All Vocab From the Year Flashcards
1
Q
L’asile
A
Asylum/Refuge/Shelter
2
Q
Enterrement
A
Funeral (Mine maybe? Who knows. I might just be the walking dead)
3
Q
Vieillards
A
Old men
4
Q
Veiller
A
Stay
5
Q
Ainsi
A
This/As well as/ SO/THUS
(Depends on the context because languages like to screw with you like that. For example, screw in the previous sentence isn’t referring to a metal thing the hold parts together.)
6
Q
Congé
A
Vacation time (I don’t think I know what this means in English anymore, but c’est la vie to be French about it)
7
Q
Patron
A
Boss (Like me)
8
Q
Dû
A
Conjugation of devoir (Because that’s an obvious guess)
9
Q
En somme
A
In short
10
Q
Plutôt
A
Rather
11
Q
En deuil
A
In grief (DEFINITELY me right now)
12
Q
Revêtir
A
To assume/Must (Once again, language and context)
13
Q
Emprunter
A
To borrow
14
Q
Assoupi
A
Asleep
15
Q
Doute
A
Doubt
16
Q
Trajet
A
Distance (When I see it I think of “trajectory” if that helps you remember, or maybe it confuses you, idk!)
17
Q
Réveillé
A
Wake up
18
Q
Tassé
A
Packed
19
Q
Hâte
A
Haste
20
Q
Cahots
A
Jolts
21
Q
Brassard
A
Armband (No, it is not a French bastard)
22
Q
Cravate
A
Neck tie
23
Q
Monte
A
Went
24
Q
Étourdi
A
Careless (Like the mistakes on my maths test!)
25
Chemin à pied
Sidewalk (Directly translated its a "path at foot" but normal people don't walk on a slab of concrete and think PATH AT FOOT! PATH AT FOOT!)
26
Accueillir
Meet
27
Cadre
Executive
28
Échéance
Date of Payment/Maturity/Expiration (Pretty much just an important day)
29
Puisqu’elle
Since it
30
Aboutir
Succeed
31
Accord
Agreement
32
En deça
On the side of (Deça also means "hither" which is an old English word along the lines of here, so if you see "deça" you're reading probably advanced literary text by the equivalent of Shakespeare and are therefore screwed.)
33
Rapprocher
Bringing together/Bringing closer
34
Au sein de
Within
35
Sein
Breast/womb/bosom
36
L'effect de serre
Greenhouse gasses
37
Menaces
Threats
38
Mettre
To put
39
Manquants
Missing
40
Approvisionnement
Availability/Stock
41
Vingt-et-unième
21st
42
Ministre
Minster (The political kind, not the religious kind)
43
S'exprimer
To express oneself (Get your mind out of the gutter)
44
Dérèglement
Disturbance/Trouble
45
Croissance
Growth
46
Constats
Certified statements/Reports
47
Croître
To grow
48
Citoyen
Citizens
49
Défi
Challenge
50
Baisser les bras
Give up
51
Bien-être
Well being
52
Peuple
People (country minimum)
53
Tout de suite
Right away
54
Falloir
To need
55
Recevoir
To recieve
56
Vieux
Old man (Singular)
57
Légion
Army (I think 'legion' is a word in english too its just kinda died out.)
58
Légion d'honneur
Military decoration medal thingie
59
Serré
Tight
60
Saluer
To greet (Salut!)
61
En vue
Prominent or Famous
62
Lors
During/At the time of
63
Sino-Americaine
Chinese American (Because THAT'S intuitive)
64
Sous
Under
65
Contre
Against (I think "contrary" when I see it but that might just screw you up)
66
Publier
Publish
67
Au lieu de
Instead of
68
Panneaux solaire
Solar Panels
69
Conduire
To drive (cars, not golf)
70
La douche
The shower (Sorry, we aren't discussing your ex)
71
Se doucher
To shower (Still nothing to do with your ex)
72
Le bain
The bath
73
Éconmiser
To save (Anything except files and people)
74
Être recouvert
To be covered
75
Moitié
Half
76
Un éco-citoyen
Eco-citizen
77
Éteindre
To extinguish
78
Lutte
Struggle
79
Sigle
Acronym
80
GES
Gaz à effet de serre (Greenhouse gases, learn your frickin vocab)
81
PIB
GDP (Take Econ if you don't know what that means)
82
Sa richesse
Your wealth
83
La fonte
Melting (In a noun form, because logic)
84
Le réchauffement climatique
Global warming
85
La terre
Earth or land
86
L'utilisation
Use
87
L'épuisement
Exhaustion
88
La surpêche
Overfishing
89
La deforestation
Deforestation (No, duh, Sherlock)
90
Les pesticides
Pesticides (Never would have guessed -.-)
91
Les herbicides
Herbicides (No, really?)
92
Une espèce
A species
93
La surconsommation
Over comsumption
94
Le bouleversement
Upheaval
95
La désertication
Desertification (It's elementary, dear Watson)
96
Le manque
Lack
97
L'eau potable
Drinkable water
98
Les déchets
Waste/Trash
99
L'augmentation
Increase
100
La chasse
Hunting
101
La combustion
Combustion (Fire and stuff)
102
Le charbon
Coal
103
La volonté
Willpower (What you think is enough to pass the IB but isn't)
104
Une récolte
Harvest
105
L'accumulation
Accumulation/build up (Dear French, I know English)
106
S'accumuler
To build up/to accumulate
107
l'amélioration
Improvement
108
S'améliorer
To improve yourself
109
La dégradation
Damage
110
Se degrader
To worsen/to degrade
111
La destruction
Destruction (Mashalla)
112
Détruire
To destroy
113
La disparition
Disappearance
114
Disparaître
To disappear
115
L'endommagement
Damage
116
Endommager
To damage
117
Le gaspillage
Waste
118
Gaspiller
To waste
119
La pollution
Pollution
120
Polluer
To pollute (HARAM! Oh, wait, I meant highway. As in look at the highway to Jeddah)
121
La préservation
Protection/Preservation
122
Préserver
To protect/to preserve
123
La protection
Protection (No, it means squirrel -.-)
124
Protéger
To protect
125
Le réchauffement
The heating
126
Réchauffer
To reheat
127
La récupération
Recuperation
128
Le recyclage
The recycling
129
Recycler
To recycle
130
La réduction
The reduction
131
Réduire
To reduce
132
Lutter
To fight (THE IB!)
133
Modifier
To modify
134
La modification
Change/modification
135
Une habitude
Habitat
136
Un procédé
A process
137
Décontaminer
To decontaminate
138
La décontamination
Decontamination
139
Le sol
The ground
140
Composter
To compost/To validate a ticket (Cuz those are related)
141
Le compostage
Compost
142
Radioactif
Radioactive (Like the song by Imagine Dragons)
143
Traiter
To deal with (Par example: Je ne traite pas l'école)
144
Le traitement
Treatment
145
Entreposer
To store
146
Un entrepôt
Warehouse
147
Délaisser
To neglect
148
Le délaissement
Neglect
149
Privilégier
To favor
150
Un privilège
A privilege (That accent gone go mess me up)
151
Les produits biologique
Organic food
152
Une alimentation
A diet (*Shudders*)
153
Une économie
A saving
154
Cesser
To cease
155
La cessation
Cancelation
156
En voie d'extinction
Endangered
157
Créer
To create
158
La création
Creation
159
Sauvage
Wild
160
Interdire
To forbid
161
L'interdiction
Ban
162
Grâce a
Thanks to
163
Mener
To lead
164
Le pétrole
Oil
165
Remplacer
To replace
166
Le replacement
Replacement
167
Énergie renouvelable
Renewable energie
168
Solaire
Solar
169
Éolienne
Wind
170
Une accusation
Accusation
171
Accuser
To accuse
172
Constater
To notice
173
Renouveller
Renew
174
Le renouvellement
Renewal
175
Retirer
To withdraw
176
Soutien
Supporter/dependant
177
Subvenir
To provide for
178
Tâche
Work (Travail/Devoir)
179
Rédigez
Write (Écrire)
180
Dessalement
Desalination
181
Pékin
Beijing (Where the floop did that come from?)
182
Contraingnant
Contraints
183
Serré sur les mains
Shake hands
184
Désormais
By/From now
185
La légende
Legend/Caption
186
Glaciologue
Guy who studies glaciers
187
Epaisseur
Thickness
188
Tienir
To hold
189
l'ONU
The UN
190
Compte
Total/Sum
191
Ouverture
Opening
192
Dressé
Erect (Make Stand)
193
Bilan
Balance sheet/Appraisal/Assessment
194
Ver
Worm/maggot (Like you)
195
Vers
Line of Poetry/Verse
196
Davantage
More
197
ONG
NGO
198
Conjuguées
Combined/Joint
199
Solidaire
Alone/Loner
200
Basculer
To topple/To fall over
201
Pauvreté
Poverty
202
Banque
Bank
203
Rappeler
To remind/To call back/To recall
204
Indissociable
Inseperable
205
Pauvres
Poor/Impoverished
206
Perdre
To lose
207
Diriger
To run (a business)/To manage
208
Patrimoine
Heritage/Inheritance
209
Bétail
Livestock
210
Logement
Housing/Accomodations
211
Consacrant
To sanction/To consecrate/To set aside
212
Alimentaires
Food
213
Subvention
Subsidy
214
La baisse
Drop
215
La hausse
Raise
216
Ménage
Houshold
217
Foyer
Household/Fireplace
218
Rafale
Rapid fire
219
Franchie
Jump
220
Naufrage
Sinking
221
Énumérer
To list
222
Lancé
Important
223
Dérangé
Screw up
224
Promouvoir
To promote
225
Militer
To be a militant/activist
226
Rendre
To give back
227
La une
Front page
228
Title principale
Headline
229
Cadavre
Dead body
230
Salle du concert
Concert Hall
231
Aveugle
Blind/sightless
232
Dirigeants
Rulers
233
Je doute que
I doubt that (Par example: je doute que tu est intelligent)
234
Fut
Passé subjonctif of être (How the floop did you get there?)
DO NOT USE THIS IN YOUR OWN WRITING BECAUSE YOU SUCK AT FRENCH AND THIS IS HARD AND WEIRD!
235
Tôt
Early
236
Tard
Late
237
Va-et-vient
Come and go
238
Si bien que
So that
239
Archipel
Archipelago
240
Compte
Count/sum/total/accountant
241
Eux
Them
242
Se suivre
To follow one another
243
Retirer
To take away
244
Presque
Nearly
245
Impressioner
To impress/distress (because those are the same)
246
Disposition
Disposal (ex: "I am at your disposal")
247
Athée
Atheist
248
Brou de noix
Walnut colored wood
249
Près
Near
250
Sarrau
Overalls/smock
251
Foulard
Scarf
252
Bégayé
Stammered
253
Gêné
Embarassed
254
Sentais
Felt
255
Tortillant
Twisted (Like a burrito)
256
Chancre
Plague
257
Frelon
Hornet
258
Bourdonner
To buzz
259
Étonné
Amazed
260
Concierge
A gossip/janitor
261
Enterrer
To bury
262
Appris
Past participle of apprendre (to learn aka the thing i seem incapable of doing)
263
Vécu
Past participle of vivre (to live aka something else I'm not doing)
264
On s'est fait
We were taken in/drawn in
265
Corbillard
Hearse
266
Raconter
To tell
267
Rougir
To go red
268
Indigent
The poor
269
Dont
Whose
270
Brusquement
Suddenly
271
Épaisser
To thicken
272
Au-dessus
Above
273
La verrière
Glass roof
274
Commutateur
Switch
275
Éclabousser
To splash
276
Soudain
Suddenly
277
Réfectoire
Dining Hall
278
Fierté
Pride
279
Entendre
To hear
280
Susciter
To invoke
281
Plusieurs
Several (people)
282
Embrassade
A hug and a kiss
283
Tandis que
While/whereas
284
Ampleur
Fullness/scope
285
Inédit
Unedited
286
Tournant
Turning point
287
Reléguer
To regulate
288
Côté
Side
289
Ère
Era
290
Plancher
To work on
291
Apporter
To bring
292
Tasse de café
Coffee cup
293
Devant
In front of
294
Aucune
No/none/without any
295
Veiller
Cherish
296
Coutume
Custom
297
L'éclat
Sliver
298
Empile
Stacked
299
Autour
Around
300
Assis
Sat down
301
Au fond
At the bottom
302
Le dos
The back (of a chair)
303
Tricoter
To knit
304
Frôlement
Light touch
305
Somnoler
Doze off
306
Éclatante
Bright
307
Blancheur
Whiteness
308
Paru
Appeared
309
Ombre
Shadow
310
Courbes
Curves
311
Dizaine
Group of ten
312
Glisser
Slide along
313
Blessante
Painful
314
Aveuglante
Blinding
315
Grinçat
Squeaky
316
Échapper
To escape
317
Pourtant
Yet/even so
318
Tablier
Apron/smock/overalls
319
Cordon
Lace/cord/string
320
À la taille de
In keeping with
321
Ressortir
Remove/leave
322
Ventre
Stomach
323
Bombé
Bulging
324
Maigre
Thin
325
Canne
Cane
326
Lueur
Glow/Glimmer/Light
327
Au milieu de
In the middle of
328
Nid
Nest
329
Ride
Wrinkle
330
Lorsque
When
331
Lorsqu'il
When it/When he
332
La plupart
Most (syn: la majoritié)
333
Hocher
To nod
334
Lèvre
Lip
335
Bière
Beer (Haram)
336
Améliorer
To improve
337
Plaidoyer
Plea/speech for the defence of
338
Sort
Destiny
339
Grillager
To put a fence around
340
Partout
Everywhere
341
Pousser
To push
342
Gratte-ciel
Sky scraper
343
Refaire
To redo
344
Mouche
Flies
345
Occidental
Western/westerner
346
Cimetières
Cemeteries
347
Fonctionnement
The functioning/working
348
Osciller
To swing/sway
349
Entre
Between
350
Accablant
Overwhelming/oppresive
351
Désespoir
Despair
352
Pacte
Agreement
353
Propos
Subject/intention/topic
354
Métrage
Measurement
355
Lequel
Who/which
356
Léchée
Highly polished
357
S'enchainer
To follow along/to be linked together
358
Lent
Slow
359
Efficace
Effective
360
Leitmotiv
Recurring theme
361
Assener
To strike/to deliver
362
Marteler
To hammer
363
Coup
Blow/block
364
Outil
Tool
365
Vœu
Wish
366
Bientot
Soon
367
Pénurie
Destitution
368
Renoncer
To give up
369
Malgré
In spite of/despite
370
Comportement
Behaviour
371
Nœud
Knot
372
Oser
To dare
373
Pencher
To lean over/to tilt
374
Secouer
To shake
375
Bredouiller
To mumble
376
Venir
To come
377
Assez
Enough
378
Renseigner
To inform
379
Lier
To connect
380
Soupir
Sigh (My default reaction atm)
381
Sanglot
Sob (MEEEEEEEEEE!)
382
Reniffler
To sniff at/To sniffle
383
Une frontière
Border
384
Un réfugié
Refugee
385
Un mur de barbelés
A wall of barbed wire
386
Illégal
Illegal
387
Un émigrant
Emigrant
388
Un droit
A right
389
Un camp de réfugiés
Refugee camp
390
L'asile politique
Political asylum
391
Organisation des Nations Unies (ONU)
The United Nations (UN)
392
Sana papier
Undocumented (referring to immigrants)
393
Les payes voisin
Neighboring countries
394
La crise humanitaire
Humanitarian crisis
395
Extrêmiste
Extremist
396
S'intégrer
To integrate oneself
397
La corruption
Coruption
398
Un conflit
Conflict
399
Une expulsion
Expulsion
400
Un bateau
Boat
401
Victimes
Victims
402
Un orphelien
Orphan
403
Une manifestation
Demonstration
404
Un manifestant
Demonstrator/protester
405
La fuite
Escape
406
Une résolution
Resolution
407
Gagner sa vie
Earn a living
408
La dureté
Hardship
409
Se noyer
To sink
410
L'union européene
European Union
411
Le parlement
Parliament
412
Une cité
Public housing
413
Une banlieue
Suburb
414
Fuir
To escape
415
La sécurité
Security
416
Les pauvre
Poor people
417
Sans emploi
Unemployed
418
La législation
Legislation
419
Une loi
Law
420
Un bidonville
Slums
421
Organisation non-gouvernementale (ONG)
Non-government organization (NGO)
422
HCR (haut comité aux réfugiés)
UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees)
423
La récré
Recreation
424
J'ai un ordi
I have a laptop
425
il fait du vent
There is wind
426
de bonne humeur
in a good mood
427
soutenir
to support
428
un soutien
a support
429
se faire des amis
to make friends
430
un atout
an asset
431
efficaces
efficient
432
un enjeu
an issue/stake
433
une menance
a threat
434
mettre en place
to implement
435
une mouche
a fly
436
être conftronté à un problème
to face a problem
437
faire face à un problème
to face a problem
438
affronter
to face
439
un entreprise
a company
440
notamment/spécialement
specially
441
surtout
specially
442
un enseignant
a teacher
443
agir
to take action
444
sembler/ressembler à qn
to look like
445
larme
teardrop
446
être impliqué dans
to be involved in
447
rendre visite à qn
to visit someone
448
aller voire qn
to go see someone
449
je n'ai que 10 riyals
I only have 10 riyals
450
mener une vie heureuse
have a good life
451
certaines personnes
certain ppl
452
bien se passer
to go well
453
désargrément
inconvenience
454
monter/grimper
to climb
455
planifier
to plan
456
un horaire
a schedule
457
un processus
a process
458
gagner de l'argent
to earn money
459
je me suis bien amusé
I had a good time
460
tout ira bien
everything will be alright
461
un tournoi de basket
basketball tournament
462
l'équipe de l'école
the school team
463
un match de foot
a soccer game
464
néanmoins
nevertheless
465
interlocuteur
speaker
