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
frais/fraîche
fresh
faire des frais
to spend a lot; to be costly
induire
to induce
louer
to rent, let; to praise, speak highly of; to congratulate
se louer de faire qch
to be proud of/pleased with yourself for doing sth
le loyer
rent
la mairie
town hall, city council
malin(igne)
smart, shrewd; knowing
la médisance
slander, bad-mouthing
nuancer
to modify slightly
nuancé
dubious, unconvinced
être nuancé dans ses opinions
to be moderate in your opinions
la nuance
shade, tone; nuance, slight difference
ne pas faire dans la nuance
to take an unsubtle approach
le partenariat
partnership
plaindre
to feel sorry for, pity
se plaindre
to moan
se plaindre à qn de
to complain to sb about
le plaignant
complainant
la plainte
complaint; moan, groan
prescrire
to prescribe
se prescrire
to be prescribed
prescrit
recommended, prescribed
le propos
talk, remark; intention, aim
à propos
by the way
l’à-propos
good timing
à propos de
about, regarding
à ce propos
on that subject
à tout propos
for no reason at all
régir
to govern
régler
to regulate; to adjust; to organise, plan
rouvrir
to reopen, open again
saisir
to take hold of, grab, seize, grasp; to get, catch
le salarié
wage-earner
secourir
to save, rescue, give first aid to
le secours
help, assistance, aid
les secours
emergency services
le plan de secours
back-up plan
les premiers secours
first aid
appeler qn à son secours
to call sb for help
porter secours à qn
to provide assistance to sb
Au secours!
Help!
la sensibilisation
awareness-raising
la campagne de sensibilisation de l’opinion
campaign to raise public awareness
traiter
to treat; to process; to deal with, handle
TVA
VAT
venger
to avenge, take revenge
le vengeur
avenger
vengeur
vengeful
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