7 & 8 Flashcards
l’affaire (f)
matter, case, business, deal, affair
aisément
easily, comfortably
l’amende (f)
fine
faire amende honorable
to make amends
mettre à l’amende
to penalise
en attendant
meanwhile, in the meantime
bâtard
illegitimate
le bâtard
illegitimate child, bastard
blagueur
jokey, humorous, light-hearted
le blagueur
joker
blesser
to injure, wound; to hurt sb’s feelings, upset
se blesser
to hurt/injure yourself; to be hurt/upset, be offended
consterner
to dismay, distress
consternant
appalling, terrible, deplorable, lamentable
contourner
to bypass, walk/drive around
la cour
(court)yard, back yard
la cour de récréation
playground
convaincre
to convince; to convict
décourager
to discourage, dishearten, put off
déloyal
disloyal, unfair
dénigrer
to denigrate
dénoncer
to denounce
se dénoncer
to give oneself up, come forward
désormais
in future, from now on
diffuser
to diffuse; to broadcast, circulate, distribute
l’échelle (f)
ladder, scale
à l’échelle de
on the scale of, in respect of, regarding
sur une grande/petite échelle
on a large/small scale
mettre qn enceinte
to get sb pregnant
tomber enceinte (fam)
to get pregnant
s’entre-louer
to congratulate each other
enfin
at last
favoriser
to favour; to promote, boost, stimulate, support
