CDS French Vol 004 Flashcards
to dedicate
dédier
was proved or turned out to be
avéré
to dawdle
musarder
manure spreading
un épandage
doorway
embrasure
to stuff o’s face
s’empiffrer
nightstand
le chevet
snack
un amuse-guele
dark-brown (hair)
châtains
oppressive
accablant
to crack
fêler
to squat
accroupir
theatrical, show-off
cabotin
fun, nice person, owl
la chouette
to hide, bury
ensevelir
I will care of it
je m’en charge
splashing about
barbotine
straightaway
emblée
with a big tummy
bedonnant
shameless
vergogne
to nose about
fureter
the aforementioned
ladite
flask, mug
la fiole
capitonner
to pad with
to spell
épeler
mahogany
acajou
snout
le museau
joust
la joute
stool
le tabouret
mess, jam
le pétrin
gutter
le caneveau
to water (an animal)
abreuver
to natter
bavasser
horsehair
le crin
behind o’s back
en cachette de qqn
to renounce
renier
dull (appearance)
terne
greedily
goulûment
lost, confused
désarroi
to be scared
avoir la trouille
cell, prison
le cachot
cheap, stingy
gratteaux
stingy, cheap
pingre
to roll around
ballotter
bug
la punaise
water stick insect
la punaise d’eau
eternally
sempiternellement
marshmallow
la guimauve
thunderbolt, lightning
la foudre
confession
un aveu
to degrade
avilir
hazardous
aléatoire
horned
cornu
stupidity
l’ânerie (f.)
ewe
la brebis
pin
l’épingle (f.)
wick, lock of hair
la mèche
to yell, howl
brailler
to peel, disect
éplucher
bait, lure
l’appât (m.)
crazy, nuts
dingue
dawn, daybreak
l’aurore (f.)
heart transplant patient
le greffé
reprieve
le sursis
larch tree
la mélèze
talkative
causeur
gears
l’engrenage
to loosen the mooring
larguer les amarres
God helps those who themselves
aide-toi et le ciel t’aidera
kettle
la bouilloire
toaster
le grille-pain
internet chat
la causette
to leap
faire la gambade
to rove around
vardrouriller
blurred, soft
estompé
bedside table
la table nuit
sweet talk
le baratin
open-mouthed
bée
to be careful not to
prendre garde de
tour, journey
le périple
to turn a deaf ear
faire la sourde oreille
pitfall, trap
embûche
white part of the wave, foam
l’écume
to shrivel up
recroqueviller
mate, buddy
le pote
decade
la décennie
fad, hairbrained idea
la lubie
ditch
le fossé
last resort
le pis-aller
to indoctrinate
embrigader
tangle, web
l’écheveau (m.)
to wander, stroll
déambuler
mischievous
espiègle
to give up, pack up
flancher
spark
l’étincelle (f.)
nutcracker
la casse-noix
to peck
picosser
old-banger
le tacot
sly, shifty
sournois
to strike
foudroyer
sated, full
repu
hard, tough
coriace
recitation of prayers for the dead
l’absoute (f.)
idiot
un abruti
block of luxury flats
un immeuble de grand standing
dazzling, flashing
fulgurant
whatever may happen
quoiqu’il advienne
job, work
la besogne
delusion, rambling
la divagation
scattered
épars
to play the fool
faire le zouave
it’s daylight robbery
c’est du racket
undone
défèque
to wreck
échouer
start, bait
l’amorce (f.)
to scratch
érafler
attraper un rhume
to catch a cold
straightaway
d’emblée
gossip, noise
le potin
oppressive
accablant
cinders
le mâchefer
to stay up, keep a vigil
veiller
haughty
hautain
lost, stray
égaré
stuck, squeezed into
coincé
rocky terrain
la rocaille
crow
le corbeau
reckless
téméraire
to grumble
maugréer
see-saw, swing
la balançoire
stretcher
la civière
navel gazing
le nombrilisme
to mow the lawn
tondre le gazon
mess kit
la gamelle
little baby
le poupon
stitch
la maille
harassment
la tracasserie
teddy bear
le nounours
weirdo
le zigoto
multi-coloured, gaudy
bariolé
to disguise, deck with clothes
affubler
to splatter
éclabousser
hopscotch
la marelle
to scratch
érafler
resentment
la hargne
complete idiot
un idiot achevé
bubble, blister
la bulle
to place the blame on s.o.
rejeter une faute sur
breach, opening, gap
la brèche
to go bad, spoil
s’abîmer
crooked
tordu
tanned
basané
chiffon, muslin
la mousseline
bloted, fleshy
empâté
mosque
la mosquée
disastrous, harmful
funeste
straightaway
illico
survivor
el rescapé
to leap
faire la gambade
lazy, idle
fainéant
to finish, end
aboutir
bush
el buisson
scaffolding
el échafaudage
to burn with boiling water
ébouillanter
désarmorcer
to drain
déceler
to detect
pickaxe
la pioche
to scribble, scratch
gribouiller
nosey, prying
fouineur
nice, agreeable
avenant
thump
la bourrade
dressing, bandage
le pansement
to laugh, have fun
rigoler
to scold s.o. for -ing
gronder de
bladder
la vessie
woman’s blouse
le chemisier
colourless
falot
to neck
boire au goulot
to stink of
puer
spine, backbone
l’échine
snout
le museau
stormy
houleux
silly, goofy
cucul
to vacuum
passer l’aspirateur
to detect
déceler
to splash about
patauger
sinner
le pécheur
drunk
ébriété
offensive, foul
grossier
rowdy character
un énergumène
measles
la rougeole
to jump at an opportunity
sauter sur une occasion
to unbolt
déboulonner
chickenpox
la varicelle
to gush, spurt
jaillir
to favour s.o.
faire pencher la balance
mud
la boue
well, shaft
le puits
embers
la braise
to scratch each o’s eyes out
s’arracher les yeux
