All words from Reading and Comprehension part 3 Flashcards
Vocabulary Acquisition
internet user
internaute (m.)
wearing
affublé de
rideau (m.)
curtain
susciter
to arouse, to provoke, to give rise
panne (f.)
breakdown
corbeille (f.)
dress circle
to grumble
maugréer
poitrine (f.)
chest
to be comfortable
être à l’aise
advantage
atout (m.)
reprise (f.)
revival
gladiateur (m.)
gladiator
feuillage (m.)
foliage
to be accustomed to
avoir l’habitude de
disappointed
déçu
paint, painting
peinture (f.)
emmener
to take (sb somewhere)
waiter
serveur (m.)
oven
four (m.)
cadré
structured
tant bien que mal
leather worker
à l’allure de
looking like
marge (f.)
margin
menton (m.)
chin
purpose
but (m.)
voile (f.)
sailing
char (m.)
float
amuser (s’)
to have a good time, to have fun
cravate (f.)
tie
jam
confiture (f.)
remonter le temps
to go back in time
ourson (m.)
bear cub
to give rise to
donner lieu à
to move away
éloigner (s’)
usine (f.)
factory
avenir (m.)
future
piqûre de rappel (f.)
booster shot
plan de sauvegarde (m.)
conservation plan
bouteille (f.)
bottle
boîte (f.)
box
appetizing
ragoûtant
to split, to cleave
fendre
heir
héritier (m.)
many (fmiliar)
pas mal de
task
tâche (f.)
steam-powered digging maching
excavatrice à vapeur (f.)
foul-smelling sludge
boue puante (f.)
se coucher
to go to bed
user
usager (m.)
light
léger
synthesizer
synthétiseur (m.)
bruyant
noisy
cavalcade (f.)
stampede, race
mustard
moutarde (f.)
average
moyen
to cut (hew) stone
tailler la pierre
piano
piano
issue, challenge
enjeu (m.)
to include
comporter
to argue
se disputer
victor
vainqueur
dommage (m.)
pity, shame
palais autrichien (m.)
Austrian Palace
adult
adulte (m./f.)
chauve
bald
arête (f.)
arris, edge
inside
dedans
tuyau (m.)
pipe
information sign
affiche signalétique (m.)
cadrer
to center
croissance (f.)
growth
to drag one’s feet
traîner les pieds
précaire
insecure
race against the clock
course contre la montre (f.)
cuire
to cook
prune (f.)
plum
gratte-ciel (m.)
skyscraper
jus de fruit (m.)
fruit juice
to slander
calomnier
tranche (f.)
section
accommodation
hébergement (m.)
pelliclule (f.)
film stock
riz (m.)
rice
silvery
argenté
beekeeping
apicole
which can be blamed on, for lack of
faute de
dream
rêve
congé (m.)
vacation, time off work, leave
galopade (f.)
gallop
to take a stroll
faire un tour
behavior
comportement (m.)
colline (f.)
hill
entouré de
surrounded with
sagement
quietly
Austrian Palace
palais autrichien (m.)
to cost
coûter
principal, headmaster
proviseur (m.)
piece of music
morceau (m.)
battle
bataille (f.)
métro aérien (m.)
elevated subway
saucepan
casserole (f.)
to demonstrate, to show
faire preuve de
noted
inscrit
to try, to attempt
tenter
selon
according to
film (m.)
film
to cook
faire la cuisine
avoir honte de
to be ashamed of
memorandum
mémoire (m.)
first name
prénom (m.)
profitable
rentable
to take place
dérouler (se)
learner
apprenant(e)
pity, shame
dommage (m.)
terre battue (f.)
beaten-earth floor
to wipe
essuyer
lieu de rencontres (m.)
meeting place
to come up against
heurter à (se)
comic book fan
bédéphile (m./f.)
bel et bien
well and truly
champion (ne) (m./f.)
champion
to renew (oneself)
renouveler (se)
couper les ailes
to clip somebody’s wings
partnership
partenariat (m.)
finish line
ligne d’arrivée (f.)
abdiquer
to abdicate
redhead
roux
saisir
to grasp
parité (f.)
equality between men and women
merveille (f.)
wonder
roman (m.)
novel
to swallow
avaler
infatuation, craze
engouement (m.)
flower
fleur (f.)
to form
nouer
couvrir
to cover
building permit
permis de construire (m.)
romain
Roman
(piece of) advice
conseil (m.)
rez-de-chaussée (m.)
ground floor
basson (m.)
bassoon
movie theater, theaters
cinéma (m.)
fonder
to found
angry
fâché
to have a drink
prendre un verre
violoncelle (m.)
violoncello
concern
souci (m.)
embarrassed
confus
south
sud
unicorn
licorne (f.)
handling
maniement (m.)
sense of hearing
ouïe (f.)
être à l’aise
to be comfortable
commande (f.)
order
bouquin* (m.)
book
modiste (m./f/)
milliner
faire la grasse matinée
to sleep late
prétendre
to claim
entamée
started, under way
foliage
feuillage (m.)
numérique
digital
clairement
clearly
tailler la pierre
to cut (hew) stone
link
maillon (m.)
estomper (s’)
to fade
transat (m.)
transatlantic race
trompette (f.)
trumpet
mecca for
haut-lieu (m.)
debout
standing
indeclinable
indéclinable
attempt
tentative (f.)
mine
le mien
enseignement (m.)
education
piercing
criard
survoler
to fly over
cou (m.)
neck
au cœur de
in the midst of
luth (m.)
lute
chemise (f.)
shirt
plaque tournante (f.)
hub
douloureux
painful
fournisseur (m.)
supplier
allier à
to combine
soit…. Soit
either… or
to do the houswork
faire le ménage
from Quebec
québécois
as soon as
ausitôt que
timide
shy
rentabilité (f.)
profitability
short film
court-métrage (m.)
son
fiston (m.)
luck, chance
hasard (m.)
par hasard
by chance
architecture intérieure (f.)
interior design
at the top of
en haut de
to prohibit
bannir
gant (m.)
glove
vitrail (m.)
stained-glass window
to convince
convaincre
double bass
contrebasse (f.)
autre
other
à leur tour
in turn
to rely on
s’appuyer sur
tarragon
estragon (m)
inguérissable
incurable, inconsolable
lastly, finally
enfin
to mist over, to coud
embrumer
to have a hold
avoir une prise sur
started, under way
entamée
to suspect
soupçonner
cherry tree
cerisier (m.)
dozing
assoupi
mensuellement
monthly
tantôt… tantôt
as long as
to become commonplace
banaliser (se)
figurer
to appear
hip
hanche (f.)
successfully completed
abouti
to take up the challenge
relever dle défi
petit-fils (m.)
grandson
suivi (m.)
observation, follow-up
ananas (m.)
pineapple
ainsi
thus
more and more
de plus en plus
circular, memorandum
circulaire (f.)
fortune teller
diseuse (f.) de bonne aventure
bottom
fond (m.)
faire baisser
to lower
procèc (m.)
trial
German
Allemand (m.)
place
endroit (m.)
warning
avertissement (m.)
eye/eyes
œil/yeux (m.)
work, creation
œuvre (f.)
to be called
appeler (s’)
épiderme (m.)
skin, thin covering
facteur de réussite (m.)
success factor
écourter
to cut short
sauvage
wild
open-sea
au large
dog
chien (m.)
poodle
caniche (m.)
rapetisser
to make smaller, to dwarf
ciseau (m.)
chisel
to count, to list
dénombrer
remuer
to stir
restaurateur, restauratrice
restorer
mallet
maillet (m.)
in the midst of
au cœur de
to draw from
puiser
in love (with)
amoureux, amoureuse (de)
to draw back
reculer
bois brut (m.)
raw wood
traffic jam
embouteillage (m.)
etiquette (of the court)
cérémonial (m.)
to go
aller
friend
copain (m.)
restaurant business
restauration
engouement (m.)
infatuation, craze
tanneur (m.)
den
siècle (m.)
century
médiateur, médiatrice
mediator
cligner de l’œil
to wink
avoir envie de
to feel like, want to
seau (m.)
bucket
blacksmith
forgeron (m.)
shepherd
berger (m.)
courriel (m.)
maillot (m.) de bain
swimsuit
airport
aéroport (m.)
to burn oneself
brûler (se)
card game
jeu de cartes (m.)
hublot (m.)
window (airplane)
addition
ajout (m.)
dot
point (m.)
enlaidir (s’)
to make (oneself) look ugly
plâtrier (m.)
plsterer
lustre en verre (m.)
glass chandelier
pressé
pushing, ambitious
j’ai entendu dire que
I’ve heard that
soft, gentle
doux
to behave
comporter (se)
partir en trombe
to roar off
invité (m.)
guest
soucieux
worried about
present-day
actuel
à part entière
full-fledged
appartenir à
to belong to
éclairage (m.)
lighting
pickax
pioche (f.)
to extend
s’étendre
outarde (f.)
bustard
to practice yoga
faire du yoga
travailler
to work
bouche bée
agape
to be born
naître
standing
debout
sand
sable (m.)
élève conservateur (m.)
student librarian
creuser
to dig
timbales (f.pl.)
timpani
pas mal de
many (fmiliar)
complete reevaluation
remise en plat
wood
bois (m.)
calculator
calculatrice (f.)
course hauturière (f.)
ocean race
hook
crochet (calligraphie) (m.)
considering
compte tenu
knowledge
savoir (m.)
shut up in, imprisoned
enfermé
colis (m.)
package
préchauffer
preheat
arris, edge
arête (f.)
Cartesian, logical
cartésien
en fin de compte
finally, ultimately
to have a good time, to have fun
amuser (s’)
numérisation (f.)
digitization
fire
feu (m.)
profitability
rentabilité (f.)
faire la cuisine
to cook
glander
to loaf around
memory lapse
trou de mémoire (m.)
siège (m.)
seat
vengeance, revenge
vengeance (f.)
friend, boyfriend
copain (m.)
to take place
avoir lieu
completion
achèvement (m.)
poutre (f.)
beam
doe
biche (f.)
canapé (m.)
sofa, couch
fiable
reliable
laiterie (f.)
dairy
future
avenir (m.)
barre de fer (f.)
iron rod
sperm whale
cachalot (m.)
divertir
to amuse, to entertain
to look for
chercher
petit pois (m.)
pea
déplacer (se)
to move around
déconcerter
to disconcert
to fill up
remblayer
remise à niveau (f.)
upgraded
résille (f.)
latticework
to spend (money)
dépenser
flickering, trembling
tremblotant
both
à la fois
cauliflower
chou-fleur (m.)
to lie down
coucher (se)
cartésien
Cartesian, logical
palm
paume (f.)
abonnement (m.)
subscription
parti pris (m.)
approach
lover
amant (m.)
pêche (f.)
peach, fishing
marmot, woodchuck
marmotte (f.)
thater
salle (f.)
to pass something on to somebody
refiler (se)*
bourse (f.)
scholarship
démarche (f.)
approach
bûcheron (m.)
lumberjack
to fall within the category of
relever de
doux
soft, gentle
problème de taille (m.)
seriuos problem
to unearth
dénicher
photographer
photographe (m./f.)
beurre (m.)
butter
concordance des temps (f.)
agreement of tenses
goutte (f.)
drop
poste (m.)
job, position
proud
fier, fière
companion
compagnon (m.)
revival
reprise (f.)
endormi
asleep
à dessein
intentionally
ring
manège (m.)
lobby
hall (m.)
highlight
mise en valeur (f.)
to dip into
tapissier (m.)
apprendre
to learn
threat
menace
escamotable
retractable
small boy
garçonnet (m.)
to feign, to pretend
feindre
widower, widow
veuf, veuve
ankle
cheville (f.)
bear cub
ourson (m.)
to last
durer
avaler
to swallow
quietly
sagement
inverse (m.)
opposite
hache (f.)
axe
savoir (m.)
knowledge
également
also
constat
abservation
crotte (f.)
dung
according to
au gré de
mettre fin à
to terminate
insensitive
insensible
tableau (m.)
board
horn
cor (m.)
goût (m.)
taste
nom d’usage (m.)
usual name
bus
autobus (m.)
permettre de
to make it possible to
choper*
to catch
slippery
glissant
belfry
beffroi (m.)
boldness
hardiesse (f.)
bleach
eau de Javel (f.)
lutter
to struggle
shomaker, shoe repairer
cordonnier (m.)
avoir une prise sur
to have a hold
estival
summer, summery
computer chips
puces (f.pl.)
to dissuade
dissuader
nickname
surnom (m.)
too much, too many
trop de
malgré
in spite of
minutieusement
meticulously
etiquette, protocol
étiquette
embouteillage (m.)
traffic jam
candy, sweets
sucreries (f.pl.)
racine (f.)
root
jusqu’à épuisement des stocks
while stocks last
forest
forêt
ouvrage (m.)
work
discuter
to chat
suppository
suppositoire (m.)
video maker
vidéaste (m./f.)
volonté (f.)
desire
access rights
droits d’accès (m.pl.)
hill
colline (f.)
pleasant
agréable
researcher
chercheur (se) (m./f.)
congrès (m.)
conference
to compensate
indemniser
sourire
to smile
feverish, excited
fébrile
nightmare
cauchemar (m.)
offrir
to offer
faute de
which can be blamed on, for lack of
to sleep
dormir
enregistrement (m.)
recording
brightness
clarté (f.)
fleuve (m.)
river
acquis
acquired
course contre la montre (f.)
race against the clock
fall
automne (m.)
inquiet
worried
inveestment
investissement (m.)
office of the mayor, city hall
mairie (f.)
copain (m.)
friend
by chance
par hasard
mise en valeur (f.)
highlight
to let go
lâcher
curtain
rideau (m.)
donner lieu à
to give rise to
to furnish
procurer
douceur (f.)
sweetness
bank
berge (f.)
housemate
colocataire (m./f.)
so much
tellement
knife
couteau (m.)
l’emporter sur
to prevail
vendeur à la sauvette (m.)
street peddler
chaussure (f.)
shoe
éveiller la conscience
to raise consciousness
fonds (always plural m.pl.)
collections, funds, capital
to want, to wish
souhaiter
to spill
renverser
reasonable
raisonnable
témoin (m.)
witness
Coliseum
Colisée (m.)
to realize, to grasp
rendre compte de (se)
cover letter
lettre de motivation (f.)
to roar off
partir en trombe
soon
bientôt
friend
ami(e)
set, clique
coterie (f.)
eau (f.)
water
birth
naissance (f.)
canicule (f.)
heat wave
partager
to share
réagir
to react
soigner
to heal
court, courtyard
cour (f.)
meal
repas (m.)
aimer mieux
to prefer
film
film (m.)
support (m.)
medium
as for
quant à
passer à l’acte
to act on
Algérie (f.)
Algeria
sous-sol
basement
cuisson (f.)
cooking
gamin€
kid
citoyenneté (f.)
democracy, citizenship
chantier naval (m.)
shipyard
imperméable (m.)
raincoat
ennuyer
to annoy, to bother
