DOA 4 Flashcards
A bitter taste
Amer, Rude, glacial
The Steel
L’Acier
To Chill
Refroidissement (nm)
Refroidir (verb)
an unpleasant feeling of coldness in the atmosphere, one’s surroundings, or the body.(nm)
That’s odd
Curieux
Fiendish
Diabolique
Brighter yet
plus lumineux encore
Might (may : pouvoir)
pourrait / pouvoir
A Limb
Membre du corps
To Ache ( to suffer a persistent pain)
had an ache in his back
my heart aches for those poor people
douleurs (nm)
avoir mal qql part
A Strain
The rope broke due to an excessive strain
Tension (force)
Halfway
mi-chemin
To Kindle anew
allumer de nouveau
The Foulness
Grossièreté
The Chest
Poitrine
No sooner had he done so than
A peine avait-il fait que
To Divest
‘men are unlikely to be divested of power without a struggle’
deprive (someone) of power, rights, or possessions.
Priver mais aussi céder
The pace (noun)
‘Kirov stepped back a pace’
‘he’s an aggressive player with plenty of pace’
A single step taken when walking or running.
le rythme
graveyards
Cimetières
To Spot (spotted spotted) ‘the men were spotted by police’
see, notice, or recognize (someone or something) that is difficult to detect or that one is searching for.
Accordingly
‘we have to discover what his plans are and act accordingly’
‘there was no breach of the rules; accordingly, there will be no disciplinary inquiry’
1 - In a way that is appropriate to the particular circumstances.
2 - sentence adverb As a result; therefore.
The gloom
‘he strained his eyes peering into the gloom’
Obscurité
Murky : sombre
Mounds
Buttes
hills : collinnes
ridge : crête
Towering / To tower
‘He looked up at the towering buildings’
‘he seemed to tower over everyone else’
imposant (adj)
rise to or reach a great height. (verb)
To reach
Atteindre
To Moan / a moan
a long, low sound made by a person expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure.
Lingering / To linger
her perfume lingered
fans lingered outside the door
be slow in parting or in quitting something.
lasting for a long time or slow to end. (adj)
Persistant
The Spine
colonne vertébrale
To Dwarf
Rapetisser
With awe
my son looked at me with awe as he listened to my story
Avec crainte
Émerveillement / admiration
To vow
solemnly promise to do a specified thing.
Those who were in need
Ceux / celles
Woolly
Laineux
Tusks
Défenses (animal)
Hooved tracks
Traces de sabots
A Tip (noun)
‘George pressed the tips of his fingers together’
‘the northern tip of Scotland’
‘the rubber tip of the walkinf stick’
1 - The pointed or rounded end or extremity of something slender or tapering (Becoming thinner or narrower towards one end.)
1-1 end of an object
Neither (Article)
neither side of the brain is dominant over the other
not the one nor the other of two people or things; not either.
a roost
‘birds were hurrying (to hurry) to their evening roosts’
A place where birds regularly settle or congregate to rest at night, or where bats congregate to rest in the day
Ahead
Devant / en avant
Forsaken
Abandonné (adj)
Wary
‘dogs which have been mistreated often remain very wary of strangers’
Prudent (adj)
To Fathom
‘he couldn’t fathom why she was being so anxious’
understand (a difficult problem or an enigmatic person) after much thought.
To wreak (havoc) ‘torrential rainstorms wreaked havoc yesterday’
cause (a large amount of damage or harm).
semer le chaos
The Havoc
‘torrential rainstorms wreaked havoc yesterday’
Ravage / dévastation
To blast / blasted
A blast
make your own blasted coffee!
Adj : used to express annoyance. (Fichu / maudit)
verb : détruire, dynamiter
Noun : se marrer (us)
Un souffle
To Wither
‘the grass had withered to an unappealing brown’
Dépérir
(of a plant) become dry and shriveled. Flétrir / faner
To Blight
“a peach tree blighted by leaf curl”
infect (plants or a planted area) with blight.
To Lay waste (laid laid)
‘a land laid waste by war’
Completely destroy.
To Stiffen
Stiffened
‘my back stiffens up and I can’t bend’
make or become stiff or rigid.
To Jolt / a jolt
‘a surge in the crowd behind him jolted him forwards’
‘Woke up with a jolt’
push or shake (someone or something) abruptly and roughly. (pousser / secouer)
Noun : un choc / sursaut
To whirl
Tournnoyer
To Crumble / the crumbling
break or fall apart into small fragments, especially over a period of time as part of a process of deterioration.
Effriter / effritement
His sanity
Sa santé mentale
Cloaked
Voilé / manteau / masqué
To Resume
‘a day later normal service was resumed’
‘the talks resumed in April’
begin to do or pursue (something) again after a pause or interruption.
The Flight
Le vol
To Slow
‘slow down !’
Ralentir
The Ascent
‘the first ascent of the Matterhorn’ (a mountain in the Alps)
A climb or walk to the summit of a mountain or hill.
The Midst
‘he left his flat in the midst of a rainstorm’
In the middle of.
Thoroughly (adv)
Thorough (adj) in a thorough manner
Complètement
upon
‘it was based upon two principles’
‘a school’s dependence upon parental support’
more formal term for ‘on’, especially in abstract senses
Aimlessly
‘we wandered aimlessly round Venice’
Without purpose or direction.
Whatsoever
I have no doubt whatsoever
article : whatever
at all (used for emphasis).
harm
mal (dommage)
To Deprive
‘the city was deprived of its water supplies’
Prevent (a person or place) from having or using something.
Lasting
To last : ‘the guitar solo lasted for twenty minutes’
enduring or able to endure over a long period of time.
(adj) durable
(of a process, activity, or state of things) continue for a specified period of time (verb)
Apart
‘two stone gateposts some thirty feet apart’
adverbe
(of two or more people or things) separated by a distance; at a specified distance from each other in time or space.
To or on one side; at a distance from the main body.
so as to be shattered; into pieces.
The main
Le principal
To Blow up (blew blown)
‘the car blew up as soon as it hit the wall’
exploser
Solemnly
solennellement
whereas
‘you treat the matter lightly, whereas I myself was never more serious’
Alors que / tandis que
Roughly
‘the man picked me up roughly’
in a manner lacking gentleness; harshly or violently.
Sharp
“cut the cake with a very sharp knife”
(of an object) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something (adj)
precisely (used after an expression of time). (adv)
pointu
Astonishing / to astonish
‘you never fail to astonish me’
Surprise or impress (someone) greatly.
to hunt down
traquer, pourchasser
Sluggish / idle
slow-moving or inactive (adj)
paresseux, morose
A Delay
To delay
‘a two-hour delay’
‘the train was delayed’
a period of time by which something is late or postponed.
Retard
Succinct
‘Use short and succinct sentences’
(especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed.
underneath
our bedroom is right underneath theirs
situated directly below (something else).
en-dessous
there is a crisis looming
(of an event regarded as threatening) seem about to happen.
Disarray
‘her grey hair was in disarray’
a state of disorganization or untidiness.
The untidiness
Désordre
A reverie
‘a knock on the door broke her reverie’
a state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts; a daydream. (nm)
Ablaze
‘farm buildings were set ablaze’
burning fiercely.
en feu
Fiercely (adv) a fierce (adj) competition
Farouchement
Férocement
a short nod
un court signe de tête
a condescending sneer
a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone.
(nm) Ricanement
a fate
the development of events beyond a person’s control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power.
destin
bode well (To bode) ‘their argument did not bode well for the future’
be an omen of a particular outcome.
De bonne augure
An omen
Un présage
An outcome
the way a thing turns out; a consequence.
Résultat
uneven
not level or smooth
Across
‘travelling across Europe’
‘halfway across, Jenny jumped’
1 - from one side to the other of (something).
2 - Expressing position or orientation.
A row / line
a number of people or things in a more or less straight line. (en ligne)
A strait
‘the economy is in dire straits’
‘the straits of Gilbraltar’
a situation characterized by a specified degree of trouble or difficulty.
A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water.
détroit
To discard / throw away
get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable.
To Get rid of (got got)
discard / throw away
Anew
‘her career had begun anew’
De nouveau
Surge
‘a surge in the crowd behind him jolted him forwards’
A sudden powerful forward or upward movement, especially by a crowd or by a natural force such as the tide.
surtension, augmentation
