Chapter 2.3 Flashcards
to waste
> 4
(+ to spoil, to ruin)
gâcher [gaʃe]
> abîmer - to spoil, to damage, to ruin, to injure
> débaucher
> dilapider - to waste, to squander, to embezzle
> se gâter - to go bad / wrong, to rotten, to decay (pourrir)
tremendous
> une phrase
(+huge ) faramineux (f faramineuse) [faraminø, øz]
Des coûts faramineux y sont associés.
(m. un coût [ku] - cost, price)
damage
> 2 verbes
(+ harm)
m. le dégât [dega]
> abîmer, causer des dégâts à
sheaf #2
> 2
[+ wreath (Kranz), spray, shower (d’étincelles) ]
f. une gerbe [ʒɛrb]
> une botte
une liasse
faille [faj]
[ != 1 ]
[ > 3 ]
f. fault, flaw, weekness, inconsistency
[ != la volaille ]
[ > faire faillite, un défaut ]
[ > faillir ]
to gaze at oneself
(+ to be mirrored / reflected)
se mirer
to smell
[ > 3 ]
[+ to inhale, to breathe in (inspirer) ]
humer [ʼyme]
[ > renifler - to sniff at, to snuffle, to smell sth ]
[ > flairer - to smell, to scent, to sniff at ]
ash
[ != 1 ]
[ > 1 ]
(+ cinder)
f. une cendre [sɑ̃dr]
[ != le cintre ]
[ > un cendrier ]
above
au-dessus de
to slip
[ > to slip on/into ]
(+ to glide, to skid)
glisser
[ > enfiler ]
soporific
(= Schlafmittel, einschläfernd)
(+ sleep inducing)
somnifère [sɔmnifɛr]
crumpled
(+ limp, collapsed, indolent [faul, träge] )
avachi (f avachie) [avaʃi]
spark
f. une étincelle [etɛ̃sɛl]
> une bougie
hangover
f. (avoir) une gueule de bois
to fill (up)
emplir
[ > remplir - to fill, to fulfill, to satisfy, to carry out, to meet (un besoin) ]
substitution [sypstitysjɔ̃]
f. substitution (Auswechslung, Ersatz, Austausch)
besides
(+ incidentally, anyway)
d’ailleurs
there’s a drop of coffee left
il reste un fond de café
to collapse
[ + adjectif ]
[ > 5 ]
[+ to go limp, to start sagging, to slump into]
s’avachir
(s’affaler, s’effondrer, s’écrouler, dégringoler)
> avachi - crumpled, limp, collapsed, indolent
savings
> une phrase
f. épargne [eparɲ]
> épargne moi le baratin!
peaceful
[ > 1 ]
(+ serene, unclouded, clear)
serein (f sereine) [sərɛ̃, ɛn]
[ > assoupi - sleepy, drowsy ]
putrid
[ > 5 ]
(= verfault, grässlich, abscheulich, ekelhaft)
(+ foul, decomposed)
putride [pytrid]
[ > abominable, pourri, affreux,
atroce, exécrable]
throat
[ > 1 ]
[+gullet (l’œsophage) ]
m. le gosier [gozje]
hole
[ > 2 hole ]
[ > 4 gap ]
+ gap, tear, rip, little place (un endroit reculé), grave, deficit (dans le budget)
m. un trou [tru]
[ > une cavité, un creux ]
[ > une lacune, un écart, un décalage, une fossé ]
to fail, to waver
[ > 4 ]
(+ to waver [schwanken, zögern], to quit)
flancher [flɑ̃ʃe]
( > échouer, faillir, rater, vacciller ]
to worry
[ > 4 ]
[ > une expression ]
(+ to bother)
tracasser [trakase]
(s’inquiéter de, preoccuper, se soucier de, chiffonner)
[ causer des tracas ]
rough, bitter, harsh
[ > 6 ]
(+ bitter, harsh)
rêche
[ ~ abrasif,ve - acerbe - amer,ère - rugueux ]
[ > cru,e - brut,te ]
news story
m. le fait-divers (pl faits-divers)
to break camp
[ > 4 ]
(= aufbrechen, die Zelte abbrechen)
lever le camp
> se barrer, s’en aller
> filer - to take off, to go, to give, to spin
> déguerpir- to back off, to run away, to leave
below
(+ under, underneath)
au-dessous de
se mettre à
[ > 3 ]
[ > une phrase ]
(commencer, entamer) to start, to begin, (passer à) to turn to, to get to, to become [ passons à l'ordre du jour - let us turn to the business on the agenda ]
to melt
[ > 5 ]
[ != 1 ]
(+ to dissolve, to blend, to merge )
fondre [fɔ̃dr]
( > fuser, un fondu, combiner, mélanger, mêler )
[ != fendre !!!!! ]
to deepen (+3) [ > 5 ]
to dig deeper, to examine, to scrutinize (überprüfen, untersuchen)
approfondir [aprɔfɔ̃dir]
(> détailler, scruter, examiner )
( > dépouiller - to skin, to strip, to rob, to deprive, to analyze, to study, to go through, to scrutinize )
( > fouiller - to search through, to go through, to go thoroughly/deeply, to dig )
tail
[ > 1 ]
[d’un vêtement] , section, piece, patch
m. le pan [pɑ̃]
[un morceaux]
caries
(+ tooth decay)
f. la carie [kari]
to sizzle
[ > 2 ]
( > f. huile [ɥil] )
(+ to crackle (un feu), to chirp)
grésiller [grezije]
> pétarader
crachoter - to crackle, to splutter
to found
(+ to set up, to justify)
fonder [fɔ̃de]
to gush out
[ > 3 ]
[+ to spurt out (spritzen, schiessen), to stream out, to burst out, to melt, to burn slowly]
fuser [fyze]
[ > jaillir - to leap/spring out (un animal), to gush/spurt out ]
[ > fondre, éclater de rire ]
sweat
[ > 2 verbes ]
f. (en) sueur [sɥɶr]
> suer, transpirer
bottom
back (de la gorge), far end (du jardin), depths,
basis for a sauce
m. le fond
definitely
(+ clearly)
décidément [desidemɑ̃]
rotten
[ > 3 ]
[+ decomposed,
putrefied (verfault, verwest),
spoilt (un enfant) ]
pourri (f pourrie) [puri]
( > minable, se gâter)
[ > putride- putrid, foul, decomposed ]
pole
[ > 2 ]
[+ stake (poteau, piquet), perch (Barsch) ]
f. une perche [pɛrʃ]
to thwart
[ > 3 ]
(= durchkreuzen, vereiteln),
[+ to annoy, to impede (erschweren, behindern) ]
contrarier
> agacer, embêter,
déranger - to bother, to disturb, to interrupt, to mix up, to make a mess of
chatty
[ > 4 ]
causant ( f causante) [kozɑ̃, ɑ̃t]
(> volubile, bavard, jaseur)
[ > loquace ]
log
(+ lump)
f. une bûche [byʃ]
to suffer a slow death
(+ painful / prolonged death)
mourir à petit feu
thin, small
[ > 3 - small ]
[ > 7 - thin ]
(+ poor, small)
maigre [mɛgr]
> infime, exigu, chétif > + delicate, scraggy - fluet,te > pas épais > élancé,e > filiforme - threadlike, spindly > mince > fin,e > clairsemé
to suffocate
> 3
(+ to smother, to choke,
to stifle, to lower [la voix] )
étouffer [etufe]
> ravaler
retenir
abaisser
to struggle #2
se débattre, lutter
