en règle

following the rules, formal

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faire autant

to do the same

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relever le gant

to take up the gauntlet

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l'empressement

willingness

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dépaysé

disoriented

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l'enlèvement

kidnapping

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plaisanter

to joke around

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n'empêche que

nevertheless

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savoir à quoi s'en tenir

to know what to expect

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volage

fickle, flighty, unpredictable

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Se faire faute de

be at fault for

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à en croire

if we are to believe

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vous pouvez le penser

as you may suppose

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Chacun agit à sa guise.

Everyone does as they please.

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depuis peu

only recently

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On peut s'attendre à tout

We can expect anything

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un mufle

scoundrel

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à tout bout de champ

at every opportunity

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par suite

as a result

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ce que telle de ses amies

what such-and-such of her friends

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aigre

to embitter

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faire cesser

to put an end to

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faire cesser le malentendu

put an end to the misunderstanding

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On aurait pu se rendre compte que

We could have realized that

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railleur, railleuse

mocking

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Elle se plaignait que

She complained that

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abonder

be plentiful, to abound

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dépérir

to waste away, wither, perish

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si vous n'entendez plus jamais

if you never again hear

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une retraite

retirement

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D'ailleurs ne l'eût-il pas été

Besides, had it not been so

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qu'on n'ait fini par

that we ended up

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sur la foi de

on the basis of

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« avoir deux poids et deux mesures »

to have double standards

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dans la mesure où

insofar as

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au besoin

if needed

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en ne se faisant pas une idée

by not forming an idea

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en réservant que

with the hope that

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aboutir

to succeed, come to fruition

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ses familiers

his inner circle (of acquaintances)

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être peu séant

to be seemly (111)

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tranchons le mot

let's cut to the chase (111)