All words from Reading and Comprehension part 2 Flashcards
Vocabulary Acquisition
civil servant
fontionnaire (m./f.)
to lap against
lécher
critique (m./f.)
criticism
améliorer (s’)
to improve
chaleur (f.)
heat wave
hike
randonnée (f.)
saxophone
saxophone (m.)
sense of smell
odorat (m.)
mettre à son compte (se)
to start one’s own business
pillow
oreiller (m.)
box (m.)
llose box
during
lors de
microwave onion
four (m.) à micro-ondes
travaux (m.pl.)
construction
ago
il y a
to offer
offrir
préoccuper
to concern
according to
selon
être sur le point de
to be about to
avoir faim
to be hungry
effet cocotte-minute (m.)
pressure cooker effect
right side
à l’endroit
sucreries (f.pl.)
candy, sweets
customs
douane (f.)
tiers de la surface
one-third of the area
mouth
bouche (f.)
agreement
accord (m.)
strength
puissance (f.)
améliorer
to improve
c’est pas sorcier!
it’s easy!
perle (f.)
pearl
bande dessinée (f.pl.)
comic books
lecteur invétéré (m.)
inveterate reader
barely, hardly
à peine
to burden, to be hard on, to display, to set off
tirer
eurocentrism
européocentrisme (m.)
to stay
loger (se)
lieu de culture (m.)
cultural site
illettré
illiterate
hôte(sse)
host
to be about to
être sur le point de
manquer
to be lacking, to miss
carré (m.)
square
exhausting
crevant
faire partie de
to be one of, to be part of
way
voie (f.)
freshly squeezed orange juice
jus d’orange pressée (m.)
building
immeuble (m.)
to move around
déplacer (se)
pain in the neck
emmerdeur* (m.)
fébrile
feverish, excited
cheminée (f.)
chimney, smokestack
to whisper
chuchoter
sawmill
scierie (f.)
as long as
tantôt… tantôt
except for, apart from
hormis
high-pitched
aigu
sud
south
place to drink and have fun
goguette (f.)
painful
douloureux
to dry
sécher
hasard (m.)
luck, chance
appeler
to call
to be interested in
intéresser à (s’)
cinéphile (m./f.)
film enthusiast
brouillard (m.)
fog
rest area
espace de détente (m.)
clavecin (m.)
harpsichord
to tend to
tendre à
to bring together
réunir
to do an internship
faire un stage
monture (f.)
mount
au sein de
within
to extend
élargir
vainqueur
victor
to slide
glisser
courage
courage (m.)
tâche (f.)
task
inscrire (s’)
to be included in, added to
faire le ménage
to do the houswork
bougon
grumpy
déclic (m.)
trigger mechanism
transmitter
émetteur (m.)
a short distance
à deux pas
to signal
faure un signe
bow
archet (m.)
recording
enregistrement (m.)
salt
sel (m.)
vivier (m.)
pool
parterre (m.)
orchestra
to oversee
chapeauter
to resonate
résonner
poire (f.)
pearl
miller
meunier (m.)
event
événement (m.)
cicatrisant
healing substance
flûte (f.)
flute
inveterate reader
lecteur invétéré (m.)
lèvre (f.)
lip
filled with wonder
émerveillé
observation, finding
constat
volubility, glibness
bagout (m.)
kid
gamin€
sky
ciel (m.)
to chat
discuter
goosebumps
chair (f.) de poule
chair
chaise (f.)
toutefois
however
calf
mollet (m.)
feu d’artifice (m.)
fireworks
soulager
to ease, to relieve, to soothe
or (m.)
gold
exigence (f.)
requirement
last name
nom de famille (m.)
to act
agir
developed, valued
valoriser
ground beef
steak haché (m.)
à cheval
on horseback
fanfaire (f.)
brass bands
mildiou (m.)
mildew
conference
congrès (m.)
basement
sous-sol
élargir
to extend
réellement
really, truly
to be a thing of the past, to have lived
avoir Vécu
travailleur (m.)
worker
courir
to run
n’importe qui
anybody
intentionally
à dessein
supplier
fournisseur (m.)
as much as possible
autant de autant que possible
socks
chaussettes (f.pl)
honey
miel (m.)
gem
joyau (m.)
mettre en scène
to stage
daily, everday life
quotidien (m.)
skin
peau (f.)
rêver
to dream
drum
tambour (m.)
ferme (f.)
farm
épaule (f.)
shoulder
marmotte (f.)
marmot, woodchuck
pioche (f.)
pickax
chemin (m.)
path, way
pièce de théâtre (f.)
play
brûler
to burn
autant… que
as far as, as much… as
tip
tuyau* (m.)
aubergine (f.)
eggplant
to extirpate oneself
extirper (s’)
small boat
barque (f.)
principle of gender equality
paritarisme (m.)
fauteuil (m)
armchair
aspirateur (m.)
vacuum cleaner
dissuader
to dissuade
faire un stage
to do an internship
colocataire (m./f.)
housemate
to clear the table
débarrasser la table
plate
assiette (f.)
to ease
atténuer
instrument à cordes (m.)
string instrument
to broadcast
diffuser
beet
betterave (f.)
déception (f.)
disappointment
faire des économies
to save money
to spot, to locate, to identify
repérer
méconnu
little-known
il y a
ago
emprunter un sentier
to take a path
color film
pellicule couleur (f.)
already
d’ores et déjà
béton (m.)
concrete
required
requis
likely to
susceptible de
pâtes (f.pl.)
pasta
contrebasse (f.)
double bass
glazier
vitrier (m.)
on horseback
à cheval
crop
jabot (m.)
to expose
livrer
body hair
poil (m.)
consciously
consciemment
to manage
gérer
personal effects, business
affaires (f.pl.)
ignorance
méconnaissance (f.)
computer science
informatique (m.)
chapiteau (m.)
marquee
pétard (m.)
firecracker
torsadé
twisted
proud
fier
sense of sight
vue (f.)
hive
ruche (f.)
moving, shifting
déplacement (m.)
chin
menton (m.)
observation, follow-up
suivi (m.)
jardin (m.)
garden
avoir besoin de
to need
to make (oneself) look ugly
enlaidir (s’)
consacrer
to devote
paysage (m.)
landscape
sugar
sucre (m.)
chanceux, chanceuse
lucky
director
metteur, metteuse en scène
écolier (m.)
pupil
drap (m.)
sheet
sawyer
scieur (m.)
mettre à (se)
to start, to begin to
piste de danse (f.)
dance floor
africa
Afrique (f.0
tuba
tuba (m.)
famous
célèbre
shipyard worker
ouvrier de chantier naval (m.)
faire des études
to study
alto (m.)
viola
bandage
pansement (m.)
serveur (m.)
waiter
to fail
échouer
factory
usine (f.)
émetteur (m.)
transmitter
quasiment
practically
traiteur (m.)
catering
to finish
achever
antisèche (f.)
cheat sheet
essuie-tout (m.)
paper towel
rejoindre
to join
age
âge (m.)
formerly, in the past
autrefois
souci (m.)
concern
to correct
corriger
lors de
during
team
équipe (f.)
logement (m.)
housing
assister à
to attend
lieux (m.pl.)
premises
greenfly
puceron (m.)
accroissement (m.)
increase
wind instrument
instrument à vent (m.)
trained, experienced
aguerri
medium
support (m.)
secouer
to shake
SMIC (m.)
minimum wage
proboscis
trompe (f.)
avocat(e)
lawyer
combien
how much
I’ve heard that
j’ai entendu dire que
pellicule couleur (f.)
color film
opportunity
occasion (f.)
muscle tendu (m.)
tensed muscle
water
eau (f.)
law
loi (f.)
marteau (m.)
hammer
faire circuler
to circulate
confus
embarrassed
to party, celebrate
faire la fête
to do the laundry
faire la lessive
mémoire (f.)
memory
Belgique (f.)
Belgium
real-estate agent
agent immobilier (m.)
achever
to finish
heel
talon (m.)
marrer comme des fous (se)*
to break into fits of laughter
to cross, to go through
franchier
fané
wilted
field
champ (m.)
adulte (m./f.)
adult
protéine (f.)
protein
enfoncer (s’)
to sink into
fort
fort (m.)
to nod
faire un signe de tête
à même de
directly on
to be lacking, to miss
manquer
être inscrit à
to be listed in
hunting, hunt
chasse (f.)
miser sur
to rely on
bucket
seau (m.)
taper dans
sometimes… sometimes
to not know, to be unaware
ignorer
to be in the process of
être en train de
viser à
to aim to, to aim at
to be afraid
avoir peur
guitar
guitare (f.)
spirit, enthusiasm
fougue (f.)
lawyer
avocat(e)
peu à peu
gradually, little by little
berger (m.)
shepherd
à peine
barely, hardly
chanter
to sing
to thank
remercier
intégrateur, intégratrice
integrator
au fil du temps
over time
à la pointe de
on the cutting edge
durer
to last
serveuse (f.)
waitress
skies, heaven
cieux (m.pl.)
to connect
relier
avis (m.)
opinion
couteau (m.)
knife
summer, summery
estival
puceron (m.)
greenfly
supprimer
to delete
surpoids (m.)
excess weight
éprouver
to feel, to experience
to pace oneself
ménager à (se)
conseil (m.)
(piece of) advice
pupil
écolier (m.)
manpower
main d’œuvre (f.)
de bonne grâce
willingly
light
lumière (f.)
tuba (m.)
tuba
inventaire (m.)
inventory
salaried employee
salarié(e)
traffic
circulation (f.)
to complete
achever
partout
everywhere, all over the place
devoir
to owe
courgette (f.)
zucchini
concert
concert (m.)
bed
lit (m.)
pellicule noir et blanc (f.)
black-and-white film
prédire
to predict
approximately
de l’ordre de
suranné
old-fashioned
to climb the rungs
gravir les échelons
to predict
prédire
ami(e)
friend
fiston (m.)
son
anything
n’imorte quoi
débarrassser de (se)
to get rid of
to draw, to skip
esquisser
phare (m.)
lighthouse
management position
poste de direction (m.)
au gré de
according to
but (m.)
purpose
restes (m.pl.)
(mortal) remains
gratte-ciel
skyscaper
percussion instrument
instrument à percussion (m.)
to be battling with
aux prises avec
directory with photos
trombinoscope (m.)
gérer
to manage
to be late
être en retard
insensible
insensitive
à ce moment-là
at that time
to break the records
battre les records
tower
tour (m.)
Sarkozy-style thinking
pensée sarkozyste (f.)
to combine
conjuguer
battre (se)
to fight
to limit, to restrict
restreindre
more than
plus de
affichage sauvage (m.)
unauthorized billposting
thus
ainsi
to fold
plier
apprivoiser
to tame
outdoor
en plein air
pansement (m.)
bandage
wind
vent (m.)
comportement (m.)
behavior
mettre au vert se)
to take a rest in the country
aménagement
development
worried
inquiet
plum
prune (f.)
coup de fil (m.)
telephone call
chou-fleur (m.)
cauliflower
to struggle
lutter
parcours
path
mât (m.)
mast, pole, post
to bring (a person)
amener
chef d’orchestre (m./f.)
(orchestra) conductor
impliquer
to involve
omnivore (m.)
omnivore
to appear
figurer
childhood
enfance (f.)
agape
bouche bée
teenager
adolescent(e)
indomptable
untamable
receler
to conceal
pipe
tuyau (m.)
cut
coupure (f.)
to take a path
emprunter un sentier
rendre personnel
to make personal
imprimé
printed
iron pole
mât de fer (m.)
ours brun (m.)
brown bear
cool, calm
sang-froid (m.)
mating
accouplement (m.)
tentative (f.)
attempt
chirurgien (ne) (m./f.)
surgeon
filet (m.)
net
east
est
appliquer (s’)
to apply
cavalier (m.)
horseman
transmettre
to communicate to
traffic ticcket
contravention (f.)
avoir chaud
to be hot (people)
touch
toucher (m.)
pearl
poire (f.)
valoriser
developed, valued
to cook
cuire
to consider
songer à
to grasp
saisir
chapeau (m.)
hat
promising
de bon augure
other
autre
parmi
among
beard
barbe (f.)
agir de (s’)
to concern, to be a matter of
grapefruit
raisn (m.)
to form, to shape
façonner
sucre (m.)
sugar
bill (in a restaurant), check
addition (f.)
Belgium
Belgique (f.)
contravention (f.)
traffic ticcket
en baisse
decreasing
colombier (m.)
dovecote
to heal
cicatriser
firecracker
pétard (m.)
allonger
to stretch
happiness
bonheur (m.)
pineapple
ananas (m.)
raisonner
to reason
ouïe (f.)
sense of hearing
cerisier (m.)
cherry tree
dressage (m.)
dressage
either… or
soit…. Soit
to be included in, added to
inscrire (s’)
to favor, to appreciate, to encourage
favoriser
similar to
pareil à
lutte (f.)
struggle
finger
doigt (m.)
student
élève (m./f.)
patron de l’écurie (m.)
team manager
annuler
to cancel
pépite (f.)
nugget
indéclinable
indeclinable
bench
banc (m.)
occasion (f.)
opportunity
hole
trou (m.)
Galerie des Glaces (f.)
Hall of Mirrors
gold
or (m.)
décevoir
to disappoint
to prevail
l’emporter sur
franchier
to cross, to go through
faire la vaisselle
to do the dishes
syrup
sirop (m.)
cibler
to target
relever dle défi
to take up the challenge
enceinte
pregnant
to nod one’s head
hocher la tête
train conductor
conducteur de train (m.)
host
hôte(sse)
coûter
to cost
évoquer
to evoke
lucky
chanceux, chanceuse
tiler
carreleur (m.)
marble worker
marbrier (m.)
théoricien(ne)
theortician
body and soul
corps et âme
tarière (f.)
drill
vêtement (m.)
clothing
story
conte (m.)
insult
injure (f.)
candle
bougie (f.)
celery
céleri (m.)
admettre
to admit
at the moment
en ce moment
fuser
to come from all sides
nom de famille (m.)
last name
about ten
dizaine (f.)
anglais (m.)
english
chestnut tree
châtaignier (m.)
archet (m.)
bow
casse (f.)
equipment damage
ailleurs
elsewhere
leather worker
tant bien que mal
étiquette
etiquette, protocol
to confide
confier
butinage (m.)
gathering of pollen
avoir l’habitude de
to be accustomed to
ressortissant de
relevant to
faire la fête
to party, celebrate
farm
ferme (f.)
to delegate a task
déléguer une tâche
seasoning
assaisonnement (m.)
picket fence
palissade (f.)
sommeil (m.)
sleep
produire (se)
to take place
blanket
couverture (f.)
to loaf around
glander
trahison (f.)
treason, betrayal
berge (f.)
bank
plus de
more than
élargissement (m.)
widening
faure un signe
to signal
servir de
to act, to serve as
to flow
couler
joue (f.)
cheek
austrian
autriche (f.)
ça m’est égal
it’s all about the same to me
semblable
similar
mériter
to deserve
