3 & 4 Flashcards
les abords
surrounding area, outskirts
d’abord
first (of all), beforehand, to start with
tout d’abord
first and foremost, first of all
au premier abord
at first sight
être d’un abord facile/difficile
(not) to be easily approachable
l’ado (m/f)
teenager
ainsi
like this/that, this/that way; thus, thereby
ainsi donc
so (to summarise)
ainsi que
just as, like; plus, along with, as well as
ainsi va la vie
that’s life, such is life
c’est ainsi
that’s just how it is, it is what it is
c’est ainsi que
that is how
c’est mieux ainsi
it’s better (like) this/that (way)
et ainsi de suite
and so on and so forth
pour ainsi dire
so to speak
ajouter (à/que)
to add (to/that)
les alentours
surrounding area, vicinity, surroundings
aux alentours de qch
around, in the area around/vicinity of sth; (at) about/around (time)
dans les alentours
around here (somewhere)
l’ampleur (f)
size, breadth; extent, scale, scope
l’apogée (m)
peak, highest point, zenith
atteindre
to reach, get to; to achieve (goal); to affect, harm
atteindre des sommets
to reach new heights
atteindre l’orgasme
to orgasm
atteindre la cote d’alerte
to reach alarming levels, become alarming
atteindre son apogée
to peak
l’attrait (m)
appeal, attraction, attractive traits
auprès de
close to, near, next to, beside; compared to
autour
around; all around; in the area, around here
autour de
around, about, approximately; on the subject of
tout autour
all around
tourner autour de qch
to involve, be about sth
tourner autour du pot
to beat about the bush
se réunir autour d’un verre
to get together for a drink
le bonheur
happiness; joy, pleasure; (good) luck
par bonheur
happily, fortunately, luckily
respirer le bonheur
to exude happiness
trouver son bonheur
to find what you’re looking for
brutaliser
to attack, abuse
cantonner
to restrict, confine, limit
se cantonner
to shut yourself away
se cantonner à
to restrict yourself, limit yourself
le congé sans solde
unpaid leave
la connaissance
knowledge, appreciation, awareness, understanding, expertise; acquaintance; consciousness
à ma connaissance
as far as I know, to the best of my knowledge
avoir connaissance de
to be aware of sth
la connaissance de soi
self-awareness, self-knowledge