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1
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botched

A

bâclé

2
Q

fuel

A

le carburant

3
Q

waste

A

le gaspillage

4
Q

to prevent

A

empêcher

5
Q

wall, lining, internal surface

A

la paroi

6
Q

intestinal wall

A

la paroi intestinale

7
Q

mortar

A

le mortier

8
Q

to look after, to take care of

A

soigner

9
Q

waste, scrap, wreck

A

le déchet

10
Q

to testify

A

témoigner

11
Q

to pay attention to

A

prêter attention à

12
Q

to lend

A

prêter

13
Q

a dump (colloquial)

A

un trou

14
Q

to burn

A

brûler

15
Q

defective

A

défectueux

16
Q

forearm

A

un avant-bras

17
Q

foodstuff

A

la denrée

18
Q

out-of-date

A

périmé

19
Q

rotten

A

pourri

20
Q

backwash, eddy ; stir (of a crowd); turmoil (of ideas)

A

le remous

21
Q

unhealthy

A

insalubre

22
Q

to live, to reside; to remain

A

demeurer

23
Q

resurgence

A

recrudescence

24
Q

seal, stamp, hallmark

A

le sceau

25
Q

under strict secrecy

A

sous le sceau du secret

26
Q

under anonymity

A

sous le sceau de l’anonymat

27
Q

to hinder, to impede.

A

entraver

28
Q

court of appeal

A

la cour de cassation

29
Q

to lead to

A

entraîner

30
Q

to freeze, to suspend

A

geler

31
Q

shareholder

A

l’actionnaire

32
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in advance, beforehand

A

préalablement

33
Q

hooded

A

cagoulé

34
Q

to encircle

A

ceinturer

35
Q

to manhandle, to give a rough ride

A

malmener

36
Q

sentry box, booth

A

la guérite

37
Q

as well as

A

ainsi que

38
Q

to break

A

briser

39
Q

a spark

A

une étincelle

40
Q

to warn

A

prévenir

41
Q

orders, instructions

A

la consigne

42
Q

a national (of a country)

A

un(e) ressortissant(e)

43
Q

to claim / lay claim to (responsibility or territory), to demand

A

revendiquer

44
Q

anti-authority

A

contestataire

45
Q

protester

A

le contestataire

46
Q

bitter, burning

A

cuisant

47
Q

to end in sthg

A

se solder par qch

48
Q

to sell off, to settle the balance

A

solder

49
Q

to be subjected to, to suffer

A

subir

50
Q

almost, partially

A

quasiment

51
Q

hardening

A

un durcissement

52
Q

whatever the circumstances (may be)

A

quelles que soient les circonstances

53
Q

to fasten, to lock, to cordon off

A

boucler

54
Q

to call for, to ask for; to claim

A

réclamer

55
Q

to tell, to call, to warn

A

prévenir

56
Q

to transport

A

acheminer

57
Q

to trigger

A

déclencher

58
Q

spokesman

A

un porte-parole

59
Q

available

A

joignable

60
Q

management, leadership

A

la gestion

61
Q

to impoverish

A

appauvrir

62
Q

ore

A

le minerai

63
Q

a denial

A

un démenti

64
Q

should never have been

A

n’aurait jamais dû être

65
Q

pathetic

A

affligeant

66
Q

to aspire to

A

briguer

67
Q

“note de la rédaction” - une note qu’une personne insère au sein d’un texte dont elle n’est pas l’auteur, placée en incise

A

ndlr

68
Q

to ratify, to confirm

A

entériner

69
Q

to add (a comment), to state, to clarify

A

préciser

70
Q

coal, charcoal

A

le charbon

71
Q

to loosen, to release (a captive), to relax (discipline)

A

relâcher

72
Q

to wiretap

A

mettre sur écoute

73
Q

whatever (may be)

A

quelle que soit

74
Q

through, by means of

A

à travers

75
Q

to lead to

A

aboutir

76
Q

bosom

A

le giron

77
Q

corrupt

A

corrompu

78
Q

marge, leeway, scope

A

la marge

79
Q

bishop

A

l’évêque

80
Q

the way, path

A

la voie

81
Q

teachings

A

les enseignements

82
Q

to inform, to warn

A

avertir

83
Q

hiker

A

le randonneur

84
Q

snowmobile

A

la motoneige

85
Q

to bury

A

ensevelir

86
Q

to occur, to arise

A

survenir

87
Q

to engulf, to swallow up; to gulp down

A

engloutir

88
Q

on the air

A

sur les ondes

89
Q

a wave

A

une onde

90
Q

a test, an ordeal

A

une épreuve

91
Q

to reside, to live; to remain

A

demeurer

92
Q

to weave, to spin (a web)

A

tisser

93
Q

close-knit

A

tissé serré

94
Q

candlelight vigil

A

une veillée aux chandelles

95
Q

younger, youngest

A

cadet, cadette

96
Q

it’s the least of my worries

A

c’est le cadet de mes soucis

97
Q

fatal, fateful

A

funeste

98
Q

to climb

A

grimper

99
Q

to make off with, to swipe; to walk off with

A

rafler

100
Q

a raid, a roundup

A

une rafle

101
Q

cabin, cockpit

A

la carlingue

102
Q

take-off

A

le décollage

103
Q

to land

A

atterrir

104
Q

renewal

A

le renouvellement

105
Q

bloody

A

sanglant, ~e

106
Q

mammal

A

le mammifère

107
Q

ewe

A

la brebis

108
Q

to be harmful to, to damage

A

nuire

109
Q

warm up (as in sport)

A

l’échauffement (m)

110
Q

shortage, fault

A

le défaut

111
Q

numb

A

engourdi, ~e

112
Q

abuse

A

l’abus (m)

113
Q

in a row

A

d’affilée

114
Q

to sharpen

A

affiler

115
Q

injury

A

la blessure

116
Q

calf (anatomy)

A

le mollet

117
Q

soft-boiled egg

A

l’œuf mollet

118
Q

romantic

A

galant, ~e

119
Q

harassment

A

le harcèlement

120
Q

to knot, to tie

A

nouer

121
Q

to dispel, to eliminate, to spread

A

écarter

122
Q

to predict, to have a premonition about

A

pressentir

123
Q

to enthrone

A

introniser

124
Q

to warn, caution; to tell; to anticipate

A

prévenir

125
Q

a motorway service area

A

une aire de repos

126
Q

sound man

A

le preneur de son

127
Q

film crew

A

l’équipe de tournage

128
Q

the director (female)

A

la réalisatrice

129
Q

to continue alongside

A

longer

130
Q

to compel

A

contraindre

131
Q

to call for

A

réclamer

132
Q

a grant

A

l’octroi

133
Q

to burn

A

brûler

134
Q

landing

A

le débarquement

135
Q

to invite

A

convier

136
Q

trap, pitfall

A

l’embûche

137
Q

census, inventory

A

le recensement

138
Q

perishable goods, food

A

les denrées

139
Q

Beehive

A

La ruche

140
Q

Beekeeper

A

Un apiculteur