Advanced French Words_Engl to Fren1 Flashcards
to adjust, organize, manage
améneger
sponsor, patron, supporter
mécène
to stamp, crash into
emboutir
adj. open, franck, sincere
débouché
an opening
une ouverture, entrée, amorce
a market
un débouché
to unblock, uncork,
déboucher
racing car, large meteor
un bolide
as far as, that
autant que (je sache, etc)
as far as, as much as
autant
to link, join
relier
adj. vague, imprecis, blurry
moutonné (adj)
adj misty foggy
brumeaux, brumeuse
soft, tender, light
flou, mou (adj)
a display, poster, presentation
un affichage
an awakening, arousal
un éveil
to get over, to overcome, to cross, to jump over
franchir
adj. cowardly, heartless, unmanly
lâche
n. an explosion, bursting; break up, fervency, fervor; flame, flash
un éclatement (m)
cunning, smart
calé
to enchant, satisfy, to delight
combler
broken
brisé
v. to clean, peel pare, skin
éplucher
n. soar, flight, development, soaring
essor (m)
flat, punctured
crevé
tire
un pneu
make dirty
salir
v. hinder, jam; get stuck, catch; trap, corner
coincer
v. overstimulate, annoy, irritate,
énerver
adv. so such
tant
to care, être concerné par, se préoccuper,
se soucier
v. to take off, fly off, take down, to unstick
décoller
to v. devote, vow
vouer
n. trunk, stem, stock
un tronc (m)
adj. new, novel; unpublished
inédit
whatever, no matter
quel que soit
n. distance, gap; difference, space;
un écart (m)
v. to straighten out, unravel, untangle
débrouiller
prep. past, beyond
au-delà de
n. five year period, quinquennium
un quinquennat (m)
n. contempt, disdain; disregard; scorn
mépris (m)
v. to bring back to life, revive, rekindle, reanimate
ranimer
n. bereavement, mourning, black
deuil (m)
n. tanker, petrol tanker, oil tanker
un camion-citerne (m)
n. tank, cistern, tub, vat, wood
une cuve (f)
n.fresh outbreak, rupsurge, ecrudescence,
une recrudescence (f)
n. boatman, smuggler
passeur (m)
Lightnening, grande colère, vifs reproches
foudres (nom féminin pluriel)
n. a trap, snare, fix, pitfall, plight
un piège (m)
inaccessible…
imperméable
n. thousand, numbering 1000
un millier (m)
adj. Discarded remote, isolated apart
écarté
v. to ferment, work, cause to ferment, agitate
cuver
to prop, to wedge, to cut out
caler
n. denigration, disparagement, depreciation, detraction, dispraise, mud slinging
dénigrement (m)
n. eve, vigil; watchfulness, waking
la veille (f)
n. postponement, deferment, transfer
un report (m)
v. double up, bend, double, collapse
se plier
Ramener quelqu’un à une époque antérieure, en évoquant le passé: Les photos nous ont
reporter
adv. at the time of
lors
from now until the end of month
soit d’ici la fin du mois.
to seize something, to grab something
se saisir
v. sketch, outline; draft, trace; adumbrate
esquisser
conj. as far as, that
autant que
conj. however, yet
cependant
Lever une partie du corps: Lift you head.
dresser. Dresser la tête.
to linger over, to dwell on ex.to linger over details
s’attarder sur [s’intéresser à]s’attarder sur des détails
v. be extended; spread out, stretch out, open out; expand, extend; roll, put out
étendre
n. device, apparatus
un dispositif (m)
n. pelvis; basin; pool, pond; pan
bassin (m)
n. burying
un enfouissement (m)
v. procrastinate, dodge; elude, equivocate,
tergiverser
n. alveolus, socket
alvéole (f)
v. bury, put in the ground and cover with dirt
enfouir
v. dig, bore; excavate, hollow
creuser
n. respect, consideration
égard (m)
despite
En dépit de
v. to reach, result in
aboutir à
to plummet
degringoler
n. pack ice, floe
la banquise (f)
v. to jam, block; stamp down, stay away;
enrayer
v. to collapse, give way cave in, fall in, crash, break down
s’effondrer
v. monopolize; corner, cover
accaparer
n. aplomb, balance; assurance
aplomb (m)
adv. upright, steady (Slang)
d’aplomb
v. to dodge, evade; sidestep, skirt, avoid; stall
esquiver
n. negotiation, talks, parley
les pourparlers (m)
n. a chase, pursuit
une poursuite (f)
action plan, program (governmetal etc)
feuille de route
v. to reach, result in
aboutir à
adj. fruitful, productive; successful, profitable
fructueux
v. to knot, tie, establish, set, fasten
nouer
n. preference, favor, liking
une guise (f)
n. a rail, railing
un garde-fou (m)
n. specificity, quality of being specific; condition of being unique to a particular organism or group of organisms
spécificité (f)
v. submit, pander to, humour, humor, hew
se plier à
no matter what you do
on a beau faire
v. compromise, settle a disagreement by making mutual concessions
transiger
n. eradication, uprooting
le déracinement (m)
adv. for good, for all time,
à jamais
prep. with regard to, with reference to, regarding, as to, as for, as of, as regards, with respect to, respecting
quant à
to get worse, to worsen
s’aggraver
there’s no way out of this impasse
c’est une situation sans issue
smartness, pizzazz
une allure (f)
, no matter what you say
On a beau dire,
shortly after(wards)/
peu (de temps) après
v. to start broach, institute, lead
entamer
adj. previous, preliminary, prior
préalable
v. to foresee, forecast anticipate, provide, envisage
prévoir
adj. disturbing, unsettling, perturbing; uncanny, thrilling
troublant
n. problem, question; trouble, issue, difficulty
un problème (m)
n. solution, settlement, answer, resolutuion
la solution (f)
v. solve, settle, clear up; remove, annul; resolve, figure out
résoudre
well matched
assorti (féminin assortie) [as?rti] adjectif
the situation is getting worse
la situation s’aggrave
v. go to the bad, deteriorate, worsen, break down, crumble, suffer, tumble, decay, drop, perish, slip; go to pot
se détériorer
to come to a decision, understanding
arriver à
the talks have reached an impasse
les pourparlers sont dans une impasse
n. region, district, county; area, country
la région (f)
v. shift, transfer
muter
shortly before
peu (de temps) avant
prep. from
dès
désaccord, conflit, difficulté] tension
une tension
restart negociations
reprendre des négociations
[au nom de]
de la part de
entirely
entièrement
to insist on
insiste également sur
[s’harmoniser] to match, to go together well”
s’assortirverbe (pronominal intransitif)
(soutenu) in search ou pursuit of, searching for, questing for (littéraire)
en quête de locution prépositionnelle
to break, to shatter
briser
the two colours match (up) ou blend (in) perfectly
les deux couleurs sont très bien assorties
n. people, nation; populace, collectivity; folk
le peuple (m)
to anger
mettre en colère
quantity
quantité féminin
supplies
n. fournitures; équipement; vivres, provisions
n. l’arrêt, the interruption
la cessation
they want something concrete
Ils veulent du concret
n. demand, claim, claiming
revendication (f)
eager to do
désireux de faire
sales
ventes (d’armes) (f.)
n. associate, ally
un allié (m)
to have an influence on, to influence, to affect
influer sur (verbe plus préposition)
n. (Politics) reshuffle, rearrangement, modification, revision, alteration
un remaniement (m)
v. intervene, interfere, meddle; intermediate, speak in; push in, step in; interpose; have hand in something; have a finger in the pie
intervenir
adv. beyond, past, further than
au-delà
n. rally, gathering
un ralliement (m)
v. carry on, chase, pursue; go after, follow; continue on; prosecute; proceed
poursuivre
n. nephew, son of one’s brother or sister
neveu (m)
v. curl huddle up
recroqueviller
n. exegesis, interpretation; Biblical commentary
exégèse (f)
v. linger, linger on, loiter, tarry
s’attarder
conj. as, compared to -, to the extent of -
ainsi
v. incarnate, embody, personify; epitomize, incorporate
incarner
conj. In so much as
d’autant que
v. take collection, collect the money
quêter
[à partir de maintenant] from now on, henceforth
désormais
prep. with regard to, with reference to, regarding, as to, as for, as of, as regards, with respect to, respecting
quant à
v. to reset, return, remit set back, hold over, hand over
remettre
n. a sketch, draft, outline
une esquisse (f)
adv. so, thus, in this way, thereby
ainsi
adj. new, novel; unpublished
inédit
adj. umpteenth, pertaining to one in a succession of very many (Informal)
énième
v. refute, deny, contradict, belie, confound, demolish, disclaim, gainsay, lie down, scotch
démentir
to want, to intend
entendre
do as you wish or please
fais comme tu l’entends
I intend to ou I mean to ou I will be obeyed
j’entends qu’on m’obéisse
he’s determined to go tomorrow
il entend bien partir demain
n. post, mail; job, office, appointment, position; station, place; situation; program
une poste (f)
adj. diverse, varied; several, various; variant, manifold; miscellaneous, sundry; varicolored
divers
a well-matched couple
un couple bien assorti
to get something going again
remettre quelque chose en marche
to close one’s mind to something
fermer son esprit à quelque chose
she said firmly
dit-elle d’une voix ferme …,
to repair something
remettre quelque chose en état
office holders
titulaires de poste
adj. Titular permanent
un titulaire M.
n. position, location, placing; place; standing, bearing, status; stand, attitude; posture, alignment
position (f)
[pour la protection sociale] contributionsn. membership fee, subscription, contribution
la cotisation
cash
espèces, argent comptant; liquidités, argent en espèces;
v. benefit, profit; enjoy
bénéficier
to enjoy ideal conditions/welfare benefits
bénéficier de conditions idéales/d’avantages sociaux
social security benefits
prestations sociales (f.)
she is starting to feel the benefits of the treatment
elle commence à ressentir les bienfaits du traitement
the holiday wasn’t of much benefit to him
les vacances ne lui ont pas fait tellement de bien
to show ; [ - difficulté, risque] to
presenter
illegal workers
travailleurs san papiers (m)
you would benefit from a stay in the country
un séjour à la campagne vous ferait du bien
n. problem, question; trouble, issue, difficulty
le problème (m)
willing
adj. agréable, disposé, prêt; serviable, de bonne volonté; consentant; enthousiaste
for the most part phrasal adverb
dans l’ensemble
work irregularly
] faire des petits travaux or boulots
n. journey, route, course; trip, way, hitch; career, record
un parcours (m)
adj. riparian, riverside, waterside, riverine
une riverain
v. reach, arrive, attain; contact; achieve; affect, catch; compass
atteindre
to present (soutenu), to have ; [ - symptômes, traces, signes]
presenter
n. collection, quest, search
quête (f)
for the most part we get along pretty well
dans l’ensemble, nous nous entendons assez bien
sorry to have kept you waiting
désolé de m’être fait attendre
