April Flashcards
according to
d’après
to crackle, sizzle
crépiter
a glow, a shine
un éclat
to circumvent, to bypass
contourner
in doing so
ce faisant
tape, ribbon, strip
un ruban
guest, dinner guest
un convive
a container
un contenant
in his wake
dans son sillage
to curve
s’incurver
on the other hand (expression)
d’un autre côté
to frame
encadrer (also to supervise)
trained
dressé
to encourage, to urge
inciter
cowardice
la lâcheté
slumped, sprawled, crashed-out
affalé
a single thread
un seul fil
to win, gain, bring home, score
remporter
to get ready
s’apprêter
the side, the sidewall
le flanc
to withdraw, to retire, to stand down
se retirer
to overflow
déborder
to prove to be, to turn out, to reveal oneself
se révéler
to decrease, to drop
décroître
to flatten
s’aplatir
to break, rupture, sever
rompre
to experience, to feel, to encounter, to suffer
éprouver
to make haste, to hurry (toward)
se hâter (vers)
along, alongside, bordering
longeant
it is better that
mieux vaut que
to flow, to drain, to pass, to elapse
s’écouler
a pile, heap, cluster, mass
un amas
to spin, to give, to run
filer
to crack
se fendre
an axe, hatchet
une hache
to tie
nouer (also to establish)
fury
la fureur
gem, gemstone
une gemme
a cover, slipcover
une housse
to meet, respond, face, address
relever
(our) own free will
(notre) plein gré
significantly, clearly, substantially, markedly
nettement
to embroider
broder
to start, begin, commence
entamer
to return, to refer, to send back
renvoyer
a blade, a sword, a razor
une lame
mound, burial mound
un tumuli / les tumulus
as long as
tant que
to consider, think, contemplate, ponder
songer
to pierce
transpercer
an edge, a ridge, a spine
une arête
to strike (as in collide with)
heurter
the plain
la plaine
a hollow, cavity, chamber
une cavité
to squirm, wriggle
se tortiller
to surround, enclose, encircle
entourer
to pay attention, to heed, to take notice
prêter attention
To totter, stagger, waver
chanceler
a scroll
une volute
to contain, include, enclose, house
renfermer
to reinvigorate
revigorer
to chisel, to carve
ciseler
swirling, whirling
tournoyant
to weld
souder
expensive
coûteux
a wineskin
une outre à vin
vacuum, void, emptiness
le vide
to sharpen, to hone
affûter
shreds, tatters, ribbons, strips
des lambeaux
burnt, charred
calciné
to shudder
frémir
a display
un étalage
propriety, discretion
la convenance (also convenience)
bragging, boasting
la vantardise
a hiccup
un hoquet
cloth
une étoffe
land, region
une contrée
a groaning, a moan, a whimper
un gémissement
scarcely, hardly
ne…guère
a beggar
un mendiant
to branch off, to fork, to swing (in a certain direction)
bifurquer
to quicken one’s pace
presser le pas
to inject
injecter
enhanced, additional, greater
accrue
to attempt, to try, to entice
tenter
to impart
conférer
a trail
une traînée
a scholar
un érudit
to blacken
noircir
to undertake, initiate, begin
entreprendre
the terrain, the contour, topography
le relief
such that, so that
afin que
to be unleashed
se déchaîner
to extend
prolonger
to include, involve, consist
s’agir
a fast (not eating)
un jeûne
boldness
la hardiesse
to bend, curve
recourber
to haunt, obsess, to frequent
hanter
a bun (hair) or a cat fight (women)
un chignon
the maintaining, the keeping, maintenance
la tenue
to scrutinize, to examine
scruter
to hinder, impede, hamper, obstruct
entraver
fat, grease, flab, oil, lard
la graisse
poor (quality)
piètre qualité
lightning, thunder, thunderbolt
la foudre
to steer clear of, to remain aloof
se tenir à l’écart
pasty, doughy, slurry
pâteux -euse
to overhang, overlook, tower over
surplomber
to achieve
parvenir
to reach out, to lend a helping hand
tendre la main
as a sign of
en signe de
to drizzle
crachiner
burden
un fardeau
a hook
un crochet
green
cru
projecting, prominent
saillant
sapphire
saphir
to squint
plisser les yeux
to call for, to request, to claim
réclamer
to root out, eradicate, to extract from
extirper
beyond, exceeding, greater than
dépassant
supposed to
censé + inf
marbled, veined
marbré
to spring, to spurt out
jaillir
to maintain, keep/hold
maintenir
to rock, pitch, sway
tanguer
to spray
asperger
to undermine, shake, unsettle, rock
ébranler
shiny, gleaming, glossy
luisant
to wither
flétrir
a well, a shaft, a pit
un puits
a peak, ridge, crest, summit
une crête
suntanned
hâlée (also bronzé)
sovereign (adj)
souverain
to darken
s’assombrir
to lurk
rôder
frost
le givre
to tower, to rise up, to stand
se dresser
an expanse, a range, an area, a stretch
une étendue
from now on, now
désormais
to drag on, to go on forever, to linger
s’éterniser
a flake
un flocon
to fall within (as in be part of/pertinent to)
relever de
to suck, to suck out (i.e. toxins)
aspirer
To spout / reel off
débiter (also to debit)
to strew, to sprinkle
joncher
Dying, half dead
agonisant
to subside
s’apaiser
to feast
festoyer
a wall
une paroi
to gild, to bronze, to brown
dorer
to depart from, to deviate/move away
s’écarter
to draw up, to develop, to establish
dresser
a grinding, squeak, creaking
un grincement
to store (storage)
entreposer
translucent
translucide
to crystallize
se cristalliser
woodwork, paneling
les boiseries (f)
in the end, at the end of the day, ultimately
en fin de compte
anxiety, angst, agony
l’angoisse
tight-fitting, well-fitting, snug fit
bien ajusté
shirt tails
les pans de chemise
to display, to sport (as in to wear)
arborer
below, down below
en contrebas
rib
une côte (same as coast/coastline)
to repel, to push back
repousser
loin cloth
le pagne
to draw (like to draw from), to tap (like tap into)
puiser
to thunder, to boom
tonner
heir
un héritier
notorious
notoire
to display, to show, to flaunt
afficher
punishment, chastisement
le châtiment
to cling, to hang on
s’accrocher
indeed, well and truly, actually
bel et bien
a drum, drumming
un tambour
in so far as
en tant que
gibberish, mumbo jumbo
le charabia
dire du charabia
to impale
empaler
shaft, flagpole
la hampe
to dread, to fear
redouter
to flow
se déverser
a column, pillar, pedestal
une colonne
to braid, weave
tresser
to discharge, dump
déverser
to be entitled to sthg
être en droit de qqch
to disappear, to vanish into thin air
se volatiliser
to make one’s way
se frayer un chemin
breastplate
un plastron
to take or follow (a path)
emprunter (also to borrow)
to collapse
s’effondrer
puff of smoke
une volute de fumée
to cut/slice
trancher (also to decide)
zealous
zélé
a mist, a haze
une brume
to deprive
priver
the doorjam
le montant de porte
bawl, holler, squeal,
brailler
stunned, bewildered
abasourdi
