Combray 1 and 2 3 Flashcards
the sensual pleasure
la volupté

- the orchard (of various fruit trees) 2. the apple orchard 3. the cherry orchard
- le verger 2. la pommeraie 3. la cerisaie

the brill (a kind of flatfish)
the blue catfish
la barbue
la barbue de rivière/poisson chat américain

the marrow, pith,
medula (of spinal cord)
la moelle (osseuse or épinière)

leg of lamb
le gigot d’agneau

- the current, redcurrent (2 words) 2. the blackcurrant 3. the gooseberry
- la groseille, la groseille rouge 2. le cassis 3. la groseille à maquereau
(photo groseille rouge)

to clean swallow, hold back, lower, restore
ravaler

the boor, lout
le goujat

the trough, water trough,
l’auge (fem)

the fisherman’s smock, loose fitting jacket
la vareuse

drill, ticking fabric
le coutil

to grouse, gripe
ronchonner

the marzipan (3 words)
la pâte d’amandes, le massepain, la frangipane

the molding (decorative strip)
La moulure

the molding (casting in a mold)
casting the cheese i it’s form
grinding, milling (action de moudre)
le moulage (moulage) (3)

the molding of a building (2 words)
la moulure, la corniche

fleshy, fat
charnu-e

to harness, yoke, to attach to a vehicle
atteler

to put somebody to doing something
atteler qqn à qqch
to get down to something, to get on with something
s’atteler à qch

the egret
l’aigrette
(photo aigrette blanche)

- noun - cream soup
- noun “mellowness of wine”
- adj. velvet, flocked, silky
- le velouté , le potage
Pour le dîner il y a un velouté d’asperges.
Nous apprécions le velouté de ce vin.
- velouté-e
Ce chat a le pelage velouté.

- to deliver (words, speech)
- to debit
- to cut up, saw up
- to produce
- To discharge
debiter
Il a débité son discours trop vite pour être compris.
La banque a débité mon compte de 200 euros.
Le boucher débite le bœuf en divers morceaux.
Cette usine débite 500 parapluies par jour.
Ce fleuve débite 10 000 mètres cube à la seconde.

the casserole dish, hen, tart (pej. women)
la cocotte

blinder for horse, eyebath
l’œilière (fem)

eyelet (shoe, embroidery), carnation, hole reinforcer (for paper), anus (slang)
l’oeillet (4)

a woman’s private room
le boudoir

open space in front or around of a church, forecourt
le parvis

the task, chore, job
la besogne

the basket, desk tray, trashcan, trading floor
la corbeille

the smock, overall
le sarrau

the cloak (two words)
la cape, la houppelande

mannish, masculin
VIEILLI, PÉJORATIF (FEMME) Qui a une allure, des manières jugées comme masculines. ➙ masculin.
hommasse

the glottis
la glotte

the uvula
la luette

the find, the brainwave, the coinage
la trouvaille
Fait de trouver avec bonheur ; chose ainsi trouvée. Faire une trouvaille aux puces.
Fait de découvrir (une idée, une image, etc.) d’une manière heureuse ; idée, expression originale. ➙ création, invention. Les trouvailles d’un écrivain.
a program (radio/tv) full of good ideas
une émission pleine de trouvailles
multiplied by 10
déculpé-e
to take off, to remove
ôter
the sawmill
la scierie

to saw
scier

the tuft, clump
la touffe

the watercress, cress
le cresson

before, previously, beforehand, in the old days
auparavant

while, whilst
Pendant le temps que, dans le même moment que. ➙ alors que, comme, pendant que.
(MARQUANT L’OPPOSITION) ➙ alors que.
tandis que
Tandis que l’un travaille, l’autre se repose.

the cleft, the fissure, the crack (two words)
la fente, la fissure

the armor, breastplate, cuirass
la cuirasse

decorative grating (grille)
la grille

reaped, broken, cleaned out, cut
fauché-e
to reap
moissonner

to festoon, to adorn, to embellish
festonner
Orner de festons. — AU PARTICIPE PASSÉ Col festonné.

the doorstep, the threshold, limit, brink
le seuil

the border, edging, piping, trim
- Ruban (Étroite bande de tissu,) étroit dont on borde un vêtement, une étoffe (Tissu dont on fait des habits, des garnitures d’ameublement). ➙ passepoil.
- Bande formant une bordure d’une autre couleur que le fond.
le liseré
- Liseré de soie.
- ex Mouchoir à liseré bleu.

the highwayman, robber, theif (literary)
le malandrin (lit.)

the indulgence, goodwill (soutenu)
LITTÉRAIRE Disposition à pardonner généreusement. ➙ bonté, indulgence.
indulgence, bienveillance, bonté, charité, clémence, compréhension, tolérance, bénignité
la mansuétude
Juger qqn avec mansuétude.

to hum (two verbs slightly different meanings)
fredonner: Chanter (un air) à mi-voix, à bouche fermée
chantonner: Chanter à mi-voix

the humming (two nouns)
le fredonnement, le chantonnement
the flood, the stream, the wave
le flot

to amuse, brighten up, cheer up
égayer

the garland, the festoon
Guirlande de fleurs et de feuilles liées en cordon, que l’on suspend en forme d’arc. — Ornement représentant un ?????
Bordure dentelée et brodée.
le feston
Coiffé d’un bonnet de velours orné d’un feston d’or, il regardait avec mollesse, comme il faisait tout.Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893)
Lingerie à festons.

the coralle
la corolle
of petals (all of the petals) on a flower

the stamen of a plant, muslin fabric
l’étamine (fem)

la volupté
the sensual pleasure

- le verger 2. la pommeraie 3. la cerisaie
- the orchard (of various fruit trees) 2. the apple orchard 3. the cherry orchard

la barbue
la barbue de rivière/poisson chat américan
the brill (a kind of flatfish)
the blue catfish

la moelle
la moelle (osseuse or épinière)
the marrow (of a bone), pith, medula (of the spinal cord)

le gigot
leg of lamb

- la groseille, la groseille rouge 2. le cassis 3. la groseille à maquereau
- the current, redcurrent (2 words) 2. the blackcurrant 3. the gooseberry
(picture of groseille de maquereau

ravaler

to clean swallow, hold back, lower, restore

le goujat
the boor, lout

l’auge (fem)
the trough, water trough,

la vareuse
the fisherman’s smock, loose fitting jacket

le coutil
drill, ticking fabric

ronchonner
to grouse, gripe

la pâte d’amandes, le massepain, la frangipane
the marzipan (3 words)

La moulure
the molding (decorative strip)

le moulage
the molding (casting in a mold)
1 Action de mouler, de fabriquer avec un moule.
2 Objet, ouvrage obtenu au moyen d’un moule. Prendre un moulage d’un objet

la moulure, la corniche
the molding of a building (2 words)

charnu-e
fleshy, fat

atteler
to harness, yoke, to attach to a vehicle

atteler qqn à qqch
to put somebody to doing something
s’atteler à qch
to get down to something, to get on with something
l’aigrette
the egret

- le velouté, le potage
- le velouté
- velouté-e
- noun - cream soup
- noun “mellowness of wine”
- adj. velvet, flocked, silky

debiter (5)
to cut up, saw up, produce, sell, deliver,
- To deliver (a speech, words) Il a débité son discours trop vite pour être compris.
- To debit La banque a débité mon compte de 200 euros.
- To cut up/saw up Le boucher débite le bœuf en divers morceaux.
- To produe Cette usine débite 500 parapluies par jour.
- To discharge (a liquid) Ce fleuve débite 10 000 mètres cube à la seconde.

la cocotte
the casserole dish, hen, tart (pej. women)

l’œilière (fem)
blinder for horse, eyebath

le sarrau
the smock, overall

l’oeillet
eyelet (shoe, embroidery), carnation, hole reinforcer (for paper), anus (slang)

le boudoir
a woman’s private room

le parvis
enclosed area in front of a church, forecourt

la besogne
the task, chore, job

la corbeille
the basket, desk tray, trashcan, trading floor

la cape, la houppelande
the cloak (two words)

hommasse
mannish, masculin
VIEILLI, PÉJORATIF (FEMME) Qui a une allure, des manières jugées comme masculines. ➙ masculin.

la glotte
the glottis

la luette
the uvula

la trouvaille
the find, the brainwave, the coinage
1 Fait de trouver avec bonheur ; chose ainsi trouvée. Faire une trouvaille aux puces.
2 Fait de découvrir (une idée, une image, etc.) d’une manière heureuse ; idée, expression originale. ➙ création, invention. Les trouvailles d’un écrivain.
une émission pleine de trouvailles
a program (radio/tv) full of good ideas
déculpé-e
multiplied by 10
ôter
to take off, to remove
la scierie
the sawmill

scier
to saw

la touffe
the tuft, clump

le cresson
the watercress, cress

auparavant
before, previously, beforehand, in the old days

tandis que
while, whilst
Pendant le temps que, dans le même moment que. ➙ alors que, comme, pendant que.
(MARQUANT L’OPPOSITION) ➙ alors que.
alors que, cependant que, comme, au moment où, pendant que, sur ce temps que (Belgique)

la fente, la fissure
the cleft, the fissure, the crack (two words)

la cuirasse
the armor, breastplate, cuirass

la grille
decorative grating (grille)

fauché-e
reaped, broken, cleaned out, cut
moissonner
to reap

festonner
to festoon, to adorn, to embellish
Orner de festons. — AU PARTICIPE PASSÉ Col festonné.

le seuil
the doorstep, the threshold, limit, brink

le liseré
the border, edging, piping, trim
- Ruban (Étroite bande de tissu,) étroit dont on borde un vêtement, une étoffe (Tissu dont on fait des habits, des garnitures d’ameublement). ➙ passepoil. Liseré de soie.
- Bande formant une bordure d’une autre couleur que le fond. Mouchoir à liseré bleu.

le malandrin (lit.)
the highwayman, robber, theif (literary)

la mansuétude
the indulgence, goodwill (soutenu)
LITTÉRAIRE Disposition à pardonner généreusement. ➙ bonté, indulgence. Juger qqn avec mansuétude.
indulgence, bienveillance, bonté, charité, clémence, compréhension, tolérance, bénignité

fredonner, chantonner
to hum (two verbs)
fredonner: Chanter (un air) à mi-voix, à bouche fermée
chantonner: Chanter à mi-voix (photo)

le fredonnement, le chantonnement
the humming (two nouns)
le flot
the flood, the stream, the wave

égayer
to amuse, brighten up, cheer up

le feston (2)
the garland, the festoon
- Guirlande de fleurs et de feuilles liées en cordon, que l’on suspend en forme d’arc. — Ornement représentant un feston.
- Bordure dentelée et brodée. Lingerie à festons.

la corolle
the coralle of petals (all of the petals) on a flower

l’étamine (fem)
the stamen of a plant, muslin fabric
