4 Flashcards
to sail, drive a sailboat
voguer
drive in, press in, push, thrust
enforcer
disambiguation
clarification
writing, work, deed
oeuvre
mix up, mess
chassecroise
shore, bank
rive
to moor, belay, berth, lash
amarrer
skinny, thin
moulant
to climb, to ascend
gravir
to be about to do
s’appreter a faire
be attentive
empresser
to hasten to do
s’empresser de faire
lap, plash, swash
clapoter
harrow, portcullis, drag
herse
harrow
agricultural implement with spikes for leveling land
portcullis
gate in a castle. one that goes up and down, with spikes at the bottom
to sink
sombrer
goon
hired hoodlum or thug,
stupid, awkward person
indissoluble
firm, stable.
incapable of being dissolved
bush, shrub
arbuste
to arrange, to set, to place, put out
disposer
platform, rostrum
stage, dais, stump
estrade
provisions, victuals
victuailles
to busy oneself
affairer
apron,
pinafore, pinny
tablier
haul, dragging
halage
sharp (look)
acere’
barb
a point or pointed part. or an openly unpleasant remark
sinister
paribulaire
anyway
quand meme
liturgy
a form of public worship
a ritual
to take (a route)
emprunter
needle, pointer, indicator, spire, points
aiguille
hexagonal floor tile
tommette
end, tip, top, bit
bout
bald
chauve
brush, graze
huffy
resentful, strained
froisse`
to nod in agreement
opiner du bonnet/ de la tete
merciless
impitoyable
surprising, astounding
suprenant
from now on, henceforth
desormais
requite, avenge
revancher
on the other hand
en revanche
lacework
dantelle
to sit down at the table
attabler
balance sheet
appraisal
bilan
sword, knife
epe`e
to be faulty
clocher
preference, favour, liking
guise
humming, buzz
bourdonnement
retreat, pension, retirement
hiding place, sanctum
retraite
torture
supplice
to subside, decline, to sag
affaiser
vamoose
to leave hurriedly
pathogen
disease producing agent, a virus or bacterium
to fawn
to seek favour by servile behaviour
taint e.
a trace of something bad
to bungle
to do clumsily and awkwardly, to botch
carom
shot in billiard where the ball hits two other balls in a row
any hit of rebound
foible
a minor weakness in character
expunge e.
to obliterate
efface, destroy
to languish e.
become weak
to suffer neglect or hardship
pine
mountebank e.
charletan
seller of quack meds
puritanical e.
strict in religious matters
dastard e.
a mean, sneaking coward
lustrous e.
shining,
splendid, illustrious
congenial e.
agreeable, pleasant in nature
compatible
depouiller
to strip, divest
sentient e.
having the power of perception
characterized by sensation and conciousness
autrement
otherwise
besides
steadfast e.
firm in purpose, resolution
unwavering
voyou
thug
marrant/e
drole
atavistic e.
showing traits of earlier time
paltry e.
ridiculously small
worthless
contemptible
tapoter
to pat, dab
bridé
slit
ficeler
tie up
bolduc
tape
rider
to wrinkle
allant
lively
répandre
to spread
interstice
gap, crack
soubresaut
a start, jolt
éclatant
bright, brilliant
quatour
quartet
menuisier
carpenter
velours
velvet
dague
dagger
