B Flashcards
aboutir
to succeed, turn out well, come to a successful conclusion
aboutir à
to lead to, result in; to end at/in
aboutir à un compromis
to come to a compromise
abouti
finished, completed
s’affirmer
to assert yourself
(s’)allonger
to lay down, stretch out; to prolong, extend, make sth longer; to get longer
(l’)allongé
lying, stretched out; dead person (fam)
bouillir
to boil; to be boiling with rage, seethe, fume
faire bouillir/frémir
to boil
faire bouillir la marmite
to be the breadwinner, bring home the bacon
ça fait un bail
long time no see
le chantier
building site, construction work; mess (fam)
en chantier
under construction; in a mess
chevronné, expérimenté
experienced, seasoned, highly-qualified
convoquer
to summon, call in, ask to attend
couché
lying, stretched out; crouched
cuire
to cook; to bake
dur à cuire
hard nut to crack, tough cookie
déambuler, errer
to wander
déceler
to detect, discover, spot, find
le déclic
click(ing), tick(ing); spur, stimulus, prompt, cue
avoir un/le déclic
the penny drops, something clicks, to have a brainwave/light-bulb moment
deviner
to guess, work out, figure out, surmise; to sense, perceive; to make sth out
dinguer
to slam into sth
le/la dingue
madman, madwoman, lunatic
dingue (fam)
mad, crazy; incredible, unbelievable
être raide dingue de (qch/qn)
to be crazy about sth/sb
le truc de dingue
crazy stuff
le dos
back, spine
avoir bon dos
to be a convenient scapegoat
le coup de couteau dans le dos
a stab in the back
dans le dos (fam)
behind sb’s back
de dos
from behind, from the back
être sur le dos de (qn)
to be on sb’s back
se mettre (qn) à dos
to set sb against you, make an enemy of sb
scier le dos à (qn)
to get on sb’s nerves
tourner le dos à (qch/qn)
to turn your back on (sth/sb)
voyager sac au dos
to go backpacking
écarter
to move aside; to take away, divert; to spread, part, open, move apart; to rule out, dismiss; to exclude, remove
s’écarter
to step aside, move out of the way; to move away; to stray/digress from
écarté
isolated, remote, well away from sth
l’écart (m)
distance, gap, space, interval; difference; swerve; deviation, lapse, going off the rails
à l’écart
over there
à l’écart de (qch/qn)
well away from sth/sb
creuser l’écart
to widen the gap
l’écart de conduite
misconduct, misdemeanour; cheating (on sb)
l’écart de langage
misuse/inappropriate use of language
faire un écart
to step aside, move out of the way; to slip up, break the rules
rester/se tenir à l’écart
to keep your distance, stay away, steer clear; to stay out of sth
se mettre/se tenir à l’écart
to shut yourself away, keep yourself to yourself
tenir (qn) à l’écart
to remove sb from somewhere, put sb in isolation
éloigner
to move sth away; to push/drive sb away, alienate; to postpone, put off; to take away, divert
s’éloigner
to move/pull away
s’éloigner (de qch)
to get away, distance yourself; to digress
s’éloigner (de qn)
to grow apart
à bon escient
wisely, astutely, intelligently
à mauvais escient
ill-advisedly, unwisely, inappropriately
éveillé
alert (mentally), sharp, quick (intellectually)
flâner
to wander; to lounge about, do nothing
foncer
to become darker; to hurry up (fam); to have drive (fam)
foncer bille en tête
to blindly push on, dive in head first, bulldoze ahead
foncer dans le tas
to rush in
frémir
to tremble, shake, quiver; to emerge
frémir d’aise
to quiver with pleasure
frissonner
to shiver; to shake, tremble
le frisson
shiver
se gour(r)er (de)
to get mixed-up, make a slip-up/mistake, get the wrong sth
l’indemnité (f)
compensation, damages; allowance
médire de/sur
to bad-mouth, slander, bitch about
mûrir
to ripen; to mature, grow up
laisser mûrir une idée
to think/mull over an idea
mûr
ripe; experienced; mature; ready, fully developed; drunk (fam)
d’âge mûr
middle-aged
aller droit dans le mur
to be heading for disaster
être dos au mur
to have your back to the wall, be backed into a corner, have no way out
faire le mur
to sneak out
mettre (qn) au pied du mur
to back (sb) into a corner
(le) pédant
conceited; show-off
pendre
to hang
se pendre
to hang yourself; to hang, cling
prémunir
to protect, shield
se prémunir
to protect yourself, guard against
prétendre
to claim, affirm, maintain
prétendre faire qch
to claim/maintain you can do sth; to intend/aim to do sth
prétendre à
to be entitled to, have the right to, qualify for
se prétendre qch
to claim to be sth
prétendre à des indemnités
to claim damages
prétendre à un poste de (qch)
to look for a job as (sth)
rendre dingue
to drive sb mad
rendre fou/folle
to drive sb mad; to drive sb crazy (arouse)
sois prudent
be careful
la sonnette
bell, doorbell
le coup de sonnette
ring at the door
tirer la sonnette d’alarme
to raise the alarm, set the alarm bells ringing
soudain(ement), subitement, tout à coup
suddenly, abruptly
la soudaineté
suddenness, sudden nature, unexpectedness
soupçonner
to suspect; to doubt, have doubts about
subit
sudden, immediate
supplier (qn) de faire (qch)
to beg/plead with sb to do sth
susciter (l’enthousiasme, l’intérêt, une vive réaction)
to arouse, provoke; to stir up, set off
se taire
to keep quiet, say nothing
faire taire (qn)
to shush, shut sb up
le tort
fault, wrongdoing; harm, injustice
à tort
wrongly, mistakenly; unjustly, undeservedly
avoir tort
to be wrong
accuser (qn) à tort
to wrongly accuse
causer du tort à (qn)
to hurt (sb’s feelings), offend
donner tort à (qn)
to rule against
être dans son tort
to be in the wrong
faire du tort à (qn)
to do sb wrong, hurt, harm
traîner
to drag (around); to lie around; to dawdle; to drag on; to last/take long; to be stuck with; to hang down to
se traîner
to go at a snail’s pace; to drag yourself along/about
être à la traîne
to be/lag behind; to be behind the times
