All words from Reading and Comprehension part 4 Flashcards
Vocabulary Acquisition
to break
rompre (se)
foncé
dark
to extend, to continue
prolonger
être soumis à
to be subject to
espion(ne)
spy
tombée de rideau (f.)
lowering of the curtain
interview
entretien (m.)
aîné
elder
pensée sarkozyste (f.)
Sarkozy-style thinking
press release
communiqué (m.)
to cut short
écourter
à feu doux
on low heat
to house
héberger
remeublé
refurnished
j’ai failli tomber
I almost fell
iron rod
barre de fer (f.)
to give information
renseigner
bande magnétique vidéo (f.)
videotape
to perceive
percevoir
circumnavigation
circumnavigation (f.)
remise en plat
complete reevaluation
to lower
faire baisser
Brazil
Brésil (m.)
internaute (m.)
internet user
path
parcours
scale, ladder
échelle (f.)
apprentissage intensif (m.)
intensive apprenticeship
il suffit
all that is needed
to start
démarrer
faire face à
to face
ambrosia
ambroisie (f.)
allumer
to switch on
shady, recessed
borgne
vider
to empty
booster shot
piqûre de rappel (f.)
avoir raison de
to get the better of, to damage
oil
huile (f.)
campagne (f.)
campaign
meunier (m.)
miller
actuel
present-day
similar
semblable
collections, funds, capital
fonds (always plural m.pl.)
net
filet (m.)
four (m.)
oven
shoulder
épaule (f.)
fruit juice
jus de fruit (m.)
recipient
récipiendaire (m.)
chaussettes (f.pl)
socks
papoter
to chat
machin (m.)
contraption
confiture (f.)
jam
pickaxe
pic (m.)
maîtriser à fond
to thoroughly master
office, desk
bureau (m.)
designer
designer (m./f.)
en ce moment
at the moment
main d’œuvre (f.)
manpower
to entrust something to someone
confier qqch à qqn
cadeau (m.)
gift
fancy, opulent
cossu
entretien (m.)
interview
to drop (sb) off
déposer (qn)
to sweep
balayer
cheerful
joyeux
trou (m.)
hole
to attend
assister à
violoncello
violoncelle (m.)
to combine
allier à
stage d’initiation (m.)
introductory training
meat
viande (f.)
ambroisie (f.)
ambrosia
to raise
élever
à l’abri de
shielded from
défraichi
faded, worn
achèvement (m.)
completion
tool factory
usine d’outils (f.)
upgraded
remise à niveau (f.)
manner, way
façon
released
lâché
before-dinner drink
apéritif
achat (m.)
purchase
to be proud of
être fier de
Angleterre (f.)
england
étaler
to fall over
speed
allure (f.)
maîtrise (f.)
mastery
to ease, to soften
adoucir
joyeux
cheerful
treasury
Trésor (m.)
entrainer
to lead to
fairy tale
conte de fées
to be in a good/bad mood
être de bonne/mauvaise humeur
to broadcast
retransmettre
to shake
secouer
odorat (m.)
sense of smell
wilted
fané
vacation, time off work, leave
congé (m.)
avion (m.)
airplane
caniche (m.)
poodle
n’imorte quoi
anything
boulot* (m.)
job
en quinze jours
in two weeks
rythmer
to punctuate
mist
brume (f.)
vegetables
légumes (m.pl.)
habit
habitude (f.)
head
tête (f.)
to submit to
soumettre à (se)
fuel, gas
essence (f.)
to state, to declare, to demonstrate
témougner
to prefer
aimer mieux
thumb
pouce (m.)
hand
main (f.)
trigger mechanism
déclic (m.)
pénombre (f.)
shadowy light
to make personal
rendre personnel
bouche (f.)
mouth
to fall over
étaler
tax
impôt
fendre
to split, to cleave
bavarder
to chat
meunerie (f.)
milling industry
guest
invité (m.)
Hall of Mirrors
Galerie des Glaces (f.)
annuellement
yearly
temporary, provisional
provisoire
self-catering vacation rental
gîte (m.)
bédéphile (m./f.)
comic book fan
nugget
pépite (f.)
nez (m.)
nose
doigt (m.)
finger
tuyau* (m.)
tip
affleurer
to rise to the surface
untamable
indomptable
sweetness
douceur (f.)
to be on strike
faire (la) grève
egalitarian
égalitaire
récompense particulière (f.)
individual reward
bicycle
bicyclette (f.)
boss
patron (m.)
biche (f.)
doe
remettre
to deliver
jouer
to play
jacket, windbreaker
blouson (m.)
attentivement
attentively
partie (f.)
portion, part
black-and-white film
pellicule noir et blanc (f.)
frites (f.pl.)
French fries
faire un signe de tête
to nod
espérer
to hope
requis
required
to chafe
écorcher
par le biais de
through, by means of
salle (f.)
thater
ça le fait pas*
out of the question
small group
noyau (m.)
few
peu de
eggplant
aubergine (f.)
to pull hard
tirer sur la aueule
poet
poète, poétesse
gift
don (m.)
puiser
to draw from
cible (f.)
target
shipyard
chantier naval (m.)
casserole (f.)
saucepan
rest
repos (m.)
chômage (m.)
unemployement
accessible
accessible
one-third of the area
tiers de la surface
wrist
poignet (m.)
ascunseur (m.)
elevator
by heart
par cœur
faded, worn
défraichi
repos (m.)
rest
songer à
to consider
roof
toit (m.)
dépenser
to spend (money)
not much
pas grand-chose
relevant to
ressortissant de
over time
au fil du temps
mémoire (m.)
memorandum
haricot vert (m.)
green bean
loi (f.)
law
coterie (f.)
set, clique
hiberner
to hibernate
avertissement (m.)
warning
acquired
acquis
acier inox (m.)
stainless steel
advisor
conseiller, conseillère
accord (m.)
agreement
well-being
bien-être (m.)
céleri (m.)
celery
twice
à deux reprises
viande (f.)
meat
reminder
rappel à l’ordre (m.)
knee
genou (m.)
couvert (m.)
place setting
to come from all sides
fuser
organ
orgue (m.)
maison d’hôte (f.)
guesthouse
to grow
croître
poireau (m.)
leek
Maroc (m.)
Morocco
faute (f.)
mistake, fault
survey
enquête (f.)
to continue
oursuivre (se)
chien (m.)
dog
training
formation (f.)
est
east
stapler
agrafeuse (f.)
combine* (f.)
trick
différemment
differently
banjo (m.)
banjo
abouti
successfully completed
postuler
to apply
amant (m.)
lover
partie intégrante
integral part
refiler (se)*
to pass something on to somebody
lumière (f.)
light
anniversaire (m.)
anniversary, birthday
intitulé
entitled
tracer un trait
draw a line
encounter
rencontre (f.)
dormir
to sleep
pourtant
yet, nevertheless
instrument à percussion (m.)
percussion instrument
avoir le sens de la répartie
to know how to reply
several
plusieurs
fish
poisson (m.)
blague (f.)
joke
indication, clue
indice (m.)
c’est plié*
it’s done, it’s over
silent film
film muet (m.)
cahier (m.)
notebook
ignorer
to not know, to be unaware
to feel like, want to
avoir envie de
à la fois
both
artichaut (m.)
artichoke
baccalaureate (high school leaving certificate)
bac (m.)
carotte (f.)
carrot
copine (f.)
firend, girlfriend
to run a red light
brûler un feu rouge
être à
to be
to share
partager
to be of use
servir à
boue puante (f.)
foul-smelling sludge
to stretch
allonger
structured
cadré
tambour (m.)
drum
shovel
pelle (f.)
little-known
méconnu
scierie (f.)
sawmill
doué
gifted
to have a pain (in)
avoir mal (à)
adolescent(e)
teenager
râler
to groan about
arroser
to baste
en solitaire
solo
historian
historien(ne)
blazing
éclatant
émailler
to spangel, to stud
to increase
augmenter
rafraîchissant
revitalizing
désuet
outdated
mushroom, fungus
champignon (m.)
to send back
renvoyer
accouplement (m.)
mating
cellar
cave (f.)
à l’abri
in a safe place, sheltered from
figue (f.)
fig
raisonnable
reasonable
clôture (f.)
fence
upstairs
à l’étage
violon (m.)
violin
redoutable
tough, difficult
afin de
in order to
as well as
ainsi que
through, by means of
par le biais de
accident (m.)
accident
écarter
to draw back
bouger
to move
defeat
défaite (f.)
eyebrow
soucil (m.)
donner naissance à
to give birth to
particulier
individual
to disappoint
décevoir
rive (f.)
bank
dernier
latter
atelier (m.)
workshop
to award
conférer
tanière (f.)
tambourine
pressure cooker effect
effet cocotte-minute (m.)
as soon as possiblee
en tant que
to beome used to
habituer à (s’)
à ce jour
today, currently
asleep
endormi
surrounded with
entouré de
saxophone (m.)
saxophone
retractable
escamotable
lien (m.)
link, place
au fil des ans
with time
décédé
decreased
house
maison (f.)
leak, flight, escape
fuite (f.)
to crumble, to decline
effriter (s’)
embaumer
to ambalm
by dint of
à force de
spectacle (m.)
show
rentable
profitable
armée
army
drop
goutte (f.)
to get up
lever
beffroi (m.)
belfry
to worry
préoccuper (l’avenir me)
faire un tour
to take a stroll
construction
travaux (m.pl.)
jambon (m.)
hamlet
armature (f.)
framework
teddy bear
nounours (m.)
nose
nez (m.)
bannir
to prohibit
trombinoscope (m.)
directory with photos
writing
écriture (f.)
avocado
avocat (m.)
déléguer une tâche
to delegate a task
to barter, to swap
troquer
tisserand (m.)
weaver
cor (m.)
horn
haie (f.)
hedge
exhibition, show
exposition (f.)
horaire (m.)
schedule
to provide, to supply
fournir
appel à contribution (m.)
call for contributions
that is to say
c’est-à-dire
to aim to, to aim at
viser à
braqueur* (m.)
robber
privé
private sector
brass bands
fanfaire (f.)
knowledge
connaissance (f.)
workshop
atelier (m.)
to claim
prétendre
tomate (f.)
tomato
arriver
to arrive, happen
évocateur
evocative
remettre à niveau (f.)
to bring up to standard
caler
to wedge
découverte (f.)
discovery
camarade (m./f.) de chambre
roommate
confier
to confide
fluently
couramment
amazing
époustouflant
to come across, to pass, to meet
croiser
to fail
flancher
line falling rightward
trait appuyé (m.)
to carry away
emporter
aéroport (m.)
airport
youngest
benjamin (m.)
to escape
échapper à
to make it possible to
permettre de
soubassement (m.)
base
fusil (m.)
gun, rifle
hamlet
jambon (m.)
concert (m.)
concert
cadre (m.)
framework, manager
amener
to bring (a person)
anybody
n’importe qui
to delete
supprimer
finally, ultimately
en fin de compte
pressé d’en finir
in a hurry to be done with
défaite (f.)
defeat
sea
mer (f.)
fuir
to flee
to satisfy
assouvir
conte de fées
fairy tale
to deserve
mériter
worker
ouvrier (m.)
agréable
pleasant
randonnée (f.)
hike
surprising
surprenant
barn
grange (f.)
company
boite (f.)
éparpiller
to scatter
unemployement
chômage (m.)
sec
sharp
leek
poireau (m.)
tenue (f.)
dress
arc-en-ciel (m.)
rainbow
bet, wager
pari (m.)
to pack, to stock
rembourrage (m.)
square
carré (m.)
lowering of the curtain
tombée de rideau (f.)
hairdresser
coiffeur (m.)
trainer
formateur (m.)
easy to clear
défrichable
réticences (f.pl.)
misgivings
bizut (m.)
freshman
se disputer
to argue
mesquin
mean
mise en scène (f.)
production
to pride oneself on
enorgueillir de (s’)
québécois
from Quebec
fier
proud
interior design
architecture intérieure (f.)
schedule
horaire (m.)
Asia
Asie (f.)
spelling
orthographe (f.)
wild
sauvage
illiteracy
illettrisme (m.)
to dig
creuser
moving
déménagement (m.)
c’est-à-dire
that is to say
croître
to grow
droit (m.)
right
sacoche (f.)
school bag
pregnant
enceinte
orchestra
parterre (m.)
firend, girlfriend
copine (f.)
audiotape
bande magnétique sonore (f.)
courriel (m.)
stainless steel
acier inox (m.)
cocepteur, conceptrice
designer
faune (f.)
fauna
milling industry
meunerie (f.)
passerby
passant
blind
aveugle
préconisation (f.)
recommendation
paroi (f.)
wall (interior)
revitalizing
rafraîchissant
memory
mémoire (f.)
surnommer
to nickname
elevator
ascunseur (m.)
everywhere, all over the place
partout
en plein air
outdoor
poète, poétesse
poet
pommier (m.)
apple tree
argenté
silvery
affordable
abordable
to fit into
insérer (s’)
maille (f.)
mesh
aller chercher qqch
to get sth
launch, speedboat
vedette (f.)
avocat (m.)
avocado
lorsque
when
préjuger
to prejudge
gîte (m.)
self-catering vacation rental
to take a rest in the country
mettre au vert se)
rice
riz (m.)
admirer
to admire
to baste
arroser
snail
escargot (m.)
to live, to stay, to remain
demeurer
basic knowledge
connaissances de base (f.pl.)
to relax
relâcher (se)
chipping chisel
burin (m.)
to empty
vider
bien que
although
official residence of the Prime Minister
Matignon
Dauphin (m.)
heir apparent
to establish
fonder
Allemand (m.)
German
maintenant
now
voie (f.)
way
to acknowledge, to recognize
reconnaître
job
boulot* (m.)
wound
plaie (f.)
œil/yeux (m.)
eye/eyes
écouteurs (m.pl.)
headphones
(orchestra) conductor
chef d’orchestre (m./f.)
also
également
to chat
bavarder
conjuguer
to combine
catering
traiteur (m.)
échouer
to fail
ivresse (f.)
intoxication, passion
circus
cirque (m.)
freeway
autoroute (f.)
skyscaper
gratte-ciel
trentaine (f.)
about thirty
en haut de
at the top of
overpopulated
surpeuplé
to have a hold
disposer de
case, box
caisse (f.)
aux prises avec
to be battling with
otherwise
sinon
insérer (s’)
to fit into
arrêter (s’)
to stop, arrest
headphones
écouteurs (m.pl.)
elusive
insaisissable
grille (f.)
railing
recommendation
préconisation (f.)
morceau (m.)
piece of music
déracinement (m.)
uprooting
to stop, arrest
arrêter (s’)
to ease, to relieve, to soothe
soulager
inachevé
unfinished
dance floor
piste de danse (f.)
to trust
faire confiance à
writer
écrivain(e)
it concerns, it is about
il s’agit
it’s easy!
c’est pas sorcier!
