E Flashcards
accabler (qn) de (qch)
to overwhelm, overburden, heap sth on sb; subject sb to a barrage of sth
accablant
exhausting; overwhelming, damning
acharné
dogged, determined, persistent, relentless; tireless
l’acharné(e)
enthusiast, addict
le combat acharné
fierce battle
s’acharner sur (qch/qn)
to throw yourself at sth; to attack sb frenziedly
s’acharner à faire (qch)
to be set on doing sth, be determined to do sth, insist on doing sth
l’angoisse (f)
anxiety, dread, fear; worry, apprehension; anguish, torment
angoisser
to worry
s’angoisser
to get worried, get distressed
angoissé
anxious, nervous, distressed, fearful, anguished
l’angoisse de la page blanche
writer’s block
la crise d’angoisse
anxiety attack
(le) baiser
to fuck, shag; to fuck over, screw over; a kiss
basculer
to tip/topple over, tumble; to turn, change dramatically; to tilt, tip
basculer qn
to put sb through (phone); to redirect, reroute, divert
basculer du mauvais côté
to cross a line
la bise
kiss; cold wind, chill
le bourre
cop
la bourre
filling, stuffing
bourrer
to stuff, fill, cram, pack; to force-feed; to be filling
se bourrer (de)
to get drunk; to stuff yourself
bourré (de)
drunk; packed/stuffed with, full of
bourrer le crâne à (qn), le bourrage de crâne
to brainwash, fill sb’s head with sth; brainwashing; cramming
bourré à craquer, plein à craquer
bursting at the seams, crammed full
bourré de fautes
full of mistakes
bourré de monde
packed, full of people
le coup de bourre
rush, hurry
être à la bourre
to be running late
se tirer la bourre
to compete with each other
chavirer
to fall/topple over; to knock over; to capsize; to sway, rock; to be unstable; to shake, turn upside down (fig)
couler
to sink; to flow, run; to trickle, leak; to go under, fail; to put out of business; to flunk; to cast (metal)
couler la baraque
to make a company go bust
couler un bronze
to take a dump
couler des jours heureux
to enjoy life
couler de source
to be obvious/self-evident, go without saying; to make perfect sense
faire couler un bain
to run a bath
se la couler douce
to take it easy
le crâne
skull; head (inf)
crâner
to show off, brag, boast; to act tough (inf)
craquer
to split (open); to give in, succumb
craquer pour/sur
to fall for sb/sth
craquer son slip
to lose it, lose your shit
faire craquer (qn)
to make sb crack; to seduce, pull
faire craquer ses doigts
to crack your knuckles
de bonne heure
early, at an early hour
débrouiller
to untangle, unravel; to arrange, sort out
se débrouiller (avec/sans)
to sort things out, get sorted out; to manage, handle things; to get by (with/without)
je vais me débrouiller
I’ll manage/cope/get by
se débrouiller comme un chef
to handle it beautifully/like a boss
se débrouiller seul
to manage on your own; to make your own way, stand on your own two feet
dégarnir
to empty/remove sth from sth; to deplete; to withdraw troops
se dégarnir
to thin, become sparser; to begin to empty; to go bald
le délit
crime, offence
effondrer
to knock down, demolish, dismantle
s’effondrer
to fall down, collapse; to break down, fall apart; to crash, plummet; to crumble, come to nothing
enlever
to remove, get/take sth out/down; to take off; to wash/rub out; to kidnap; to take sth away, collect; to lift (weight)
s’enlever
to be removed, come off; to sell fast
enlever un poids à (qn)
to take a weight off sb’s mind
le/la failli(e)
bankrupt person
avoir failli (faire qch)
to almost/nearly do sth
faillir à (qch)
to fail to keep sth, break; to fail in
faillir à ses obligations
to fail to fulfil your obligations
faillir à sa réputation
to fail to live up to your reputation
flagrant
obvious, clear, blatant
prendre (qn) en flagrant délit
to catch sb in the act/red-handed
fouler
to tread (on), set foot on; to trample; to sprain
se fouler
to make an effort (inf)
la foule
crowd
une foule de (qch/qn)
host of, masses of, multitude of
la foule des grands jours
crowd on busy days
haranguer la foule
to stir up the crowd
le mouvement de foule
stampede
sous les vivats de la foule
to cheers from the crowd
franchir
to jump over, break through; to cross, pass; to overcome
franchir un cap/obstacle
to overcome an obstacle/hurdle
franchir le cap de (âge)
to turn (age)
franchir un palier
to move up a notch, take it to the next level, move onto the next step/stage, progress
franchir le pas
to go for it, take the plunge
gâter
to spoil
se gâter
to get worse; to go off (food)
la lisière
border, edge
moitir
to soak
mouiller
to make everything wet, soak everything; to dampen, moisten; to rain; to get wet; to implicate; to moor, anchor
se mouiller
to get wet/soaked; to stick your neck out
(le) mouillé
wet, damp, soaked; dampness, wetness
au doigt mouillé
by rule of thumb
le baiser mouillé
wet kiss
mouiller la chemise
to work up a sweat; to work hard
le noyer
walnut tree
noyer
to drown
se noyer
to drown; to get hung up/caught up/bogged down
noyer le poisson
to evade/sidestep the issue
se noyer dans la foule
to blend into the crowd, get lost in the crowd
se noyer dans un verre d’eau
to make a mountain out of a molehill, get worked up over nothing
à l’orée de
at the edge of, on the outskirts of
ramasser
to pick up, collect, gather; to lose heavily
se ramasser
to curl up; to crouch; to pick yourself up
rater
to miss; to mess sth up, fail, spoil, go wrong
ne pas rater (qn)
to not go easy on sb, not spare sb
se rater
to miss one another; to fail in your suicide attempt; to mess up, screw up
ne pas se rater
to really hurt yourself
rater un épisode
to miss something
rater ses études
to fail your exams
rater sa vie
to fail in life
rater sa vocation
to miss your calling in life
le slip
boxers; knickers
le slip de bain
swimming trunks
tabasser
to beat sb up
tremper (dans)
to soak, dip, dunk, plunge, marinate; to be involved/mixed up in sth
se tremper
to be dipped/dunked; to be built/forged, become stronger; to bathe, take a dip; to get wet
trempé
soaked
le caractère bien trempé
strong/resilient/tenacious character
d’une autre trempe
in a different league
être trempé comme une soupe
to be soaked to the skin; to sweat blood
foutre/prendre une trempe
to give/get a beating
