Chap 3 Flashcards
depressing
déprimant
drop
la goutte
to drain
égoutter
suit (clothes)
le complet
crabby
revêche
to notice
constater
gust
la rafale
cloud
le nuage
flight of steps
un perron
chubby
poupin
angry
fâché
to anger someone (get angry)
fâcher qn (se fâcher)
sullen
renfrogné
to clear out, to free up
débarrasser
corridor
le couloir
meeting
entrevue (f); réunion (f)
to look out for, listen for
guetter
nervous
tendu(e)
inside (adverb)
dedans
to take off again
redécoller
to settle (a problem)
régler
depressing
déprimant
to dirty, to pollute
salir
meeting
la réunion
to detect
déceler
to imply
impliquer
bruise (noun)
ecchymose (f)
to slip (vi) or to slip something somewhere (vt)
glisser
hardly (adv)
guère
to bet
parier
to panic
s’affoler
scary
angoissant
to approach (person, thing), to tackle (a problem)
aborder
to devastate, devastating
accabler, accablant
many
maint/mainte
stupidity/stupid things
bêtise/bêtises (f)
womanizer/manhunter
coureur/coureuse
to press, to stick on
coller
to worry, be nervous
angoisser
to fear, to dread
redouter
to shiver
grelotter
warehouse, stockroom
entrepôt (m)
brush against, come near to
frôler
steep
raide
to bite
mordre
to shut in, to lock up
enfermer
bitter
amer/amère
to lean
- out
- out the window
- towards something
se pencher
se pencher au dehors
se pencher par la fenêtre
se pencher ver quelque chose
to look into (a problem)
se pencher sur
to come (originate) from due to, be the result of
provenir de
frightening, dreadful
effrayant/e
sleeping pill
somnifère (m)
to get (something for somebody) I will get you some water.
procurer
Je vous procurerai de l’eau
to care about
se soucier de
windshield
pare-brise (m)
surprising
surprenant
gust (of wind)
flurry (of snow)
bourrasque (f)
riot
émeute (f)
to climb up (his, stairs, hierarchy)
gravir
doorstep, doorway
seuil (m)
puffy
bouffi
alley, backstreet
ruelle (f)
haggling, bargaining
to haggle, to bargain
marchandage (m)
faire du marchandage
painful
pénible
leave
take some time off
to be away, on leave
congé (m)
se mettre en congé
être en congé
to take/bring someone somewhere
amener
to relieve
comfort, make feel better, lift burden
soulager
to pour
pour a drink for someone
verser
verser à boire à qn
to jump
sursauter
to brush, come near to
frôler
to improve
améliorer
goal, aim
but (m)
to drag (someone, something)
traîner
to guess, sense, foresee
deviner
cobbler
cordonnier (m)
to daydream
rêvasser
a sink
évier (m)
manure
fumier (m)
to overwhelm
bouleverser
to shake up, to turn upside down
chambouler
a pick-me-up
un remontant
upset
émotionné(e)
to clear out, to free
to get rid of something
débarrasser
se débarrasser de qch
to remain silent, to say nothing
se taire
drawer
tiroir (m)
to fill, to fill up (e.g. a glass)
fill out a form
remplir
remplir une formule
sudden stop
un coup d’arrêt
to check out, to look over, to spot
repérer
to be noticed, to be seen
se faire repérer
to be fed up with
en avoir marre de
the get something for someone
procurer quelque chose à quelqu’un
thin, skinny
mince
swindling, fraud
escroquerie (f)
start
amorce (f)
amorcer
a bend, change in direction
virage (m)
to slow down
ralentir
to cough
tousser
all of a sudden
soudain
to collapse, to flounder
s’effondrer
to type (out)
dactylographier
drought
sècheresse (f)
thumb or big toe
pouce (m)
trap (n)
to set a trap for someone
piège (m)
tendre un piège à quelqu’un
organisation chart
organigramme (m)
