5 a day 4 Flashcards
A neat freak
un pur monstre
To huddle up against
se blottir contre
A hurdle / to hurdle
Un obstacle / franchir
You tattled it?
T’as craché le morceau? vendu la mèche?
(To gamble) it on yourself
jouer sur / miser
A scab / to scab
Une croûte - tavelure / former une croûte
A speck
une tâche - un grain (there’s a speck of dust on my coat)
Wealth
la richesse / ressources d’un pays
Not even a tiny bit
même pas un peu?
Ordeals
des épreuves
Handmaidens
servantes
Get them to safety
met les à l’abri
To stand your ground
maintenir ta position
Curtains
rideaux
A sentry
une sentinelle
A route
an itinerary
Idle threats
des menaces futile
A Wheezing
Sifflement
A footage
image / séquence (dans une vidéo par ex)
Being prickly
susceptible
A gutter
goutière
A mob
A mob of protesters
A large crownd of people
une foule
A rifle
A hunting rifle
a sort of gun that fired from shoulder level
An output
Output from mine ceased in may
Efficiency can lead to higher outputs
The amount of something produced by a person, machine or industry
(production)
Hang in there !
I wish you well
Bon courage
Dotted
A dotted background
Marked with or in the form of dots
To alleviate
drinking water can alleviate heardaches
Make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe
soulager, alléger
To strive
National movements were striving for independence
Make great efforts to achieve or obtain something
lutter
To stem from
Many of the universities problems stem from rapid expansion
Originate in or be caused by
résulter de
An onslaught
A series of onslaughts on the citadel
A fierce or destructive attack
assaut
An upheaval
Major upheavals in the financial markets
A violent or sudden change or disruption to something
bouleversement
A Whiff
I caught a whiff of eau de cologne
A smell that is onlyu smelts briefly or faintly
An unpleasant smell (biritsh)
Shallow (adj)
Serve the noodles in a shallow bowl
of little depth
peu profond
Neat (adj)
the books had been stacked up in neat piles
Arranged in a tidy way, in good order.
net, soigné
To sprain
He left in a wheelchair after spraining an ankle
Wrench or twist the ligaments of an ankle, wrist or other joint.
(entorse, foulure)
Coy (adj)
She treated him to a coy smile of invitation
Making a pretence of shyness or modesty which is intended to be alluring.
(évasif)
A mob
A mob of protesters
Large crowd of peoplen especially one that is disorderly and intent on causing trouble or violence
An output
output from the mine ceased in May
the amount of something produced by a person, machine or industry.
Hang in there ! I wish you well ! Good cheer
Bon courage
To alleviate
he couldn’t prevent her pain, only alleviate it
make suffering, deficiency or a problem less severe (apaiser)
To strive
National movements were striving for independence
make great efforts to achieve or obtain something
se battre pour, se démener
Stem from
many of universities’ problems stem from rapid expansion
orginate in or be caused by. Have its origins in, arise from, originate from
An onslaught
a series of onslaught on the citadel
a fierce or destructive attak (assaut, attaque)
An upheaval
Times of political upheaval
A violent or sudden change or disruption to something.
Un bouleversement
A Whiff
I caught a whiff of eau de cologne
A smell that is only smelt briefly or faintly
Une odeur passagère.
Shallow
Serve the noodles in a shallow bowl
a shallow person
of little depth
peu profond, superficiel
Neat
The books had been stacked up in neat piles
arranged in a tidy way, in good order
net, soigné
Coy
She treated him to a coy smile of invitation
making pretence of shyness or modesty which is intended to be alluring. (timide, évasif)
To sulk
he was sulking over the break-up of his band
bouder
A squib
a small, slight, or weak person especially a child
To frame
Produce false evidence against an innocent person so that they appear guilty.
To stamp
he stamped his foot in frustration
bring down one’s foot heavily on the ground or on something on the ground
taper, veut dire aussi tamponner ou un tampon
To allude to something
the author alluded to historical facts
évoquer, faire allusion
to endow somebody with something
endowed
doter / donner / accorder
To loathe somebody
my father loathes mess in the kitchen
détester / répugner
hate
To fidget
bouger, remuer
a precinct
un commissariat
A whack
to whack somebody / something
claquer, frapper
ominous
those clouds look ominous, it might rain
inquiétant, de mauvais augure
Scrabs
des croûtes
stripped
to strip somebody /something
dépouiller / déshabillé / déchu
to wrestle
lutter / faire du catch
To beseech somebody
supplier
a gloating
to gloat
jubilation, se vanter
a withdrawal
un retrait, une suppression
a wit
telling a good joke requires wit.
esprit / intelligence
A latch
un verrou, loquet
to cope with
affronter, supporter
critters
bêtes, créatures
a toner
encre, du toner
being chuffed
être content, ravi
albeit
bien que, nonobstant
thence
de ce fait, par conséquent
a kettle
une bouilloire, marmite
to haggle
a haggle
marchander
an anvil
enclume
to forestall something
forestall the next crisis
prévenir, anticiper
To shrug
hausser les épaules
a canvas
une toile, bâche
a cot
une berceau
ravenous
vorace, affamé
fetters
to fetter
entraves
entraver
To falter
faiblir, s’essoufler
To clench something
I clench my teeth when i’m stressed
serrer
bowels
intestins, entrailles
to inch
avancer doucement
a framework
a new financial framework
un cadre, une structure
scarce
in the desert, water is a scarce resource
rare, limité
to indulge somebody / something
She loved her grandson and often indulged him
gâter / satisfaire
to mend something
I mended my relationship
réparer, rétablir
To blur
brouiller
To nudge somebody / something
poursser, encourager
a riveting
a riveting book
un rivetage
captivant
To hum
fredonner
a toadstool
champignon vénéneux
assessments
a good assessment of the economy
évaluations, estimations
to endorse / endorsed
endorse the plan
approuvé, appuyé
drafted
Drafted a new bill, drafted into the military
rédigé, enrôler
