Set: le lion 91-120

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Term Definition
the clouds (g) les nuées (f)
to draw up, write out, draft rédiger
heartbroken, woe-begone, deeply grieved at stg navré (e, s)
panting, breathless haletant
dull blue bleu sourd
the careless indifference le sans-gêne
to get nowhere fast, spin tires in mud (to become empty? ) tourner à vide
a maid of honor une demoiselle d'honneur
sharpened effilé (e, s)
the cheekbones (g) les pommettes (f)
anemic, bloodless, extremely pale exsangue
to overhang surplomber
the copper le cuivre
one-eyed borgne
turned down rabattu (e, s)
to separate, keep apart écarter
the sudden shower, downpour (g) les averses (f)
the blazes? flamboyancies? les flamboyants
unhealthy maladif (ive)
a flowerbed, border of flowers une plate-bande
a compost un terreau
the carnations (g) les oeillets (m)
a flower bed un parterre
a rhino-skin whip un kiboko
the hoarseness, raucousness la raucité
the screeching, squealing (brakes), grating, grinding (teeth) le crissement
the poacher le braconnier
the muzzle le mufle
a mouthful of, gulp une gorgée de
flat/snub nosed, pug-nosed camus

Set Information

Terms 30
Creator btaller8
Created January 20, 2008
Group AP French Selvin
Tags selvin, lion, french, ap
Access Anyone
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#91-120

the first two words are actually words that aren't totally foreign to us. yay

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LaFontaine : With this vocabulary, I think that "heartbroken," "woe-begone" and "deeply-greived" are words that are not foreign to us either.
WillMullaney : Changed le crissement → screeching, squealing (brakes), grating, grinding (teeth) to le crissement → the screeching, squealing (brakes), grating, grinding (teeth)
WillMullaney : Changed un kiboko → rhino-skin whip to un kiboko → a rhino-skin whip
WillMullaney : Changed les averses → the sudden shower, downpour to les averses (f) → the sudden shower, downpour (f)
WillMullaney : Changed les oeillets → carnations to les oeillets (m) → carnations (g)
KevinFace : Changed la raucité → hoarseness, raucousness to la raucité → the hoarseness, raucousness
Jenkins : Changed maladif (ive) → unhealthy (and fem ending) to maladif (ive) → unhealthy
allison : Changed carnations (g) → les oeillets (m) to the carnations (g) → les oeillets (m)
LaFontaine : Gee Whiz! Can't you guys indicate that you changed a term without using a formulaic and bland structure that lacks the first-person signular subject pronoun.
jalenack : P.S. Gregoire quizlet makes those comments automatically
Jenkins : Changed the off handedness → le sans-gêne to the careless indifference → le sans-gêne
Jenkins : I just changed sans gene to what ms. selvin said in class on tuesday.
LaFontaine : So quizlet's the one you lacks imagination. Qu'il ait plus d'imagination!
LaFontaine : But why doesn't it send out such messages when I change things. Am I too unique to have my action automated?
LaFontaine : Well the announcements thereof.
jalenack : Changed to separate, to keep apart → écarter to to separate, keep apart → écarter
allison : gregoire, i think it only does it when you edit it while you're going through it, not when you edit it from the set page....?
allison : but idk fo sho
allison : and dang you use fancy words! like thereof.... dang! :)
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Most Missed Words

  1. a flowerbed, border of flowers → une plate-bande - 51 misses
  2. to separate, keep apart → écarter - 49 misses
  3. sharpened → effilé (e, s) - 47 misses
  4. turned down → rabattu (e, s) - 44 misses
  5. panting, breathless → haletant - 42 misses
  6. heartbroken, woe-begone, deeply grieved at stg → navré (e, s) - 40 misses
  7. the carnations (g) → les oeillets (m) - 40 misses