Combray 1 and 2 2 Flashcards
to cover in mist, to envelope, to confuse, to perplex to bewilder
embrumer

to mist up
s’embrumer

the hedge, the line, row (of people), the hurdle, the fence
la haie (h aspiré)

the ritual
le rituel
relating to rituals (adj)
rituel-le
the white sauce, made from a roux (butter and flour) and milk. It is one of the mother sauces of French cuisine.
la béchamel

- to beat again, reshuffle
- (also phrase, to harp on about)
rebattre
rebattre les oreilles

to move (o.s.) back into position
se rebattre
the incident, event, adventure, surprise, twists and turns
la péripétie

the rut (literal or figurative)
l’ornière (fem)

to steam in cooking, sterilize with steam
étuver

medium (cooking meat)
à point

1 the tank, cistern,
2 vat
la cuve

the cauldron, copper kettle, boiler
le chaudron

the terrine dish
the paté (also same word in English)
the earthenwear pot
la terrine

game (animal one hunts)
le gibier

to shell, to remove the pods
écosser

marble (small glass ball, wood block, ball for pool, head (argot)
la bille

navy blue (2 words) (adj.)
bleu foncé-e, outremer (pronounce r)

the lapis-lazuli (two nouns) or Ultramarine (2nd word) (the former is the stone and the latter is a pigment made from the stone)
le lapis lazuli, l’outremer (m) (pronounce r)

to make fun of, not to care about
se ficher de

the notch (v-shape indentation) (3)
l’encoche, l’entaille, la coche (all fem)

- the notch or peg
- hole in a belt
- level in hierarchy
le cran
Il y a plusieurs crans à cette ceinture.
Ce cran permet de maintenir la marmite à 30 cm au-dessus du feu.
Trou servant d’arrêt dans une sangle, une courroie. Serrer sa ceinture de deux crans.
Valentin est monté d’un cran dans la hiérarchie.

the apple of his/her eye
la prunelle de ses yeux

the sloe (blackthorn fruit)
la prunelle

the dark rings, shadows under eyes
le cerne

the border, flowerbed, stalls, orchestra
la parterre

to smell, inhale breathe in
humer (h silent)

the pond
l’étang

the kitchen garden, vegetable plot
le potager

the gunsmith, armourer
le armurier

plume, ostrich feathers, style, verve
la panache

the gable, side-wall, cogwheel, gear, pine-nut, rear wheel of bike,
- Partie haute et triangulaire d’un mur, entre les deux versants d’un toit. ➙ fronton, gable.
- Roue dentée (d’un engrenage).
- Graine de la pomme de pin. ➙ pigne.
le pignon
Ex 1 Maisons flamandes à pignons. Mur pignon, comportant un pignon (opposé à mur gouttereau). — LOCUTION Avoir pignon sur rue : être honorablement connu et solvable.

the capucine nun, nasturtium flower, a children’s dance
la capucine

the gladiolus flower
le glaïeul

the grid
le quadrillage
- Dessin d’une surface quadrillée.
- Action de quadriller (2 et 3).

smooth, creamy, unctuous
oncteux-euse

the side, slope, bank, talus
le talusTerrain en pente très inclinée, aménagé par des travaux de terrassement. Les talus qui bordent un fossé.
Ouvrage de fortifications. ➙ glacis.
- Subs.
Adj. PATHOLOGIE Pied talus : pied bot dont le seul point d’appui est le talon, le reste du pied remontant vers la jambe.

to hoist (sail) , raise (an ankle), lift up, run up (flag)
hisser

the bouy, rubber ring
la bouée

to lash, to sting (with words), to whip
cingler

to sail at full speed towards
cingler vers

hawthorne
l’aubépine (fem)

the roofing tile, bisquite, pain/drag (fam)
la tuile

tile manufacturer, factory, tilery
la tuilerie

to lay an egg, to write an article (Fam)
pondre un œuf, un article

the home, house, dwelling, abode (soutenu)
la demeure

to remain, to stay, to live
demeurer

embrumer
to cover in mist, to envelope, to confuse, to perplex to bewilder

s’embrumer
to mist up

la haie (h aspiré)
the hedge, the line, row (of people), the hurdle, the fence

le rituel
the ritual
rituel-le
relating to rituals (adj)
la béchamel
the white sauce, made from a roux (butter and flour) and milk. It is one of the mother sauces of French cuisine.

rebattre
rebattre les oreilles á qqn de qqch
to beat again, reshuffle
lui en parler continuellement jusqu’à l’excéder.

se rebattre
to move (o.s.) back into position
la péripétie
the incident, event, adventure, surprise, twists and turns

l’ornière (fem)
the rut (literal or figurative)

étuver
to steam in cooking, sterilize with steam

à point
medium (cooking meat)

la cuve
the tank, cistern, vat

le chaudron
the cauldron, copper kettle, boiler

la terrine (3)
terrine dish
the paté (also same word in English)
the earthenwear pot

le gibier
game (animal one hunts)

écosser
to shell, to remove the pods

la bille
marble (small glass ball, wood block, ball for pool, head (argot)

bleu foncé-e, outremer (pronounce r)
navy blue (2 words) (adj.)

le lapis lazuli, l’outremer (m) (pronounce r)
the lapis-lazuli (two nouns) or Ultramarine (2nd word) (the former is the stone and the latter is a pigment made from the stone)

se ficher de
to make fun of, not to care about

l’encoche, l’entaille, la coche (all fem)
the notch (v-shape indentation)

le cran
- Hole notch in a belt
Il y a plusieurs crans à cette ceinture. Trou servant d’arrêt dans une sangle, une courroie. Serrer sa ceinture de deux crans.
- Notch or peg
Ce cran permet de maintenir la marmite à 30 cm au-dessus du feu.
- Level in a heirarchy
Valentin est monté d’un cran dans la hiérarchie.
Picture: Cran de télévision

la prunelle de ses yeux
the apple of his/her eye

la prunelle
the sloe (blackthorn fruit)

le cerne
the dark rings, shadows under eyes (typically used in plural)

la parterre
the border, flowerbed, stalls, orchestra

humer (h silent)
to smell, inhale breathe in

l’étang
the pond

le potager
the kitchen garden, vegetable plot

le armurier
the gunsmith, armourer

la panache
plume, ostrich feathers, style, verve

le pignon (3)
the gable, side-wall, cogwheel, gear, pine-nut, rear wheel of bike,
- Partie haute et triangulaire d’un mur, entre les deux versants d’un toit. ➙ fronton, gable. Maisons flamandes à pignons. — Mur pignon, comportant un pignon (opposé à mur gouttereau). — LOCUTION Avoir pignon sur rue : être honorablement connu et solvable.
- Roue dentée (d’un engrenage).
- Graine de la pomme de pin. ➙ pigne.

la capucine
the capucine nun, nasturtium flower, a children’s danse

le glaïeul
the gladiolus flower

le quadrillage (2)
the grid
- Dessin d’une surface quadrillée.
- Action de quadriller (2 et 3).

oncteux-euse
smooth, creamy, unctuous

le talus (1 adj & 1 noun)
the side, slope, bank, talus
- Subst. Terrain en pente très inclinée, aménagé par des travaux de terrassement. Les talus qui bordent un fossé.
Ouvrage de fortifications. ➙ glacis..
- Adj. PATHOLOGIE Pied talus : pied bot dont le seul point d’appui est le talon, le reste du pied remontant vers la jambe.

hisser
to hoist (sail) , raise (an ankle), lift up, run up (flag)

la bouée
the bouy, rubber ring

cingler
to lash, to sting (with words), to whip

cingler vers
to sail at full speed towards

l’aubépine (fem)
hawthorne

la tuile
the roofing tile, bisquite, pain/drag (fam)

la tuilerie
tile manufacturer, factory, tilery

pondre un œuf, un article
to lay an egg, to write an article (Fam)

la demeure
the home, house, dwelling, abode (soutenu)

demeurer
to remain, to stay, to live