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