CDS French Vol 001 Flashcards
dough
pétrin (m.)
nape (of the neck)
nuque (f.)
switchboard
standard (m.)
joke, hoax
canular (m.)
mole
taupe (f.)
sin
péché (f.)
hiding place
cachette (f.)
to hammer out
marteler
hoard (of money)
magot (m.)
bankruptcy
faillite (f.)
altar
autel (m.)
to sneer
ricaner
to hoist
hisser
to rummage (through)
fouiller
frayed
éraillé
fear
trouille (f.)
pilgrimage
pèlerinage (f.)
stake
jalon (m.)
to swallow up
engloutir
afraid
effrayé
velum
vélin (m.)
parchment
parchemin (m.)
shark
requin (m.)
paving
dallage (m.)
nuts, potty
cinglé
stench
puanteur (f.)
to stumble
trébucher
spell
sortilège (m.)
shoe lace
lacet (m.)
boastful
vantard
quip
quolibet (m.)
suspicious, shady
louche
to have fun
rigoler
cockroach
cafard (m.)
to cry out (softly)
couiner
to gulp
avaler
to sip
siroter
to drum o’s fingers
pianoter
to flounder
patauger
muck
gadouille (f.)
poler
tisonnier (m.)
mocking
railleur
discussion in which neither listens to the other
dialogue (m.) des sourds
to rack your brains
se presser le citron
dressed to the nines
tiré à quatre épingles
the last train/bus
voiture (f.) la
he has airs above his station
il ne se mouche pas du pied
to take the lion’s share
tirer la couverture à soi
to stand by idly
gober les mouches
everything is hunky dory
toute baigne dans l’huile
to be down in the dumps
avoir le cafard
love at first sight
coup (m.) de foudre
to be in great shape
avoir la frite
to stand s.o. up
poser un lapin à quelqu’un
never in a month of Sundays
jusqu’à Saint Glinglin
dumped
plaqué
snap, crackle, pop
cric, crac, croc
to kick the bucket
sucrer les fraises
to kick the bucket
avaler son bulletin de
to be drunk
être noir
slang
langue (f.) verte
grasshopper
sauterelle (f.)
to damage, harm
nuire
to strike with a sword
sabrer
to cut into pieces
morceler
no vacancies
complet
to crack, divide
fendre
pillow
oreiller (m.)
chessboard
échiquier (m.)
to give s.o. the slip
semer
to shelter
abriter
trashy
de la camelote
pupil (of eye)
prunelle (f.)
intelligent, clever
malin
hold (of plane)
soute (f.)
mattress, sun-lounger
matelas (m.)
burden
fardeau (m.)
brains, grey matter
méninges (f. pl. )
target
cible (f.)
to steal (coll.)
faucher
oar
aviron (m.)
beacon
balise (f.)
stopover
escale
altar
autel (m.)
bet, wager
enjeu (-x) (m.)
worry
souci (m.)
to erase
gommer
crutch
béquille (f.)
bloke, guy
gars (m.)
seal
sceau (-x) (m.)
latch
loquet (m.)
cover, lid
couvercle (m.)
dial
le cadran
outline, sketch
le croquis
tile
tuile (f.)
to tip, topple
basculer
thigh
cuisse (f.)
dazzling
fulgurant
jaw
mâchoire (f.)
barn
grange (f.)
sorry
navré
breach, gap
la brèche
unharmed
indemne
bump
bosse (f.)
breaking and entering
effraction (f.)
scoundrel
fripouille (f.)
to uncover
dénicher
to cost an arm and a leg
coûter les yeux de la tête
reverse charge call
PCV - percevoir
nuts, mad, potty
cinglé
torch
flambeau (m.)
bolt
verrou (m.)
bankruptcy
faillitte (f.)
snack
casse-croûte (m.)
to tire o.s. out (usually solving a problem)
se crasser la tête
plot (conspiracy)
complot (m.)
plot (of a novel)
intrigue (f.)
about
au sujet de
earthquake
tremblement (m.) de terre
degree
licence (f.)
licence
permis (m.)
graduate
licencié (m.)
to move around
se déplacer
lay, not religious
laïc
surveillant
pion (m.)
work (slang)
boulot (m.)
to nosh (slang)
grailler
to spread out
étendre
one found it hard to
on a du mal à
irritable, excitable, nerves on edge
énervé
quotidien
daily
tea-time meal
goûter (m.)
to deceive
tromper
to disappoint
décevoir
to fail completely
échouer
sign, sign-post, notice board
panneau (m.)
blade
lame (f.)
to receive
recueillir
as for
quant à
to fear
craindre
gulf
gouffre (m.)
basement
sous-sol (m.)
to spread out
répandre
damp
humid
heat
chaleur (f.)
Boxing Day
jour (m.) après Noël
New Year
nouvel (m.) an
guilty person
le coupable
court-case, trial
procès (m.)
witness
témoin (m.)
testimony
témoignage (m.)
habitual criminal
récidividiste (m.)
to link, tie together
lier
hand-cuffs
menottes (f. pl.)
to surround
encadrer
victim
victime (f.)
murder
assassinat (m.)
to murder
assassiner
motive
motif (m.)
to remember
se souvenir de
to remember (tr.)
se rappeler
lie, dishonesty
mensonge (m.)
broken home
foyer (m.) désuni
blind
aveugle (m.)
deaf
sourd
dumb
muet
one-eyed
borgne
sentence
sentence (f.)
attentuating circumstances
circonstances (f. pl.) atténuantes
pleading
plaidoirie (f.)
remission
recours (m.) en grâce
hard labour
travaux forcés
to cure, get better
guérir
to commit a crime
commettre un crime
to prove, feel (emotion)
éprouver
blackmail
chantage (m.)
to blacmail
faire le chantage
slope
pente (f.)
for life
à perpétuité
death penalty
peine (f.) de mort
(death by) by hanging
pendaison (f.)
raid (by burglars)
attaque (f.)
raid (by police)
descente (f.)
attempt on life
attente (m.) à la vie
to hange
pendre
van
camionnette (f.)
vehicle
véhicule (m.)
lorry driver
routier (m.)
to have a breakdown (car)
tomber en panne
steering whee
volant (m.)
tar
goudron (m.)
to travel
rouler
to crush
s’écraser
to overtake
doubler
traffic lights
feux (m. pl.)
to race the traffic lights
brûler les feux rouges
pedestrian crossing
passage (m.) clouté
nail
clou (m.)
to brake
freiner
pedestrian
piéton (m.)
