Des sources savantes Flashcards
pareil
same; identitcal
un flot
wave
bleuâtre
bluish
emplir
to fill, permeate
égayer
to amuse, brighten up; to cut-back, prune
inusité
rare, rarely used, uncommon, unusual
pulluler
to proliferate, multiply, abound; to be rich in, be burgeoning with, abound in
resplendissant(e)
radiant, aglow, glittering, dazzling
flamber
to blaze, shoot up; to soar, rocket, show off
accuser
to accuse, charge, blame; to point
s’accuser de qqch/à qqn
to take the blame, admit to being guilty, take responsibility for something/someone
étendre
to spread, roll out; to stretch, extend
pincer
to pinch; to catch, bust
couper
to cut, snip; to carve, slice, chop
la croisée
crossroad, intersection
dégager
to clean; to remove, extract, pull something out of; to release, emit
la fournaise
inferno, blazing fire; furnace, crucible
ravagé(e)
devastated, destroyed, ravaged
mou
soft, limp, weak; apathetic, meek; pliable, listless
vif
lively, quick, vivacious; keen, sharp; strong; bright, vivid
aborder
to reach, land on; to take up; to approach, come up to
s’enraciner
to take root, put down roots
enraciner
to embed, implant, establish
détenir
to possess, hold, own, have in one’s possession; to hold, keep, imprison
dominer
to dominate, tower over
se dominer
to control or restrain oneself
emporter
to take, take away; to blow, carry away
s’emporter
to lose one’s temper
promouvoir
to promote
pencher
to tilt, incline; to lean
se pencher
to lean (a person)
pencher pour qqch
to lean/tend/prefer towards something
une conjecture
a guess, estimate, speculation, conjecture
un partisan
supporter, follower
un opposant
opponent, challenger, rival, enemy, protester; adversary
jadis
formerly; in olden days, long ago
se diviser
to be divided, split
diviser
to cut, split, divide, separate
un écart
distance, gap, divide; difference, disparity, contrast
distinguer
to make out, distinguish; to tell the difference between
se distinguer
to stand out; to be different
s’opposer
to be contradictory
s’opposer à
to be opposed to, to disagree with
opposer
to bring into opposition; to pit/set against; to oppose, veto
caritatif/-ive
charitable
aduler
to idolize
raccrocher
to hang, hang something up (no preposition)
se raccrocher à
to hold/cling/grab onto
pleinement
fully, entirely, completely, wholeheartedly
connexe
linked, connected, related, interrelated
tout à fait
absolutely
toutefois
however; nevertheless; notwithstanding
sec
dry (no humidity, not moist); curt, sharp, blunt, abrupt
caricatural(e)
exaggerated, grotesque, distorted
le machinisme
mechanization
les ouvriers (m.)
working class people
machiste
chauvinist, macho
le prolétariat
proletariat
les prolétaires
proletariat
la paupérisation
pauperization; impoverishment
un accroisement
increase, growth, augmentation
accroître
to increase, augment, heighten, intensify
augmenter
to increase, extend, enlarge
s’accroître
to grow, increase, swell, intensify
s’augmenter
to grow, expand, get bigger
puisque
since, because, seeing as, just as, like, as
à force de
by dent of, through (caused by repetition)
en raison de
on act of; because of; owing to
la cause apparente
the apparent cause
la cause profonde
the deep/underlying cause
le facteur
factor
le motif
motif, pattern; motive, reason
la motivation
motivation
l’origine (f.)
origin
le prétexte
excuse, pretext, reason
la source
source, origin, spring
un artisan
artisan, creator, architecht
un auteur
author
le créateur
creator
le fondateur
founder
l’inspirateur (m.)
instigator, inspirer, inspiration
l’inventeur (m.)
inventor
le promoteur
promoter; developer
dériver de
derive/stem/come from
émaner de
to emanate from
être à l’origine de
to be at the origin/root of; to be behind; to be the cause of
être attribué à
to be attributable to
être causé par
to be caused by
être dû à
to be due/owed to
être imputé à
to be imputed to
être provoqué par
to be provoked/caused by
être produit par
to be produced by
s’inspirer de
to be inspired by; to take inspiration from
procéder de
to proceed from; to be derived from
provenir de
to come/arise/result from
s’expliquer par
to be explained by
tenir à
to care about
tenir son origine de
to originate from
un scrutin
a vote
comble
attic, loft; limit, height of
en conséquence
consequently; as a consequence, hence
par conséquent
consequently; as a result; therefore
dès lors
from then one; consequently; subsequently
l’aboutissement (m.)
completion; result; outcome
le contrecoup
repercussion; backlash; fallout
l’écho (m.)
echo
l’effet (m.)
effect
le fruit
fruit; product
l’impact (m.)
impact
l’incidence (f.)
incidence; occurrence
la portée
impact; significance
le produit
product; result; yield
la réaction
reaction
le résultat
result
les retombées (f.)
fallout; consequences; aftermath
avoir des suites
to have consequences
causer
to cause, bring about; to chat, converse
creer
to create, design
engendrer
to cause, produce, create; to conceive, engender, beget
éveiller
to wake, awaken
éveiller qqn à qqch
to awaken something within someone; to introduce someone to something
exciter
to stimulate; to arouse; to wind up
faire naître
to give rise to
occasionner
to cause, bring about; to occasion
produire
to produce
provoquer
to provoke
soulever
to give rise to; to life; to rise
susciter
to arouse, provoke, set off
aboutir à
to lead to. result in, come to
amener à
to lead to
conduire à
to lead to
inciter à
to incite (to)
pousser à
to push to
déboucher sur
to come/lead to
le mécanisme
mechanism
persuader qqn de faire qqch
to persuade someone to do something
se persuader de/que
to persuade oneself of/that
convaincre
to convince
convaincre de faire qqch
to convince to do something
une désillusion
disillusionment, disenchantment, disappointment
une désaffection
disaffection; loss of interest
se taire
to keep/stay quiet
s’inventer
to make up
afin de
in order to; with an eye to; so as to
la sueur
sweat; perspiration
opprimer
to oppress, suppress, stiffle
une épine
thorn; prickle; spine
en soin de
in care of
quoique
although; even if (subjonctif)
marginaliser
to marginalize
s’effondrer
to fall down; to collapse; to fall apart, break down; to crash, plummet
les électeurs (m.)
voters
l’électorat (m.)
voters
un manque d’intérêt
lack of interest
un casseur
troublemaker; hooligan; burglar, thief
maintenir
to keep, hold
fuir
to flee/run away; to avoid, shun
une polarité
polarity (an opposition with two parties/entities)
un avortement
abortion
le recours
resort; solution; recourse
en arrière-plan
in the background
le seuil
threshold; entrance
la lisière
threshold; border; edge
un emprunt
loan, mortgage; borrowing
un remarque
remark, comment, observation
remarquer
to note, notice, remark
déclenché(e)
triggered, caused
dresser
to train; to erect, to raise
recouvrir
to recover, collect
entamer
to start, open, begin, initiate
le déclage
difference, gap, discrepancy
se réclamer (de)
to call yourself; to align oneself (with)
l’acclimation (f.)
adjustment, acclimatization
le souverainism
sovereignty; defense of sovereignty
départager
to decide between; to separate, split
un instituteur
primary school teacher
réclamer
to demand, claim, require, necessitate
le frondeur
rebel, trouble-maker
frondeur (adj.)
rebellious, insubordinate
faute de
for lack/want of
dériver de
to derive/stem/come from
émaner de
to emanate from
être à l’origine de
to be at the origin/root of; to be behind; to be the cause of
être attribué à
to be attributed to
être causé par
to be caused by
être dû à
to be due/owed to
être imputé à
to be imputed to
être provoqué par
to be provoked/caused by
être produit par
to be produced by
s’inspirer de
to be inspired by; to take inspiration from
procéder de
to proceed from; to be derived from
provenir de
to come/arise/stem/result from
s’expliquer par
to be explained by
tenir à
to care about
la désaffection
disaffection; loss of interest
envers (prep)
to, toward
l’envers (m.)
otherside, back, underside
se réduire
diminuer
un militant
activist; campaigner; militant
un adhérent
member
un tract
leaflet, handout
en tant que
comme
un suffrage
un vote
ensuite
then, afterwards, next
un infiltré
un espion
une manifestation
protest; meeting
un congrès
un meeting exceptionnel
s’infiltrer
to infiltrate; penetrate; get in, come in
prêt(e)
être d’accord; ready
un machiste
chauvinist; macho
le misogyne
misogynist
misogyne (adj)
misogynistic
une circonscription
une division administrative ; district, ward, precinct
le dérapage
misdemeanor; misconduct
la crainte
la peur
afficher
to publish, post; put/stick up; to be open about
(verb) au quotidien
(to do something) tout les jours
effrayer
to frighten, terrify; scare off
s’effrayer
to be afraid; to take fright
s’apercevoir de/que
to notice/realize that
s’apercevoir
can be seen; to be visible
se ficher de
to laugh at
un délit
crime, misdemeanor, offense
nier
to deny, refute, contradict
se diminuer
to reduce, lower, diminish
à long/court terme
in the short/long term
apercevoir
to notice, glimpse; to catch sight of
songer
to dream
songer à faire qch
to think of doing, consider doing
songer à
to think of
attirer
to attract, lure
enrouler
to coil, wind, roll up, wrap
la chausée
road, pavement, dyke
la bouche
mouth
rétrécir
to contract, shrink
indigne
unworthy, undeserving
ficher
to keep on file, keep records of
prendre la problème à la base
to take the problem at its base
flou
unclear, vague, hazzy; pas clair/précis
un amalgame
mixture, jumble, amalgam
stigmatiser
to stigmatise
l’embauche (f.)
recruitment; hiring
commettre
to commit, perpetrate
un chiffre
figure, total, character/digit
inverser
to reverse, invert
la courbe
curve, curved line
viser
avoir un objective; avoir comme objective
un acquis
benefit; gain; asset; knowledge, level of attainment
la précarité
precarity; precariousness; instability
acquerir
obtenir
cristalliser
to crystallize; solidify; to form, hatch
l’impéritie (f.)
incompétence
l’incapacité (f.)
impéritie; incompétence
le tissu
fabric
le vécu
experience; life; background
souple
flexible
être confronté à
to be faced with
déchirer
to tear, rip up; hurt, damage
le déchirement
ripping, tearing; rift, division; heartbreak
la minoration
abaissement
ralentir
to slow (down)
le taux
rate, proportion, level
assouplir
to relax, soften; to make more flexible
trancher
to slice, cut; to judge, decide, solve
se fâcher avec
to get angry with; to quarrel/argue with
nuancer
to qualify, modify slightly
malveillant
malevolent, malicious
insouciant(e)
unconcerned, oblivious, carefree
sevère
struct, severe, serious
bienveillant
benevolent, kindly
en vouloir à qqn
être en colère contre
ressentiment
resentment; dislike; bitterness
être hanté par
to be haunted by
imprévisible
unpredictable, unforeseeable
enragé de
être un grand défenseur; partisan de
bel et bien
indeed, really, certainly; in fact; definitely
percuter
to strike, hit; collide with; understand, grasp
capituler
to surrender, capitulate, cede
la capitulation
surrender; capitulation
un égout
sewer; drain; cesspit
se battre pour
to fight for
lutter pour
to fight for
s’engager en faveur de
to enlist; work in favor of
oeuvrer pour
to work for/toward
avoir de la curiosité pour
to have a curiosity for
se soucier de
to worry/be concerned about; to be preoccupied with
être interessé par
to be interested in/by
glissant(e)
slippery; hazardous
la foulée
stride
s’envoler
to fly away
verdoyant(e)
green, verdant; verdurous
structurel
structural
