Evelyn Hugo Vocab - big set Flashcards
1
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Avouer
A
To admit to
2
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En rang serré
A
In close formation
3
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Tabouret
A
Stool
4
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Figurante
A
Extra (film)
5
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Aborder
A
To reach, approach, take up
6
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Se taper sur les nerfs
A
To get on someone’s nerves
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Avoir le cran de faire
A
To have the guts to do something
8
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Dirigeant
A
Director, manager
9
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Ronduillard
A
Podgy
10
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Baratiner
A
To chat up
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S’esclaffer
A
To burst out laughing
12
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Gâcher
A
To waste
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Costaud
A
Strong
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Effleurer
A
To brush, skim over
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S’avérer
A
To prove to be
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Bide
A
tummy
17
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Covoiter
A
To covet
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Mettre [qch] a plat
A
To examine from all sides
19
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Convenir à
A
To be suitable for
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Saler
A
To add salt to
21
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Chaton
A
Kitten
22
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Accrocher
A
To hang
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Décortiquer
A
To peel, (fig) analyse
24
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Susciter
A
To provoke, kindle
25
Guindé
Stiff, awkward
26
Encadrer
To frame, surround
27
Régler
To adjust, resolve
28
Indemnité
Compensation
29
Anodin
Trivial
30
Extirper
To extract
31
Manigancer
To scheme, plot
32
Insouciant
Carefree
33
Grommeler
To mumble
34
Canaliser
To channel, focus
35
Colis
Parcel
36
Songer
To think of, dream
37
Veuf
Widower
38
Rancard
Date (romantic)
39
Ruisseler
To flow
40
Étroitement
Closely
41
Démarrer
To start
42
Outrance
Excess
43
Lis
Lily
44
Mâchoir
Jawbone
45
Séduisant
Attractive, seductive
46
Cartonner
To do extremely well, ace
47
Au debut de moins
At least initially
48
Volière
Aviary
49
Dès que
As soon as
50
Esquisser
To begin, go to do something
51
Donner le feu vert à [qch]
To give [sth] the green light
52
Parages
Area, vicinity
53
En avoir ras la casquette de [qch]
To be totally fed up with something
54
Taquiner
To tease
55
En congé
On leave
56
Assommer
To knock out
57
Réel
Real
58
Se pavaner
To strut
59
Radoucir
To mellow, subdue
60
S’agenouiller
To kneel
61
Tournoyer
To swirl
62
Se passer la corde au cou
To tie yourself down
63
Encolure
Neckline, neck, collar
64
Aduler
To idolise
65
Prendre soin de faire [qch]
To make sure you do [sth]
66
Se déhancher
To wiggle your hips
67
Songeur
Lost in thought
68
Entasser
To accumulate
69
Gars
Lad
70
Lin
Linen
71
Fissurer
To crack
72
Faire-valoir
To make look good
73
Loufoque
Bizarre, crazy
74
Aboyer
To bark
75
S’écraser
To press, flatten
76
Contourner
To circumvent
77
Avoir la bougeotte
To have ants in your pants
78
Avoir du mal à
To find it difficult to
79
Larme
Tear
80
Figé
Frozen, solidified
81
S’affaisser
To sink
82
Guilleret
Carefree
83
Perche
Pole
84
Être navré
To be very sorry
85
S’embuer
To fog up, confuse (fig)
86
Contrarié
Upset, unhappy
87
Passer l’éponge
To wipe the slate clean
88
Épingle de nourrice
Safety pin
89
Froncement
Fold, frown
90
Livrer
To deliver
91
Jacasser
To chatter
92
Ecchymose
Bruise
93
Crève
Bad cold
94
Étincelle
Spark
95
Pétasse
Slut, slag
96
Bousculer
To shove
97
Se mettre en rogne
To get mad
98
Recourber
To curve
99
Carrelage
Tiles
100
Ce n’est pas une mince affaire
It’s no mean feat
101
Bâtir
To build
102
Exaucer
To grant
103
Déguerpir
To skedaddle
104
Épouvantable
Terrible, horrendous
105
S’offusquer
To offend
106
Sueur
Sweat
107
Foutu
Lousy
108
Dingue
Crazy, unhinged
109
Piqûre
Injection
110
Écarquiller
To open wide
111
Luisant
Gleaming
112
Désabusé
Disillusioned
113
Siroter
To sip
114
Virer
To throw out
115
S’entraider
To help each other
116
Effroyable
Frightening
117
Se vanter de
To boast about
118
Étreindre
To hug
119
Pâmer
To faint
120
Au-delà de
Beyond
121
Se moquer de
To not care about
122
Hebdomadaire
Weekly
123
Maudit
Wretched
124
Congédir
To fire, dismiss
125
Tiédeur
Warmth
126
Parution
Publication
127
Trinquer
To toast, drink to
128
gosier
throat
129
Il nous en faut
We need it
130
Pudiquement
modestly, discreetly
131
s'atteler à
to get on with a task
132
goulot
neck of bottle
133
braise
ember
134
onéreux
pricey
135
gicler
to squirt, splash
136
Percer
to drill, pierce
137
coup de foudre
Love at first sight
138
médiatique
media friendly
139
haineux
hateful
140
désinvolte
nonchalent
141
éprouver
to have, feel, experience
142
Unir
to unite
143
fêtarde
party animal
144
écumer
to skim
145
mûrir
to ripen
146
cintré
nuts, crazy
147
tripoter
to fiddle with, fondle
148
Bouffant
Full, puffed out
149
Fouine
snoop, busybody
150
Rafler la mise
To win the jackpot, clean up
151
nier
to deny
152
fouillis
muddle, mess
153
vacarme
racket, din
154
munir de
to equip with
155
Faire signe à
to signal to
156
foutu
rotten, lousy
157
rugir
to roar
158
réellement
really, genuinely
159
remettre
to recognise (familiar)
160
J'ai su que
I leaned that
161
prude
prudish
162
panser
to bandage
163
chiotte
loo
164
lèche-cul
arse-licker
165
frotter
to rub
166
mitigé
mixed (as in mixed feelings)
167
buanderie
laundry room
168
mettre [qch] en veilleuse
to put on hold
169
étouffer
to suffocate
170
gouine
dyke
171
tordu
twisted
172
se faire + inf.
to get [past participle]
173
bulle
bubble
174
couler
flow
175
abruti
idiot
176
tapageur
flashy, showy
177
en toile de fond
against a background of
178
cafarder
to snitch
179
dénuer
to deprive
180
rugosité
roughness, coarseness
181
se ramener
to turn up
182
ramener
to take [someone] back
183
tranchant
sharp edge
184
péniblement
with difficulty
185
clairsemé
sparse
186
ne ... guère
barely
187
rabattre
to refold
188
esquisser
to sketch, outline
189
déni
denial
190
ça que sert [qch]
that's what [smth] is for
191
Il y a quelque chose qui cloche chez lui
there's something not right about him
192
amas
pile, heap
193
étincelle
spark
194
s'écraser
to shut up
195
cruauté
cruelty, brutality
196
futé
crafty, clever
197
brise
breeze
198
peignoir
robe
199
être sur la sellette
to be in the hotseat
200
adosser
to lean against
201
gémir
to moan, whine
202
péricliter
decline
203
plaie
wound, cut
204
radoucir
to subdue, calm, mellow
205
gribouiller
to scribble
206
encre
ink
207
serrure
lock
208
bluffer
to bluff
209
parvenir
to reach
210
bouquin
book
211
calendrier
calendar
212
Tenir les ficelles
To hold all the strings
213
ébahir
to astonish
214
soigneusement
carefully, neatly
215
évincer
to oust, depose
216
dégouliner
to drip, trickle
217
bretelle
suspenders
218
fierté
pride
219
ineptie
incompetence
220
fêler
to crack
221
élan
run-up
222
glousser
to giggle (pejorative)
223
Depuis la nuit des temps
Since the dawn of time
224
épingle
pin
225
s'estomper
to tone down, fade
226
nouer
to tie, knot, develop, build up
227
se blottir
to huddle
228
minable
pathetic
229
nichon
tit
230
atout
asset, trump card
231
éperdument
madly, desperately
232
trafiquer
to tamper with, or get up to
233
disert
eloquent, loquacious
234
larguer
to release, or break up with
235
denrée
food products
236
fresque
fresco
237
trépigner
to hop up and down
238
guetter
to keep an eye out for
239
accourir
to hurry to, come running
240
percevoir
to perceive
241
fulgurant
lightning, dazzling
242
Quoi qu'il en soit
be that as it may
243
frange
fringe
244
desserrer
to loosen
245
mou
soft
246
haut-le-cœur
retching, heaving, gagging
247
plisser
to crease
248
téléphone arabe
grapevine
249
jouer des tours
to play tricks
250
jadis
formerly
251
brimer
to bully
252
dépasser les bornes
to go too far, step over the line
253
enrayer
to block, halt
254
dévisager
to stare at
255
dilettante
amateur
256
capote
condom
257
interner
to detain
258
sanglot
sobbing
259
frotter
to rub, scrape
260
sceller
to wrap up, conclude
261
étouffer
to suffocate
262
lancer de dés
throw of the dice
263
au fil du temps
as time goes by
264
chasser
to hunt
265
inébranlable
unmovable
266
soupirer
to sigh
267
brouillon
rough draft
268
soûl
drunk
269
maillot de corps
vest
270
marteler
to hammer, pound
271
esquiver
to evade, avoid
272
froncer
to gather (fabric)
273
mensogne
lie
274
debout
standing
275
être au diapason
to be on the same page
276
goutter
to drip
277
se hérisser
to stick up, (fig) to get irritated
278
foutaise
nonsense
279
soit ... soit ...
either ... or
280
gérer
to manage, handle
281
cuisant
crushing, heavy
282
virage en épingle
hairpin bend
283
hanter
to haunt
284
mépriser
to show contempt for
285
pur
pure
286
morcelé
broken up, divided up
287
à peu près
around, more or less
288
ramper
to crawl
289
s'en mordre les doigts
to kick yourself
290
feu de paille
flash in the pan
291
gominer
to slick back (hair)
292
défaillir
to swoon, faint
293
coup de pub
publcity stunt
294
à cet égard
with regard to this
295
se faire prendre
to get caught up in
296
gagne-pain
breadwinner
297
ébranler
to shake, unsettle
298
nœud
knot
299
nuque
neck
300
élu
chosen one
301
couler
to flow
302
cravacher
to work your arse off
303
boniment
spiel
304
sourdine
mute (for instrument)
305
pion
pawn
306
mufle
snout, or oaf
307
digne
dignified
308
orgueil
pride, pride and joy
309
démesuré
excessive
310
réglo
honest
311
flagrant
blatant
312
mijoter
to simmer, or to plot, scheme
313
restes
remains, leftovers
314
avertir [qqn] de [qch]
to tell [sb] about [sth]
315
dégriffer
to neuter
316
fendre
to split
317
englober
to encompass, include
318
entreprendre
to start doing [sth]
319
époux
spouse
320
gober
to swallow
321
faner
to wilt, wither
322
lubrique
lustful, lewd
323
prestance
presence
324
tamiser
to sift, or to dim (lights)
325
sombrer
to sink
326
meutri
bruised
327
enivrant
intoxicating
328
déchirer
to tear, rip
329
coupure
break, interruption, power cut
330
soutirer
to extract
331
émeute
disturbance, riot
332
en tant que tel
in its current form
333
haïr
to hate
334
grésillement
static, interference
335
interpeller
to call out to, heckle
336
dégénérer
to degenerate, worsen
337
simagrées
messing around
338
hausser
to raise, increase
339
va-et-vient
back and forth
340
abuser de [qch]
to drink [sth] to excess, overdo, abuse
341
époustouflant
mind-boggling
342
cracher
to spit
343
noirceur
darkness
344
achever
to finish off
345
évier
kitchen sink
346
fade
tasteless, bland
347
bourreau
executioner, persecutor
348
errer
to wander, roam
349
bouffir
to swell
350
ivrogne
drunkard
351
bouleverser
to devastate
352
étaler
to spread
353
bafouiller
to stammer
354
pécher
to sin
355
lâcher prise
to give up, give in
356
humer
to sniff
357
surgir
to appear suddenly
358
surgir de nulle part
to come out of nowhere
359
mensonge
lie
360
sangloter
to sob
361
aux dépens de [qqn]
at [sb]'s expense
362
deuil
bereavement, mourning
363
givre
frost
364
coulisse de
behind the scenes of
365
rocailleux
rocky
366
radoter
ramble
367
vrombissement
throbbing
368
saccager
to wreck, vandalise
369
réconforter
to comfort
370
se rappeler [qch/qqn]
to remember [sth/sb]
371
fracassant
deafening
372
mettre un terme à [qch]
to bring [sth] to a close
373
tourbillon
whirlwind
374
s'emplir
to fill up
375
convoler
to remarry
376
grisonner
to go grey
377
brèche
chip
378
rivaliser
to compete
379
mesquin
petty
380
anéantir
to destroy, annihilate
381
avoisiner
to be close to [sth]
382
cuivré
copper-coloured
383
rengaine
tune
384
gravir
to work your way up
385
puits
well (for water)
386
agrume
citrus fruits
387
flatter
to flatter
388
reluire
to gleam, shine
389
se priver
to deprive yourself
390
opprimer
to oppress, suppress
391
épuisement
exhaustion
392
souhaiter ne fût-ce qu'un
to wish for even one
393
déraciner
to uproot
394
colocataire
housemate
395
sans sourciller
without batting an eyelid
396
bercer
to rock
397
d'avant en arrière
back and forth
398
parlementer
to discuss endlessly
399
alité
bedridden
400
brailler
to yell, holler
401
beugler
to yell, holler
402
affûter
to sharpen
403
crêper
to frizz (hair)
404
foutre la paix à [qqn]
to leave [sb] alone
405
bedaine
paunch
406
cicatriciel
scar
407
au-delà
on the other side, beyond
408
table de chevet
bedside table
409
pépin
pip, or mishap
410
dalle
paving stone
411
dureté
hardness
412
pierre
stone
413
aisé
will-off
414
silex
flint
415
miette
crumb
416
auprès de
near, close to
417
auriez-vous l'amabilité de ...
would you be so kind as to ...
418
insuffler
to inspire
419
inébranlable
unmovable
420
frotter
to rub, scrub
421
zèle
zeal, enthusiasm
422
comble de [sth]
height of [sth], apogee of [sth]
423
aveugler
to blind
424
se dérouler
to take place
425
gronder
to rumble
426
Ça me démange de
I'm itching to
427
mensonger
dishonest, misleading
