9 & 10 Flashcards
attiser
to stir up, arouse
attiser les convoitises
to arouse/provoke envy
commander
to order; to command; to have control over
comme bon lui semble
as he sees fit
convier qn à
to (cordially) invite sb to
convier qn à faire qch
to urge sb to do sth
la convoitise
desire (to have sth), greed, lust
craindre
to fear, be afraid
la crainte
fear
davantage
more; harder, more strenuously; for longer
chaque jour/fois davantage
more every day/time
pas davantage
no more
encourir
to incur
habile
manually-skilled, deft; fit (law)
habile de ses mains
good with your hands, handy
la haine
hate
avoir la haine
to be pissed off
n’importe qui/quoi/où
anybody/anything/anywhere
dire n’importe quoi
to talk nonsense
n’importe (le)quel
any (one)
n’importe quand
any time
n’importe comment
carelessly; anyhow, in any case
l’interdiction (f)
ban
même si
even if, even though
le mensonge
lie
parcourir
see wordreference
performant
perform well
pièger
to trap, catch, capture
le piège
trap
le piège à touristes
tourist trap
prendre qn à son propre piège
to play sb at his own game, fall into your own trap
tomber dans le piège
to fall into the trap
la question piège
trick question
la prise de conscience
realisation; awareness, understanding
proférer
to utter
quant à
as for, regarding
soupirer
to sigh
le soupir
sigh
la suite
rest, remainder; continuation, sequel; result; coherence; suite
suite à
further to, following
donner suite à
to follow up; to proceed/go ahead with; to respond favourably
faire suite à
to follow on from
sans suite
incoherent, disjointed
par la suite
afterwards, subsequently
à la suite
one after the other, in succession, in a row
à la suite de
following, behind; after, subsequent to, in the wake of
entraîner à sa suite
to get others to follow, take others with you
la suite à donner
follow-up
par suite de
owing to, as a result of
attendre la suite des événements
to (wait and see) what happens
en attendant la suite
while waiting to see what happens, while awaiting developments
tricher
to cheat
tricher sur qch
to lie about sth
tricheur
cheating, deceitful, fraudulent
le tricheur
cheat
le trou
hole, crack, gap, space, slot; dump (fam); prison (fam); grave (fam)
avoir un trou (de mémoire)
to have a mental block, go blank, have a memory lapse
boire comme un trou (fam)
to drink like a fish
le trou dans la conversation
awkward silence, lull in a conversation
le trou du cul
arsehole
le trou perdu (fam)
middle of nowhere
