10 Flashcards
entrainer
to lead to
chouette
smashing, great infml
retentir
to ring, resound, ring out
fiston
son infml
la chute
punch line
abus
abuse, overindulgence
taule
prison
calecon
pants, underpants
parvenu e.
person with newly acquired wealth or influence but without social acceptance
chamade
signal, gesture which communicates something
sans broncher
without a murmur
miette
crumb
glousser
to chuckle. chortle
recenser
make a census
crotte
dirt, dung
cramer
burn, combust
tronche
head, face
casquette
cap, hat
pousser
to overdo it
mome
kid, brat
emprunte’
self conscious. stilted
salir
to make dirty, soil
deconfite
crestfallen
magnetophone
tape recorder
j’ai beau essayer…
it’s no good me trying…
epoustouflant
amazing, mind boggling
on ne t’a pas sonne’
did anyone ask you?
ble’
corn wheat grain
bailleur de fonds
silent partner
moindre’
lesser, smaller
gonze gonzesse
bloke chick
tante
aunt poof
mome
kid brat
taule placard
prison nick
baver
to dribble
en baver
to have a hard time
enamer
to start
aveu
confession admission
couchette
berth bunk
abat jour
lampshade
rale
rale, abnormal breathing sound
raler
to moan, growl, complain
drolement
really
oddly
grincer
to creak to squeak
veine
inspiration
luck
il a de la veine
he’s lucky
appuyer
to rest
to press
to back
champignon
accellerator
guepe
wasp
bourdonner
to buzz to hum
crouche
pitcher, crock jug
adosser
to stand against. to lean
entiche’
besotted infatuated
to cavil e.
to raise a trivial objection… to carp
latte de plancher
floor board
laditte
the aforementioned
amende
fine penalty
faire amende honorable
to make amends
hale
tan
expedie’
sent
accuse’ de reception
aknowledgement of receipt
iterative e.
repeating
manquer de correction
to have no manners
pain perdu
bread dipped in milk and egg then fried
conteur conteuse
storyteller
se debarbouiller
to wash
to wash ones’ face
a moins que
unless, without, except
on remontrer a’ quelqu’un
to teach somebody a thing or two
requin
shark
litography e.
printing technique by which image to print is fixed
rompu a
well accustomed to
gateux
senile
cirer le pompes de qualqu’un
to suck up to smbd
c’est kif kif
it’s all the same
enrage’
furious
longer
to march along, to follow
chausse’e
roadway
chausse’
shod
la bave du crapaud n’atteint pas la blanche colombe
sticks and stones…
berline
saloon, sedan
four doors sedan
aplatir
to beat something flat
zigue
guy
d’autant que
insomuch as
pantouflard
a stay at home
old line e.
supporting traditional ideas
gumption e.
initiative resourcefulness
guts common sense
collegial e.
characterized by having authority vested equally among colleagues
il n’empeche
all the same
il n’empeche que
nontheless
pardi
yes
affirmative reply
avachi
limp flabby
shapeless
adipeux
adipose
consisting of fat
fatty podgy
affaisser
to subside decline
to sag
maudir
to curse to damn
lachete’
cowardice
lack of courage
dore’navant
henceforth
fric
dough cash money
etre bourre’ de fric
to be loaded
degoter
to find, to whistle to hit
houleuse
stormy turbulent
