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
la connaissance pointue
in-depth knowledge
la connaissance pratique
practical experience/knowledge
la connaissance sommaire
basic knowledge
les connaissances plaquées
patchy knowledge
la domaine de connaissance
area of expertise, specialisation; knowledge base
être sans connaissance
to be unconscious
lier connaissance (avec)
to get to know each other (sb)
Enchanté de faire votre connaissance!
Nice to meet you!
débarquer
to unload; to land, disembark; to show up, turn up; to not be up to speed
déchaîner
to unleash, give rise to
se déchaîner
to lose it
dédier
to dedicate
le dégât
damage, harm
enseigner
to teach
l’enseignant
teacher
l’épreuve (f)
ordeal, hardship; test, trial; exam paper
à l’épreuve de (qch)
proof against (sth), -proof
mettre à rude épreuve
to test severely
éprouver
to have, feel, experience; to test
éprouver des réticences à faire qch
to have some concerns/reservations about doing sth
éprouver de l’attrait pour qch
to feel drawn to sth
éprouver le besoin de faire qch
to feel the need to do sth
s’éterniser
to last for ages, drag on
l’infraction (f)
offence, breach, violation
l’infraction à
violation/breach of
l’infraction pénale
criminal offence
être en infraction
to break the law
injurieux
abusive, insulting
inquiéter
to worry, concern; to bother, disturb
s’inquiéter (de)
to worry, be anxious (about)
ne t’inquiète pas
don’t worry
l’internaute (m/f)
internet user
la main-d’oeuvre
labour; workforce, workers
mélanger
to mix, stir, blend, combine; to mix up, muddle up, confuse; to mingle
se mélanger
to merge; to get mixed up, muddled up, confused
le mélange
mixture, blend, combination
le net/la toile
internet, web
net
clear, distinct, clear-cut, clearly defined; clean; sane, mentally stable (fam)
s’arrêter net
to stop abruptly
en avoir le coeur net
to be sure (of it)
être en net progrès
to be making good progress, be progressing well
pas net (inf)
shifty, fishy, suspect, questionable
tout net
quite simply
nettement
clearly, distinctly; significantly, far; neatly
notamment
especially, in particular; such as, including
la pointure
shoe size; big name (fam)
préciser
to explain, clarify; to tell, specify; to point out, make it clear
se préciser
to become clear, take shape
tenir à préciser
to like to point out, wish to specify
précis
precise, accurate, specific
se promener
to be scattered; to walk all over sb; to go for a walk
puisque
since, because, as, seeing as
puisque c’est comme ça
if that’s how it is, in that case
Puisque je te le dis!
I’m telling you!
recourir
to run again
recourir à
to resort to, turn to, use
(se) regrouper
to gather (together); to bring together, unite
rentable
profitable
revêtir
to put on, dress in
solder
to clear, settle (debts); to put on sale
se solder par (qch)
to end in (sth)
le solde (bancaire)
bank balance
souligner
to underline, emphasise, stress, point out
souriant
smiley, cheerful
supprimer
to remove, take out/down/away; to cancel; to delete; to retire, abolish; to get rid of, make sth go away; to kill
se supprimer/suicider
to take your own life
surtout
especially, in particular; mainly, mostly; above all, most importantly, first and foremost, whatever you do
surtout pas
definitely not
surtout que
especially as/since, particularly when
le taux
rate, level
télécharger
to download, upload
être en vente
to be for sale
