ellipse :
(tournure de phrase) [fém.].

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casual(adjectif)
familier[fém.:familière].
décontracté
dégagé.fortuit.
.accidentel [fém.: accidentelle].
casuel [fém.: casuelle].
intermittent.occasionnel [fém.: occasionnelle].temporaire.
EXPRESSIONS :Casual labour: main-d'oeuvre temporaire.
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stressed(adjectif)
accentué.
stressé.
tendu.
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Vocabulary
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**cologne
perfume (for women) or aftershave (for men)

**works wonders
works very well, produces very beneficial effects

**wear off
stop being effective

**bothered
worried or upset

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Do you fancy a coffee?
fancy(verbe)
croire.
imaginer.
aimer.
avoir envie



Casual worker: travailleur occasionnel.
Casual wear: vêtements de sport.
casual(nom)
employé temporaire.
EXPRESSIONS :Casuals: chaussures de sport.vêtements de sport [masc. pluriel

quiz(nom)
jeu-concours [masc.].
test de connaissances [masc.].
interrogation rapide [fém.].

EXPRESSIONS :
Quiz kid: enfant prodige [masc.].

quiz(verbe)
interroger.

delay

delay(nom)
retard [masc.].
sursis [masc.].
délai [masc.].
atermoiement [masc.].

EXPRESSIONS :
Danger in delay: péril en la demeure.
Penalty per day of delay: pénalité par jour de retard.

delay(verbe)
retarder.
différer.

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provide(verbe)
fournir.
pourvoir.
subvenir.
munir.
assurer (un service).
stipuler.
prévoir.

EXPRESSIONS :
To provide a service: être prestataire de service.
To provide with schooling: scolariser.
To provide for: subvenir.
to provide a bill for acceptance: présenter un effet à l'acceptation.
To provide for contingencies: parer à l'imprévu.
The contract provides that: le contrat stipule que.
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survey (n.)
aperçu,
enquête, enquête de police,
esquisse,
étude,
examen,
inspection

(vieux), sondage,
vision,
visite

survey (n.) (abstract)
vue d'ensemble (abstrait)
survey (v.)
embrasser du regard (V+comp),
estimer,
évaluer,
examiner (V+comp),
faire une inspection,
inspecter (V+comp),
regarder,
revoir,
sonder

voir aussi
addDerivatives()
survey (v.)
↗ opinion poll, sounding
survey (n.)

Fred and Betty: Is this the End?
Episode 1:
Betty's Angry Betty: Fred, I found out about you and that other girl. How could you do this to me?!
Listen to Betty Download audio (mp3 - 172kb) Download this page (pdf - 57k) ________________________________________________________________ FIND OUT ABOUT Meaning: if you find out about something, you discover a fact or information that you did not know before, often because someone was keeping it secret.
Grammar: This phrasal verb needs an object. You can not separate the verb from its particles.
He found out about the theft - RIGHT
He found out about it - RIGHT
He found the theft out about - WRONG
He found it out about - WRONG
He found out the theft about - WRONG
He found out it about - WRONG
Example sentence:
Jonathan didn't find out about the missing money until the police wrote to him. ________________________________________________________________
Synonyms: discover, catch on to, detect, unearth ________________________________________________________________

az radio

challenge(verbe)
défier.
récuser.
mettre en question.
contester.
faire une sommation.

challenge(nom)
défi [masc.]
challenge [masc.].
récusation [fém.].
sommation [fém.].

EXPRESSIONS :
Grounds for challenge: cause de récusation.

az radio

topic(nom)(topec)
sujet [masc.].
thème [masc.].
dossier [masc.].

EXPRESSIONS :
Topic A: principales nouvelles d'un journal.
le sommaire (presse)

Lawn

Lawn

garden

garden

fingers

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Idioms with colour

BBC Learning English
The Teacher
Colour Idioms - Green
The Teacher © BBC Learning English
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bbclearningenglish.com/language/theteacher
In this episode, The Teacher introduces you to three idiomatic phrases connected with the
colour green.
1. To have green fingers.
2. The grass is always greener on the other side.
3. I’m green with envy.
Hello, I’m a very interesting and intelligent gardener…man.
And today, this thumb, this lawn and this head are getting together with the colour green to
teach you some English idioms.
I bet you’ve never been taught by the colour green before.
Do you like my garden? It’s very… wild.
So you won’t be surprised to see these…
In English, if someone is a good gardener and can make plants grow very easily, we say they
have green fingers.
To have green fingers.
Oh. That’s not very good, is it? My lawn is my weakness.
Oh, I wish I had a different lawn! If I had a different lawn…
… everything would be so much better in my life.
The Teacher © BBC Learning English
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Ah, my boss’s lawn. Beautiful, isn’t it? It’s so much greener than my lawn. But then the grass
is always greener on the other side.
In English, if you think that other people are always in a better situation than you, even when
they are not, we say ‘The grass is always greener on the other side’.
The grass is always greener on the other side.
Well, maybe I should water it more often.
Yes. I should take control of my lawn…and my life. Jealousy is a very bad thing.
I shouldn’t be jealous of my boss’s…beautiful, wonderful, marvellous, fantastic, luxuriant
…lawn.
That’s right. I’m green with envy!
In English, if we are unhappy because someone else has something that we want, we say ‘I’m
green with envy’.
I’m green with envy.

slap

slap(nom)
gifle [fém.].
tape [fém.].claque [fém.].
baffe [fém.].

slap(verbe)
gifler.
taper.
flanquer.
claquer.

slap(adverbe)
tout droit.

from BBC 1 avril

Les leaders se réunissent(concluent) pour G20 summitSummary le 1 avril 2009 Londres accueille(héberge) des réunions(rencontres) de haut niveau entre certains des leaders les plus puissants du monde aujourd'hui, dans un effort final de trouver le point commun en avance du sommet G20 de demain. Journaliste :


Bridget Kendall
Les intérêts(pieux) sont hauts et ont rarement tant de leaders puissants réunis en un endroit(place) pour essayer de forger une position commune. Bien que tous reconnaissent que l'action unie est nécessaire, avec seulement un jour pour aller avant que le sommet G20, les fentes(craquements) ne commencent à apparaître, comme des pays différents poussent leurs priorités propres. Le président Sarkozy de la France a même menacé de sortir si le règlement financier dur qu'il veut est dilué dans l'eau.
Peut-être c'est le déchaînement de pré sommet - plus peut devenir clair à sa conférence de presse commune cette après-midi avec le Chancelier allemand, Angela Merkel.

Elle a de nouveau montré que son irritation à l'Américain appelle à une augmentation globale(mondiale) de dépenses à démarrer la croissance. La Chine tient bon pour le coup(l'influence) accru dans des institutions comme le FMI et la Russie soutient n'importe quel changement qui diluera l'influence américaine.

Des réunions(rencontres) de pré sommet d'aujourd'hui incluent le Président Obama premier rencontre face à face avec les Présidents russes et chinois où tous espèrent un nouveau départ. Et descendant sur le pied juste avec le nouveau Président américain est haut sur la priorité de chacun. Ses officiels(fonctionnaires) disent qu'il veut écouter aussi bien que mener à Londres. Gordon Brown espérera que le charme Obama sera assez pour sauver(économiser) son sommet de la déception.
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Summary
1 April 2009
London is hosting high level meetings between some of the world's most powerful leaders today, in a final effort to find common ground ahead of tomorrow's G20 summit.
Reporter:Bridget Kendall
Listen
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Report
The stakes are high and rarely have so many powerful leaders gathered in one place to try to forge a common position. Although all agree united action is needed, with only a day to go before the G20 summit, cracks are beginning to emerge, as different countries push their own priorities. France's President Sarkozy has even threatened to walk out if the tough financial regulation he wants is watered down. Perhaps it's pre-summit bluster - more may become clear at his joint press conference this afternoon with the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel.
She's again shown her irritation at American calls for a global increase in spending to jump-start growth. China is holding out for increased clout in institutions like the IMF, and Russia backs any change that will dilute American influence.
Today's pre-summit meetings include President Obama's first face to face encounters with the Russian and Chinese Presidents where all are hoping for a fresh start. And getting off on the right foot with the new American President is high on everyone's priority. His officials say he wants to listen as well as lead in London. Gordon Brown will be hoping the Obama charm will be enough to save his summit from disappointment.
Bridget Kendall, BBC News, London
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The stakes are high
a lot depends on the outcome of these meetings

to forge
to make or produce (something difficult)

cracks are beginning to emerge
problems are starting to become obvious

watered down
when an idea or opinion is intentionally made to appear less important, usually so other people will be more likely to accept it (similar meaning to 'dilute')

pre-summit bluster
someone speaking in an angry and argumentative way (with little effect) prior to the summit starting

to jump-start growth
to try to make the economy grow (quickly and suddenly)

holding out
waiting until they get what they want

increased clout
more power and influence

face to face encounters
meetings in person

getting off on the right foot
beginning a relationship in the right way, making a good impression
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The stakes are high
a lot depends on the outcome of these meetings
to forge
to make or produce (something difficult)
cracks are beginning to emerge
problems are starting to become obvious
watered down
when an idea or opinion is intentionally made to appear less important, usually so other people will be more likely to accept it (similar meaning to 'dilute')
pre-summit bluster
someone speaking in an angry and argumentative way (with little effect) prior to the summit starting
to jump-start growth
to try to make the economy grow (quickly and suddenly)
holding out
waiting until they get what they want
increased clout
more power and influence
face to face encounters
meetings in person
getting off on the right foot
beginning a relationship in the right way, making a good impression
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handcuffs

handcuffs

pork pies

pork pies

marsh

marsh

wet, muddy area of land.

le marais.

le marécage.

blacksmith

blacksmith = smith

person whose job is making things out of metal.

smith

le maréchal-ferrant =Artisan qui ferre les chevaux.

le forgeron

Great expectations (12)

rrr

Great expectations (11)

rrr

Great expectations (10)

rrr

Great expectations (9)

rrr

Great expectations (8)

rrr

Great expectations (7)

haunt(verbe)
hanter.

hanter(verbe transitif)
Visiter fréquemment, en parlant des fantômes.
Obséder.

hanté,e(adjectif)
Maison hantée:
visitée par des spectres.
Obsédé.

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half(préfixe)
mi.demi.semi.
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EXPRESSIONS :
A half glass: un demi-verre.

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Half a glass
un demi-verre.
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gay(nom)
homosexuel.
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gay(adjectif)
gai.
homosexuel.
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EXPRESSIONS :
It is not the gay coat that makes the gentleman: l'habit ne fait pas le moine.
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skeleton
(hard structure)
nm
squelette (structure solide)

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grave(adjectif)
grave.sérieux.
----------------------------
grave(nom)
tombe [fém.].
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EXPRESSIONS :
Mass grave: charnier.
As silent as the grave: muet comme la tombe.

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scarcely(adverbe)
guère.
à peine.

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parlour ou parlor [Etats-Unis](nom)
salon [masc.].
parloir [masc.].

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bend - bent - bent

EXPRESSIONS :
To bend down: se baisser

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annum (n.)
1(Latin) year"per annum"
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moth(nom)
papillon (de nuit) [masc.]
mite [fém.].
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wreak(verbe)
exécuter.

venger.

EXPRESSIONS :
To wreak havoc on: avoir un effet désastreux sur.
dévaster.
To wreak vengeance: se venger.
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despise(verbe)
mépriser.
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Great expectations

rrr

Great expectations (5)

rrr

Great expectations (4)

look in, :Also, look into. :
to look briefly inside of:
Look in the jar and tell me if any cookies are left.
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although(conjonction)
quoique.
*************************************************
To pay somebody a visit:
rendre visite à quelqu'un
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altogether(adverbe)
entièrement.
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remind(verbe)
rappeler (souvenir).
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foul(adjectif)
immonde.
impur.
nauséabond.
déloyal.
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Idioms & Phrases
every now and then
Also,
every now and again;
every so often.:
Occasionally,
from time to time;
also,
periodically.
For example,:
Every now and then I long for a piece of chocolate,
or
We take long walks every now and again,
or
Every once in a while he'll call,or Every so often she washes the car.
Also
from tim to time
once in a while
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tremendous(adjectif)
formidable.
énorme.
terrible.
foudroyant.
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as for
or
as to
[ en ce qui concerne ]

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furthermore(adverbe)
de plus.
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roperty(nom)
les biens.
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furthermore
de plus
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desire(nom)
le désir
une envie
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objection(nom féminin)
Difficulté qu'on soulève contre une proposition,
contre une affirmation.
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positively(adverbe)
positivement.
indéniablement.
formellement.
catégoriquement.
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apron(nom)
tablier (vêtement) [masc.].
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burst [prétérit: burst, participe passé: burst](verbe)
jaillir.
éclater.
crever.
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Great expectations (3)

p.35

supercilious (super-ci-li-yes)
fier (arrogant - regard)
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gloomy
dark
without much light
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ceiling
plafond
***********************p.36
slap(nom)
gifle [fém.].
tape [fém.].
claque [fém.].
baffe [fém.].

slap(verbe)
gifler.
taper.
flanquer.
claquer.

slap(adverbe)
tout droit.

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wretch(nom)
mécréant.
misérable.
***********************
inwardly (in-vèrde-ly)
intérieurement.

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burly
big with strong muscles

costaud.
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complexion (noun ) (complèk-chène)
teint .

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exceedingly (ex -ci-ding-ly)
(exceptionnellement) (adv)

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bald (adjective) (bolde)
(man, head) chauve;
(tyre) lisse.
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bushy (bochy)
thick
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disagreeably (dissé-gree- abe-ly)

désagréablement.
fâcheusement.

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sharp
quick to notice, clever.

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behave (bihéive)

Children, please behave yourselves!
Les enfants, tenez-vous bien (or: tenez-vous comme il faut) !
Les enfants, soyez sages !

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frowning
giving a disapproving look

frowning(adjectif)
renfrogné.
sombre.
plissé.
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cast her eye
looked

*******************p.37
withered (wizèrde)

shrunken and dry from age

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mould
grey, green or blue substance that grows in damp places.

moisi [masc.].
moisissure


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cobwebs
nets made by spiders
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panel
(section of wall) panneau .
(of instruments, switches) tableau.
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palier(nom masculin)
landing (escalier).
level (niveau).
stage (étape).
degree.

EXPRESSIONS :
Marquer un palier : to level off.

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burst [ burst, burst](verbe)

jaillir.éclater.crever.se précipiter

EXPRESSIONS :
To burst into tears: fondre en larmes.

burst(nom)
élan (sentiment) [masc.].
éclat (rire) [masc.].
emballement [masc.].
explosion [fém.].
éclatement [masc.].
rafale [fém.].

EXPRESSIONS :
Burst of laughter: éclat de rire.
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lower (adj.)
humble,
inférieur,
insignifiant,
plus bas,
subalterne,
subordonné

lower (v.)
abaisser (V+comp),
assombrir (se+V),
assourdir,
baisser,
descendre,
diminuer,
froncer les sourcils,
réduire

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butt (v.) :
avoisiner (V+comp),
buter contre,
donner un coup de tête
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backward
à la renverse, en arrière

backward (adj.)
arriéré,
attardé,
en arrière

backward (adv.)
à rebours

backwards (adv.)
à l'envers,
à la renverse,
à rebours,
devant derrière,
en arrière

v
backward (adj.)
≠ forward
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dexterously (adv.)
adroitement

dexterously (adv.)
↗ adroit,
deft,
dexterous,
dextrous,
skilful,
skillful
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let out :
to give
1. To come to a close; end: School let out early. The play let out at 11 p.m.
2. To make known; reveal: Who let that story out?
3. To increase the size of (a garment, for example): let out a coat.

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EXPRESSIONS :
To sum up: résumer.
se résumer.
récapituler.
totaliser.
sommer.
To sum a series: sommer une série.
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temper(n.)
humeur,
mauvaise humeur,
tempérament
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least(adjectif)
le plus petit.
le moindre.
le moins.

EXPRESSIONS :
At least: au moins.
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EXPRESSIONS :
At once: immédiatement.

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premium(nom)(primiome)
prime .

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within(préposition)
en.
dedans.
dans les limites.
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look in, :
Also, look into. to look briefly inside of:
Look in the jar and tell me if any cookies are left.
*************************************************
although(conjonction)
quoique.

Great expectations (2)

p.23
hunt(verbe)
chasser.
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all of a sudden (adv)
tout à coup.
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skill
(noun )
(intellectual) habileté , adresse
(practical) technique .
skills( plural noun )(training) connaissances fpl.

***********************p.24
dismal(dise-mâl)
dark and depressing
Triste, abattu.
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seclusion(nom)(séclogène)
solitude [fém.].

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stupid(adj) (sti-u-ped)
idiot.
imbécile.
stupide.
bête.
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rust(verbe)
s'oxyder.
rouiller.
se rouiller.

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grateful(adjectif)
reconnaissant.

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self-possessed خویشتن دار
assuré.
qui a du sang-froid.
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scornful(adjectif)=
contemptuous

méprisant.
dédaigneux [fém.: dédaigneuse].

*************************************p.25
to notice :
noter.
remarquer.
constater
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staircase ou stairway(nom)
escalier [masc.].
**********************************

glimpse :
sight
aperçu [masc.].

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dressing table
coiffeuse

dressing table
table de toilette

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the veil =(veil )
voile

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bridal (braidal)
nuptial,ale,aux(adjectif)

Qui a rapport au mariage,
à la cérémonie des noces.
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rounded
bombé.arrondi.

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shrunk : ( shrink - shrank - shrunk )
become smaller
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sullen
bad-tempered


sullen(adjectif)
maussade.
renfrogné.
rétif [fém.: rétive].
menaça
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muttered
spoke very quietly

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labouring

working


adjectif)
ouvrier.
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knave (noun )((in cards)
valet m.

jacks

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disdainfully : contemptuously
contemptuous (adj)

méprisant
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coarse :
rough,
hard

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contempt(nom)

mépris [masc.].

dédain [masc.].

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infectious(adjectif)
infectieux [fém.: infectieuse].

contagieux [fém.: contagieuse].

communicatif [fém.: communicative].
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whisper(verbe)
susurrer.

chuchoter.

whisper(nom)
chuchotement [masc.].

murmure [masc.].

bruissement [masc.].
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insulting
insultant.
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troubbled :
worried
bothered
troubled(adjectif)

inquiet [fém.: inquiète].

préoccupé.

agité.

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gentle(adjectif)
gentil [fém.: gentille].

doux.
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delight(verbe)
ravir.

réjouir.

enchanter.

se complaire.

prendre plaisir à.

delight(nom)
ravissement [masc.].

joie [fém.].régal [masc.].

délice [masc.].

enchantement [masc.].
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common(adjectif)
commun.

ordinaire.

vulgaire.

uncommon(adjectif)
rare.

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obliging
helpful
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greet(verbe)
accueillir.
recevoir.
saluer.
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rubb
odd(adjectif)
étrange.
bizarre.
hétéroclite.
impair.
dépareillé.

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lonely (adjective)
(person) seul/-
(life) solitaire;
(place) isolé/
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tramp (noun )
(rural) vagabond m;
(urban) clochard/-e m/f.

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onlooker
spectator
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crumpled
full of fold
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fold
noun
(in fabric, paper, skin) pli
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wrapped
covered