CDS French Vol 002 Flashcards
speed merchant
chauffard (m.)
old car
bagnole (f.)
to start
démarrer
clutch
démarreur (m.)
bonnet
capot (m.)
spark plugs
les bougies (f.)
to block
boucher
to do-it-yourself
bricoler
bumper
parc-choc (m.)
to take to pieces
démonter
scrap iron
ferraille (f.)
exhaust pipe
tuyau (m.) d’échappement
to escape
échapper
pipe
tuyau (m.)
safety-belt
ceinture (f.) de sûreté
backseat
banquette (f.) arrière
seat
banquette (m.)
to catch hold of
rafler
to splutter
crachoter
bench
banc (m.)
to cough
tousser
to tickle
chatouiller
to mend
raccommoder
driver
automobiliste (m.)
to swear
jurer
to hoot, pip
klaxonner
to exceed the speed limit
dépasser vitesse limite
car park
le parking
to park
garer
to park
stationner
peak times
heures (f.) de pointe
drunk
ivre
busy, full
encombré
selfish
égoïste
to avoid
éviter
fine, endorsement, ticket
contravention (f.)
street lamp
réverbère (m.)
traffic jam
embouteillage (m.)
one way street
sens unique (m.)
bend (in road)
virage (m.)
crossroads
carrefour (m.)
hitch-hiker
autostoppeur (m.)
motor show
salon (m.) d’auto
to put on make up
se maquiller
gifted
doué
to wring, twist
tordre
low cut (e.g. dress)
décolleté
string
ficelle (f.)
to record
enregistrer
crane
grue (f.)
to know what to do
se débrouiller
to wink
cligner
I’ll be ok
je me débrouille
this
ceci
that book
ce livre-là
to boast
vanter
reader
lecteur (m.)
reader
lectrice (f.)
serial
feuilleton (m.)
report
reportage (m.)
sports report
chronique sportif (f.)
around town events
les faits divers
advert
réclame (f.)
death column
colonne (f.) des décès
strike
grève (f.)
to strike
faire la grève
to put out (light, fire)
éteindre
biased paper
journal (m.) d’opinion
specialist paper
journal (m.) spécialisé
information paper
journal (m.) d’information
local paper
journal (m.) de province
small advertisements
petites (f. pl) annonces
advertisements
publicité (f.)
weather
météore (m.)
horoscope
horoscope (m.)
crosswords
des mots croisés
comic strip
bandes (f. pl.) dessinées
headline
gros (m.) titre
genius
génie (m.)
storm
orage (m.)
dreadful
épouvantable
I have…..left
il me reste …..
scar
cicatrice (f.)
to throw o’s money away
gaspiller son argent
to impress
imprimer
to depress
déprimer
to suppress
supprimer
to compress
comprimer
lawyer
notaire (m.)
cornflower blue
bleu pervenche
wreck
épave (f.)
ship
navire (m.)
ladybird
coccinelle (f.)
share
quote-part (f.)
life annuity
rente (f.) viagère
piano tuner
accordeur (m.) de piano
malaria
paludisme (m.)
hardware shop
droguerie (f.)
remote control
téléguidage (m.)
anti freeze
antigel (m.)
narrow-minded
borné
adder
vipère (f.)
sweet in the form of a small shell filled hard confectionary
roudoudou (m.)
ingenuous
candide
poloneck jersey
sous-pull (m.)
left-handed
gaucher
to under use
sous-exploiter
understanding
compréhensif
overshirt
surchemise (f.)
pointer
pointeur (m.)
concussion
commotion (f.) cérébrale
printout
listing (m.)
contraflow
circulation (f.) alternée
living room
living (m.)
untameable
indomptable
desk blotter
sous-main (m.)
secretly
en sous-main
barbecue of a whole roast sheep
méchoui (m.)
second hand clothes shop
friperie (f.)
cramming
bachotage (m.)
stunned
ahuri
unusual
insolite
greengage
reine-claude (f.)
skiver
fumise (m.)
discount
ristounre (f.)
coat of arms
blason (m.)
criminal, burglar
malfaiteur (m.)
to dribble
dribbler
to hoot o’s horn
klaxonner
to zip
zipper
spam
pourriel (m.)
present given at the end of the year
étrennes (f. pl.)
to use for the first time
étrenner
dill
aneth (m.)
slot-in
encastrable
holding company
holding (m.)
it suddenly clicked
ça a fait tllt
rugby international
test match (m.)
robin
rouge-gourge (m.)
to leave the civil service to work in the private sector
pantoufler
forestry
sylviculture (f.)
windbreak
brise-vent (m.)
gold digger
chercheur d’or
willow
saule (m.)
deposit
acompte (m.)
cheekbone
pommette (f.)
to blow dry o’s hair
se faire un brushing
to unscrew
dévisser
to crane o’s neck
se dévisser le cou
drowning
noyade (f.)
clasp
fermoir (m.)
damned good
vachement bon
to click
cliquer
to double-click
cliquer deux fois
gonorrhaea
blennorragie (f.)
overbooking
le surbooking
roasting tin
lèchefrite (f.)
bud
bourgeon (m.)
French pop music
musique (f.) yéyé
the sixties
les années yéyé
dial
cadran (m.)
sundial
cadran (m.) solaire
vinaigrette sauce with chopped boiled eggs, gherkins, capers and herbs
sauce gribiche
facial scrub
peeling (m.)
the @ symbol
arobas (m.)
quince
coing (m.)
dreamlike
onirique
guide to secondhand car prices
argus (m.)
perch; roost; seat of the president of the French National Assembly
perchoir (m.)
shameful
inavouable
to zoom in
zoomer sur
poppy
coquelicot (m.)
switch
commutateur (m.)
kind of dark purple plum
quetsche (f.)
to summarise
résumer
water softener
adoucisseur (m.)
to pile on the pressure
faire le forcing
unhealthiness
insalubrité (f.)
to do s.t. intuitively
faire qch au feeling
possible, potential
éventuel
challenge
défi (m.)
it goes against common sense
c’est un défi au bon sens
hyperlink
hyperlien (m.)
shop selling fine leather goods
maroquinerie (f.)
staying at home
cocooning (m.)
I feel like having a nice cozy evening at home
j’ai envie d’une petite soirée cocooning
userfriendly
convivial
stop gap
pis-aller (m.)
receipt
quittance (f.)
to go caravanning
faire du caravanning
username
identifiant (m.)
midwife
sage-femme (f.)
luxury hotel
palace (m.)
wild boar
sanglier (m.)
to unzip
dézipper
camshaft
arbre à cames (m.)
propeller shaft
arbre de transmission (m.)
to have a tight schedule
avoir un planning très serré
discount store owner
soldeur (m.)
one-legged man
unijambiste (m.)