Set: le lion 121-150
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All 30 Terms
| | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
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ground up, crushed | pilé (e, s) |
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hoarse (voice) | enroué (e, s) |
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indicated, pointed out/to, detected | décelé (e, s) |
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to do something in vain | avoir beau être |
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to touch lightly, brush against | effleurer |
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to clutter (up), to obstruct, to block (passage) | encombrer |
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a channel, rivulet | une rigole |
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to strike (blow) | asséner |
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streaked, grooved, ridged | strié (e, s) |
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the fibrils (g) | les fibrilles (f) |
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the fragrances (the emanations, brush discharges (g)) | les effluves (m) |
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to stretch (oneself, one's limbs) | s'étirer |
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to feel repugnance (for something) | répugner (à qqch) |
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the kennels (g) | les chenils (m) |
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a black man | un Noir |
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a Negro (insulting word) | un Nègre (pej!) |
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to contract | se crisper |
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to put on "airs", to be affected | faire des manières |
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walking with swaying hips | déhanché (e, s) |
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the assault, attack, onslaught (g) | l'assaut (m) |
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dazzled | ébloui (e, s) |
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thoughtless, careless, scatterbrained | étourdi (e, s) |
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to crop/cut (hair) close, short | couper ras |
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to betray (betrayed) | trahir (trahi) |
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the clay (g) | l'argile (f) |
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a defect | une tare |
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to his liking, taste | à son gré |
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crippled, maimed | estropié (e, s) |
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to watch for, (animal) lie in wait for | guetter |
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a cartridge | une cartouche |
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121-150
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LaFontaine : the "physiol" for les fibrilles might have been Mme Selvin starting to write "physiology" to indicate the context of the word, but stopping before the final syllable.
LaFontaine : I gave "cartridge" an indefinite article in English so it would better match the French.
allison : ya i agree -- the fibrils is some kind of obscure physiological term.... not that that makes mucho sense... but whatev
WillMullaney : Changed les fibrilles (physiol??) → the fibrils to les fibrilles (f) → the fibrils (g)
KevinFace : Changed enroué (e, s) (une voix) → hoarse to enroué (e, s) → hoarse (voice)
KevinFace : Changed un Nègre (pej?) → a Negro, Negress to un Nègre (pej!) → a Negro, Negress
WillMullaney : Changed l'argile → the clay to l'argile (f) → the clay (g)
WillMullaney : Changed un Nègre (pej!) → a Negro, Negress to un Nègre (pej!) → a Negro (insulting word)
WillMullaney : Changed pilé → ground up, crushed to pilé (e,s) → ground up, crushed
btaller8 : changing les effluves, dehanche
Jenkins : Changed to betray, betrayed → trahir (trahi) to to betray (betrayed) → trahir (trahi)
Jenkins : Changed to his liking, taste, ((à mon avis, too?) = in my opinion? idk why this is here) → à son gré to to his liking, taste → à son gré
jalenack : Changed to touch lightly, to brush against → effleurer to to touch lightly, brush against → effleurer
jalenack : Changed to watch for, (animal) to lie in wait for → guetter to to watch for, (animal) lie in wait for → guetter
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Most Missed Words
- crippled, maimed → estropié (e, s) - 88 misses
- thoughtless, careless, scatterbrained → étourdi (e, s) - 74 misses
- hoarse (voice) → enroué (e, s) - 68 misses
- indicated, pointed out/to, detected → décelé (e, s) - 60 misses
- the fragrances (the emanations, brush discharges (g)) → les effluves (m) - 58 misses
- walking with swaying hips → déhanché (e, s) - 53 misses
- to touch lightly, brush against → effleurer - 44 misses